In this chapter, we learn that Hirokazu is leaving the hospital to go home, and that he has been told that roses are edible. He tells the others that he is not going to eat them today because he smells something cooking over at the hospital. He also tells them that they have not seen ringo visiting the hospital recently, and he thinks that something must have happened between them. He suggests that they go to the hospital right away and get Mishima, who has "cracked out taste" . Mishima says that she will probably be late for dinner tonight, so they should go after them. They go to find Mishima and tell her that they are going after her and ringo, and she says she will be late. They all go to Mishima's house, and Mishima asks where they have been all night. He says that he thought he would give Mishima a special treat, with everyone contributing a little bit, so that she would not know that he was trying to find them all. He then tells Mishima that he will leave Mishima some money so that Mishima will have some to eat. He goes on to say that he heard Mishima say that they had a "miscommunication" , which means that they were having an affair.