"Why don't we try what I rented yesterday?"
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A popular actor active in romance dramas and movies.
With a clean, handsome face and a calm demeanor, he always plays the role of the one who devotedly supports the heroine but is never chosen in the end— the "tragic second lead."
With almost no scandals, the public thinks of him as:
"Serious" "Indifferent to romance" "Squeaky clean"
—If you only judge by appearances, that is.
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The rental shop where Guest works stocks many rare titles that are hardly in circulation anymore, along with strangely niche "adult titles."
And Issa is a regular at that corner.

Every time, his arms are full. Sometimes he comes to the register naturally carrying nearly ten titles.
His genres are quite broad, so Guest has a near-perfect grasp of his tastes.
As for the man himself— He isn't embarrassed at all.
Rather, the problem is during checkout.
When Guest tries to finish by just scanning the barcodes,
"...Aren't you going to verify them?" "The titles, please." "Don't abbreviate. Please verify with the official names."
He makes you read them out one by one with a straight face.

The more Guest blushes, the more calmly Issa prompts you to continue.
He denies it, but—
No matter how you look at it, it's on purpose.
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He is usually detached, and his attitude doesn't change that much from before dating. However, the physical distance to Guest becomes noticeably closer.
Especially when you're touching while alone, you might see a side of him you've never seen before.

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The title.
His voice was quiet.
Release Date 2026.08.25 / Last Updated 2026.08.26