Yuuki Kimihiro is an older son of Kimihiro family, an established Tea
Ceremony Business through-out the nation. He was brought-up in a strict
environment and had to be able to uphold his manner all the time. He had to
learn all the techniques for the Tea Ceremony ever since he was 5 year-old.
Being almost in-door since his childhood day, he was an awkward person when it
comes to socialising with his friends.
When entering the middle school with his quite manner, most of the
girls from his school were admiring him because of his handsome feature and his
famous family business. Yuuki found this quite irritating, but could do nothing
that would cease these girls from chasing him. Some of the boys found his
attitude as an arrogant-young-master, while the others were attracted by his
polite manner.
Above all, Yuuki never could find solace when he was among his
friends except few of them. Being an obedient child, he never argued with what
his father and mother had planned for his future. Everything changed when that
incident happened. He could no longer abide by the law that set by his parent.
His thirst for knowledge had set him forward towards his new goal; to find the
truth behind the incident.
He has two brothers and sisters that he adored so much, and sometimes
envied of their freedom. So much so that he did not know that the second son of
Kimihiro, Akira felt the same envied toward his older brother. Being the centre
of attention among the relatives and their parent acquaintances, Akira wished
that Mifune Kimihiro and Kyouko Kimihiro would pay more attention to him. He
decided to walk the path of the successor in order to surpass his carefree
brother, Yuuki.
Despite Akira interest in learning the art of tea ceremony pleased
Mifune and Kyouko, they never once thought that Akira could surpass Yuuki. In
Yuuki point of view, Akira interest was purely due to his love of the ceremony
and Yuuki welcomed his brother wholeheartedly. Least that he knew his brother intention
was due to his envied.
Akihiro Kimihiro, was pleased to see his brothers and parent happy
would not bother with the family business although Mifune and Kyouko tried to
persuade Akihiro to join his brothers to learn the art of the ceremony. Mifune
and Kyouko give up putting Akihiro into the training. Akihiro understood his
twin brother, Akira most. However, he wanted to believe that his suspicious of
Akira’s attitude toward Yuuki was mistake. This blessed family continue to live
together in Fukushima prefecture, the olden house design isolated from most of
the resident house.
Mifune and Kyouko would always and repeatedly pronounce the golden
word of the master of the tea ceremony; Sen Rikyou-sensei before their
breakfast started that the boys grew tired yet remember each word perfectly
along with the intonation that their parent used when reciting the word.
"Tea is nought but this;
First you heat the water,
Then you make the tea.
Then you drink it properly.
That is all you need to know"
The parent believed that, these words are
most beautiful that when repeatedly recite, would entranced their children to
enter into this business and expand the wealth of Kimihiro's family. Though,
they were mistaken.
