Pardon me, this is from the Health and Welfare Division.
Got it. Thanks, Lucy Yamagami-san.
PR Division
Excuse me, she's looking for the public relations magazine.
Oh, thanks for bringing her here.
Lucy Yamagami-chan.
Health and Welfare Division Welfare Benefits Office
Lucy (rest omitted) Yamagami
Mitsuba Ward
Oh? Your name...
Lucy... (rest omitted) Yamagami?
And so... Oh, Lucy!
Let's go get dinner today!
Jeez!
Ow...
Huh?!
I'm sorry!
A Dangerous Sprout, Beware Tanaka's Grandson
The stress over my name has been getting to me.
Girls have been really mean to me lately...
So let's go for dinner.
I can't. I went out for food yesterday, as well, so my wallet...
Before I knew it, I'm having to choose between
the book I want and my library card...
Then let's go somewhere cheap.
Then I can go.
You said you went out to eat yesterday,
did you go with someone?
With Kaoru-san!
The hell is my sister doing...
Um, pardon me...
Yes?
Oh, you were here the other day.
What did you need?
Has Hasebe gone home already?
He has.
It appears he went out to eat with a coworker.
Tch!
A coworker?! Who was it?
With the girl I was telling you about the other day.
The other day?
Come on, Lucy.
It'll be my treat.
No.
He should just explode.
What is Hasebe doing... to make moves on this coworker?
I don't know.
He's probably closing in this way and that, using food as bait.
What... What does Hasebe eat?
What am I, Hasebe-san's mother?
Do you always eat out, Hasebe-san?
Yeah. I either eat out or get food at the convenience store.
You don't cook?
Well, I can, but it's too much trouble to cook.
And I don't have any cooking utensils anyway.
What? Not even a knife?
It'd hurt if I got stabbed.
Are you doing something at home that would warrant you being stabbed by someone?
I'm kidding.
It's lonely cooking and eating by yourself.
You won't get the proper nutrition eating out all the time.
Do you cook, Lucy?
Even though you don't have money?
I do!
White rice, plain udon, and plain pasta!
You're not getting the proper nutrition.
Here you go, Lucy.
I failed miserably last time with alcohol, so I won't drink anymore.
But you'd leave a bad impression if your boss
asks you to drink in the future and you keep declining.
It'll be practice.
Well, if some suspicious, gaudy guy asks you to drink, decline.
Other than me.
I'm a bit tipsy. And the food was great.
Stop using all your money on books and buy some food.
Why do you like books so much?
Since grade school, I'd hole myself up in the library.
And why was that?
When boys would tease me about my name,
I just happened to run there.
So it's your name again.
I was teased about it up until I was in junior high,
so it was rough.
In high school, they'd laugh at me, but that's about it.
You know, I'm pretty sure you can change your name, can't you?
I can, but I won't.
Am I supposed to say, "I'm miserable because of the name you gave me,
so I'm going to change it," to my parents?
I can't. They're great parents.
Considering how they named you suggests otherwise.
They're great parents, other than that!
So, the person who accepted and approved the form is at fault!
Really?
There's no doubt that that person got married,
had a child, gave them a normal name,
and they're living a normal life.
So I'm going to complain!
And what are you going to do after that?
Maybe have them give their grandchild a name similar to mine?
Don't cause any more casualties.
I won't do that, but I will get angry at them.
I see. So that's your goal for now.
After you're done with that, go out with me.
No.
That was fast.
Do you hate me that much?
You're all right...
All right, huh?
Hey! She didn't like me before. How much she likes me has gone up!
Well, putting me aside,
haven't you ever considered what it'd be like
going out with someone?
Me... going out with someone?
I love you,
Lucy Kimiko Akie Airi Shiori Rinne Yoshiho
Chihoko Ayano Fumika Chitose Sanae Mikiko...
That'd be impossible with this name...
Can you get home today on your own without any trouble?
I can.
Thanks for always taking me to delicious places to eat.
I'll be going.
I'd like to complain to the person who accepted her name myself.
It's hard to hit on her.
Shape up, Hasebe.
Did you finish organizing the documents from earlier?
I did.
Actually, you made a mistake here, Senpai.
Oh, sorry.
By the way, Senpai,
why is the certification committee after regular hours?
Because the other committee members are busy during the day.
I was free during the day, too.
Oh, Lucy.
Good work today! Let's go out to eat again sometime.
Oh, okay. I'm going to head out.
I'm going to the bookstore. To the bookstore!
Oh.
G-Good evening, um, Tanaka-san...
Good evening.
I wonder if he's waiting for Hasebe-san or Miyoshi-san.
They should still be here,
but they didn't seem to enjoy the fact he was here last time...
Um, both Hasebe-san and Miyoshi-san have gone home...
That's fine.
Huh?
I'm here to see you.
Huh?!
Huh? Wh-What did you need?
Instead of talking here, why don't we go somewhere to eat?
Huh? Um, uh, I decline. Goodbye!
Don't say that. It'll be my treat.
Uh, um... Ow, ow, ow...
Hey, wai— Tanaka-san, don't...
What is this? Why was I brought here?
