Takuma Shinozaki, que trabaja para una empresa de desarrollo de personajes, es un recién llegado en su primer año en la empresa. Aunque todavía no tiene experiencia, pasa sus días trabajando duro mientras Katase Shiori, una pequeña y linda anciana que ha estado en la compañía durante tres años, la cura y la anima. Un día, Shiori prueba un hechizo para aliviar el nerviosismo de Takuma mientras se prepara para la presentación de un proyecto. ¿Qué es ese hechizo?

After their manager's attempt to arrange a romantic dinner for the two of them, a rainy day leaves Shinozaki feeling under the weather, and Shiori decides to check in on him.

Shinozaki and Shiori reminisce over past experiences at work during lunch with Akina. On their way back to the office they happen upon a crane game with plushies that remind them of one another.

Chinatsu has plans to attend a cosplay event on a day off from work and doesn't want her coworkers to know. While on her way she happens to bump into her manager. Later on, Katase has a piece of chocolate for Halloween that contains alcohol.

On their way back to the office from a client meeting, Shinozaki and Shiori are approached by a reporter looking to do a story on a couple and, after some discussion, the pair decide to pretend to be a couple for her video.

Returning to work after New Year's Shiori thinks she's gotten taller and she asks Shinozaki if he notices anything different about her. Later, Yutaka swipes her brother's phone and sends a message to Shiori asking for a picture.

The office gang decide to use some of their paid time off to go on a hot springs vacation. At the inn's pool Shinozaki finds out that Shiori can't swim so he wants to help teach her.

Katase y Shinozaki se esconden en una taquilla para que no les pillen espiando el romance de sus compañeros. Ese acercamiento hace que Shinozaki empiece a dudar sobre si declararle sus sentimientos.

It's Sunpick's 40th anniversary and the new hire competition is about to kick off. The prize is a vacation to Okinawa for the winner's department. Shinozaki is aiming to win, but Dev Group 1's chief, Akina's old rival, has other plans.

Se acerca la fecha límite de la competición y Shinozaki se encuentra agotado. Sin embargo, siempre tiene tiempo para preocuparse de sus compañeros.

Yamagishi has finished working on her Meowtaro game and wants Shinozaki to play it. Things become stressful for Shinozaki and Shiori when some of the game's dialog hits too close to home. Later on everyone tries to make plans together for Golden Week.