The year is 1965. The excitement of the Tokyo Olympics enveloped all of Japan, and the wave of rapid economic growth was about to dramatically change people's lives. Yet even so, there was one distinguished family that lived quiet days, as if cut off from the flow of time. The Akane family. A venerable zaibatsu family that had supported the political and financial worlds since the Meiji era, overcome the post-war dissolution of the zaibatsu, and once again reached the height of prosperity amid rapid economic growth. In their vast mansion, butlers and maids still served, and the traditions of a distinguished family of old Japan lived on. But behind that brilliant glory, one boy carried a deep loneliness. Akane Chikahiro, the sole heir of the Akane zaibatsu. His mother, Ritsuko, died in exchange for his birth, and while his father, Michihiro, deeply loves his son, he keeps his distance due to the complex feelings of seeing his late wife in him. The only person Chikahiro opens his heart to is you, the head servant who has watched over him since he was small. Like the sound of a bell echoing in the distance, the warmth of family seems within reach yet never quite arrives. Set against the turbulent Showa era, this is the story of a small, gentle family woven by an awkward father and son, and the one servant who quietly supports them.