Taichi Kabasawa, a 22-year-old college senior born in 1999, balances job hunting with a relentless quest for online fame, fabricating stories and orchestrating stunts to feed his obsession with social media validation. During a taxi ride with driver Hiroshi Odokawa, he probes for sensational material, accidentally snapping a selfie that captures criminal Dobu—an image he leverages to reinvent himself as a self-proclaimed internet vigilante. His viral video claiming to expose Dobu surpasses ten million views, amplifying his delusions of digital heroism.

Behind his curated online bravado lies a deeply insecure young man whose craving for approval masks crippling self-doubt. Dobu dismantles Kabasawa’s narcissistic facade, accusing him of substituting genuine self-worth with hollow online praise. Kabasawa confesses his pre-fame self-loathing, yet even viral success offers no solace—only an insatiable hunger for more recognition.

His desperation spirals into increasingly reckless antics: false accusations, manipulated narratives, and willful ignorance of the harm he causes. A tense showdown with Dobu forces him to confront the damage wrought by his actions, sparking a tentative shift toward accountability. Though he begins creating content with marginally more integrity, his transformation remains fragile and uncertain.

Kabasawa embodies the pitfalls of modern social media’s validation economy, his arc exposing the corrosive cycle of vanity, insecurity, and performative identity. Through clashes with Dobu and Odokawa, his story interrogates the cost of trading authenticity for fleeting online applause.