The chapter opens with a description of hiiragi, a beautiful girl who is a member of the adventure outdoor recreation club. She tells the story of how the giraffe died at the zoo during the war, and now no one knows anything about it. Her father was sick, but he didn't believe it at the time. He bought a shrine from an overseas country, and she told them the whole story. The shrine was closed for good after the war and now there is no one to worship it. The adventure club is recruiting new members. Hiiragi tells them that they can help them find the shrine and pray there before they graduate. The chapter ends with a discussion of the bad luck they have experienced in the past few months. They all feel bad about failing to help Hiiragagi, but no one ever says that they would have helped her if only they had gotten her to a hospital sooner. Aramoto got into an accident at work, and his health was ruined. They decided that they should atone for their failure to help her by killing the giraffe and giving it to her. They also decide that they will find someone who will be able to confirm that the note is not from a curse, and that the four men are not afraid of it. They decide to sacrifice the giraffe because they want to save themselves from the curse. They wonder if steel lady Nanase could have been plotting with them to find a second shrine with her, and they wonder if she would have given them poison to put in their mouths.