A cast of genuinely broken people find something like normalcy by pretending to work at a restaurant together. The romance doesn't wait for the final arc, it builds quiet and messy across every shift, every mistake, every moment someone chooses to stay. You watch people who should be disasters become less alone, one awkward conversation at a time.

Daisuke Higashida is a serious first-year student at an elite high school in Hokkaido. When his father's company goes bankrupt, he loses his allowance, his phone bill money and his train pass, and his father tells him to find part-time work. Rather than cycle 15 kilometers to school, Daisuke takes a job at Wagnaria, a family restaurant close by, even though he would much rather spend his time studying. None of the staff are normal. Hana Miyakoshi, the stern floor chief and his own age, scolds the manager for feeding stray cats but beams at every customer. Sayuri Muranushi serves coffee to a regular elderly guest only she can see, yet insists she does not believe in the supernatural. University student Kisaki Kondou talks the gullible manager into letting her start later. Shiho Kamakura, a company president's daughter, settles problems by literally throwing money at them. Yuuta Shindou juggles several jobs because his father owes money to Shiho's father. The result is a workplace comedy with a romantic streak.