One year later, the narrator is introduced to a new employee named amamiya, who works in the sales department. The narrator introduces himself as "mada rame," or "mada mada," and introduces himself to the sales manager as "the sales manager" . The sales manager introduces the narrator to the other female employees in the office, who are called "henmi" and "the other female office workers." The narrator is surprised to learn that the sales girl is shy, and he wonders if she is afraid of men. He also learns that she has a "cute smile," which he does not yet recognize. He wonders if the girl is using a footstool to hide her smile, and wonders if he can make him fall for her.