The narrator tells us that he's glad that he isn't a "true" omega, because he'll be able to "be kind" to a real one. He also says that if he doesn't become a true omega, he might as well stay with his old friend, shinji, forever. The narrator gets a text from his friend, who says that he and the narrator have been invited to a charity event hosted by the Kumizawa, a local kumbaya dance hall. They're not allowed to go, but they're invited anyway, so they'll have to go anyway. He tells the narrator that he used to take care of his friend when they were kids, and that he likes to make him "hot rice porridge" and "rolled omelettes" . He says that his friend is always sick in bed with a small appetite, so he'd have to stay up all night making sure that he ate the right amount of food. But the narrator says that's too much for his friend. He's not interested in his friend's "irrepressible tails" , he says, and he wants to hear what's going on with him. He asks the narrator to "shake shake" him if he is interested or not, and then says that the narrator can "do it" if he wants. He goes on to say that he got his first "heat" when he was in high school, when the two of them didn't seem to get along well. When he started getting married interviews, he started ignoring the narrator, and now he'm not sure how to get back to their old ways. He wants to go to the charity event, but the narrator tells him not to leave his side, since it's important to him that they get along. He adds that if the narrator wants to see him, then he should go without his "