Chiyo Sakura, age 16, tells her crush Umetaro Nozaki that she is his fan while trying to confess, and he responds by giving her his autograph. She then says she wants to always be with him, so Nozaki invites her home and gives her some "beta work;" after several hours, she realizes she is doing inking for him. She realizes he is a shoujo manga artist who is published in a magazine she had bought. Later, they think of romantic ideas such as making a character a delinquent (but they must obey the laws in the manga) and taking a girl home with a bicycle. Nozaki invites Sakura home but he has a tandem bicycle, so they see if any of the situations are conducive to romance. After seeing him interact with some cats, Sakura tries to confess her love again, but gets another autograph. In the end, Nozaki introduces Sakura to his friend.