The next morning, the protagonist wakes up late and rushes to the office to check in on his work. He oversleeps because of the special coffee he had the night before, and he's worried that he'll be late again the next time he goes to work. When he wakes up, he finds that his sister is already at work, and she's already sent a message to the work group. The protagonist is worried that she'll get caught in the crossfire of the group meeting, so he runs to the conference room to try to catch up with her. He almost bumps into Senior, who's holding a piece of cake in his arms. He's sorry, he says, because he wants to avoid getting into a fight with a girl. .