About the book: 2024 / When you need to take care of yourself, even a lie will do... Mrs. Shibata works as a clerk in a Tokyo company. Everything would be great if not for one “but”... Since she is the only woman in the office, her colleagues take it for granted that Mrs. Shibata should take care of serving coffee, cleaning... One day her patience comes to an end, and she announces that more can’t clean up her colleagues’ dirty cups because the smell of coffee makes her terribly sick, because she’s... pregnant! And now everyone in the office treats her with respect. Mrs. Shibata is under no obligation to serve coffee to anyone. Pregnant Ms. Shibata should not be forced to work overtime. Mrs. Shibata even enrolled in courses for expectant mothers and keeps a pregnancy diary with great responsibility. Playing the role of a future mother turns out to be surprisingly comfortable, and the new status absorbs Mrs. Shibata completely. Only one question remains: is Mrs. Shibata really pregnant? Or not? The fortieth week of pregnancy is approaching…