Moriko Morioka, 30, is unemployed for the first time since graduating from high school, and she couldn't be happier. Moriko, who has been unemployed for over 11 years, rapidly turns to online games to pass the time, remaking herself as the attractive and dashing male hero "Hayashi" in the MMO Fruits de Mer. With the bothersome societal duties of the real world out of the way, she delves deeply into the domain of the game, where she quickly meets the compassionate and adorable healer Lily. The two become inseparable almost immediately after becoming friends, much as Moriko herself becomes increasingly involved in her new "life" as Hayashi. Moriko eventually follows the reclusive lifestyle in its full, going out from the shelter of her home.