This chapter opens with the narrator's declaration that he'll "spit at" the protagonist until he's "full of the pure-hearted delinquent devours" . He's referring to the protagonist's desire to devour anything and everything in front of him. The narrator is all, "What? in the world? this fried onion, the refreshing taste, and sweetness, and the fragrance from the frying of them in oil ?" . This is the first time the protagonist has ever had "fried onion" that's so "crispy and delicious" , and it's been "soaked into the soup . . plus the fragrance of the oil ." . After the narrator finishes eating the food at the restau rant, he runs into the protagonist and asks him about it. The protagonist says that he just finished eating some pasta and that the head chef was "seriously awesome" at the restaurant. He then goes on to say that the fried onions were "so crunchy and delicious," and he promises to come back for them again. He tells the protagonist that the grocery store has already closed, so he can just eat what he has at home. He also says that the protagonist is in charge of making dinner for the entire day, which means that he has to work until late in the afternoon. He asks the protagonist to hurry home so that he can make dinner for all the people at home, since he can't really eat all of it himself. He wants to make sure that he doesn't waste all of his hard work on food that he won't be able to eat. He goes off to make a minced pork dish, which the protagonist thanks him for, and to top it all off, he thanks the protagonist for the soup.