▁the ▁a partment ▁he ▁shares ▁with ▁U get su ▁and ▁later ▁assault s ▁Har uki , ▁though ▁Har uki ▁forces ▁A kih iko ▁to ▁end ▁the ▁encounter ▁before ▁they ▁have ▁sex . ▁ ▁L ack ing ▁a ▁place ▁to ▁live , ▁A kih iko ▁moves ▁in ▁with ▁Har uki ; ▁their ▁coh ab itation ▁grows ▁to ▁become ▁pleasant , ▁but ▁r ife ▁with ▁ling ering ▁rom antic ▁and ▁inter person al ▁t ension . ▁The ▁day ▁of ▁their ▁qual ifying ▁concert , ▁A kih iko ▁ends ▁his ▁relationship ▁with ▁U get su . ▁M af uy u ▁leads ▁the ▁band ▁in ▁performing ▁a ▁new ▁song ▁he ▁has ▁written , ▁but ▁Given ▁is ▁not ▁selected ▁for ▁the ▁festival . ▁Time ▁passes , ▁and ▁A kih iko ▁moves ▁out ▁of ▁Har uki ' s ▁a partment ▁and ▁commits ▁seriously ▁to ▁music ▁study . ▁He ▁p led ges ▁to ▁Har uki ▁that ▁he ▁will ▁be ▁a ▁better ▁man ; ▁they ▁conf ess ▁their ▁love ▁for ▁each ▁other , ▁and ▁begin ▁d ating . ▁ ▁Char acters ▁ ▁Main ▁characters ▁▁▁▁ ▁A ▁ 1 6 - year - old ▁high ▁school ▁student , ▁and ▁the ▁band ' s ▁lead ▁vocal ist ▁and ▁guitar ist . ▁Though ▁he ▁la cks ▁experience ▁and ▁professional ▁training , ▁M af uy u ▁is ▁a ▁naturally ▁gift ed ▁music ian ▁and ▁singer , ▁and ▁quickly ▁becomes ▁a ▁sk illed ▁guitar ▁player , ▁singer , ▁and ▁song writer . ▁He ▁suppress es ▁his ▁emot ions ▁following ▁the ▁suic ide ▁of ▁his ▁boy friend