2. "I haven't seen her in a while."
3. "Anyone hear anything?"
4. "Welcome!"
5. "No Hiroko today either?"
6. "Guess things must be pretty hectic as department head."
7. "I mean, yeah, but she's going to be even busier than before..."
8. "That's fantastic!"
9. "She got promoted!?"
10. "Department head!?"
11. "Like hell she did."
12. "I thought you didn't get along."
13. "Did she reach out to you?"
14. "Wait, why do you even know that?"
1. "Nope, my darling girlfriend keeps me updated!"
3. "Whaaaat!?"
1. "Oh, so you can show some tact."
2. "I thought you were better than that!"
3. "Catching someone on the rebound is low even for you!"
4. "G-Gotta report this...!"
5. "How dare you lay your hands on Risa-chan!"
6. "But you better not push her too quickly, you hear!?"
7. "Wow, way to be rude."
8. "If you're with Risa-chan all the time, surely you've heard about Ayaka-chan too?"
9. I snapped this while she was dozing during karaoke.
10. "We only started dating recently. I was supporting her through her heartbreak but now at first, she's finally ready to move on."
11. "..."
12. "I can't go bringing up other women like that!"
13. "Nope, Risapon is my everything now!"
1. "C'mon, aren't you worried about her too!?"
2. "Should we ask Risa-chan ourselves?"
3. "I hope Ayaka-chan's alright..."
4. "Something must've happened after that last confession!"
5. "Hold on, just settle down."
6. "I'm telling you, she'll be fine!"
1. "Which is why, here at sales,"
2. "we all have a hand in training our new employees."
3. "So if you're ever in need of assistance, do not hesitate to reach out to any of us."
1. "When I was just starting out,"
2. "I caused quite an incident trying to shoulder everything by myself."
3. "So when everyone had to work overtime,"
4. "I was immediately wracked by guilt,"
5. "but not one of them blamed me."
1. "This culture is something our predecessors"
2. "and one we will continue as your team leaders."
3. "went to great lengths to instill"
4. She's still as unsmiling as ever though.
5. I never thought I'd hear Ayaka say things like that...
6. "Please turn to page 1 of the first pamphlet."
7. "We will now go over your training."
1. "Your turn!"
2. "she can smile just like any of us!"
3. "Nonsense,"
4. "Ayaka-senpai!"
5. "Well, you said to not hesitate reaching out,"
6. "You're welcome. Is there something else?"
7. "Thanks for coming to speak to us earlier!"
8. "but..."
9. "but I'm not the best at speaking up."
10. "I know, you must be wondering what I'm even doing in sales,"
1. "Got it."
2. "You can communicate effectively without being the best public speaker."
3. "I'm still learning all about that myself."
4. "We'd like to find work that showcases your strengths,"
5. "so sharing weaknesses now will go a long way to that."
6. went off without a hitch!
7. ...And so the orientation
1. "She certainly takes after you in that respect!"
2. "Everyone's buzzing about how Ayaka handled it!"
3. "That's great to hear."
4. "Thanks for telling me."
5. "Hiro- Whoops, I mean,"
6. "you should be back soon, right, Director?"
7. "I still have one company left."
8. "Cut that out."
1. Well...
2. "You heard her."
3. "There must be some way we can help!"
4. "So you won't make it in time for the wrap-up?"
5. "Here is the next set, Senpai!"
6. And Risa has the training materials under control.
7. "Yuuya-senpai, could you please look this over?"
8. We have a delivery for L Inc. next week,
9. but the assignee is pretty good, so she should be done with it soon.
11. "O-Oh, thanks."
13. "Huh?"
16. "So if you can find anyone else who's interested..."
17. I added some online courses that'll be useful for V Inc.
18. "Oh!"
1. "It's just like you said,"
2. "they have it all taken care of."
3. "Yeah, should've known..."
4. "It goes to show how much they can all count on you, Hiroko."
5. "Huh?"
6. "..."
7. "Ahaha..."
8. "Well,"
9. "Sheesh, there's hardly anything left for us to help with!"
1. "It's because I can count on all of them too."
2. "And of course, you two are no exception."
3. "The rest is in your hands!"
