With a carefree outlook on life Hiroto knows better than anyone that slowing down is sometimes the best way to move forward.

At 29 years old carefree Hiroto Ikuta doesn't have a girlfriend a full-time job or a plan for the futureand he couldn't be happier. Hiroto's breezy attitude isn't easy for everyone to understand though. In a world filled with anxiety confusion and grief Hiroto and the people who surround him are all just doing their best to figure out this thing called life.

Christmas is right around the corner but when Natsumi ends up hosting a holiday party she runs into a bit more trouble than she bargained for! Meanwhile Hiroto and Yomogi can't seem to stop running into each other. As the lives of this laid-back part-timer and serious realtor continue to collide they may just find themselves becoming less and less set in their ways.

About the Author

Keigo Shinzo debuted as a manga creator in 2008 with his work Nankin and has since gone on to create award-winning hits such as Bokura no Funkasai (Our Eruption Festival). In 2016 his work Moriyamachuu Kyoushuujo (Moriyamachu Driving School) was made into a movie and two years later his series Tokyo Alien Bros. was adapted into a live-action drama. During the coronavirus pandemic when Keigo was diagnosed with lymphoma he decided to write the one-shot Akusei Rinpashu de Nyuuin shita Toki no Koto (About the Time I Was Hospitalized for Malignant Lymphoma) in which he chronicles his road to recovery as well as how he got the idea for his award-nominated series Hirayasumi.