The chapter opens with the narrator's description of his father, an art director who was "serious, stubborn, and inflexible" . The narrator tells us that his father was a "serious" man, and that he "cried nonstop for days" because he was afraid of losing his job. He asks his father if he would like to see him again, and the narrator tells him that he would. He tells his father that he wishes that he could become a "major leaguer" in the library, and he tells him to "panic panic" because the other students are waiting for him at the park. He also tells his dad that he is in love with a girl named Yuryako, and asks him to tell her about their upcoming trip.