Actually, does he even...
Um...
Yes?
What was your name again?
Yeah, I didn't think he knew my name...
Um, it's... Yamagami.
Yamagami-san,
thank you for always looking after my grandmother.
My name is Tanaka Jyoji.
Tanaka Jyoji-san...
Who are you calling second place?!
I-I didn't say that!
Oh, pardon me!
He's scary. This guy's really scary...
Um, um... I know!
If I can get him drunk enough to pass out, I may be able to escape!
Have a drink.
Thank you.
He's strong.
He's not getting drunk at all...
It appears that you're close to Hasebe.
I'm not sure if we're close...
Did you hear about us?
Th-That I did hear.
No matter how hard I try, I can't defeat him.
In studies, sports, other lessons,
cards, Hanafuda, mahjong, games, cooking, cleaning, or laundry...
They've competed at so many things....
Such a horrible guy.
When I challenged him to basketball in high school,
I kept losing and losing to the point I was so frustrated.
Are you all right, Jyoji?
Why is it always you? Wh-Why you—
You're not even trying!
My nose bled. Such a horrible guy.
Um... I don't think that's Hasebe-san's fault...
Such a horrible guy! I...
T-Tanaka-san?!
I knew it, too...
I'd seen Hasebe act quite sad when he was told that...
And yet, I said something like that...
I'm such a horrible guy!
So he meant himself when he said "horrible guy"...
His attitude was the same the next day,
but he wouldn't accept any of my challenges.
He'd stay at home, playing video games instead...
Oh, he did mention that he liked video games.
He could've been anything he wanted to be,
but he gave into despair and went to some random college,
and then he became some random local civil servant...
And he's been driven to hit on such a plain girl!
What a waste!
I'm assuming... he's just joking when he's hitting on me.
No. This is the first time I've known of him to hit on a girl.
I wonder if that's true...
But besides the fact that he seems pretty warped,
he cares a lot about his friend.
Therefore, Yamagami-san...
Y-Yes?
Please go out with me.
Wha?!
To Hasebe, the fact that he doesn't know failure
or loss is sort of a complex.
I owe it to him since that day to win against him.
If I'm able to steal the woman that Hasebe is hitting on,
I can beat Hasebe!
And so...
though I don't really care for you, please go out with me.
He's way too warped...
I understand that you're doing this for your friend, but, no.
Please! Even if it's just for show.
Just for show? You may say that, but...
Please go out with me!
Are you stupid?!
Hasebe-san?!
Are you okay?
What are you doing here?
Miyoshi-chan saw you getting dragged off,
so she followed you here and called me.
I-I see...
But um... y-you shouldn't hit him.
I've sobered up!
So he was drunk...
He'd get really excited out of the blue, even normally,
so I couldn't tell that he was drunk.
Hasebe!
Oh, Miyoshi-chan has a message for you.
Taking a girl somewhere against her will... You're awful.
Hey, I could actually tell that made him sad.
I'm very sorry!
I've said a lot of insensitive things!
N-No, I shouldn't have given you all that alcohol, either...
What were you planning on saying if you weren't drunk?
Hm? I was just going to ask her ou—
That's no different!
Ow...
Come on, Lucy. Let's go. I'll walk you home.
Th-Thank you...
I'm terribly sorry, Yamagami-san!
I'll apologize again in an email!
I haven't even gotten her email address yet!
H-Hasebe-san, it's fine, so please don't hit him anymore.
Hasebe-san, I'm really sorry...
I keep causing you trouble...
Oh, nah. In actuality,
what happened this time technically is my fault.
So actually, I'm sorry.
It's fine...
So... what did you talk to him about?
Huh?
Um... It was mostly about you, Hasebe-san...
Like when you played basketball in high school...
I knew it! Please forget that immediately!
Something about the sufferings of a genius?
I'm not! I'm not suffering in that way!
I was a little pissed off and hit him with the ball.
But he's ridiculously responsible so he read
too much into it and felt guilty...
Then he started following me around even more.
I'm surprised he didn't follow you to college.
He did.
That's why I transfered to another school.
He seriously ran away.
He said, "He could've been anything he wanted to be... what a waste!"
Anything, huh...
Sadly, I'm not interested in anything.
Well, life's sort of boring, but I guess that can't be helped.
At least it's smooth sailing.
U-Um...
I-I love books...
so much so that I could die happy
if I could live normally and keep buying and borrowing books...
Okay...
So much so, that I don't even need food!
You need to eat.
I do eat. It was a figure of speech.
I wonder about that...
It's true! Anyway...
I don't know how to say this, but...
Whether it's because of effort, or because of talent,
I think it's great to be able to get a wonderful job...
But no matter how much others think it's random,
or if everyone says it's a waste...
I think if you're able to live life daily the way you think is fun...
That's more wonderful than anything.
I'm sorry, I...
Stop.
I'm really sorry!
I was being too impertinent...
I've always been pretty serious about it,
but at this rate, I'll end up liking you so much, it won't even be funny,
so please, stop.
Hasebe-san...
Right. The station's over there.
Make sure you get home.
I will. Um, uh, what about you, Hasebe-san?
