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The winning work of the 132nd Naoki Prize. A female friendship novel and female coming-of-age novel that touched countless people. The story mainly revolves around three women. Sayoko, a housewife who decides to return to the workplace, meets her boss Aoi during the process of job hunting, and looks forward to the life of Aoi, a single professional woman who lives a chic life. Aoi runs a company, and she enthusiastically accepts Sayoko, who is struggling to find a job. However, when she was a student, Aoi suffered from campus bullying. It was not until she met the free and uninhibited Yuzi that she realized the joy and power of having friends. However, after Yuzi and Kui ran away from home together and attempted to jump off a building, causing a sensation in public opinion, their mutual dependence came to an abrupt end with Yuzi's move. On the other side of Sayoko, a housewife who is trapped in daily necessities and childcare, is Aoi, a single professional woman who leads a chic life. On the other side of Aoi, who was troubled by school bullying when she was young and struggled to cope with interpersonal relationships, is her friend Yuzi who does not care about the troubles of the world but eventually disappears. "She" on the other side is a beacon in the long night, a beam of light that shines into the heart. There is a certain aspect of "her" that is what she wants to be. It is the countless "shes" on the other side that give them the strength to be strong and upward.

Every summer, seven unrelated families gather together for a few days to spend undistracted and happy time. However, the party came to an abrupt end one year. The parents remained silent about the reason, and the seven children had no choice but to separate. Their curiosity about their own lives and questions about family relationships were also buried in their hearts as the party ended. Many years later, the seven children grew up individually. Some were prosperous and healthy, while others were gloomy and desperate. Some people become elites but are unable to love; some people have happy families but are blocked from having children; some people follow the crowd and play in the world; some people are self-exiled and lonely. There was a child who became a singer but faced the danger of blindness due to genetic problems. In order to find a cure, she issued a summons to her childhood friends who were lost in the sea of ​​​​people...

Three high school friends and former girl band members reunited after they were over 30 years old and found that their respective lives were mired in confusion and powerlessness: one could not feel the slightest jealousy and anger over her husband's cheating; one tried her best to be a "chicken baby" and arranged her daughter's life but was repeatedly frustrated; the other was torn between "living an extraordinary life like her mother" and "never listen to any advice from her mother again." What makes them strive to move forward every day, but they still cannot get a sense of fulfillment and happiness?