This is getting progressively more painful to read with each passing chapter. I want to cheer Mio and Toma on. I really do, but Toma's denseness has become rather infuriating. Dense guys do exist, and it's not even just an issue with Japanese men, but they most certainly are not entertaining to read about, especially not in a romance novel.

At this point, the word 'girlfriend' in the title needs to be swapped out for 'woman who frequents the bar I work at, and might also like me'. Sure, it makes... more>> the title way longer than it already is, but that isn't something Japanese authors are strangers to. <<less