The novel opens with a flashback to the festival, in which Hiroshi and his friends catch Otsugu, a boy of about 13 years old. Because of this catch, Hiroshi decides to look for his friend. He tells his friends that the festival has moved the age of participants from 13 to 18 years old, and he wonders why they don't assign mixed-chatter groups by lottery. He also tells them that he's going on a trip with Hiroshi's mother, and that he doesn't want them to know that he plans to take nude pictures of his daughter. He's worried that people will think that he and his daughter are in love, but he tells them to keep the secret from his mother. He then tells them about the family feud that has prevented Hiroshi from joining them at the festival. He says that it's not his fault, but that the family is "awful protecttive" of him. He goes on to say that he won't fall in love with someone like Hiroshi, because he'll " impress you yet" .