The Scheming Subordinate Waits for the Night

2026•1 season•

40-year-old department head Takatsu Seiji works overtime every day. His subordinates fear him as a strict boss, but that's just a facade he puts on to live up to everyone’s expectations. In reality, he's a gentle, timid, and weak-willed boss! Meanwhile, his 28-year-old subordinate Soma Riku looks like a bright, refreshing nice guy... but is secretly a scheming mastermind! As the two devour "limit meals" made with leftover ingredients, they gradually develop a special relationship that goes beyond work...? At the office late at night, their true identities are revealed. And as they eat limited meals, the distance between boss and subordinate slowly closes.