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No, no. Listen, listen to me.

I'm listening. Okay, what is it?

He's my closest friend at work.

Of all my colleagues, he's the closest to me.

We go out to eat together and even go to the movies.

The movies, huh?

-That means… -Shut up.

Takeshita, listen to me.

So…

he said he likes me.

What do you think?

What do you think about that?

What about you, Momo?

What do you want to do? Not interested? At all?

Yeah, what about you?

Absolutely interested.

Are you?

Yeah, I'm totally interested.

But, you know, it's not going to end

unless you start a relationship.

-That's silly. -What's wrong with that?

Then, what is this?

Are you just bragging?

"Someone I really like asked me out."

"It's great, but I don't know what to do"?

No, it's not that.

Wait, just dinner and a movie?

What do you mean?

Well, what's the situation really? Haven't you guys done it yet?

What?

Like a hotel date.

No hotel.

Okay.

So, there's been no sex or kissing, right?

Or there has been, just not at a hotel, right?

You guys have done it at home.

Stop making the "You got it!" gesture.

You've done it!

Okay, let's go.

-Excuse me. -Yes?

-Check, please. -Right away.

Hey!

-Okay, okay. -Sorry.

Can you wait? I'll hit the ATM.

It's fine. I've got it.

-There's a convenience store not far. -Oh, okay.

-Be right back. -Be careful.

Yup.

We are friends from college,

and we still go out for drinks sometimes.

Takeshita doesn't seem to be interested in dating these days.

She's like, "Work is everything now."

Momo was like that, too,

but then she met someone nice at work

and she kept talking about him.

I haven't had a boyfriend in about a year and a half.

I'm not in a rush or anything,

but I don't have much opportunity to meet anyone

and apps are a pain.

Sometimes, I feel lonely.

Huh?

Good evening.

I made a mistake.

Hi.

Did you forget where you were drinking?

Yes.

Do you know the name of the bar?

Were you drinking with friends and came out to buy cigarettes?

No.

Or maybe you didn't have enough money and came out to find an ATM?

Bingo.

Come.

Huh?

Come on, follow me.

It can only be one of two places. A similar bar.

It's an Italian bar, right?

Yes.

This way. Are you okay?

Yes.

I'm really sorry. You were working, weren't you?

That's okay. And this is fun.

Hey!

Sorry.

-Thanks. -What happened?

I got lost.

This guy from a different bar was helping me find the bar.

I couldn't find it after all though.

Where were you drinking?

Mitsubachi.

Seriously? It's in the opposite direction.

-Is it? -No wonder we couldn't find it.

-What's up with you, Toko? -Sorry.

Well, if you'd like, please come and have a drink at our place sometime.

Sure.

Thank you.

It was nice to meet you.

Okay, then.

-Thank you. -Thanks!

Looks good.

That's how I met Matsuyama.

IF I CAN BE HIS GIRLFRIEND

A LITTLE DRUNK PERSON CAME INTO OUR BAR BY MISTAKE

This is…

I TRIED TO ESCORT HER TO THE BAR WHERE SHE WAS DRINKING,

BUT I WAS USELESS

FOLLOW - MESSAGE

Hello.

I'm the the lost person you tried to help yesterday.

My name is Tanabe.

I looked for your bar's Instagram to say thank you,

then I found you.

You really helped me out.

If you want, I'd like to buy you dinner sometime as a thank-you.

"Hello, Ms. Tanabe."

"Thank you for reaching out to me."

"My name is Matsuyama."

"I was pretty useless,

so no need to thank me."

I HAD NOT SEEN MY GRANDMA IN A WHILE SHE'S LEARNING TO PLAY THE UKELELE

When I realized,

I checked out all of his social media posts.

He doesn't post too many selfies or anything like that,

no photos that seem to be of an ex or current girlfriend.

After I finished checking,

I contacted him on LINE.

-See you tomorrow. -See you.

See you tomorrow.

See you.

