The chapter opens with the narrator's description of his carnivorous young boyfriend, Haruki, who is on business trip to Fukuoka with another man. Haruki and the other man are on their way to the training college in order to complete Haruki's apprenticeship. The narrator tells Haruki that he is tired from the trip and that he will be returning to his room to rest. He asks Haruki if he is feeling well, and Haruki replies that he feels well. He tells the narrator that he has come to love Haruki so much that he wants to make love to him. The two men are surprised to see each other, and the narrator tells them that he admires them both for their devotion to Haruki. He also tells the two men that Haruki has broken up with his girlfriend, and that they do not communicate with each other.