Mizuno, the daughter of a mayoral candidate, is desperate to escape the suffocating pressure and scrutiny of smalltown life. Chayama, the heiress of the tea company Chayama-en, is adamantly walking down the path laid out for her, despite being forced to atone for her familys apparent misdeeds. Yet in the bubble of the schools third floor guidance counseling room-away from rumors, watchful eyes, and their feuding families-theyre simply Mizuno and Chayama, two teenagers who find comfort and hope in each other. But when the outside world tries to tear them apart, the two must find a way to protect their relationship and, more importantly, themselves
In a small town where water and tea are the residents' livelihood, tensions are rising between a major tea company and the opposition party, those who insist the company is polluting the water. Mizuno, whose father is the leader of the opposition party, and Chayama, the only daughter of the tea company's owners, aren't allowed to even talk to each other, but even so, they continue to meet in secret...
