If Kawakami Tomie is a wicked beauty, then her younger brother, Kawakami Harue, is a silly beauty.
Although Harue has almost the same constitution as his sister Tomie, he's a simple-minded romantic who keeps longing for pure love. Sadly, things never go as he hopes.
In his short life of just over twenty years, he's had four romances.
His first was a teenage romance. At fifteen, he fell for the older black-haired boy next door. The two boys kissed beneath a tree on a sultry summer day, cheeks flushed. Their love was as refreshing as lemon soda.
Then his boyfriend stabbed him to death.
But he didn't stay dead. He came back to life in the middle of the night, and as soon as he opened his eyes, he saw his boyfriend... no, his ex-boyfriend's best friend, Gojo. That arrogant young master with eyes practically perched on his forehead removed his sunglasses for the first time and stared at him with a terrifying expression for a long moment. After that came ten years of looking after him.
His second romance began after he came of age. His boyfriend was an ordinary office worker from Yokohama, with red hair and long legs. The only unusual thing about him was that he had adopted several children in his twenties.
I want a dad-shaped boyfriend. I absolutely love doting dads.
Just as their relationship was at its sweetest, a group of tall, burly thugs suddenly broke into the attic and kidnapped him. While the car was on the road, it suddenly exploded.
Harue died again.
When he woke up, he opened his eyes and saw someone else: his boyfriend's good friend, the black-haired Dazai.
Mr. Dazai stared at him with a terrifying look for a long moment, then came over and squeezed his face, pinching and pressing it from side to side. Once he let go, his gaze became even more terrifying.
Then came care, both open and covert.
Harue: Same recipe, same flavor.
Gojo and Dazai: Our best friend's wife is our responsibility.
After his second romance failed too, Harue gave up on love and decided to seal his heart in concrete.
Then he woke up one day to find his evil boss acting crazy and sending him undercover into another organization. The weak researcher, who couldn't fight his way out of a paper bag, was forced to infiltrate a terrifying liquor syndicate. Thanks to his outstanding research skills, he earned a codename, and Harue met his third boyfriend.
A fellow member of the liquor syndicate codenamed Scotch, with a beautiful pair of catlike eyes.
Harue clenched his fists. Don't worry, Scotch! I definitely won't let you die this time!
And then... Rei Furuya requested to join the group chat.
After leaving the liquor syndicate, Harue swore that this time he really would seal his heart in concrete and never fall in love again.
Who knew he would run into his middle school classmate Sawada? The two members of the good-for-nothing duo reunited. Sawada put on a suit and slicked his hair back like a grown-up. On Valentine's Day, he held a bouquet of roses and confessed to Harue.
Harue gripped the bouquet with tears in his eyes, thinking that Sawada was the owner of a seafood company, so surely he wouldn't be in danger.
A few months later, Harue happened to see a report from the Special Division for Unusual Powers. It said the head of the Italian mafia had been murdered, and right next to the news was a huge photo of Sawada.
Harue: I'm done.
Reader's Guide:
1. Written to satisfy the author's wicked sense of fun. A straightforward wish-fulfillment story with no logic or intelligence.
2. There will be very direct descriptions of appearance. The male lead is unbelievably beautiful. Don't read if that's not your thing.
3. The author's tastes are questionable, and the characters will probably be out of character. Don't read if that bothers you.
Theme: After a heart has been hurt, who can it love again?