Series by ウオズミアミ

Akari, a bookshop worker in her forties, lives in Kumamoto with a cat named Mikazuki. Her housemates are Kanoko, a doctor in her thirties, and Jin, a younger man who works at an interior shop. They are neither lovers nor family, but they build a warm home together. For Akari, this shared life is the most unusual one she has known. Even so, the days they spend with their beloved cat are lively and happy.

Takara is suddenly dumped by the boyfriend she has lived with for two years. At the real estate company where she works, she runs into Emma, a former classmate from middle school. Takara is unsettled by how different Emma seems but is glad to see an old friend again. A sudden moment brings back something she had pushed aside. At thirty-three, the reunion begins to change her daily life.