This is a very light-hearted romantic-comedy 4-koma that makes for a very fun reading. I am usually averse to reading 4-koma because I find them to be very episodic with flat stereotypical characters who never outgrow their stereotypes. However, this series was able to hold my attention and made for a very enjoyable reading. We have two lead characters - a 31 year old career woman (Megumi) who has never been in a relationship and a 22 year old new employee (Shun) who enter into a relationship. Megumi is a classic tsundere and Shun likes teasing her despite Megumi being his boss. It's similar tothe other teasing manga series like Takagi-san, Uzaki-chan, Nagatoro-san etc. but with the gender roles flipped. Also, while those teasing manga have middle-school or high-school characters, this is set in an office and so the character interactions are more mature/realistic.

In one way, the manga-ka is able to use the 4-koma format to his advantage - since the format lends is tailor made for episodic shorts - it doesn't feel as if the lead male character is *continuously* teasing the female but only from time-to-time. What really surprised me was that despite the episodic format, there is strong plot development here. Very slowly but surely, Shun seems to "get through" his emotions across to Megumi. Megumi, in turn, takes baby steps into entering into a proper relationship. In addition, the author likes to splice panels and character interactions from various chapters back-and-forth which further enhances the plot continuity. For instance, Megumi says something to Shun which makes him grin and her blush in one chapter but we never get to see what she said. The line is revealed two chapters later which is then used either for purposes of humor or drama. Quite clever. The drama which never takes the front seat, is present and that gives the series a greater level of depth than it would have had it remained purely episodic (which is a drawback when one looks at the other teasing series like Takagi-san which remain superficial when it comes to plot).

The biggest drawback that I have for the series is its insanely slow publication status. It is published monthly and each chapter is just 6-10 pages. This has two drawbacks:
1. It makes following the plot so much harder than it ought to be. Given that the entire series is based on character interactions with a single interaction lasting 3-4 chapters, it requires readers to go back and re-read the last 3-4 chapters each time a new chapter is released.
2. It makes readers jump to conclusions. Chapters 46 and 47 are clear examples where readers on Reddit are fuming how they will now drop the series and/or are hurling verbal poison on one of the characters. This is why one reviewer here finds the male lead to be narcissistic and the female to be inconsistent. Since I read all the 47 chapters in a single sitting, I certainly didn't feel this way.

In the end, give this a shot if you are in the mood for something light and want a nice romantic-comedy with a splash of drama thrown in. Keep in mind that this is a 4-koma meant for light reading and not overly consistent characters/plot. If you don't - it will end up disappointing. This is a good pastime for a weekend afternoon. 7/10.

PS: Also, maybe start this in 2022-23 when it is nearing completion?