The narrator introduces us to a young man who has just moved into a new apartment building. He introduces himself as "Komachi stroke stroke" , and introduces himself to his new roommate, Fuyu. Fuyu is sleeping next to the narrator, and the two of them discuss the morning's events. The narrator laments the fact that the apartment is too small for Fuyu to sleep in, and he laments that the other roommate, Aki, is a "malicious type" . He laments his inability to break free from the two men, who seem to think of him as their servant. The two men agree that Aki is a nice guy, but that he is "a malicious type" because of his "hot - cold personality." They agree that they will have to work extra hours for the rest of the day, because of the extra work that they had to do the day before.