Take The Day Off Work Today (Kyou wa Kaisha Yasumimasu / きょうは会社休みます。)

Aoishi Hanae. 30 years old.

I'm an office lady working for Teiko Corporation.

My 20's ended without having any experience with guys.

And the day I turned 30,

I spent one night together with a college student working at the same company.

Who besides that, is 9 years younger than me.

I'm serious about you Aoishi-san.

I am serious.

Even after he confessed to me.

I could not believe it at all:

I will pay for this today. Eh?!

I wrongfully assumed he had monetary intentions,

He called a girl by her first name because they are close friends,

And he didn't reply my messages. So I panicked!

That's the kind of thing they call "Falling in love"

As long as I get to eat ramen by your side

It's alright about your glasses.

Good Morning.

About the question that's been on hold...

I'd be happy to.

Shall we go and eat some ramen?

Eh?!

Aoishi Hanae. At my 30 years.

Let's go.

I got my self a boyfriend at last.

Thank you for the food.

It's ok! Thank you.

Hanae-san Eh?

Do you like movies?

Well yeah.

I like them so much I often go to watch.

It's one of the few hobbies I can frankly admit to enjoy.

Without people surprising.

Shall we go on thursday?

I need to confirm my agenda.

But I think it's probably fine.

So far

I'm amazed he already calls me by my name.

You're still drinking Hanae-san right?

Eh? Oh. Yeah.

He also did it in a spontaneous way.

Should we order another bottle? Yes we should.

I though it would take some days to change

from the formal "Aosihi-san" to the informal "Hanae-san"

when we addressed each other.

Is it ok if we order some Bamboo shoots?

Yes of course. Here's the beer thanks for waiting.

He only asked if I wanted Mambo shoots but

Why am I feeling such happiness?

Ever since I started working at the company 7 years ago.

I always went to the movies by myself on Lady's Day no matter what.

I used to see the couples at the movie theater and how they looked so happy.

It was really painful just thinking about the presence of a so called partner.

But now I have a boyfriend.

And not only that. We are going to the movies together.

This is something that my former self would have only imagine in her dreams.

I wonder when was the last time I didn't wake up

With the sound of the alarm clock.

Hanae-san. I've finished sorting the raisins. What should I do next?

Alright. Could you please work on the dry bananas?

Understood.

Hey. Did Tanokura just,

address to you by your first name?

Eh?

Did he?

Aoishi. Is it possible that...?

You plan to change your last name once you marry Mamoru?

And that's why you allowed Tanokura to call you by your first name right?

What?

When are you getting married?! No no... I'm telling you I'm not.

You're lying for sure. Lies don't work with me you know?

Oshiro-kun. Yes.

How is the matter going with the people from Sapphirus?

It's been decided to jointly participate in the Italian products exhibition...

Ohshiru-kun thinks the name of my boyfriend is Mamoru.

So far I've been safe because he has never suspected it's not true.

Mamoru is the name of the dog we keep at home.

Who now finally obeys when asked to sit.

Look Mamoru! So yummy yummy...

Your paw!

However just as Oshiro-kun says

If I eventually marry my boyfriend

I would be named Tanokura Hanae.

Tanokura Hanae.

Doesn't look nor sounds bad at all.

There's no need to say I have been favored by luck when it comes to my name.

You took your glasses off.

What a surprise...

You decided to go out with him right?

Wh... What business would bring you here today sir?

I'm supposed to meet Oshiro-kun on the fly. Is that so?

It's true what they say about women can change because of a guy.

Don't you think that goes for everybody?

But not everyone changes in a good way.

Especially when the partner is younger.

Thank you very much for your advice.

Excuse me.

Be specially careful not to become a burden as a woman.

A burden as a woman?

Me becoming a burden?

Starting from kindergarten up to the place I'm working now.

I have always thought how not to be an extra load

for the people around me.

Being the first to arrive at morning, preparing the coffee,

do some cleaning,

Being pleasant with other employees,

Is something I've been concerned of every time I do my work.

Would you like me to do it?

Thank you. As always sorry for the trouble.

And what exactly is a burden woman to start with?

Come on. Come on! Let's listen together!

I said I'm fine. You'll definitely like it if you listen.

I said stop it!

That's it. A burden woman

Is the one that pressures her own ideals becoming a burden for him.

That could only happen if I...

Please wait!

Take this lunch with you.

That will be a burden!

Welcome back home.

Shall I prepare your bath?

Or shall I prepare your food?

Or maybe...

You're being a burden.

Shall I clean your back?

Please let's break up.

What on earth was that dream?

Prepare for your punishment!

Huh? Didn't he slashed that villain before?

"Tanokura-kun"

Alright.

Shall we make some stew at my place this Thursday after the movie?

Stew at his place?

Since we are both free next day. Will you spend the night?

And he's asking me to spend the night there.

This the proof that he genuinely thinks of me as his girlfriend.

We have just started dating. I wonder if it's a good idea

to spend the night at his place on our first date.

I thought there was some sort of process before he invited me to his place.

We haven't been to the aquarium or the planetarium.

And yet he is quickly taking the trouble to invite me home.

It's like asking Mamoru to sit when

he barely gives his paw at the sight of his plate.

Sit.

Your paw.

Your other paw.

Mamoru!

Well done!

If Mamoru can do such thing...

"I'll be looking forward to it"

Be specially careful not to become a burden as a woman.

I will definitely not become a load for Tanokura-kun.

Good!

I will show them for sure.

What a light woman I can be.

"Take a day off work today"

Ep.3 "The sleepover date of an aggravated woman"

That cardboard box is too small to

pack all those samples in.

Wait.

In this case, a woman that provides a slightly larger cardboard.

Is a burden for sure.

It fits!

Excuse me. I brought the food samples from Teiko Corporation.

Please come over here. Yes.

Good work.

I did my best.

By the way you boy...

You told Aoishi-san you'd like her to take the glasses off didn't you?

No. I didn't say such thing.

You're young and yet you like such an older woman. Oedipus complex?

I still have work left to do. Excuse me.

If you're fooling around be sure to release her soon enough.

What do you mean?

Do you understand what it means to be dating her?

Of course I understand.

I didn't want you to say it so lightly.

I think you're still in a position where you can't

assure someone's future.

Coming from someone who is still single that doesn't sound so convincing.

Indeed.

If you happen to know someone nice. Be sure to introduce her.

How is your friend doing? Eh? Friend?

The one you told me about before?

30 years old. So timid that she couldn't get a boyfriend.

Ah! It looks she managed to find a boyfriend.

Eh! No way!

I thought that was impossible! I thought so too.

And there it goes that boyfriend passing in front of us.

How have you been doing lately Hitomi-chan?

I am already just 1 step away from Asao-san.

But he said not everything was entirely OK

How is that falling in love exactly?

Well, It's not like he's fallen for me you know.

Huh? What do you mean?

Isn't it possible for someone to fall in love after marriage?

In my case I want to marry Asao-san no matter what.

Eh? Will you marry even if there is no love?

From my point of view marriage is a business.

By tying myself to a good man I can enjoy: