At the beginning of the chapter, we are introduced to a third-year high school student named sakiha, who has just returned from a visit with his friend, Atsuya Kuga. He tells his friend that he is having trouble getting along with other students because he is attracted to "gentlemen" who are gentle and not "pushy" or "pious" men. He also tells his teacher, Tomoka, that he wants his "guard dog" , which is his only male friend, to accompany him everywhere he goes. .