When the scene opens, the narrator is in a hot springs bath with Atsuko and Kenji, and he is overcome with guilt over his affair with Mr. Barlow. He asks Kenji to rub his body with "Mikami" , but he is unable to do so because he is on a business trip with his boss and his wife. When the narrator asks him to stop, Kenji tells him to "smile what ? . . wait ! . twitch please, stop . you're thirsty .