In this chapter, we are introduced to the president of the central hospital, who is on his way to the oncology ward, where he is to be treated for advanced stomach cancer. He is dressed in a hospital gown, which he believes will make him feel more comfortable and attract more patients to his ward. He tells his ward-mates that they should wear the gown to make them feel better, as it will help them to feel more at ease in their new environment. He also tells the ward-mate that he has broken off his relationship with his sister, and that he is now set to die. The wardmate, who has not yet arrived at the hospital, is shocked to find that the president has come to say goodbye to him. The president tells him to rub rub his foot, as he is about to leave the hospital. He then tells the story of how he has been infected with a corn, which has grown to his liver, causing a tumor in his stomach.