It wasn't that Harumasa hated the new guy from Section 5. Okay—maybe a little. Maybe a lot.

But not because the newbie could handle a bow better than him. And not because he instantly became the center of attention among the workers. Definitely not because he had gathered more fans in a week than Harumasa had in a year. No, no... of course not.

Harumasa’s eyebrow twitched as he glared at the scene unfolding before him. You. Laughing. Bright and genuine at something the new guy had said.

God, how Harumasa wished it was him who had made you laugh like that.