Separated from his father, Kaoru Nishimi transfers to a high school in Kyushu, where his uncle lives. However, on his first day at school, unable to cope with an unfamiliar environment and looks of curiosity from all around, Kaoru is overcome with nausea. He runs out of class and heads for the roof of the school in a panic, but waiting for him there is Sentaro Kawabuchi.
父親のもとを離れ、叔父のいる九州の高校へと転入した西見薫。しかし転入初日、慣れない環境と周囲からの好奇の視線に耐えられず、薫は激しい吐き気を催してしまう。教室を飛び出し、あわてて学校の屋上へと向かう薫。しかしそこで彼を待っていたのは、川渕千太郎との出会いだった。
En el verano de 1966, Kaoru Nishimi se muda a la casa de su tío en Kyushu y comienza a asistir a la escuela secundaria local, donde conoce a Sentaro Kawabuchi, un delincuente juvenil que despierta su interés por el jazz.
Per via della situazione lavorativa del padre, a inizio estate 1966 Kaoru Nishimi si trasferisce a Kyūshū dai suoi zii e si iscrive in un liceo locale. Durante il suo primo giorno di scuola fa la conoscenza di Ritsuko Mukae, la rappresentante di classe, la quale gli mostra l'istituto.
