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Yamagami-san, have you seen Hasebe?
Beware: the Sweet Trap That Tries to Lure You In
No, I haven't.
I wonder if he actually did the stuff I asked him to do.
Yamagami-san, has Hasebe said anything lately?
Huh?
It means I don't need any girl other than you, Lucy.
Wh-Wh-Wh-Wh-What do you mean?!
Like if he found a new spot to slack off or something.
Oh, you meant that.
"That"? What do you mean by that?
Uh...
Now that I think about it,
I haven't talked to Hasebe-san alone since then.
It's going to be really awkward at this rate.
I hope we can just talk normally...
Hasebe-san?
He's probably slacking off.
Yeah...
Hasebe-san?
He's probably slacking off, right?
I think so...
Why would I know where Hasebe is?
I'm sure he's slacking off somewhere.
To think he's getting paid from tax money...
I swear, the nerve of civil servants...
I'm sorry...
Storage
(Reference Room)
Meeting Room
What are you doing, sir?
The general affairs girls were just pampering me—
No, I mean we were talking.
I-I see...
What about you, Yamagami-kun? Were you looking for something?
U-Um... Have you seen Hasebe-san?
Do you have an urgent matter with Hasebe-kun?
No, not exactly...
Hasebe-kun may be
in the inner courtyard, the smoking area,
the cafeteria, or... possibly on the roof at this hour.
All places to slack off...
I'm impressed that you know, sir.
Y-You've got it wrong, Yamagami-kun!
It's not like Hasebe-kun told me
about those places and I'm using them myself...
Don't get the wrong idea, okay?
So you are using them...
My dear subordinate is troubled...
I shall do something about it!
Come on, let's go!
I'll help you find him.
S-Sir... W-Wait!
Oh, they're holding a bazaar out here.
Indeed. They sell homemade confections and handmade items
Mitsuba Bazaar
made at welfare facilities at the ward office sometimes.
I see.
Well, he might be here. Let's check it out.
True, this is the kind of place he'd slack—
Yay, sweets!
W-Wait!
Sir! Please don't run around!
Cookies & Cakes Stuffed Animals
Look! They have cookies!
Would you like some cookies?
How about this pink one?
Huh? N-No, I'm working right now, so...
Yeah, I want that one.
Thank you very much.
Oh, sir! They're selling stuffed animals that look just like you!
Look... Huh?
Sir?
The section manager was kidnapped?
The salesperson seemed to have mistaken him for merchandise.
S-So she gave me another stuffed animal in return...
That doesn't really solve anything, Yamagami-san.
I'm sorry...
Someone kidnapped the section manager?
Sounds like a big deal when you say it, but...
If you visualize it...
Not so much...
How troublesome.
Indeed...
Yeah...
Is it actually troublesome, though?
I wonder...
No, the office would still be okay if he wasn't here...
Oh, it'd be troublesome for the person who bought him, though.
Oh!
You're right!
The section manager's existence is so...
A-Anyway, according to the salesperson,
the family that bought him went into the ward office.
So there's a possibility they're still here.
I'm going to find them as soon as I can and swap him out!
What a troublesome section manager...
For crying out loud...
We don't have much of a choice. We should help, as well.
Sir!
Are you here?
Sir!
Sir, where are you?
He isn't here after all...
This isn't good, sir...
I'm so accustomed to it
that I just accidentally talked to a stuffed animal.
No one saw, right?
Yamagami... you really are...
T-Toko-san! It's not what it looks like!
Let's Be Careful of Heatstroke
The section manager's missing?
I can't find him anywhere around the office.
I don't really care about the stuffed animal section manager,
but have you looked in the library?
Library?
You know about the library on the first floor, right?
I go there sometimes to study.
If you're looking for a mother and child, they might be there.
Wh-What? Did you already look there?
Will I ever be able to return from such a land of dreams?!
Like I'd know...
Library
Books! So many books!
I mean, section manager. Section manager!
Mr. Monkey had really good friends.
There he is!
Right.
Mr. Fox and Mr. Bear.
Sir! Sir!
The two...
Wanted to use their allowance to get Mr. Monkey a b...
He's ignoring me? Hey, sir!
Birthday...
It's no use.
Birthday present.
Why are you acting like a normal stuffed animal?!
Mr. Bear was excited and di...
It appears that little girl likes me very much,
so she won't leave my side.
Discussed.
Then you just need to move away yourself, sir.
Discussed it with Mr. Fox, "I wonder what we should get."
But I can't bring myself to just leave knowing that she'd be sad.
"We should get something Mr. Monkey likes," said Mr. Fox.
What?
Therefore I shall live as that little girl's stuffed animal!
What?!
Tell my wife and daughter that my body belongs to someone else now.
