Sometimes the world can be a harsh place, as 28-year old Osamu learns when he's wrongfully fired from his company. Jobless, penniless, and hopeless, he decides to take a stranger up on her kindness--only to find she's eloped and left the boarding house she invited him to in the hands of her daughter, Mitoko. Mitoko isn't the only quirk of the boardinghouse though. There's also his forward new coworker, a scheming and wealthy young neighbor looking out for her friend, and Mitoko's own homeroom teacher, who's been having trouble with men in her private life. Can Osamu deal with all the eccentric women at his new place? Does he really have a choice? He's courting misfortune and misery, but will that truly be all he finds in his new home? Enjoy a tale filled with romance, drama, and comedy!