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Eriko, who went to Tokyo to pursue her dream of becoming a star after graduating from high school, is now over 30 years old and has only one travel program called "Little Trip". "Little Trip" was suddenly stopped, and Eriko's agency also faced bankruptcy. Eriko, whose future was uncertain, accidentally started a career as an "agent traveler" by chance - traveling on behalf of people who wanted to travel. Although the journey was not satisfactory, Eriko, who loved traveling and knew how to grasp all the good things, bravely embarked on a journey to realize dreams for those who had expectations for her, and also found a way "home" for herself...

"Independence Day" is a collection of short stories by Japanese female writer Maiha Harada. The book contains 24 short stories, connected by the stories of 24 women, like a rolling scroll of female portraits. They have different ages, occupations, and living conditions, and face different difficulties and fetters. However, they all mustered up the courage to take a small step, saying goodbye to their past selves and opening a new page in their lives. A working woman who is unable to break through class boundaries and integrate into a new environment; a bitter lover who is repeatedly subjected to domestic violence but dare not leave her boyfriend; a senior white-collar worker who is unable to move forward in the economic crisis and is swallowed up by the workplace; a comic creator who is deeply stung by his ideals and cannot see the future; a man who is transferred to a new job with his husband and settles in New York In the city, stay-at-home mothers who feel alienated and lonely; graduates who are faced with the choice of staying in Tokyo to work hard or returning to their hometown;... Love and marriage, career and ideals, setbacks and partings, illness and depression, every woman has been overwhelmed by the burden of life and struggled for freedom. If you want to achieve true "independence", you must get rid of the constraints of your heart. Even if you are troubled, confused, and covered with scars, you must bravely take a step forward.

In the second half of the 19th century, in the extremely luxurious Paris art world, art dealer Lin Zhongmasa and his assistant Shigeyoshi were engaged in selling ukiyo-e paintings in fluent French. Full of ambitions, they saw the unknown painter Van Gogh who longed for Japan and his younger brother Theo who tried his best to support his brother's painting career. That miraculous encounter gave birth to a painting that changed the world. Taking this international metropolis and the capital of fantasy flowers - Paris as the stage, four aloof men used the resonance of their souls and the fate-like bond to write a touching story of pride and love. They are just like Paris, which has suffered due to countless flooding of the Seine River. Even if they are hit by the waves, they will not remain silent...

One is the famous "chief" curator of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the other is a talented new talent in the art world. The two strangers were called to Basel, Switzerland by a mysterious invitation letter at the same time, in order to compete for a famous painting - "Dream". The owner of the famous painting set a rule: for seven days, they would read an ancient book for an hour and a half each day. After seven days, each would give a speech and judge the authenticity of the painting. Anyone who can impress him will get the ownership of the famous painting. Just as they devoted themselves to this competition, the art world was also turbulent, and conspiracies and scandals gradually surrounded the two. This is the challenge from art: give up your career and defend it to the death? Or bow to authority and hide secrets? There is also a huge mystery about the painter revealed in ancient books. What is the truth? The two stared at the painting again, wanting to ask the woman in the painting: "What is the secret you hold in your hands?"

In 1937, an air raid almost destroyed the small town of Guernica. In anger, Picasso created a huge oil painting called "Guernica." With the passage of time, although this famous painting has been admired by thousands of people, the hardships of its creation process and the discussion caused when it was first displayed in public have been forgotten. The audience seems to focus only on the messiness, bestiality and cruelty in the painting. Until another tragedy that shocked the world happened...