The little town of Mekagemura was nestled far away in the countryside. I hadn't been here in 4 years. This was where my mother raised me, where I'd visited countless times growing up. My mother used to travel internationally and invited me to go with her, but I rejected that life. So while she traveled, I stayed here. Podunk nowhere.

But, to be honest, the real reason I chose to stay was because of my aunt. My mother's younger sister, and my first love. I yearned for her.

And now, seeing Hogami for the first time in 4 years, I learned something about her that changed everything.