When a high-school girl finds that she is merely a character from a comic book whose destiny is decided by the writer, she decides to change the plot to suit her desires and find the love of her life.

The fates of a man with a hidden past, a wise and just woman, and an upright man intertwine.

Set during the Joseon Dynasty, the story of the meeting between the young widow Jung Soon-deok and young widower Shim Jung-woo as well as the struggle the two go through together to marry off the four young maidens who represent Joseon.

Made half-human and half-spirit by accident, a young man is employed by a company of grim reapers in the underworld to carry out special missions.