When the narrator arrives at Haruki's apartment, he is greeted by his young boyfriend, who is wearing a bathing suit. The narrator asks Haruki why he wanted him to come, and Haruki explains that he brought the suit so that the young man could change into his bathing suit and swim in the warm waters of the pool. Haruki tells the narrator that the room is so beautiful that he wishes he could go there and change into a suit of clothes. When Haruki asks the narrator to take a dip in the pool, the narrator is overwhelmed by the beauty of the room. He wonders if the girls in the room are flirting with Haruki. He asks the girls to grab him and leave him alone so that they can flirt with him. The girls refuse to leave Haruki alone, and the narrator panics when he realizes that his friend is hanging out with the other men in the