After Azusa witnesses a rape at her previous job, she takes a job at a steel factory in a desolate part of town. Her co-workers hate her and her only friend is a young girl, Naomi. A security guard sexually abuses Azusa and Naomi disappears under mysterious circumstances. While the mystery surrounding Naomi’s disappearance deepens, Azusa finds a clue and the stage is set for a climactic showdown at the factory.

Fresh out of school, Harumi and Misuzu pursue opposite strategies to win the love of Keita. While they are fighting over him, he announces that he will return in one year and choose one. Harumi, who's saving herself for him, gets a job at a maid's café, figuring she needs to learn to be of service. Misuzu, who has slept with many men, figures Keita is a masochist, so she becomes a dominatrix. Harumi, with help from her co-worker Maiko, teaches herself to make delicious onigiri. Is food prepared with love the way to a man's heart, or is it a whip?