This chapter opens with a conversation between alba and sasaki. alba tells alba that he's about to start a furniture assembly hall, and that he wants to know what his favorite position is. He asks alba to tell him about the competition, and alba says that it's going to be a shake-up. He tells sachito to be more confident, because the competition is finally over, and he says that alba needs to be calm and collected. He then asks sakamo if he'd mind if he made good documents, because alba thinks that he did a good job on his previous projects as well. . He says that he thinks this part is all right, since the client responded well, and then he asks if he can ask him some questions, because he thinks he'll be able to get a reward for his hard work. After all, he says, the client's reaction was good, and so he thinks that the project will be a success. He's sure that he will get some reward, too, for his work, too. He drinks a lot of liquor and says that the results aren't yet out, but that the higher-ups think highly of his work place, so he