Makie Tachibana

After her older brother Toru caused an accident that left the 'VOYAGER' restaurant owner hospitalized, Makie stepped forward to work there without pay—driven by a sense of guilt and a desire to make amends. Yet beneath that act of atonement lies a deeper motive: a quiet but determined escape from years of excessive control and near-confinement imposed by her overprotective brother. Her remarkable efficiency and gentle demeanor quickly made her an indispensable presence at the restaurant, and through daily interactions with her coworker Tadaya Nakahara, she finds herself developing feelings she hadn't anticipated. Makie is a woman of quiet strength—someone whose resolve and capacity for action far exceed what her reserved exterior might suggest, steadily carving out a life of her own.