-Hi there. -Hi.

Mr. Matsuyama.

My name is Satoshi Matsuyama.

Satoshi.

Yes, like Satoshi Tsumabuki.

My name is Toko.

Toko Tanabe.

Toko?

Yes, Toko.

It's written as "walk" and "child."

That's very cute.

-Yeah? -Toko.

Really?

Yes. This is the first time I've ever met a Toko.

You are the only Toko I've ever met.

-Thank you. -You're welcome.

-Shall we go? -Yes.

I'm 26. About the same age?

Oh, '97?

I was born in the spring of '98.

We're the same age then.

Call me Matsuyama-kun, then.

Or just call me Matsuyama.

Okay, Matsuyama-kun.

Okay, Matsuyama-kun.

-Your appetizers. -Okay.

From here, carottes râpées,

Iberian sausage, liver mousse,

cheese, and prosciutto.

-Thank you. -Thank you.

-Cheers. -Cheers.

Thank you.

This place looks really nice.

My boss from work brought me here.

From the bar?

No, I used to work part time there.

Now I just help out occasionally on weekends.

Is that right?

I work in design, freelance. Web and stuff.

I'm a designer, but not a creative one.

I see.

It sounds great.

So, you work in real estate…

What? Yes. Wait. Why?

Sorry.

I checked out your social media, going back through it.

I know it's creepy. I got a message from you, so…

Well… It's kind of embarrassing.

I mean, in case you were a weird person or something.

You're pretty, Toko, but…

if your posts are just all selfies, you know…

I think that's fine,

but that's not my kind of person.

I get that.

Actually…

I did the same thing.

What do you mean?

I checked out your social media.

Like your media list on X.

Everybody does that, right? So, you did, too.

Wait, how did you find my X account?

What? Well…

You know…

I first checked it with your Instagram ID,

and when that didn't work, I checked out your followers.

What? That's scary!

I wouldn't go that far.

Really? I'm embarrassed! I shouldn't have told you.

No, I'm just kidding. I get it.

I've never done it though.

Really?

-Yeah. -Are you sure?

Yeah.

Yeah, it's a restaurant in Ikejiri.

The fish there is really good.

I would like to eat some good fish.

They serve marinated yellowtail, with lots of sesame.

Is that Ryukyu?

Yeah, something like that.

-You know Ryukyu? -Yes.

-Are you from Kyushu? -No.

-I had it in a restaurant once. -Okay.

It was delicious.

I'd like to go.

Let's see.

I'm busy this month, but I have time next month, so let's go.

Yes, I'd love to.

-I'll text you. -Yes.

It's late. Can you still catch the last train?

You're right. I have to go.

-Shall we go? -Yes.

Time flies when you're having fun.

Excuse me, can I have the check?

Sure.

After that, he didn't contact me for a while.

Since he said, "I'll text you,"

I couldn't contact him.

Hey.

This way.

After almost two weeks, he finally contacted me.

Let me think. Oh, it's On the Street.

I really liked it because

-I used to live in Shimokita. -Yeah?

I used to go to that used clothes store a lot,

so it really captured my heart.

We talked about favorite movies, TV series, and comedians.

We got along well.

But it was fun to see them all gather together.

-The last scene. It was good. -Yeah.

It was really good.

Oh, shoot.

What's wrong?

The Second is on today.

I totally forgot.

Oh no, it's already started.

I'm so bummed.

I think I saw that it's the final match today.

Damn it.

Did you really wanna see it?

Of course! I was so looking forward to it.

Are you that disappointed?

I'm done.

I'm so done.

Well, it's okay.

Do you wanna watch it at my place? It's close by.

You can watch it on catch-up playback.

-Really? -Yeah.

-Are you sure? -Yep.

I want to watch it, too.

-Thank you. -It's okay.

Yes!

That was funny.

That made me cry.

Why?

I mean, isn't it amazing?

Making people laugh.

It's so cool.

