Nkhaniyi idakhazikitsidwa mu Taisho Era kumayambiriro kwa zaka za zana la 20 - kupatula nthawiyo siinathe zaka 15 (monga momwe zidakhalira m'moyo weniweni) koma zidatha zaka 25. Kuti ateteze banja lake lomwe linagwa kuchokera ku ulemerero wawo wakale, mtsikana amasankha kukwatiwa ndi mwamuna yemwe sadziwa nkomwe dzina lake. Komabe, asanatero, mchimwene wake wamng’ono akudzipha pamoto wodabwitsa, ali ndi bukhu lakale m’manja.
Imperial Library Information Assets Management Bureau - yomwe imadziwikanso kuti "Fukurō" - kenako imawonekera pamaso pa mtsikana wosokonezekayo. Malinga ndi kunena kwa Fukurō, pali mabuku otchedwa Maremono, amene ali ndi chisonkhezero chachikulu kwa amene amaŵerenga. Komanso, mtsikanayo adapeza mwayi wowona "Aura" chifukwa cha zomwe zinachitika ndi mchimwene wake. Ngakhale kuti anasokonezeka maganizo, mtsikanayo akusankha kusiya “khola la mbalame” la moyo wake wakale.
