Akemitsu Akegami is determined to defy his father’s oft-repeated adage that “no man can live in isolation.” He suspects his father’s words were spoken with ulterior motives and is resolute in not emulating him. A chance encounter with a woman leads him to being consumed by impure thoughts, driving him to embrace an austere life as a Buddhist monk and eschew worldly pleasures. However, the temple he chooses to seek refuge in is populated predominantly by women, including the same woman he met before. Akemitsu finds himself at a crossroads, grappling with a difficult predicament and uncertain on how to proceed further.
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