Fuuko is a shy girl—so shy that she has trouble talking to strangers. Determined to change herself, she starts working as a waitress at Café Rhodos. The people she meets on and off the job will lead her through the often frightful world of adolescence, and beyond.

Compilation of various Iwaaki one-shots published between 1985 and 1990, including the title story *Hone no Oto* and his debut work *Gomi no Umi*, which was selected for the 12th Chiba Award. The stories are collected in the following order: 1. **Sea of Garbage** \[ ゴミの海 \]; *Morning Open Special Edition* (1985) 2. **Unfinished** \[ 未完 \]; *Morning THE Open* Issue #A, (1988); Selected for the 13th Chiba Award. 3. **Dreams that kill** \[ 夢が殺す \]; *Morning THE Open* Issue #C (1988) 4. **The Day of the Ring** \[ 指輪の日 \]; *Morning THE Open* Issue #E (1989) 5. **Watayama** \[ 和田山 \]; *Morning THE Open* Issue #D (1989) 6. **Sound of Bones** \[ 骨の音 \]; New story realized purposely for 1990's *Hone no Oto* tankobon edition. 7. **What I remember as an Assistant** \[ アシスタントで覚えた事 \]; 4 page extra story realized only for the 1990's *Hone no Oto* Masterpiece Edition.