As the company streamlined its operations, the contract worker Sugiura was notified of his termination. Sugiura, who had a strong sense of pride for his dedication to the company, fervently appealed to the upper management for an extension of his contract, but the decision remained unchanged. Consequently, Sugiura's uncontrollable anger was directed towards Kurita Hiroko, the company's secretary whom Sugiura admired, and who was the only employee who remembered his name.
