Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You Chapter 54

Supermarket employees gather as Gotou hands out annual performance review forms, prompting groans from the staff about filling them out by next week. Later, Sasaki heads out after work, intending to visit the store and return the umbrella he borrowed. Along the way, he encounters a familiar person struggling with a stray dog and missing glasses. After helping retrieve the spectacles and paying for a smoke, Sasaki and his companion sit down for a quiet conversation in the alley. They reflect on their personal struggles and shared perspectives on life before parting ways amicably, leaving Sasaki to continue toward his destination.