

Kaoru Fukazawa is a manga artist. His manga series was published for eight years, but has now finished. He doesn't have any ideas for his next work. His situation seems bleak, with his editor seeming to not care about him anymore and his relationship with his wife Nozomi Machida being troubled. He spends his days in despair and darkness. Kaoru visits a business that provides sexual services and meets a prostitute named Chifuyu, who attracts him. They decide to head to Chifuyu's hometown together.

Takumi Saitoh
Kaoru Fukazawa
Lead
Shuri
Chifuyu

MEGUMI
Nozomi Machida

Tina Tamashiro
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Yumi Adachi
Kari Makiura

Rio Yamashita
Nao Tomita

Kazunari Tosa
Kondō

You Nobue
Yunbo
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