In this chapter, the narrator stays with his friend, who introduces himself as "Murdock." Murdock tells the narrator that he has never been to a fireworks display in his hometown, and Murdock says that he left because he wanted to visit his family in Tokyo, but now that he sees the fireworks, he realizes that his hometown is "a pretty nice place." The narrator is happy to see Murdock, who has been planning to go to Tokyo for a long time. He tells Murdock to go ahead and watch the fireworks because he only wanted to see them. Murdock agrees to go, and the narrator is delighted to find that Murdock has bought him candy apples for the first time.