Well, you getting so moved by comedians is funny.

Really?

I cry a lot.

What should I do?

What should I do?

I'm thinking about staying over tonight.

Should I go home?

If you've already missed the last train…

I can just make it.

I can make it if I run fast.

So, should I run?

If I should, I will.

And I'm fast.

You can stay over.

Really?

Yeah.

Thank you.

Good morning.

You surprised me. Good morning.

The fish was delicious yesterday.

Yes.

Thank you for letting me watch The Second.

Yes.

I meant to say that last night, but forgot.

Right.

We'd only known each other for a short time,

so it worried me a little,

but mostly, I was just happy.

But…

See you.

See you.

He didn't ask to see me again or anything.

That bothered me a bit.

MUST-SEE STUFF FROM THE COMEDIAN YOU LIKE

"TEACHERS DATING" KAGAYABUNKO

Listen.

What is it?

IT'S GLOWING!

After that, he'd sent me messages about small things.

Eventually, we started seeing each other about three times a week.

Hold on.

Wow, it looks delicious.

-You think? -Yeah.

What do you usually eat?

We kept seeing each other like that,

but he never said anything about a relationship.

Huh? What's that? You're just FWBs.

-Right? -Yeah.

Well, look who's talking.

I know that's what this relationship looks like.

But, listen, it's not like we do it every time we see each other.

We even meet up during the day.

What do you do?

We go to the zoo, see movies, things like that.

Maybe it's just that he's not really into you.

Well, I don't feel that way either.

It's just fun.

And he seems to be having a lot of fun too.

It just feels like we're doing fun things together.

I don't get it.

Maybe he's just good at making it seem that way.

That's not it.

Because it's not like he's got game or anything.

He's kind of innocent.

Could he be acting like an innocent "puppy-like" guy?

But he's not the type of guy who can use his charm to manipulate people.

You are all, "But, but, but."

The other day, I went on a business trip.

And I deliberately didn't tell Satoshi about it.

Then he texted me,

so I replied, "I'm on a business trip."

Then he asked me, "With who?"

I was with my female boss, so that's what I told him, then…

What, what?

He replied, "Hmm,"

and added a suspicious face sticker.

Let me see, let me see.

Wait, I have these Keiko Sootome stickers, too.

He uses Hiragana a lot. Isn't that a little cutesy?

He isn't cutesy or anything.

He's really like that.

So, you said…

"I'm telling you the truth."

And Satoshi said?

"Well, I don't like it."

"It makes me sad to think that you are not in Tokyo."

That's bad.

-What's all this? -Right?

It makes you "Ugh!" right?

It's like "This guys is damn cute," right?

I really don't get it. It'd be funny if he was just doing it naturally though.

But I think he likes Toko for sure.

Yeah.

So, what I think is… he is the kind of guy

who doesn't specifically ask to be in a relationship.

Maybe he already thinks

we are in a real relationship.

No?

No way.

Even though it's not every time, you guys are having sex, right?

I think you should end it.

You think so, too?

-Yeah. -Yeah.

After a while,

he seemed to get busy with work,

and his replies became sparse.

Then he'd text me one after another.

But he'd stop replying when he was busy,

so I'd wait for days, feeling frustrated.

Do you go see your parents often?

Yeah. They live close by.

He texted me after a while…

-I want to see my dog. -...and we met up.

What's its name?

Anzu.

Anzu?

Why Anzu?

I don't know.

Maybe…

because she's small?

Maybe.

Okay, she's small.

Are you working tomorrow?

No, I'm not.

-Did you get over the hump? -The big one is over.

There you go.

-Wow, this is great. -What?

-Thank you. -Thank you.

Happy birthday, Toko!

Thank you.

Wow, it's so pretty.

Blow out the candles.

Go for it.

Keep it going.

Yay! Happy birthday!

What? How did you know? Did I tell you?

I saw it on LINE.

"Your friends' birthdays are coming up soon."

