The chapter opens with a conversation between Deko and her father. Deko tells his father that he wants to spend the Christmas holidays with his family, but that he doesn't know how to do so. He asks his father why he hasn't asked him about his love life, and Deko explains that he is torn between his family and his love for Deko. He says that Deko's family are the ones closest to him, and he feels "cornered" and "torn away" from his family. He tells Deko that he will explain everything to them someday, and that he just wants to be with Deko forever.