Month: October 2025

Ebiko rejects the confession of her long-admired, high-spec boss, Taijima, revealing that her feelings are directed toward Mizunuma. Realizing that Ebiko and Mizunuma both have special feelings for each other, Taijima flashes a bittersweet smile. Saya also cheers Ebiko on for choosing a man based on her true feelings for the first time! Ebiko visits the aquarium shop to tell Mizunuma how she feels, but she gets nervous and acts suspiciously. After telling him that she had rejected Taijima’s confession, she impulsively blurts out, “Because I like you!” and bolts from the shop. Rushing home as if she were escaping, Ebiko finds the shrimp in her tank completely motionless. Worried, Ebiko frantically returns to Mizunuma.

“I like you, Ebihara.” Ebiko, who had long admired her high-spec boss, Taijima, was finally confessed to! But, unsure if she’s worthy of him, she puts off answering, leaving her best friend, Saya, disappointed. After an argument with Yoko, who resents Mizunuma, he closed the shop. Ebiko barged into his room, worried, to find Mizunuma a wreck, drowning his sorrows in alcohol. Mizunuma forced a smile and said that Yoko resenting him was his own fault. As he confessed his past struggles, which he’d hidden from others despite his popularity with women, Ebiko didn’t pull away. Instead, she accepted it and said, “That’s exactly who I thought you were.” Afterwards, Ebiko headed home but realized she had forgotten to give Mizunuma a souvenir. She rushed back to his shop. There, Yoko, who had been lying in wait, appeared and put Ebiko in danger once again!

Ebiko is stunned to learn that Mamiko is not Taijima’s girlfriend. Taijima, who says he’s looking for a girlfriend, invites Ebiko to dinner. Ebiko is surprised and flustered, feeling the pressure mount. However, Saya pushes her, saying, “Go catch that fish!” Meanwhile, Mizunuma is shaken when his sister, Momoka, tells him that a woman named Ogino visited their house. Ebiko then reports that she managed to arrange a date with Taijima. The day of Ebiko and Taijima’s date arrives. Though nervous, they enjoy the aquarium and an Italian restaurant, and the atmosphere grows wonderfully romantic. On their way home, however, they pass by Mizunuma’s shop and discover him arguing with an unfamiliar woman. Startled, Ebiko approaches and gets caught up in the chaos, igniting Taijima’s anger.

When Ebiko returned home, she overheard Takumi talking on the phone with his mother and making condescending remarks about her. Ebiko lost her temper and confronted him. He confessed that he had been dumped by his “higher-level” fiancée and had moved in with Ebiko, settling for someone who was “easier.” “Ebiko should just stay Ebiko,” he declared. “Trying to be something you’re not never ends well.” A heated argument ensued. Meanwhile, work was going great, and Ebiko was overjoyed to be praised by “Sea Bream Woman” Mamiko. Ebiko told her best friend, Saya, about her recent situation. When Ebiko mentioned frequenting Mizunuma’s shop, however, Saya warned her to be careful around Mizunuma’s women. Later, in front of Mizunuma’s shop, Ebiko was taken away by a mysterious woman named Momoka.