Kurose is a psychiatrist who stumbles upon Shirotani and offers to help him with his mental illness. These leads Shirotani’s disposition to be quite shy and reclusive. Unfortunately, he also suffers from mysophobia, meaning he is afraid of germs and contamination. Shirotani is a secretary who works for the president of Tosawa Company.

The plot focuses around Shirotani and Kurose. The author is Takarai Rihito, the author of other famous yaoi manga series like Seven Days and Only The Flower Knows. Ten Count is a yaoi gay manga series that was published between 20 and is one of the best gay manga.