The next morning, the narrator wakes up in the middle of the night to find that he's been poisoned. He's not sure what's going on, but he knows that it's probably some kind of "sweet poison" that's made him feel "intoxicated" and "overwhelmed with pleasure" . He goes to his room and opens his phone to find a picture of himself on the cover of a magazine. The photo is of the new president of the pharmacy company, who's just assumed office. The new president is known as "the cold, blooded emperor" , and the narrator is worried that this new guy is going to kill him.