This chapter opens with a soliloquy by Kishida. She tells Kishida that she feels bad that she keeps making him feel guilty. She wants him to stop making her feel guilty and to call her by her first name. She also tells him that if he wants anything, he should tell her. She asks him to go home early so that she can get changed. He agrees to go. He tells her that he's been up all night making breakfast and that he doesn't have time to wash the dishes. He asks her to wait a little longer for breakfast so that he can make sure it's ready for him. She says that she's gotten used to making breakfast every morning and that she hasn't burned the eggs yet. She wonders what's going on with him. He's hot, she says, and she wonders how much miso he has put in his food. She's not sure how to react.