Series by 小玉ユキ

Hotaruko transfers from Tokyo to a small town with a strong connection to the traditional dance called Owara. She knows how to dance it, but nerves keep her from performing in front of other people. A local high school boy named Hikaru is drawn to her and watches over her. At the same time, an old link between Hotaruko and Hikaru's uncle hangs over them in silence. Secrets from the past begin to stir the town around them.

Tsukina is a high school senior who has spent years hiding a secret she cannot tell anyone. While working part time, she meets a mysterious man named Hayate. He immediately senses something unusual about her and leaves her shaken. That encounter starts pushing her to question who she really is. Her ordinary days begin to open onto a world tied to wolves and her own hidden nature.

A 31-year-old ceramic painter works at a kiln in Hasami, a town known for porcelain. A 27-year-old potter returns from Finland to relearn porcelain work in Japan. He keeps others at a distance and says he has no interest in painted vessels. His attitude angers her because it feels like a rejection of her own work. Their first contact at the kiln begins with friction, curiosity, and respect for craft.

Kaoru Nishimi transfers to a local high school in the early summer of 1966. Because his father's work has moved him from school to school, he expects another lonely start. On his first day, he meets classmates who change that pattern. Ritsuko draws closer to him, and the feared Sentarou becomes an unexpected presence. Jazz gives the three a shared place in Kaoru's new town.