Kaihō Kanayama is a third-year high school student who aspires to become a lacquer craftsman. He is given a challenge by his grandfather, who tells him to create while thinking about the person who he is creating for, but the meaning doesn't quite click.

Then, he encounters Tsumugi Fukaya, a woman working at an inn.

Pure emotions bloom within a young man dedicated to traditional craftsmanship. Though he may be clumsy in his determined perseverance, this young boy's efforts are admirable and cool.

漆を使い様々なものを作る「漆芸家」を目指す高校三年生の金山海尋。
祖父から「使ってくれる人のことを考えて作れ」という課題を出されるが、いまいちピンと来てない様子。
そんな時、旅館で働いている深谷紬という女性と出会って…？

伝統工芸に身を捧げる年下男子に芽生えた清らかな想い。
がむしゃらにがんばる男の子は拙いかもしれないけれどかっこいい。