Mikami Shino

“The real me is far from being perfect.” Kyouhei Sumi, a 27-year-old PR specialist for the women’s accessory brand LUA, is admired by colleagues for his charm and professionalism—earning him the nickname of the "perfect man." However, Sumi actually suffers from extreme stage fright and has been relying on medication to cope with his daily responsibilities. His only comfort is his cheerful junior, Emi Yasaka, who supports and looks up to him. Sumi thought he could continue hiding “the real him” from others until one day he was asked to be the chief of a new project at the company. Will this opportunity ruin all Sumi’s effort in building his image of a perfect man?

After breaking up with his boyfriend of 3 years, Takumi decided to make a U-turn in life and returned home to his family that runs a public bathhouse. That's when he met the bathhouse's current boarder, Satsuki. This is the heartwarming downtown romance between a university student who came to learn of love and the only son of a public bathhouse.

The story is set in the boys' dormitory of a prestigious co-ed school. Despite being a talented person who is both serious and hardworking, the plain-looking Yano has always been stuck with being second place in the school ranks. His roommate, Odajima, on the other hand, is the top ranker who is not only blessed in both intellect and looks but is also a playboy. Yano sees Odajima as an otherworldly creature and his natural enemy. While living together with him, Yano never imagined that things would start to develop in a festering way between them.

Tomoe suffers from an inferiority complex because of the cold treatment he receives from his father, the president of a major corporation, and his outstanding older brother, Wataru. He even lives in a house separate from his family with his caretaker, Nagumo. He lives pretending to be fine on his own all while trying to suppress his feelings for Nagumo. But one day, Nagumo confesses his love to Tomoe... "I want to be with you because I love you." "I want to stay away from you because I love you." And so their feelings remain unjoined.