You're a year older now.

Yeah, that's right.

Oh, and…

Here.

Happy birthday.

Thank you!

-Can I open it? -Go ahead, open it.

-Is this a vase? -Yes.

You said you like flowers.

And you put flowers in your room.

I'm so happy.

Thank you so much.

I'm glad you like it.

It's cute.

Thanks.

Let's go to sleep.

Yeah.

You know…

Yeah?

That cake was delicious, wasn't it?

It was!

The food was good too. We should go there again.

Yeah.

You know…

What's wrong?

What kind of relationship…

are we in?

What…

A good relationship.

A good relationship.

What does that even mean?

Toko?

Are you angry?

I don't know.

You're definitely angry.

You know…

With my ex-girlfriend,

or rather,

I've dated a few people

since I started my current job…

It never worked out.

I'm a freelancer,

so I have to work really hard when I get a job,

so that…

I can get the next job.

So…

my work always takes priority.

And I end up…

not getting in touch with my girlfriend.

Otherwise, I can't concentrate on my work.

So…

I'm not confident…

that I can take good care of you.

Well…

If you're okay with it,

could you give me some more time?

Until when?

When…

Well…

Until my work settles down.

What's that?

That's too vague.

You are right.

Doesn't that sound fake?

Yeah.

It sounds like an excuse guys like that use often.

Does it?

I don't understand him anymore.

I told you to dump him.

So?

Are you still seeing him?

No, I haven't seen him since then.

I mean, I haven't contacted him.

He hasn't contacted you either?

He sometimes texts me "My News"

on his favorite TV shows or movies.

"My News"?

That's it.

I see.

I don't care anymore.

I wonder…

if he's at the bar right now.

Are we going? Should we go?

No, he's not there. We're not going. No!

I didn't see him for a while after that.

Let's go take a peek.

No.

MATSUYAMA

SORRY TO BOTHER YOU

MY WORK HASN'T BEEN GOING WELL LATELY

ARE YOU OKAY?

IT'S PRETTY HARD

I DON'T HAVE ANYONE ELSE TO TALK TO

IT'S TOTALLY FINE

I'LL LISTEN IF YOU NEED SOMEONE TO TALK TO!

Toko, thank you. And sorry about that.

Good luck with work. Cheer up.

Take care. Thank you. Stay safe.

See you. Bye.

See you tomorrow.

-See you. -See you.

I WORKED HARD TO SUBMIT A DRAFT AMENDMENT AND RECEIVED A LOT OF PRAISE!

FROM THE PERSON WHO SNAPPED AT ME YESTERDAY!

YAY!

LET'S CELEBRATE!

YAY!

See you tomorrow.

See you.

See you tomorrow.

Open it. Hurry, open it now.

I'm home.

Welcome home.

It's okay. I can do that for you.

Thank you.

Here we go.

Okay!

-I'm okay now. -Okay.

He had asked me to wait or something,

but I thought, "Well, it's okay to celebrate,"

and I let my guard down.

Then,

I ended up seeing him as often as before.

Should I order more?

Are you still hungry, Toko?

Toko?

How long is this going to last?

What happened all of a sudden?

It's hard to see you without knowing out what we are!

Okay.

I see.

Sorry.

I understand.

I'll try to not make it hard for you.

Well…

I brought you Kagaya's solo live DVD, but you don't want to watch it with me?

That's right.

Let's watch it.

Damn it.

I always end up getting carried away by emotions.

I had to do something.

I had to change something.

I knew that,

but I didn't know what to do.

Ms. Ishii, thank you for coming on such short notice.

It's fine.

What about your kids?

It's fine. I asked my husband to take care of them.

I decided to work up the courage and ask for advice

from my trusted boss who had gone on the business trip with me.

I see.

Yes.

Even though you know you should stop,

you still see him because you like him even after everything?

Yes. I think so.

Even though you think he's just taking advantage of you?

What I think is…

maybe I want to believe what he says.

