Nukumizu Kazuhiko, a loner with a love for light novels, accidentally sees popular Yanami Anna being rejected by her childhood friend. This leads to unexpected interactions with other seemingly defeated girls like Yakishio Lemon from the track team and Komari Chika from the literature club.

Lemon and Yanami join the literature club. Pressured by the student council to demonstrate their club activities, Tamaki and Koto decide that everyone should write and submit web novels. The members head to the beach together for a weekend training camp.

Komari confesses to Tamaki and then runs away. Tensions between Tamaki and Koto also flare up. Koto packs her things and leaves the campground.

Komari practices her presentation for the club presidents' meeting, but still has trouble talking due to her intense fear of public speaking. Nukumizu tries to throw her a lifeline, but it turns into an argument and she runs away from him in frustration.

Yanami asks Nukumizu to arrange an adult date. As Yanami's old friends are gradually realizing that she doesn't actually have a steady boyfriend, she wants to maintain her charade with a fake date.