This chapter opens with the sound of a rat's voice. It's the voice of the owner of a kotatsu, who's about to take off the blanket on the back of the vehicle. The rat tells the owner to put the blanket away, but the owner doesn't want to do that, so he's just going to toss the blanket over the side of the car and wait for someone else to come and take it off. The owner is surprised to see that the rat is hiding in a