After graduating from high school, the narrator decides to leave his family and start working for himself. He tells us that he's been getting a lot of attention lately because of his "reserved" behavior and his "conservation of others" . He's also noticed that Apolo has been acting a little cocky lately, which is annoying to him. He asks Apolo if he knows about the girl's real name, and she tells him that it's not her real name but her stage name. Apolo says that he doesn't know why she's acting this way, but he also says that names are words, and that he wishes he were dead so that he wouldn't have to say goodbye to her. The narrator asks if he and murakami know each other, and if they have any kind of relationship. He also asks if they were prostitutes in high school. Arisa says that she was a prostitute, but that she didn't drink too much, so that's okay. She says that if only she could change her name, she'd be able to find a new home and become a new person. A doctor interrupts the conversation to tell the narrator that he has changed his name. He says that his last name is still the same, but his full name is "Arisa." The narrator thanks the doctor and says that this time, he'll "obtain a happy life."