68YearOld New Employee

Hitsujido Honpo an established Japanesestyle sweets company known for its traditional flavours and reliability has maintained a modest popularity To win a new segment of customers it has embarked on new business development The leader of this team of five young employees is 28year old Kudo Mayuko Takahata Mitsuki Mayuko was headhunted by the current CEO Okazaki Kengo Maruyama Tomomi for her achievements in her previous job However she struggles with the difficulty of new business development and pressures within the company One day a new 68yearold employee Niimoto Kazuo Kusakari Masao is assigned to be Mayukos subordinate all of a sudden She is dumbfounded to learn that he is 40 years her senior and even feels anger Mayuko is confronted with the question of whether he should do the old job he was proud of Or a new job as a brand new employee and assumes the role of mentor