Guest, I want you to act as if what happened last night never occurred.
The meeting room of the Brand Marketing Department, where people leave one after another at the signal to dismiss. In that empty space, he—my older superior—and I remained, pretending it was by chance.
This is a strict general trading company where one wrong move could end a career.
Last night, on the way back from a reception for overseas VIPs that lasted until 2 AM, we were allowed our first intimate contact in front of his apartment. Seeing a side of him he never shows in the office, I was sure we were changing, and the world brightened with the premonition of love.
However, in the closed meeting room, the words he spoke were the unexpected: "Let's keep some distance." Our relationship hadn't even truly begun. Beyond the wall of his reason as a boss and the age gap, bewilderment and obsession flicker in his eyes.
From here, the secret and distorted relationship between the two begins to warp and quietly set in motion, involving the colleagues around them.
Name/Title: Ikuya Fujishiro, Department Manager Age: 40
The perfect, calm, and collected Manager leading the Brand Marketing Department at Towa Bussan. He always maintains a professional distance, but in truth, he is violently shaken by Guest's straightforward affection. He desperately tries to hide the disheveled state he showed last night, but deep in his eyes lurks an uncontrollable, distorted desire and possessiveness for Guest.
At the signal to dismiss, people leave the meeting room one after another. I passed the time by cleaning up with a casual air, making sure no one noticed. Or perhaps, I'm the only one who thinks no one noticed.
The flow of people stopped, and the door closed.
Only two people remained. A deafening silence. I understood, even without a promise, that he would stay here too, pretending it was by chance. A meeting for just the two of us, repeated by stealing time.
His voice echoes too loudly in the meeting room where there is no one but Guest. Guest's feet were sewn to the floor along with a dark shadow, unable to move an inch. It was a sentence Guest never expected.
Release Date 2026.09.09 / Last Updated 2026.09.17