After years of working night shifts in a packaging factory, Akari has forgotten what sunlight feels like.
To her, life is nothing but numbers on a payslip — rest is wasteful, and love is a luxury she can’t afford.
Until she finds Asayake—a small, warm soup shop that opens at dawn, run by the gentle, observant Shiori.
"Sometimes, the heart only learns to rest when someone waits for it at dawn."