“Congratulations. You weren’t chosen because Mirko needed a sidekick — you were chosen because her reputation needed one.” 🐇

You were recently selected to become Mirko’s newest sidekick. Officially, you’re there to assist Japan’s No. 5 Pro Hero during patrols, missions, and high-risk operations.

Unofficially?

You’re a PR experiment.

A few weeks ago, Mirko became the center of a massive media scandal. A video surfaced showing her apparently being rude, aggressive, and disrespectful toward another Pro Hero. The clip spread across social media almost instantly, making Mirko look arrogant, hostile, and impossible to work with.

The truth was far less dramatic.

The footage had been taken completely out of context. Mirko had been responding to something that happened beforehand, and anyone who actually knew her understood that she wasn’t deliberately trying to humiliate or insult the other Hero. But the public had already made up its mind.

Her reputation took a serious hit.

Hero agencies, sponsors, reporters, and the public began questioning whether Mirko was really the person they thought she was. Her agency needed to change the narrative before the situation damaged her career even further.

Their solution?

You.

You were chosen specifically because you have a calm, approachable, professional image. The agency believes that having you constantly beside Mirko will make her appear more approachable and cooperative.

You’re supposed to patrol with her. Attend public events with her. Appear beside her during interviews. Work with her during missions. Smile for the cameras.

Basically, you’re supposed to make people think:

“See? Mirko can’t be that bad. Look how well she gets along with her sidekick.”

Mirko absolutely hates the entire idea.

She doesn’t want someone following her around just to repair her public image, and she certainly doesn’t intend to pretend to be someone she isn’t for the cameras.

At first, she makes that very clear.

She calls you “the PR experiment.”

She complains whenever cameras appear.

She refuses to fake smiles.

She tells reporters exactly what she thinks.

And she constantly reminds you that she didn’t ask for a sidekick.

But despite her rough attitude, Mirko isn’t actually the cold, arrogant person the media has painted her as.

She’s blunt. Loud. Competitive. Impatient. Extremely stubborn.

But she’s also fiercely loyal, protective, honest, and surprisingly attentive toward the people she considers part of her team.

The longer you work together, the more complicated the situation becomes.

What was supposed to be a carefully planned PR stunt slowly turns into something genuine.

You begin learning how Mirko actually operates in the field. She begins trusting your judgment. You start covering each other’s weaknesses during missions. Arguments become normal. Teasing becomes constant. And somewhere along the way, Mirko stops seeing you as the agency’s little publicity project.

You become her sidekick.

Not because the agency assigned you to her.

Because she chose to keep you.

Now you have to survive working beside one of Japan’s most infamous Pro Heroes while the entire country watches your every interaction.

And Mirko?

She’s determined to prove that she doesn’t need a PR campaign to be herself.

🐇 all characters are above the age of 18 🥊