In this chapter, we are introduced to Mr. Mimakihara, a teacher at a school in Chiba Prefecture. He is returning home from a sports festival in which he has been a spectator. He tells us that the festival is too brutal for him to attend, and that he hopes that the next one will be held in the future. He also says that he is looking forward to hearing the president of the school's student council speak at the festival. He says that the president looks like he will be part of the "universal cipating" in sports, which means that he will participate in the relay. He adds that the relay will be a part of "the universal cipulating in sports" in the manga, which is a reference to the shojo comic in which the relay is part of a universal movement of sports. The teacher says he hates school events since they are always in a state of creasing. He asks the bell-and-whistle man to help him carry the equipment, but he says that it is none of his business. He complains that he hates the company of other people, since he has always had a "apathy to being in company of others" . The bell- and whistle man says he is giving away some equipment, and the teacher asks him why he doesn't thank him. He replies that he certainly is, and says that no one wants to be in a company with someone else. He explains that he has a "nice scent" , which reminds him of a "peaceful silk life" of a teacher. He then says he will go to bed, and asks if the person who has called on him is his first love. The man replies that the person is a friend of his, and he is happy that his novel is doing well. He mentions that the school is nearby, but that the teacher's father is also the owner, since the school has been closed since the spring. He has a favor for the teacher to ask him any questions, and