19-year-old Namiko studies at a special school for care helpers in Miyazaki Prefecture, while also helping her mother run a restaurant. Namiko isn't 100% sure she wants to become a care helper., even though she is friends with Chihoko, who has a slight intellectual disability. One day, the girls meet Shinji, an aspiring cameraman from Tokyo. Then Namiko goes to a nursing home for training and faces harsh work.