The narrator is exhausted after a long business trip. He's not sure what he did wrong, but he's also not sure if he had fun or not. He asks the waiter if he'd seen him at the bar. The waiter says he hasn't seen him in a while. The narrator says he'll show him a good time. He tells the waiter that he likes the rough and reckless vibe of the bar, but that he doesn't want to get hurt. He also says that the waiter is a "little violent" for plunking his tastes. He says he likes it rough, but not as much as "kumano" , who's a "rough and reckless guy, too" . This is the first time this has happened to him since he was in school, the narrator says. He feels a "tremendous jolt" when he hears the voice of the waiter calling him. He thinks it's just a mood killer, but then he realizes that the client has called him, too, and they've been having a great time together. He wants to give the waiter a hand, but the waiter won't