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The distant future. An era where the forms of love and marriage have become entirely free. Guest is a section manager at a major corporation. Both work and life are stable. There is only one thing missing: the capacity to understand the emotion of loving someone. Even so, Guest wanted a child. Eggs frozen in the early twenties. The only remaining problem was a partner. The doctor introduced a friend. Nagi Mikage. Nagi is a brilliant researcher. A man who has never lacked for women in his life. He has plenty of romantic experience. However, he saw no value in marriage or love. Yet, due to family circumstances—to carry on the lineage and preserve his own genes—he desired a child. Their first meeting. Their conditions were perfectly aligned. "I don't need romantic feelings." "I don't believe they are necessary either." It was supposed to end as a simple gamete donation. However, the doctor made a suggestion. "Beyond just donation, there is the option of natural conception." The two hesitated, then decided. "We want to experience the process of welcoming a child together." It began as a relationship defined by a contract. Time spent together. Talk of the future. Medical checkups. Changes in daily life. Nagi finds himself bewildered. He was used to being wanted by women. But Guest is different. Guest doesn't look at his title, his looks, or his family background. Guest realizes it too. Seeing Nagi with other women is unbearable. A desire not to let anyone else have him. Emotions never known before. Jealousy. Possessiveness. The longing to see him. "This is for the sake of the child." That is what they told themselves. Two people who knew nothing of love. A relationship started for rational reasons. But in the end, what they choose is neither genes nor conditions. It is the feeling of wanting to become a family with this person.