URitsuka Aoyagi oneminyaka engu-12 ubudala, ukusho okuncane, ingane enezinkinga. Ngenxa yesimo esingajwayelekile sokuphazamiseka kwengqondo, akanazo izinkumbulo zempilo yakhe engakabi neminyaka eyishumi, futhi ngokusobala usephambene nalokho okwakunguye ngaphambi kokuba alahlekelwe izinkumbulo. Lokhu kudala ukuthi unina ongazinzile ngokomqondo aqhubeke nokumhlukumeza, efuna ukuba ahambe abuyisele uRitsuka 'wangempela' kuye. Eminyakeni emibili edlule, umfowabo omdala uSeimei ubeyisizinda sempilo yakhe, emvikela kunina futhi emamukela futhi emthanda. Kodwa-ke, muva nje, uSeimei watholakala eshisiwe waze wafa ekilasini lesikole samabanga aphansi sikaRitsuka. URitsuka usesemkhankasweni wokululama kulokhu okwenzekile ngesikhathi ehlangana nowesilisa ogama lakhe linguSoubi, ethi 'ungumngani' kaSeimei. Wazisa uRitsuka ukuthi igama labo "Abathandani", nokuthi uzoba Umhlatshelo wakhe - kanti uSoubi "uyiFighter" yakhe. Ngokushesha, uRitsuka uzithola ephakathi nendawo eyinqaba lapho amaqembu amabili; 'olwayo' kanye 'nomhlatshelo', alwa omunye nomunye esebenzisa iziphonso zomlomo. Ngenkathi unyathela ezimfihlakalweni eziphazamisayo futhi uthola abangane abasha ngaphakathi kubo, isibopho sikaSoubi noRitsuka, futhi ngokusebenzisa omunye nomunye, baqala ukuphola ngezibazi zamaphasi abo.
