Chiaki, an unmarried woman who has taken on the role of homemaker for her family after their mother passed away, begins to feel the weight of her unpaid, invisible labor. Having spent years caring for relatives without ever building a life or career of her own, she reaches a turning point where she wants to stop being a housewife to her own family and start living independently. Her journey toward self-determination is complicated by the emotional ties and obligations that bind her, forcing her to confront whether she can truly step away from the role that has defined her.

The volume also includes three additional stories. In 7年目の離婚, a couple on the brink of separating after seven years of marriage reexamine their relationship. HOME SWEET HOME explores the meaning of comfort and belonging within a family. 噂の2人 revolves around a pair of people whose connection becomes the subject of gossip, testing how they see themselves and each other.