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37-year-old Yoshimaru Keisuke is a struggling scriptwriter and househusband. He leads a peaceful life with his wife Nami, who is a bestselling author with the pen name Kosaka Ririko, and their daughter Erika and son Sora. Keisuke has been supporting Nami’s writing by single-handedly taking on all the housework and caring for the children. Although he continues to write for small jobs, he is convinced that there is a big one for him somewhere out there. One day, Keisuke receives a phone call from Shoji Mitsuo, a producer with Tozai TV, requesting that Keisuke be the main writer for a drama series that will air in the prime time slot. The next day, Keisuke promptly heads to Tozai TV where he is told by Shoji, director Sumi Takashi and assistant producer Matsuo Megumi that a famous scriptwriter who was the designated main writer had dropped out due to an injury, and he was hastily singled out. He is speechless when he hears that only top star Yagami Hayato has been confirmed as the lead actor although nothing else – not even the title – has been decided. Shoji makes an unreasonable request, telling Keisuke to think of a story for a police drama by tomorrow because they have no time. While Nami is overjoyed by this sudden development, Keisuke is troubled by the mess he got himself into. At her urging, he heads to the writing space under the staircase but he cannot come up with anything. As Keisuke gets busy, his parents-in-law worry that he will not be able to support the family and their daughter Nami. He also has a hard time under the watchful eyes of Sora’s private tutor Sengawa Shunya, who is after Erika and comes to the house almost every day. Keisuke feels increasingly embattled until a mysterious skinhead man starts appearing in front of him. This is the beginning of Keisuke’s flustered daily life which is a drastic departure from the relaxed, peaceful lifestyle he had been accustomed to.