In this chapter, we learn that the protagonist is a freelance editor named Mariko Kimoto, who has recently left a publishing company to pursue her passion as a writer. We learn that she is married to a man named Hiroyuki, and that he is an editor at a flash-picks company. We also learn that he recently won a book contest and that his wife is the editor of the book. The protagonist tells us that she has a plan to write a book about the next era of fashion, business, and culture. She wants to compile all of this information into a single book, and she invites other writers to participate in the project as well.