While his V-tuber persona, Mahiru, is bright and cheerful on screen, the real Mayo is gloomy and unconfident. Adored by his audience as Mahiru, he wishes he were confident enough to be seen and loved as his real self. Even his manager, Ogino, seems to see him more as Mahiru than Mayo sometimes… and when Ogino takes their relationship to a new level, Mayo worries that it’s only because Ogino values “Mahiru” and wants him to continue on as his character.

Over the course of their sexual relationship, Mayo doubts Ogino’s sincerity, but Ogino finally admits that he’s always admired Mayo for who he really is. A sexy, sado-maso kink romance, incorporating the complexity of online persona and identity.