Onoe, Satoshi

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Satoshi Onoe, an aspiring journalist passionate about politics, is unwillingly assigned to the "Movement of Celebrities and Pop Culture" section due to a staff shortage. There, he is ironically paired with Motoharu Kaburagi. He recalls the time when he and Kabu were in the same department of a journalism company; through Onoe's hard work, Kabu seemed to outperform him in every stage to get published in DASH magazine, which led Onoe to view him as a rival. Being partnered with Kabu only deepens his harbored resentment.
After being paired with Kaburagi, Onoe is puzzled by Kabu's character, as he acts quite differently around women than when working with Onoe. Unlike Kaburagi, Onoe maintains his dignity and even calls Kabu a liar for using inappropriate tactics to gather information and evidence. Over time, Onoe gradually becomes willing to learn more about Kaburagi and soon realizes that Kabu is much different from the impression he had formed. He eventually becomes attracted to Kabu and grows more bashful around him. This stirs up Kabu, who becomes increasingly attracted to Onoe's honesty. Although Onoe is an honest man, it confuses Kabu because he cannot tell whether Onoe is being sarcastic; as a result, he takes everything Onoe says seriously at the start of their intimate relationship, knowing that Onoe rarely lies. Onoe is very attracted to Kabu and gets easily jealous regarding him, thus tormenting himself with assumptions whenever a woman gets close to Kabu.