U-Asatte no Houkou ulandela ukuphila kukaKarada Iokawa, intombazanyana esezojoyina isikole samabanga aphakeme ngemva kokuphela kwehlobo, kanye no-Sh?ko Nogami, intokazi esanda kubuya kofunda phesheya, naye osekunguye owafunda. intombi yomfowabo omdala kaKarada. Ngosuku u-Sh?ko ebuya ngalo, uhudulwa uKarada emyisa olwandle nomfowabo kanye nedlanzana labangane babo njengoba ayejwayele ukwazi umfowabo kaKarada uHiro eminyakeni embalwa edlule. Ngemva kokucasulwa uHiro ngokumshiya yedwa e-United States, utshela uKarada ngamabomu ukuthi amaribhoni akhe awabantwana. Lokhu kwamphatha kabi kakhulu ngoba akathandi ukuphathwa njengengane. Kamuva ngalolo suku, iKarada itholwa ngu-Sh?ko ethandaza ethempelini, efisa ukukhula. Ngokumangalisayo, isifiso sikaKarada siba yiqiniso futhi ngaso leso sikhathi ushintsha abe owesifazane osemusha. Phela, u-Sh?ko ube esephucwa ubudala bakhe futhi ubuyela emuva cishe eminyakeni eyishumi nanye ubudala.
