This chapter opens with Hiroshi's reaction to the news that his second child has been delivered safely. Hiroshi feels bad for his sister, but he is comforted by the fact that the first child was safely delivered. He feels sorry for the second child's mother, who is also in a bad mood. He tells her that he used to be like her when he was younger, and that she acted childishly when he played with his brother. He asks if she can judge him for acting so childishly, and she replies that it is normal for siblings to have their own standards. She then asks him if he has an umbrella, and he replies that he does, but that he has not had one in a while. He then asks her if she would like to eat before they finish their lunch, but she says that she forgot to bring an umbrella with her, so he has to go back to the office to finish the work. She tells him that she has some information from the year before, and Hiroshi says that he just finished correcting the problem himself. She asks him to leave the rest of the work to her.