No!
That's totally a line a husband that was taken away by his lover would say!
Never mind. I'll go myself.
Um, pardon me...
You just bought this stuffed animal at the bazaar, right?
Yes.
This actually wasn't for sale...
I'm terribly sorry,
but would it be okay if I switched it out with this one?
P-Probably not, huh?
I'm so sorry, my loving wife... My daughter...
I cannot bear to make this child sad...
This one's cuter, so sure.
Cuter, so sure... sure... sure...
So I was able to get him back somehow.
I guess that's good.
Well, there's a serious problem with a little girl holding
a stuffed animal that's an old man.
But...
I've lost all of my confidence as a bunny...
Could you regain your self-awareness as a section manager first?
Now that I think about it, I never did find Hasebe-san...
Oh, Yamagami-san. Please take your break.
The word "manage" is in the word "manager"...
Okay.
I know. I'll try the place the section manager mentioned.
Since that day, I haven't spoken much with Lucy...
Well, I'm probably eating up on the roof
because of it being a little awkward...
The first girl I ever fell in love with...
is eating bread crust.
Whatcha doin'?
Eating lunch...
Yeah, I can see that...
I-It seems that lately...
I haven't talked to you outside of work much...
So I thought you might be on the roof...
She's totally embarrassed.
She's totally embarrassed...
Man, it's because you keep eating stuff like that.
Here.
There's a sandwich inside, so eat it.
Thank you very much.
Um... do you think I look unhealthy?
Uh... N-Not really.
A-Anyway, going back to what we were talking about...
That thing the other day...
I'm not really used to guys, so I panicked,
and I thought you may have been concerned about that...
But I'm okay!
Chihaya-san also said that you'd do that to anybody.
She said something unnecessary again...
I avoided boys in elementary and middle school because
they made fun of me because of my name...
Then I went to an all-girls high school and junior college...
So I'm really not used to being around guys...
And my friends told me to be careful.
I totally understand why...
Well, girls like you may be easy targets for gaudy guys like me.
D-Don't get depressed after saying that yourself!
Not to mention, you may look gaudy,
but you're rather pessimistic, Hasebe-san!
P-Please don't get depressed!
But you're nice and
the fact that you're slightly gloomy... is actually calming.
I actually like that about you...
So...
I-I-I'm sorry!
I ended up saying something weird!
You're nice to everyone, aren't you?
You're like that to everyone, right?
That's not true! You're special, Lucy—
No! You need to be nice to everyone!
Equality for all!
I'm sorry. I'm going back...
I think I'm paying for the fact that I've lived life
so carefree right now...
Why...
Why'd I end up agreeing to go out to dinner with Tanaka-san?
No!
If I keep regretting, nothing will begin.
I need to be positive!
I need to cheer up even a little.
I'll change and go out to the city. Right!
It's good that I got to the city... but what should I do now?
I didn't actually have any plans...
That's...
Yamagami-san, isn't it?
I wonder if she's looking for something.
Oh, she found the book she was looking for.
I wonder if it was too expensive.
I feel like I'm spying...
Oh, Miyoshi-san!
It's rare for us to see each other on our day off.
T-True... Are you shopping?
Yes.
I had a book I wanted to buy, so I was looking for it.
I finally found it, but it was a lot more expensive than I thought...
so I was trying to figure out if I should give up on it or not...
I was totally right.
I'm going to go look at more books, so if you'll excuse me.
Oh, right. See you later.
That's... Hasebe-san?
Hundred combo!
He's silently playing that taiko game
with a completely dead look in his eyes...
Oh, hey, Miyoshi-chan. What're you up to?
You got a full combo!
He's able to switch so fast...
I'm just wandering around.
Your eyes look really dead, Hasebe-san.
Oh, really?
Did something bad happen?
Oh, if it's hard to talk about, you don't have to...
I got a full complete for the CGs in an ero... galge,
but the bonus was totally lame...
I don't really get it, but I can tell it's something really stupid.
Galge are games where you go out with costumed girls, right?
Something like that...
If you have time to do that,
why don't you ask Yamagami-san out somewhere?
Why don't you ask Yamagami-san out somewhere?
I should, huh...
Well, I'll be going now. If you'll excuse me.
Bye-bye!
I really am a loser...
That guy's awesome!
Chihaya-san.
Miyoshi-san.
You're getting a cake? That's nice.
Yes. I'm going somewhere after this.
Is this all right?
Oh, yes.
It appears you're buying quite a few...
Yes.
This is for setting the mood, this is for calming,
this is to cool down any excitement, this is to change the subject,
and this is if all else fails.
I don't really understand, but good luck.
Thanks.
Chihaya-san is probably going to Ichimiya-san's...
