This chapter's epigraph comes from a conversation between Hiroshi and his sister. Hiroshi tells his sister that he has just moved to a new apartment and wishes he could stop by the shop where he works and flirt with her. He tells her that he admires his sister's looks and that she is different from other women because she is so talented. He says that he can legally drink and that he even goes to parties now because he can buy her clothes at a discount. He explains that he gives her clothes because people say he is her patron or "sugar mama" or something. He also says that his company has strict rules about sexual harassment. He asks his sister if she is okay with another person being her partner in life. She says she is. She tells him that sometimes people go to parties when they get home from work and drink in their underwear in the air-conditioned room. She asks him why he is late for work and he says he is afraid to go home since he is drunk