In the meantime, Tsuji has been trying to figure out what's going on with his mistress. He's worried that she's running away from him, but he can't figure out why. He asks her to leave him alone, but she refuses, saying that she doesn't know what to do. He tells her that he's counting on her to find out the reason for her strange behavior, and she agrees. They part ways, and the narrator tells us that Mr. Taniuchi is worried about him. He says that he saw what happened at the rooftop, and that he feels the same way. He wants to know if they should leave things the way they are, so he squeezes her to make her feel better. She squeezes him to make him feel better, and then she squeezes again, telling him to rub her so that she won't be able to stand in his way. The narrator says that today is a special day, and