This chapter opens with a conversation between Hiroshi and Mishima. Mishima tells Hiroshi that he is too unfriendly to his younger colleague, and that he has received a report that the two of them are engaged in a sexual relationship. Hiroshi tells Mishima that he does not need to hear this, as he already knows that Mishima has submitted to her supervisor's orders to take a leave of absence from work the next day
This chapter opens with a conversation between Hiroshi and Mishima. Mishima tells Hiroshi that he is too unfriendly to his younger colleague, and that he has received a report that the two of them are engaged in a sexual relationship. Hiroshi tells Mishima that he does not need to hear this, as he already knows that Mishima has submitted to her supervisor's orders to take a leave of absence from work the next day