I'll walk home.
Huh?! Your place is about ten stations from here!
Oh, uh, is it? I suppose it is.
See you later!
You're going anyway?!
Yamagami-san.
Good morning, Miyoshi-san.
Thank you very much for yesterday.
Not at all.
I thought I may have been too forward
for following you and calling Hasebe-san...
Not at all. You were a lifesaver.
Were you okay?
Did that lowlife bastard do something to you?
The way Miyoshi-san views Tanaka-san
has been affected quite a bit now.
Mornin'!
Hasebe-san.
Thanks for yesterday, Miyoshi-chan.
Not at all...
H-Hasebe-san, um... you're acting a little weird today...
I'm not being weird.
B-But... This is hard to say,
but you forgot to put on your necktie.
I'm going for business casual starting today.
Welfare First Section
Hey, Hasebe.
Have you finished organizing the documents from earlier?
Oh, the documents from earlier...
What were they again?
I'm talking about those. Those documents.
Oh, these documents...
What was I supposed to do with them again?
I asked you to organize them, remember?
Oh, right. Organize. Organize what?
Are you all right?
If you're not feeling well, just say so.
Senpai...
I'm going to go slack off.
That's not what I meant when I said just say so!
What's wrong, Hasebe-san?
Oh, Miyoshi-chan. I'm just slacking off.
"Just slacking off," eh? You're rather honest.
You say that, but what are you doing, sir?
Are you slacking off, too?
The sun hits this spot just right,
so I highly recommend this spot for slacking off.
A spot to slack off you say...
But...
This is my desk.
Chihaya-san.
Yes?
Hasebe's being weird today.
Do you have any idea why?
Who knows? Why would I know?
He doesn't seem to be able to concentrate on work
and keeps messing up left and right...
Probably because he's just messing around.
No, this is the first time...
Usually he points out my mistakes.
You need to get your act together.
Tea
Oh? Are you eating by yourself, Lucy?
Oh, y-yes.
It appears that everyone went to buy lunch, so...
I see...
I really want to thank him,
but considering all that happened, it might not be a good idea to bring it up.
Yesterday was a bit hectic, huh?
He brought it up himself!
W-Were you able to get home safely after that?
Yeah, in the middle of the night.
I see... Um,
you took care of me when I got drunk, and this time, too...
Um... Please just let me repay you!
That reminds me, I said I was saving up those points, right?
Is it okay to use them now?
Yes! I'll do anything! We just got paid, too.
Let's go on a date.
A d-date? Um... uh, with me?
Yeah.
You mean not just going out to eat after work?
Yep. On a day we're off from work.
Um... I'm pretty booked on the days that we're not working for a while...
How long is "for a while"?
About two months?
I see. Too bad. I guess I don't have a choice.
Then it'll just have to be two months from now.
Um... Um...
Oh, and it won't be like a date with what you're wearing now,
so wear a skirt.
A skirt?! I can't!
I've never worn one, apart from my school uniform!
I can't do both a date and a skirt!
I see, you can't do both...
That's not what I'm talking about anyway.
Let me repay you in a more usual way.
Then I pick the skirt. Wear it to work.
No!
I can't wear a skirt to work. It's too embarrassing...
C-Could I please do something else?
Nope. Either a skirt to work, or a skirt on a date. You pick.
His eyes are serious.
Y-Yamagami-san...
...is wearing a skirt?
It'd be better than having everyone at work seeing me in a skirt...
Th-Then, a dat—
She declines!
Chihaya-san!
I heard everything.
To force her on a date is undoubtedly sexual harassment.
I knew you'd come, Chihaya-chan.
I'll leave Lucy's outfit for that day up to you.
Huh?!
You cosplay all the time,
so you're good with those kinds of things, right?
Cosplay and dating are totally different...
But I'm in.
Chihaya-san!
That's settled, then.
You'll go on a date with me in two months.
And I'll get to dress you however I'd like.
I'm so excited...
Somehow, I was completely left out of this...
All right, I'm heading back. I'll be looking forward to it!
What am I going to do? What am I going to do?
I want to repay him... But will this be repaying him?
Could it be that he proposed the skirt knowing that I'd bite?
Damn it...
It pisses me off that he's so calm and composed...
But I'm completely on board.
Wh-What's wrong, Hasebe? Are you all right?
I was so nervous.
Yo, Hasebe!
Heard you weren't doing so well lately.
Who's this?
And so...
I'm going to give your unfortunate self the right
to mess around with a feisty little wife.
It was a dream...
What a weird dream...
—be-san...
I wonder if it's because of the section manager...
—be-san...
Hasebe-san...
A feisty little wife...
A fish...
I'm a mackerel!
R-Right...
Don't worry, Hasebe-san.
I may look like this,
but as a wife, I have the means to fulfill any adult requests.
Means?
N-Now...
First, I'll... l-lay the eggs...
A dirty joke specific to fish!
L-Lucy! That's wrong in so many ways!
It was a dream...
This Week's Servant Quiz!
This week's Servant Quiz!
Spot the differences between the two pictures.
The answer will be on the website.
The pictures themselves are completely different.
Those are my doujinshi!