p 　　Misaki lives in a rural town situated among lush, green mountains beneath a clear blue sky Despite graduating from a university in Tokyo, she was unable to find the job she hoped for due to the lack of employment opportunities that befell her generation Just about everything has gone badly for her and now she is on the verge of turning 四0 However, she has dreams of marrying her aging, handicapped mother Mitsuko 三九 s care worker, Naoki, who pays visits to their home Her clandestine meetings with Naoki are one of Misaki 三九 s oases from Mitsuko 三九 s harsh day-to-day verbal abuse The other is the bee farm run by her childhood friend Kaori The honey Kaori diligently works to make is sweet, mild, and soothing But then Misaki is cruelly betrayed by Naoki And Kaori abruptly dies These events drive Misaki 三九 s heart to the brink of bursting quot Why did she have to die quot p