Komako Amano, Hotaru Yūyami’s childhood friend and editor, combines a caring nature with blunt honesty. She balances professional collaboration with Hotaru against a personal dynamic layered with unresolved tensions, particularly jealousy over Hotaru’s deepening bond with Kinokoinu, a mushroom-dog hybrid, which strains their long-standing connection.

Her actions unintentionally entangle Hotaru with Itsuki Yara, the editor-in-chief’s son, sparking a love triangle that forces Komako to confront her suppressed emotions and the evolving relationships between the trio.