Akane is a capable female manager whose harsh treatment of subordinates makes her unpopular, while Kakeru works beneath her. After her sudden resignation, he happens to meet her near his home at a convenience store and they go drinking together. Kakeru learns the real reason she quit and discovers a human warmth he had never seen at work. Helped along by alcohol, the former boss and subordinate become lovers. What was meant to be a convenient arrangement lasting only until she returned to the countryside gradually changes as repeated intimacy deepens their feelings for each other.