Such shamelessly lazy and plainly disgusting way to milk and artificially prolong their stalemate relationship despite everyone knowing they will get married
Now we know that this prequel is just them going on a 10000 chapters plus will they wont they, with nothing happening, and the real story happens on the sequel
Wow.... Didn't even give him time to say what he wanted, cold as ice. The best advice, shake it off and move on dude. She wants to be nothing but colleagues after buying pajamas for him and asking for head pats, then fine, be 100% professional colleagues.
Of course the best way to move on would be for him to become the senpai to a cute new female employee. But that would be to convenient.
I know better than to take this so seriously... but damn she cut that boy deep.
The only question I have is how the Author plans to continue. Will they:
1. Keep our boy simping with the "I'll wait for you forever" mindset?
2. Give our boy backbone and have him flirt with someone else, sparking jealousy?
3. Somehow have Manager-sama save this trainwreck?