"Ishi no Hana" was first serialized in a monthly manga magazine from 1983 to 1986. It has since been published five times in different formats by four different publishers. The sixth edition by a fifth publisher has recently been printed with a new cover design. The fact it has been printed so many times is proof of it being a masterpiece. The latest edition has become a "definitive" version strangely in sync with reality right now.
A young student named Krilo lives in a small village in the western area of Yugoslavia. In 1941, he meets his new teacher named Humberwalding, who has a strange aura. Humberwalding teaches the students about the eternal flow of time and human evolution.
During an outdoor class, the teacher takes the children, including Krilo, to a limestone cave and shows them a huge stalagmite. One student says, "It looks like a stone flower," but the teacher says, "This is not a flower. It is our eyes that makes us see the flower."
