When the narrator tries to teach his childhood friend a lesson, he is interrupted by the arrival of Kitamu, who tells him that he and his friend are going out for a walk. The two of them are "physically a couple" , but they are "an unpleas tion . . so mean" . The narrator is not satisfied with this explanation, however, and asks if he and Kitamu have had sex before. He says that they have, but that it is because he is learning how to draw her manga, and she is teaching him how to do the same. He asks if she has been able to return to her friends, but she is not able to. He then asks her if she is feeling well, and when she replies that she is, he asks her to say the word about him to her. She replies that he looks lively when he is feeling down, and he should think of this as a way to cheer up his spirits.