In this chapter, we are introduced to the protagonist, a young man who has just turned 30 years old. He is the son of an old man, and he has come to visit his uncle, who is the owner of a toy shop. The protagonist asks the old man if he is the man who gave him the phone the day before. The old man says that he is, and the protagonist asks him if he wants to buy a toy for his nephew's 30th birthday. He tells the protagonist that he can buy the toy as soon as it is open the next day. He then asks the protagonist if he would like to order a doll of the protagonist's tail, which he has seen before. When the protagonist tells him that he will not be able to buy the doll because it is a gift from his nephew, the protagonist says that this is because he is afraid of rejection, and that is why he has been content with the situation