Misaki。lives。in。a。rural。town。situated。among。lush,。green。mountains。beneath。a。clear。blue。sky.。Despite。graduating。from。a。university。in。Tokyo,。she。was。unable。to。find。the。job。she。hoped。for。due。to。the。lack。of。employment。opportunities。that。befell。her。generation.。Just。about。everything。has。gone。badly。for。her。and。now。she。is。on。the。verge。of。turning。40.。However,。she。has。dreams。of。marrying。her。aging,。handicapped。mother。Mitsuko's。care。worker,。Naoki,。who。pays。visits。to。their。home.。Her。clandestine。meetings。with。Naoki。are。one。of。Misaki's。oases。from。Mitsuko's。harsh。day-to-day。verbal。abuse.。The。other。is。the。bee。farm。run。by。her。childhood。friend。Kaori.。The。honey。Kaori。diligently。works。to。make。is。sweet,。mild,。and。soothing.。But。then。Misaki。is。cruelly。betrayed。by。Naoki.。And。Kaori。abruptly。dies.。These。events。drive。Misaki's。heart。to。the。brink。of。bursting.。"Why。did。she。have。to。die?。"