In this chapter, Tommo introduces himself as "Baku Yumizuki" . He is a student at the university who left school early so that he could support his family. He tells Tommo that his mother is a single mother and that his younger brother is also a student. He asks Tommo to make him a meal for his mother's upcoming trip to the seashore. Tommo slips and falls to the floor, unconscious. He tries to revive her, but she is too weak to move. He goes to the kitchen to prepare food for her.