A young manzai comedy performer named To Komine has been on stage for five years, but his feelings toward the craft have grown lukewarm and indifferent. The only exception is his passionate admiration for an older peer, Akira Iida, whose work alone still excites him. Komine originally became a comedian specifically to get closer to his idol, yet when faced with Iida in person, he becomes so flustered that he overcompensates by acting cold and distant. Iida, intrigued by this junior who treats him with unexplained coolness rather than the usual deference or fandom, begins to develop a curious interest in Komine. The story unfolds as a boys-love narrative set within the competitive and high-pressure world of Japanese stand-up comedy, focusing on the shifting power dynamic between the secretly adoring junior and the increasingly fascinated senior as their professional conversations reveal deeper personal tensions.