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Ryo Mizuhara, an eleventh-grade student, lives with his younger sister Akane after their parents' fatal accident years prior. This orphaned existence forged a deeply dependent bond between the siblings, with Ryo adopting an intensely overprotective role toward Akane. He balances school with part-time work at a café under Haruki Murasaki, who provides quasi-parental guidance.
Ryo's routine shatters when Shizuka Masuda arrives as his government-assigned fiancée through the Reproductive Therapy Project (R.T.P.), an experimental initiative combating Japan's birthrate crisis. Resentful of state intrusion and fiercely attached to his life with Akane, Ryo rebuffs Shizuka’s attempts to join his household and school environment. His resistance escalates when he dates classmate Emiho Mutsu—herself entangled in an arranged marriage—to sabotage the engagement. This ploy strains his dynamic with Shizuka, who masks private anguish behind unwavering support. Though Ryo and Emiho return to friendship after an altercation involving her fiancé, Ryo sustains his hostility toward Shizuka through deliberate silence and avoidance.
A pivotal revelation reconfigures Ryo’s perspective: Shizuka’s grandfather engineered their union to vicariously fulfill his own thwarted romance with Ryo and Akane’s late grandmother. Witnessing Shizuka’s authentic devotion and emotional fortitude, Ryo reconsiders his stance. He gradually reciprocates her feelings, culminating in a shared kiss and his acceptance of their engagement. His transformation from resentment to active commitment manifests in a journey to Shizuka’s hometown to formalize their relationship.
Parallel to this evolution, Ryo navigates complex connections with others. Akane clings to him, terrified of abandonment post-marriage, yet develops a sisterly rapport with Shizuka. Classmates Miki Moriya and Emiho Mutsu harbor romantic inclinations toward him, fostering an inadvertent harem dynamic. These interactions underscore Ryo’s expanding comprehension of responsibility and emotional bonds beyond his initial fixation on preserving life with Akane.
Ryo's routine shatters when Shizuka Masuda arrives as his government-assigned fiancée through the Reproductive Therapy Project (R.T.P.), an experimental initiative combating Japan's birthrate crisis. Resentful of state intrusion and fiercely attached to his life with Akane, Ryo rebuffs Shizuka’s attempts to join his household and school environment. His resistance escalates when he dates classmate Emiho Mutsu—herself entangled in an arranged marriage—to sabotage the engagement. This ploy strains his dynamic with Shizuka, who masks private anguish behind unwavering support. Though Ryo and Emiho return to friendship after an altercation involving her fiancé, Ryo sustains his hostility toward Shizuka through deliberate silence and avoidance.
A pivotal revelation reconfigures Ryo’s perspective: Shizuka’s grandfather engineered their union to vicariously fulfill his own thwarted romance with Ryo and Akane’s late grandmother. Witnessing Shizuka’s authentic devotion and emotional fortitude, Ryo reconsiders his stance. He gradually reciprocates her feelings, culminating in a shared kiss and his acceptance of their engagement. His transformation from resentment to active commitment manifests in a journey to Shizuka’s hometown to formalize their relationship.
Parallel to this evolution, Ryo navigates complex connections with others. Akane clings to him, terrified of abandonment post-marriage, yet develops a sisterly rapport with Shizuka. Classmates Miki Moriya and Emiho Mutsu harbor romantic inclinations toward him, fostering an inadvertent harem dynamic. These interactions underscore Ryo’s expanding comprehension of responsibility and emotional bonds beyond his initial fixation on preserving life with Akane.