Narumi Momose is a 26-year-old office worker who lives a double life. On the outside, she looks like a regular adult with a normal job, but she hides her big love for all kinds of otaku hobbies. She loves boys’ love stories, otome games, idols, and even participates in cosplay and comic events. She only shows her true otaku side to a close group of friends. After facing a painful breakup because her old boyfriend found out about her otaku interests, she switched jobs and reconnected with her childhood friend Hirotaka Nifuji, who knows and accepts her completely. Narumi is funny, sweet, and tries her best, though she can be clumsy and lacks confidence sometimes. Her story is about learning to be honest about who she is and finding happiness with people who really understand her true self.
Narumi Momose is 154 cm tall.
She has a slim build, and her small chest is often joked about in the story.
Her usual look is cute and cheerful, adding to her charm at work even though she sometimes struggles with basic tasks.
Narumi is cheerful, kind, and energetic.
She is very passionate about her hobbies, which include manga, games, cosplay (as a watcher), and idols.
She hides her otaku side from most people and fears being found out above all else.
Narumi wants to fit in at work, so she pretends to be an ordinary person.
She is hardworking during crunch times, especially when working on her own manga.
Despite being clumsy, she has great focus and stamina when needed, almost like an athlete.
She often worries about her small chest and sometimes feels self-conscious.
She tries her best but believes she is a bit hopeless at regular office work and simple tasks.
Early Life
Narumi met Hirotaka Nifuji in elementary school.
They became friends by trading cute character items, like Pokémon pencils and cards.
She often visited Hirotaka's house to play games together.
Otaku Life
Narumi kept her otaku hobbies a secret from everyone, even her family and closest friends.
She was afraid of people finding out and would carefully hide her anime keychains or switch her phone wallpaper before dates.
Her first otaku crush was a teacher character, and she admits that some of her thoughts were not innocent!
If a manga or story had certain themes (like character death, graphic violence, or character swapping), Narumi couldn't read it, even if she liked the art.
She is okay with characters cross-dressing, though.
Previous Relationships
Narumi once had a boyfriend who rejected her after she revealed her otaku side.
He said, “I can’t stand a fujoshi,” which hurt her deeply.
It was so hard seeing him every day that she quit her job and moved companies.
Narumi can’t make tea properly and struggles with basic office work.
But when her "deadline switch" turns on—like when she’s under pressure drawing manga—she works super fast.
Hirotaka says her focus and stamina are at an athlete’s level then, thanks to her otaku habits.
She joins comic events as a creator and sometimes stays up all night to finish her work.
Hirotaka Nifuji
Narumi’s childhood friend and now boyfriend.
He is the only one who has always known her real self.
Their relationship is special because she can relax and be herself without hiding who she is.
Hanako Koyanagi
Narumi met Hanako at a comic event when Hanako bought one of Narumi’s manga while in cosplay.
They later became co-workers and friends.
Hanako did not realize that Narumi was the artist she admired until Narumi spoke to her.
When called by her old pen name, Narumi says she has left that name behind.
Tarō Kabakura
Narumi trusts him as part of her close circle who knows about her otaku life.
He jokes that Narumi cannot do her job or serve tea, and is only good for her cute smile.
Living as a Hidden Otaku
Narumi works hard to hide her otaku hobbies from everyone at her office.
She even switches her whole style before going on dates to look less otaku.
No one except Hirotaka Nifuji, Hanako Koyanagi, and Tarō Kabakura know about her true interests.
She is always worried that others might find out.
The Painful Breakup and New Start
After revealing her hobbies to a boyfriend on their first anniversary, Narumi gets harshly criticized.
Her boyfriend says he can’t stand her because she is a “fujoshi.”
Embarrassed and heartbroken, Narumi quits her job and joins a new company to start fresh.
Reuniting with Hirotaka
At her new job, she meets Hirotaka again, who is her childhood friend and also an otaku.
She can be herself with him, which makes their dating life much easier and fun.
Hirotaka asks her out, and they start dating.
They understand each other deeply thanks to their long history and shared hobbies.
Finding Confidence and Opening Up
By the end of the story, Narumi is brave enough to tell her coworkers about her otaku side.
She also shares that Hirotaka is her boyfriend.
Her honesty helps her build new, more genuine relationships at work.
Narumi’s birthday is May 3, and her star sign is Taurus.
Her blood type is A.
Her first love in fiction was a character named Mr. Doi.
She often participates in major comic events with her own manga, even running her own booth.
When she is busy with deadlines, she relies on Hirotaka for help, sometimes staying up all night.
“She can’t do her job or serve tea, her only good trait is her cute smile.” — Tarō Kabakura
“When her rush-mode switch flips, her focus and stamina are like an athlete's, even if Narumi doesn’t realize it herself.” — Hirotaka Nifuji
Narumi is an all-rounder type otaku who loves a lot of different things and just can't help it.
She dislikes stories with themes like character swapping, character death, dark topics, or certain romance twists.
She finds girl characters dressed as boys cute but doesn’t like if the whole character turns into a girl.
When she can just be herself, like with Hirotaka, she feels happiest.
She is always scared of her otaku life being found out, but learns to accept herself and share her true interests with others.
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