Chiyo Sakura confesses to her crush Umetaro Nozaki by saying she is his fan, but he responds by giving her his autograph. She then says she wants to be with him, so Nozaki invites her to his apartment and makes her do "beta work". After several hours, she realizes Nozaki is the shōjo manga artist Sakiko Yumeno, who is published in the popular magazine Monthly Girls' Romance. Together they attempt to think of romantic scenarios for his work, such as taking a girl home on a bicycle. But because two people riding a bicycle is against the law, Nozaki and Sakura ride a tandem bicycle instead for inspiration. Finding none, Nozaki writes a scenario where his main characters Suzuki and Mamiko walk home. Sakura tries to confess her love again but gets another autograph.