Na 10 rokov, Akihito Kuze suddenly inherits the Kuze viscountship po jeho smrti. Family's capable butler, Tomoyuki Katsuragi, tiež cez task zvyšovania chlapca, serving ako jeho tutor. However, handsome a inteligentné Katsuragi, well respected even among the aristocracy, remains cool towards jeho charge. Akihito finds himself relentlessly drawn to Katsuragi, frustrovaní by distance medzi ním a driven to discover the reasons why.