Feeling dejected after the trouble with Shintaro's family, Asako is surprised by an unexpected visitor, a woman who used to be Shintaro's nanny! After talking with her, Asako learns more about Shintaro's past and discovers some surprising news about him and his family. As more time with her new husband passes, Asako finds herself learning more and more about Shintaro and his feelings every day...

Shintaro, mentally and physically exhausted from the battlefield, meets Asako in a fateful encounter that changes everything. Even before she offered herself as a substitute bride, Asako discovers that Shintaro had taken notice of her... When all of their secrets and feelings come to light, the couple brought together by a false union forms a genuine bond and passionately comes together!