In this short scene, we are introduced to the main character, a middle-aged woman who is in love with a young man. The man is a subordinate of the man's, and the woman is the wife of the subordinate. The two of them are in love and are planning to go on a vacation together. The woman asks the man if he would like to go with her on the vacation, and he replies that he would rather go with the man he loves. He tells her that he has already booked a room for her in a private room overlooking a hot spring, and she agrees to go.