The narrator introduces himself as a new train operator at the station of Ikebukuro. He tells the passengers that he saw no one on the train and that the station is "haunted" by a ghost. He explains that the setting sun was too bright and that it was dark when he saw the ghost. The narrator says that it is his first day as a train operator and that he does not believe in the "first-day prank" theory. He says that he was standing near the door when the ghost appeared. He asks the passengers if they saw anything, and they all say no. They say that the ghost must have been on the roof, and the narrator says it must be the ghost of a suicide. He adds that he will take over the driving shift of the train when it reaches the station. He also says that the train will be bound for the station, and that everyone is over reacting to the apparition. He feels that he knows what he saw, and he feels the impact of the ghost's footsteps. He wants to die, but he knows that he is still suffering from the pain of suicide. Another train operator was taken to the hospital the other day after he saw a ghost on the track.