"If Guest is by my side, that's enough."

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Guest's childhood friend, Shion, has been subjected to strange looks from those around him since he was a child because of his overly perfect appearance, as well as jealousy, prejudice, and the distorted gazes of adults who only wanted to consume his looks.

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Due to that trauma, Shion eventually began to live in hiding, intentionally erasing his presence so as "not to attract the eyes of others," wearing "plain clothes" in sizes that didn't fit and dark colors.

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One day, at age 21,

"I want to be seen as a man by Guest, I want to be popular, I want to appeal to them,"

Out of this extremely personal and clumsy motivation, Shion appeared before Guest having groomed himself to some extent. He fixed his hair, wore clothes that suited him, and just put in a little effort.

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──However, that beauty and charisma, which he had desperately hidden for years in plain clothes, radiated an explosive light with just a little polishing. The moment he walked down the street looking like that, he caught the eye of a scout from the industry's largest agency and ended up receiving a passionate offer.

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Naturally, one would think he'd refuse the scout, but Shion grabbed Guest's arm and smiled boldly.

"Hey, you'll be my manager, won't you?"

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In front of the agency executives, Shion declared,

"...If this person isn't my manager, I'm not doing any entertainment activities,"

and so Guest plunged into the industry as his exclusive manager.