The "I'm not confident. I want you to wait" thing?

I know it sounds sketchy.

Yeah.

Well, I thought

maybe he was actually telling the truth.

Really?

Yeah, I mean,

he could have dodged the question, right?

Also, in that situation,

saying something that sounds suspicious seems more like the truth somehow.

I doubt someone who was better at lying would say something like that.

Do you think so?

Yeah.

Maybe he's just a little innocent.

On the other hand,

it must be hard being at the mercy of his whims.

Yes.

Why don't you try to change your way of thinking?

Yes?

Since you met him,

you've worked really hard

to adapt to him and think about what he wants, haven't you?

Yes, I guess that's true.

When he seems busy,

I try not to want to see him too much.

-You've had to hold back, haven't you? -Yes.

I think that kind of ability

is very important when you are in a relationship.

Especially when it comes to marriage,

sometimes you need to hold back tacitly.

Is that right?

Yes. Advice from a married woman, you know.

I see.

So,

isn't it enough?

What?

Knowing that you've improved that ability thanks to him.

Right.

Until now,

even though I knew I should break it off, I couldn't

because, in the end, I wanted to be his girlfriend,

and I was frustrated that I couldn't.

But after I talked to Ms. Ishii,

I felt that my days with him hadn't been in vain.

So, I decided I'd try one last thing.

If that didn't work,

I'd forget about him completely.

Hey.

Which one do you think is better?

I decided to move without telling him.

I like this one better.

This one, huh?

MATSUYAMA I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU LATELY, I MISS YOU

After I decided to move, I didn't see him for a while.

No matter how many times he suggested we meet up,

I said no with some excuse.

I told just the right amount of lies

so I wouldn't be too cold to him.

One day, moving day was approaching…

Huh?

Toko?

Satoshi?

Am I in your neighborhood already?

Yeah, you are.

Well,

I haven't seen you lately, so I missed you.

I was just thinking,

"Isn't Toko's place in this direction?"

and pedaling my bike absentmindedly.

And I ended up pretty close to your place, I guess.

What? That's so funny.

But, yeah, it was lucky I ran into you.

Well, good luck at work.

Yeah.

-See you. -See you.

Good evening!

After I moved,

I decided to accept his invitation for the first time in a while.

Hey, Toko, today…

Can I stay over at your place?

Sorry, it's time for me to go because I'm going to miss the last train.

What? The last train?

Why?

I moved, so I don't live in this neighborhood anymore.

What? You moved?

I'm really gonna miss it. I gotta run. Bye.

Wai… Toko?

Sorry, here's the money.

No, you don't have to.

I can run fast, too.

See you.

I met up with him a few times after that,

but I never let him in my new place.

Here you go. Your dessert,

-Basque cheesecake. -Thank you.

And a hard pudding.

Excuse me. Please enjoy.

Thank you.

Wow, it's beautiful.

-Isn't it? -Yeah.

Let's dig in.

Toko.

You might think this is a little too late,

but would you be my girlfriend?

You never told me about your move,

and I feel that you've become distant.

I may not be available when I'm busy,

but I'll try my best not to make you feel insecure.

So, please…

be my girlfriend.

Yeah.

Okay.

Really?

Yes.

Yay!

Thank you.

Thank you.

Ms. Tanabe.

I heard things went well with the guy who you talked about before, right?

Well, yes.

Thank you very much for your advice.

Congratulations.

Thank you.

-But-- -I'm so glad.

I said,

"Isn't it enough?" didn't I?

Yes.

I actually meant to say that you should stop

seeing such an indecisive guy, and just move on to the next one.

I thought maybe my advice was not very good, but…

That's good. I'm really glad.

Well, yes.

-Well, you have fun. -Thank you.

But I'd already broken up with Satoshi at this point.

As soon as we were in a real relationship,

I realized that I only liked him because I couldn't be his girlfriend.

IF I CAN BE HIS GIRLFRIEND