"Steam is coming out of the somen noodles, isn't it?" Touko remarried Koji, the manager of the store where she worked part-time, and fed her stepson Hanzo an aphrodisiac meal, leading to a wild affair. Six months later, the aphrodisiac she'd given her so generously wore off, and her days became peaceful, but Touko still felt unfulfilled. Then, one day, something happened. On a scorching hot day in midsummer, the air conditioner broke down. The temperature rose, and the table felt like a hot plate. In that heat...