Junichi Mitarai was born as the second son of newspaper reporter Kyoji Mitarai. Among his siblings, he was especially close to his youngest sister, Remi. That sister was murdered. In June 2004, in Sasebo, a sixth-grade elementary school girl was killed by a classmate. The perpetrator was 11 years old. This is a true record that chronicles the loss of a sister—and the painful journey of recovery and rebuilding faced by Junichi and the family left behind.