Speak of the devil!
He looks like a dad who's been laid off,
but doesn't have the heart to tell his family,
so he's killing the weekday at the park.
I-Ichimiya-san...
Oh, Miyoshi-san. Hello.
What are you doing?
Huh? Nothing, really.
Toko's probably studying at home,
so I'm usually out here zoning out, so I don't get in her way.
Even though it's a day off, I don't really have anything to do.
Um...
Why don't you ask your girlfriend out on a date?
Do I... look like I have a girlfriend?
Uh, well... um, I just assumed...
Well, yeah, I do...
but I don't know if I should be the one to invite her out somewhere...
I think it'd be even harder for her to do so.
It'd be even harder for her to do so.
Sh-She's always at my house, hanging out with my sister...
I think she's not just coming to see Toko-san, but she's there to see you too.
But she's there to see you too
But they always seem to be having a lot of fun.
How would you know that if you're not around?
W-Well, I'll be going...
Please take care of your girlfriend.
Oh, yeah... Thanks.
I'm such a loser...
To think I'd run into so many coworkers just by going out for once...
I wonder if I'll run into the section manager next.
Then again, he's probably not a stuffed animal on his days off...
Buy me that! Buy me that!
Do
No. I just bought you a snack.
Donut
Donuts
Aw, come on! Just one!
But Mom will get mad at me.
Let's go, Dad.
Come on!
At this rate, I'm going to run into everyone from the ward office.
The only one left is...
Tanaka-san...
No, I came out so I could be positive.
I can't just go home...
Oh, if it isn't Saya-chan.
It's the other Tanaka-san...
Perfect timing. Saya-chan, hear me out.
My son's wife...
I'm never going out on my day off ever again...
Yamagami-san, please take care of these forms.
Oh, right.
I-It's the day after our day off, but you seem really tired...
Did something happen after we ran into each other?
Yes, a few things.
Oh, so you're going to dinner with Tanaka-san today?
Yes... Somehow, it came to that.
I had no idea you two were so close.
I'm actually surprised.
Since she's older,
I think a traditional Japanese restaurant would be good.
It's the grandson.
Huh?
It's with the grandson.
Th-The grandson?
The grandson.
By grandson you mean...
That one, right?
Yes.
It just sort of happened...
Just sort of happened, huh...
How does that just sort of happen?
Yamagami-san.
Is there a secret to talking with Tanaka-san?
Huh? A secret?
Like from when you went out the other day...
Um, um, um, um, um, um...
That's over her capacity, apparently.
I'm sorry. That was a difficult question.
Hey.
Hasebe.
I'm not personally involved, so I don't want to say much,
but don't do anything weird to Miyoshi-chan.
What do you mean by weird?
I mean... weird.
So what does that mean?
Just don't!
What on earth are you talking about, Hasebe?
Will the two of them be okay?
Probably not.
Yeah, probably not. For more than one reason.
Please take this side.
Oh, thank you...
It's just on the surface, but they look really nice together.
Indeed. Just on the surface.
Just on the surface.
Allow me.
Thank you...
I can't drink, but I'll just have him pour me a glass.
So, Hasebe earlier...
Oh, yes?
And then Hasebe... because he's Hasebe...
Was being Hasebe...
You're a lot like your grandmother, Tanaka-san.
Oh, I get told that a lot.
Now that I think about it, I only know about him through Hasebe-san...
Um...
Could you try talking about something other than Hasebe-san?
Po...
"Po"?
About portfolio management services...
Wha? You weren't supposed to laugh there.
W-Well, um... Your topic for conversation was so boring,
so I couldn't help but be amused...
I-I'm sorry that it was boring...
I'm sort of relieved.
I thought he was scary, but he's just some kid
who's too serious and talks about boring things.
Oh! Actually, I meant to talk about regrets as we had previously—
Miyoshi-san?!
Please get a hold of yourself!
Oh, I'm sorry
for pouring you a glass when you couldn't drink...
It's not that... Actually, our current situation...
Huh? What situation?
N-Never mind. Please just put me down.
U-Um...
I'm sorry for passing out.
It was actually kind of fun. Let's do this again.
Okay...
Not to mention we didn't talk about regrets one bit.
Y-You're right...
My head hurts...
Miyoshi-san, good morning.
Did everything go okay yesterday?
Huh? Oh, yes, it did.
He didn't do anything weird?
H-He didn't. I'm fine.
Well, in the end...
In the end?
Tanaka-san is fine when you're not involved, Hasebe-san.
Was my existence just denied?!
Huh?
This Week's Servant Quiz!
It's time for this week's Servant Quiz.
There's something different about what Yamagami-san is wearing today.
What might that be?
The answer is right...
There's no way we can air that!