Kayoko Nakashima is a rookie novelist who won a new writer's award. Due to harsh criticism from well-respected writer Munenori Higashijuujo, Kayoko was unable to have a spectacular debut or have her novel published. She decides to take revenge on Munenori. Kayoko stays at the Hilltop Hotel in Tokyo and learns that Munenori is staying on the floor above her room. With the help of editor Michio Endo, who was her senior during their university days, she interrupts Munenori's writing and succeeds in making him miss his deadline. However, Kayoko's actions leads to further misfortune and hardship for herself. The fate of Kayoko and Munenori progresses in a direction that no one could have predicted.
