Age
17
Initially hated by boys for her ugliness, Aizawa only had Saya and Teshigawara as her friends. In the final year of junior high school, after dressing up and losing weight, Aizawa became a beautiful girl and attracted other people's attention. In Grade 11, Shoko dated a handsome and popular senior student named Shinji Makino. However, after she discovered that Shinji tried to flirt with Yukari Yukino, Shōko got jealous and started the bullying, which caused Yukino to stop going to work.
Garden of Words
On a rainy morning in Tokyo, Takao Akizuki, an aspiring shoemaker, decides to skip class to sketch designs in a beautiful garden. This is where he meets Yukari Yukino, a beautiful yet mysterious woman, for the very first time. Offering to make her new shoes, Takao continues to meet with Yukari throughout the rainy season, and without even realizing it, the two are able to alleviate the worries hidden in their hearts just by being with each other. However, their personal struggles have not disappeared completely, and as the end of the rainy season approaches, their relationship will be put to the test. [MAL]
