Disclaimer: I wish I owned this manga
Chapter One: NO
"Could you say no to him?" I ask, intently staring at the waitress at the other end of the restaurant.
"Say no to whom?" Yako asks, staring at me and absent-mindedly swirling her ramen around.
"Your…..assistant……" I say, fiddling with my napkin. "He's not really your assistant, is he?" I look at her, and meet her eyes. She looks away quickly.
"I-I- I don't understand, of course he really is my assistant."
Her phone rang.
Figures.
"I've got to go!" She says, taking one last, scary-huge bite of her ramen.
I watch her leave. My best friend of…how many years now? Seven? Eight? Twelve? I don't even know anymore.
.
I am left alone at the table.
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"Ma'am, are you finished with your meal? Would you like your check now?" the waitress asks.
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"Yes please."