Shinano Kabashima was on the run. From whom? From a woman with a knife. Why? Because she found out that she was his mistress. He ran away, and ran away, and ran away. Now he works part-time at a gym. But his salary doesn't even cover his living expenses, so he sells the brand-name goods he's been paid for, and somehow manages to get by. This is not good enough. I know that. But... Then one day, his younger brother comes to visit him with his ex-girlfriend. ...... What is love? What is family? This is a long novel with extreme sadness.