hiromi higuruma is an overworked lawyer whose only bright spot in his daily routine is the sweet cashier at the convenience store he visits every night. when he misses her shift one evening, he’s invited behind the store by a blunt, sharp-tongued woman to share a smoke. despite being complete opposites, the two quickly fall into an easy routine of late-night conversations and cigarette breaks. what higuruma doesn’t know is that the mysterious woman behind the store and the cashier he’s grown attached to are actually the same person.