Jealousy Takes Shape
The Earthquake BirdThis flow traces Lucy Fly’s jealousy from unease over Teiji’s past to suspicion of Lily and the decisive discovery of their affair.
increasing
Bearing strength in each event
decreasing
Sachi in the Box

Sachi in the Box
A Private Archive Opened
Lucy searches Teiji’s photographs and finds a sequence documenting Sachi. The images expose an intimate history Teiji has never chosen to narrate.
Jealousy Without Rivalry
Teiji says Sachi is gone and that he has found Lucy, but Lucy cannot stop comparing herself with the woman in the photographs. Her insecurity grows even though she has no evidence that Teiji still wants Sachi.
The Shared Photograph

The Shared Photograph
A Captured Trio
Teiji photographs Lucy and Lily together at the noodle shop. Lucy privately delights that the image seems to keep Lily secondary to her, though the photograph itself says nothing about his intentions.
Meaning Added Afterward
Lucy later treats the shutter click as the start of the crisis. Her retrospective interpretation shows how jealousy turns an ordinary moment into a supposed warning.
The Kiss at the Station

The Kiss at the Station
Suspicion Confirmed
After searching the platforms, Lucy sees Teiji and Lily kissing near the shinkansen barriers. A fear built from small gestures becomes an undeniable fact.
Anger and Withdrawal
Lucy runs from the station and retreats into days of isolation. The discovery transforms her friendship with Lily and her romance with Teiji into a single experience of betrayal.
After Lucy Fly enters Teiji’s apartment without permission
During Lily’s first visit to Teiji’s noodle shop
At Tokyo Station after the Sado Island holiday