Silent Love

Aoi works as a custodian at the Yokohama College of Music. He is stabbed in the throat while saving a friend, and the attacker's death leaves him unable to speak. The incident marks a life-changing turning point for him.

After the incident, Mika is saved from jumping off the roof by Aoi. She escapes, leaving behind a chime as a memento. The moment seeds a new connection between them.

Mika is struck by a car, resulting in the loss of her eyesight. The accident leaves her despondent about her piano career. She begins to struggle to regain her sense of purpose.

Aoi crosses paths with Mika again as she visits an old lecture hall to practice, and helps her access it. She initially mistakes him for another piano student. This moment deepens their unlikely connection.

Mika undergoes eye surgery and experiences reduced numbness in her arms. This new sensation fuels her determination to continue pursuing piano.

Aoi agrees to play the piano for Yuma in exchange for payment, leveraging Yuma's social position. This marks his entry into a more unstable, paid performance world. The arrangement ties their fates together in a precarious circle.

Inspired or driven by the arrangement, Aoi takes on a night job at a junkyard. He uses his discipline to survive while staying connected to Mika's world of music. The job shows his willingness to work in the shadows.

Mika, Yuma, and Aoi take a day trip together, and Mika reveals she knew Aoi's true identity as the pianist all along. Aoi walks in on Yuma kissing Mika, which shatters his trust and leaves him heartbroken.

Keisuke suspects Yuma is extorting Aoi and pays the casino to rough him up. Yuma apologizes to Mika, but the two are kidnapped soon after, hinting at darker forces at play.

In an abandoned warehouse, a gangster stabs Yuma in the hand to prevent him from playing. Aoi fights the gang, and Mika accidentally strikes Yuma with a pipe while defending herself. Aoi accepts responsibility for the attack and is arrested.

Aoi passes a message to Mika through Keisuke, asking her to forget him because of his criminal past. This strains their connection and raises questions about forgiveness and redemption.

Mika visits the recovering Yuma in the hospital and pleads to stay by his side. The scene shows her commitment to her future and the people around her.

Two years pass and Mika makes her debut as a professional pianist with Yuma supporting her career. The collaboration marks a new chapter beyond the earlier turmoil.

Despite the distance, Yuma divulges Aoi's whereabouts to Mika. This revelation pushes Mika to seek him out and understand his fate.

Mika goes to the dock where Aoi now works as a ship cleaner, drawn by the chime he still wears. She nearly gets hit by a truck, but Aoi saves her, and they kiss, reuniting at last.