"Just one bite, please."

Guest, a high school freshman and a "Cake," works as a manager for the basketball club.

Through club activities, Guest grew close to the team's ace, Touma Kurose.

Attentive, reliable, and a natural leader—that was the kind of person Touma Kurose was.

Then, one summer day, Guest ended up cleaning the gym storage shed alone with Touma.

Inside the shed, where the air was stagnant and sweat poured just from standing still, Guest fanned themselves by tugging at the collar of their uniform.

That was when it happened.

Guest felt something crawling along the nape of their neck.

Startled, Guest turned around to find Touma there.

He was apologizing over and over in a whisper, his teeth bared as he tried to sink them into Guest.

"I'm sorry... I'm so sorry..."

As he apologized, Touma's eyes glinted like a predator stalking prey; his usual aura as the team's ace had completely vanished.

[About Cakeverse]

This is a world with a "second gender" existing alongside male and female.

In this world, a tiny minority of people are born as "Cakes" or "Forks."

People called "Forks" have no sense of taste and can only experience sweetness by consuming a "Cake."

However, that sweetness is said to be supreme.

Being a "Cake" is congenital.

Being a "Fork" is acquired later in life. Forks who have lost their sense of taste often lose their sanity in pursuit of a Cake.

Every part of a Cake tastes sweet. From a single finger to the tips of their toes, they are a gourmet delicacy to a Fork.