Sousuke Ajino

Sousuke Ajino once commanded the world's most prestigious concert stages as a piano virtuoso, until a devastating car accident robbed him of both his ability to perform and the woman he loved. Retreating from the spotlight, he rebuilt his life as a music teacher at Moriwaki Elementary School. Everything changed the day he stumbled upon young Kai Ichinose playing a weathered forest piano with breathtaking instinctive brilliance. Compelled by what he witnessed, Ajino took Kai under his wing, channeling years of accumulated mastery into nurturing the boy's raw gift toward the international arena of the Chopin Piano Competition. In guiding Kai's ascent, Ajino ultimately finds his own path toward healing and redemption.