4. "And once the wrap-up's done too,"
5. "our director can head straight home!"
6. "Right, I'll handle the remaining checking."
7. "She really is cool!"
1. "Oh! Welcome back, Ayaka."
1. "Hiroko-san!? But it's still...!"
2. "H-"
3. "Kumi made sure I had the time."
4. "Said I should be the one welcoming you back for once."
5. "Mgh?"
6. "So good going out there today!"
1. Sh-She...
2. "Hurry and wash up. I'll have dinner ready"
3. She pinched my...!
4. "in a bit."
5. "Since you're always the one cooking,"
6. "Wooow!"
7. "I had to put in a bit of effort too!"
1. Meaning there'll be less to clean for once...
2. "I made a lot, so we can save the rest for another day!"
3. "It all looks so good!"
7. "Oh..."
8. "Sorry"
9. "for not coming out to them even now."
10. "...Ayaka."
1. "I know this is something you shouldn't have to put up with,"
2. "but"
3. "I want to stay with you"
4. "and the company as well."
5. "I apologize for being so selfish."
6. You're right I'm putting up with things!
7. "Hiroko-san."
8. Like the fact I can't go around bragging about my girlfriend!
9. "Hm?"
1. "But I'm fine doing so."
2. "so it's okay if we take it to the grave together!"
3. "You put up with it for years before we met"
4. "I loved the you that followed through on that,"
5. "to protect what was important to you."
6. "Sheesh,"
7. "how can you say that with food all over your cheeks?"
1. "I heard this rumor from another department!"
2. "We saw it."
3. "It is."
4. "I-Is it now...?"
5. "For real!?"
6. "Is it true Ayaka-senpai confessed"
7. "in front of the whole office!?"
8. "It's only the new hires who don't know, so no point in hiding it."
9. "Hey!"
1. One beauty
2. with another...
3. One beauty
4. Another beauty
5. "I fell for her first, y'know!?"
6. "Yep."
7. "And the one she confessed to was the director!? That too!?"
8. "Then are they going out now!?"
1. "Hiroko-senpai hasn't come by as often ever since she was promoted."
2. "Ahaha"
3. "That's what he hopes, at least."
4. "No friggin' way!"
5. "What kinda vague answer is that!?"
6. "Take care"
7. "now!"
8. "So no one really knows."
9. "Ayaka's always going on about how she's in love with Hiroko-senpai,"
10. "but Hiroko-senpai always just accepts it with a smile."
11. "Thanks."
12. "Oh, come on!"
13. "The answer is blowing in the wind."
14. "Heh"
15. "An office romance!? Between two women!? How could you not know!?"
1. "unless they say it themselves,"
2. "I mean,"
3. "we really shouldn't be making those assumptions."
4. "Oh, good idea!"
5. "Why don't we hit up Chinatown with this crowd?"
6. everyone's pretty much holding back from saying the obvious.
7. Way too obvious...
8. That said,
1. I still wonder.
2. They're right we shouldn't just assume these things,
3. but
5. "Welcome back, Hiro-Director!"
6. I mean, the director's kind to everyone,
7. but it's only with Senpai that she...
8. "We some-how got separated!"
9. "Weren't you guys having lunch?"
10. "Some-how?"
11. "Hope-fully there are still tables."
12. But it feels like
13. Ayaka's always going on about how she's in love with Hiroko-senpai.
1. "And I wanted to welcome you back!"
2. Hiroko-san is in love
3. with Ayaka-senpai too.
4. "That's all!"
5. "Nothing suspicious in the least, right?"
1. Ah.
2. Anything?
3. "Why don't you just get all of that flirting out of your system at home? You can do anything you want there."
4. "Wah!"
5. "C'mon, let's go!"
6. "Are you even trying anymore?"
7. "So now other companies have seen you."
8. "..."
9. "Don't think you can blush your way out of this."
1. "You had no issue going all the way before!"
2. "don't you ever get turned on!?"
3. "When we're home by ourselves,"
4. "That's what they said!"
5. Those little...!
6. "Or am I just not your type?"
7. ...Like hell I can say that!
8. "No, it's because I'm all for it that I want to do this right!"
