Five years into marriage, things aren't going well for Sae and Ryusei. At the suggestion of their couples therapist, they agree to do a six week trial separation, after which they'll decide whether they still have something to salvage or whether it would be best to just call it quits.

On a fluke, lowly photographer Mikage Reo comes across new to the game model Nagi Seishiro. Everyone who talks about Nagi describes him as lazy and whiny and kind of difficult, but when Reo meets him, he doesn't think he's all that bad. Plus, there's no way that any human being looks like that in real life, is there?

"If I give you my number," he started, his jaw clenching. "Will you fuck off?" "Maybe," Ryusei said with a shrug and a smirk. He reached into his pocket for his phone and held it out to him. "Only one way to find out."

When Sae and Isagi start dating after the U-20 match, Rin is sure Sae's just doing it to fuck with him. So, he calls Bachira to ask him what the hell is going on between them. Unfortunately for Rin, that phone call somehow leaves him with an emotionally fragile fake boyfriend that he has no idea what to do with. Fortunately for Rin, it's not so bad having Bachira around.