In this chapter, we meet Hirokazu's friend, Ruri, who has just graduated from college and is now working as a model. She tells us that she used to work as an art model and reception artist, but that she's now working part time as a clothing store employee to help pay her tuition. Ruri asks her friend about her plans to go to college, and she tells her that she and her friend are pretty much done with each other. She also tells Ruri that she wants to drink some canopio, which is a kind of soft drink made with condensed milk. She asks Ruri if she prefers a strong or a weak drink, and Ruri tells her she likes the strong one. She then asks Ruchi if he likes the weak one, and he tells her he does, too.