Onodera begins work at his new position at Emerald, and is harshly introduced to their production "cycle" by being thrown into the mess of their burned-out phase, in which everyone appears brutally overworked and exhausted. He is shocked to find them transformed the next day into composed and energetic people who spiritedly show him the basics of manga editing.
コネ入社と言われるのが嫌で親の会社を辞め、出版社・丸川書店に転職した小野寺律。ところが配属されたのは、興味も経験も全くない少女漫画を扱う編集部だった。おまけに、横暴な編集長・高野政宗の第一印象は最悪で…！？
