1. "I'm not letting you give up"
2. "like that!"
3. Cornering a worried coworker
4. and making her cry when I meant to console her...
5. What was I thinking?
7. "I'll have it done this evening."
8. "That fast? That'd be a huge help!"
9. "Yeah!"
10. "We're counting on you, Risa!"
11. "Wait, Risa!?"
12. "!!!"
1. "I wound up pretty worked up too!"
2. "O-Oh no,"
3. "Huh?"
4. "Yesterday,"
5. "I ended up pretty much yelling one-sidedly."
6. "I apologize for my behavior back then."
7. "Sorry about that."
8. "I did grab you all of a sudden."
9. "Is your arm okay?"
10. "..."
1. "Ah..."
2. "Excuse me, Hiroko-senpai."
3. "Huh?"
4. "You're right, I can't give up."
5. "Not until I become a far better woman than you!"
6. "!"
1. "Why did she grab her like that?"
2. "Huh? What's going on?"
3. Now everyone's staring!
4. That's right, I caught her in the middle of the office!
5. "Why don't we call it even with this?"
6. "Sorry"
7. "for grabbing you all of a sudden."
1. She went and smoothed things over for me?
2. "Guess it was nothing."
3. "Yep."
4. "They sure get along."
5. "We were both at fault, okay?"
6. "Yeah..."
7. "Th-"
8. "You're a far better woman already."
9. "Oh, I see."
10. "Just having a bit of fun."
11. "I totally thought they were gonna fight it out!"
12. "That surprised me for a sec there!"
1. "..."
2. "Bathroom?"
3. "!"
4. "Ayaka!"
1. "Risa!?"
2. "I saw you leave your seat all awkwardly."
3. "You were watching, weren't you?"
4. "Ayaka,"
5. "But you don't need to worry."
6. "It's not like Hiroko-senpai and I were seriously fighting."
7. "are you mad?"
8. "I'm telling you, it was nothing-"
1. "Huh!?"
2. "You..."
3. "You finally talked to me!"
4. "Ever since I pushed you away,"
5. "I thought we'd never speak again!"
6. "..."
1. "and I wish I could answer your feelings, but I can't!"
2. "I know you cherish me, Risa,"
3. "I couldn't stop thinking about it!"
4. "I can't be your girlfriend!"
5. "But"
6. "I don't want to lose what we had before either!"
1. "but"
2. "I want us to stay friends!"
3. "I'm sorry for being so selfish,"
4. What happened to the girl who was perfectly fine by herself?
5. "..."
6. How can she get this worked up over just a friendship?
1. Weren't you completely open with each other before?
2. "!"
3. "It won't be that simple. These things take time..."
4. "And I'm gonna come to you and talk as much as I can!"
5. "That's fine! Take as much as you need!"
6. Guess she was on to something.
7. "Heh."
1. "let's shake on it and make it!"
2. "Then"
3. "I'm telling you, we weren't fighting in the first place."
4. "Do it for me! Please?"
5. Guess that's it
6. "Okay, okay."
7. "Hehe"
8. for this love.
1. then the woman Senpai loved...
2. "Wait,"
3. "Yeah, I don't see the need to lie about it that much either."
4. "..."
5. "that's what convinced her to start hiding it at work."
6. "She may have had other reasons, but at the very least,"
7. "and decided this was the best choice."
8. "But I'm sure she thought things through"
1. "But are you sure about telling us"
2. "about her past?"
3. "Well, I have a hunch"
4. "you might be able to change that for her."
5. "Oh, don't worry about it!"
6. "Cheering up girls like you is one of the perks of this place!"
7. And into the chest of another woman.
8. "Yeah, no way."
9. "I lost my cool and came here crying just the other day."
10. "..."
1. "Did you run it by Hiroko?"
2. "Yeah, she's looking over it now."
3. "Morning!"
4. "Morning."
5. "Morning."
6. "Good morning."
7. "Oh, morn-"
8. "Is Hiroko-senpai still there right now?"
9. "Y-Yes."
1. "Good morning! Everyone, may I have your attention please!"
2. "What's got you all excited today?"
3. "G-Good morning, Ayaka."
4. "Our attention?"
1. "I, Ayaka,"
2. "am in love with Hiroko-senpai!"
3. "Huh!?"
1. "...Huh?"
1. Releasing spring 2023!
2. To be continued in Vol. 3!