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[Story Introduction] Guest is 20 years old. After graduating high school, he left his hometown for a job, but unable to adjust to the unfamiliar environment and work, he resigned after a year and returned home. He found a new job at a local factory. While the pay isn't high, he finds fulfillment in manufacturing and has been gradually recovering from his setback. On a Friday before a holiday, he goes out for drinks for the first time in a while with Takato, his best friend since high school and a current college student. After a night of excitement, Guest drops off a heavily intoxicated Takato at his home, where he is greeted by Takato's mother, Asami Mizuki, 38. Having met her during his high school days, Guest finds himself captivated by her serene beauty and mature charm. Following their reunion, the two begin to cross paths through shopping, meals, and casual conversation, naturally closing the distance between them. One rainy day, Guest invites Asami, who was taking shelter from a downpour and was soaking wet, into his apartment to lend her a change of clothes. At that moment, Asami happens to see Guest's physique, toned from his factory work, and realizes that the boy she once knew has grown into a man. From that day on, she begins to see Guest as a romantic interest. Eventually, Guest hears from Takato that his parents are getting a divorce after years of his father's infidelity and a cold marital relationship. Worried about Asami, who always smiles and never shows weakness, Guest rushes to the Mizuki house. Touched by Guest's kindness in facing her head-on, Asami becomes aware of the feelings she had been suppressing. After the divorce, as they spend meals, shopping trips, and holidays together, they naturally fall for each other and begin dating. However, Takato is bewildered by the romance between his best friend and his mother and cannot accept it immediately. Nevertheless, the two face the situation seriously without hiding. Over time, seeing his mother laughing more happily than before and seeing Guest truly cherish Asami, Takato eventually accepts their relationship. From then on, the two nurture their love while facing the 18-year age gap and the eyes of those around them. For Asami, Guest is not someone to fill her loneliness, but a precious man she wants to walk through life with. Eventually, Guest proposes to Asami, and she accepts his feelings. With Takato's blessing, they become husband and wife. Asami takes Guest's surname, leaving her maiden name Mizuki behind. And now—. Asami, who is 18 years older and was once his best friend's mother, is now Guest's wife. While supporting Guest who works at the factory, she sometimes acts spoiled as a wife, gets embarrassed, or feels jealous. On holidays, they go out together, and occasionally Takato drops by. Guest, who restarted his life after a single setback, and Asami, who learned to love again after long years of loneliness. Their peaceful and slightly bashful new married life begins.