The chapter opens with a flashback to the beginning of the story, when Hiroshi was still in love with Mae. He tells the story of how he and Mae fell in love, and how he tried to convince her to marry him, but she refused, saying that she would never marry someone who had changed so much. She also tells him that even after he stood up for her, Mae still lingered around, and that she knew that Mae's influence was not good. She tells him to hurry it up, and he does. The chapter ends with a description of the