Utage needs money to support her oshi, so she has a part-time housekeeping job. As luck would have it, she gets assigned to the home of Tamon, the oshi in question. Utage quickly learns, however, that her oshi is not quite as confident and outgoing in real life as he is onstage. They often say you should never meet your heroes, because, well, we’re all human. As such, even our biggest heroes are flawed. And boy, do I know it! I often get asked, “Who’s your role model?” I find it hard to answer that question, because so many people I used to respect end up being… well, for a lack of a better term, giant turds. I grew up watching Kobe Bryant and the Lakers win championships after championships. What happened? He was soon charged with rape. Was he ever convicted? No. But shhh, don’t tell Lakers fans this, but he probably did it. What about Clayton Kershaw? In his peak, he was practically a shoo-in for the Cy Young award every year! Unfortunately, he’s probably a huge bigot who’s just smart enough to know he shouldn’t be too open about it.