Smoking Behind the Supermarket With You

After each exhausting workday, Sasaki looks forward to seeing his local supermarket cashier. One night, a woman invites him to smoke behind the store.

Upset about unintentionally making a new employee at his office cry, Sasaki turns to Tayama for encouragement over cigarettes behind the supermarket.

Hoping to thank Tayama for giving him a spray that covers the smell of smoke, Sasaki stops by their usual spot. But another employee is smoking there.

After his old flip phone breaks, Sasaki gets his first smartphone but has trouble figuring out how to use it. He asks Tayama to teach him the basics.

Goto accidentally sprays Sasaki with water behind the supermarket. As they wait for his clothes to dry, she asks about his relationship with Tayama.

After a health checkup, Sasaki realizes he may have to quit smoking. He and Tayama face the possibility that their usual routine might come to an end.

Yamada's recent absence from the register sends Sasaki's imagination running wild. Tayama explains the situation, then makes him a suggestion.

Tayama loses her spark when she can't find the portable ashtray Sasaki gave her. Sasaki and Daigoro the dog spring into action to cheer her up.

A rumor that Sasaki wears a ring on his left hand shocks Tayama, who acts cold when they next meet. But the ring hides an unexpected truth.

On Christmas night, a tangerine rolls to Sasaki's feet behind the supermarket. An unfamiliar store employee mistakes him for a sales rep and opens up.