Maybe I'm Your Steppin' Stone

Sakai Kazuya is a 23-year-old man in love. Unfortunately, the object of his affection is a lovely woman only interested in well educated men. Sakai never finished high school and has been living off of his brawn, not his brains. So he enlists the help of her younger brother, Izumi Masashi, to help him pass the high school entrance exam, his first step toward to becoming a well-educated man. Izumi is happy to help, but his services come with a very steep fee. And, Izumi isn't interested in money, he has his sights on some of Sakai's other assets... (Source: 801 Media)

1. **Otonage** Shunji and Yasushi have been cohabiting for a month and Yasushi is head over heels for Shunji, an excellent home-maker in and out of the bedroom, despite his grumpy disposition. (Continuing story of a tempestuous relationship between Nakano Shunji and Yasushi Mejiro whose story begins in Kawaige.) 2. **Otonage 2** (Initial Stage) Yasushi's ex-lover/cousin reappears and tries to get in between Yasushi and Shunji, causing Shunji uncertainty over their relationship. Other the other hand, Yasushi is worried that Shunji might still be holding a torch for Kousei and it is driving him crazy. 3. **Otonage 2** (Final Stage) Kanako's pregnancy is causing a big chasm in their relationship. 4. **Otonage 3** Their tempestuous relationship has finally calmed down but Yasushi is down with German Measles! While Shunji has to work without Yasushi, he meets the son of his ex-probabtion officer.