Shinji enrolled in a boarding school and had a fulfilling student life, but now he is nearing graduation and his heart swells with hope for new beginnings. After the graduation ceremony ends, as he walks home with his classmates…the one who runs up to him with a smile is his stepmother, Mihi. Shinji rejoices at the reunion with the woman he admires, and the two of them celebrate his graduation alone…As they talk throughout the night, Mihi gently says, "This is a present for the grown-up Shinji," and kisses him. Thus, he ascends another step into adulthood.
