Chapter 06 - "Welcome to the Moratorium!"

Welcome to the Moratorium! ("Moratoriamu ni yōkoso!", モラトリアムにようこそ！) is the sixth chapter of the Welcome to the N.H.K manga.

Synopsis
Tatsuhiro is struggling to write the eroge's scrip. He panics when Misaki walks in on him and starts browsing his erogame references. He orders her to stop while he gets ready for his mother's arrival but she continues anyway. Tatsuhiro's mother, Shizue, abruptly barges into his room. She gets along well with Misaki, who escorts them to Chinatown to grab some food. Tatsuhiro panics as his mother grows suspicious of his fib that he and Misaki are actually in a relationship. He runs off to the bathroom to expand upon his lie, but Misaki has already confessed that it was all a lie. His plan falls apart and his assumption on what they were discussing causes him to embarrass himself in front of them. However, his mother leaves on a good note. Misaki wants the relationship to be real, so she goes on a walk with him to an outdoor dating spot. She makes the first move in trying to kiss him, but falters at the last moment and absconds.