Tsubokura Haruko, a division manager of a mid-sized IT company, Saotome Accounting Software, is feeling gloomy. She will soon be 35 and has misgivings about her own life. �gI wonder if it�fs good that my life stays like this �c�h She and her long-time boyfriend, Ninomiya Takashi, a colleague, have their sights set on marriage. But she does not like the feeling of a life of stability. At this time, Saotome Accounting Software�fs president, Saotome Ranko, headhunts a student she met at the company�fs briefing session and brings him on board. He is Ichijo Joe, a student who openly criticised the company�fs products for being behind the times. In fact, Ichijo is one of those youths with excessively high self-esteem, that is a hot topic now. He oversells his business skills and personal background, presenting himself in a favourable light that implies he is capable person even though he does not even have any ability. Ichijo is assigned to Haruko�fs section and she reluctantly ends up looking after him. |