From a young age, Kento Shiraishi dreamed of becoming a bridal video cameraman, capturing moments of happiness and celebration. His company, however, reassigns him against his will to Forest Ceremony, a funeral company. Forced to film sorrow and farewell instead of joy, he feels bitterly disappointed. At Forest Ceremony he meets Sei Kurose, a strikingly handsome but utterly emotionless funeral director who behaves like a doll, never showing his feelings.

The story follows Kento as he struggles to adapt to the funeral industry while Kurose’s detached professionalism slowly begins to affect him. Early arcs introduce cases that test Kento’s naïve, people‑pleasing nature: a woman in mourning who reveals herself to be a mistress barred from a deceased man’s funeral; a junior‑high student on a work‑experience day who becomes preoccupied with death after a recent loss; and a welfare funeral for a man named Kuchiki who leaves behind two young daughters. In each case, Kento’s instinct is to help emotionally, and Kurose repeatedly warns him that he must maintain professional boundaries. Despite his cold words, Kurose quietly supports Kento behind the scenes, and Kento gradually becomes drawn to him.

The relationship deepens when a mysterious, tattooed man named Oto appears. Oto, Kurose’s former lover, taunts Kurose as “nothing but a corpse with no feelings” and provokes Kento. Oto’s reappearance causes Kurose to withdraw completely, refusing to eat or sleep. Kento, desperate to reach him, confronts Kurose in a forceful attempt to break through his emotional walls.

Throughout the series, the setting is the funeral company Forest Ceremony, where each new case reveals not only the complexities of grief and social obligation but also the hidden tenderness beneath Kurose’s stoic exterior. The narrative weaves together workplace drama, personal growth, and the slow, uncertain development of a romantic bond between two men from opposite emotional worlds.