A story in which Hisashi, a second-year middle school student, reconsiders the power of art while facing the loss carried by his art club adviser, Professor Shinohara, after the Great East Japan Earthquake.

Can art be dispensed with? The story begins with that question.

A long-form work selected for the 30th Ogawa Mimei Literary Award. No book publication could be confirmed, and the publicly available information is limited to the award record.

The award record confirms only the title and the result.