In chapter 170, Hirokazu asks his mother to meet him at the train station. He tells her that he is a busy man and that he hopes to have a happy family. He says that he wants to buy a house in the suburbs and have a nice wife to look after their children. He asks her to give him a little credit for being so late, as his daughter has always been bad at cooking. He hopes that his daughter will love him and be happy with him forever. She says that the restaurant is not open until 5 p.m. and that she is not a customer. She tells him that she has come to get her knife so that she can do some "rehab" at home. The manager says that his name is Tokiya Kajita and that they plan to keep her on after he comes back to work. She asks him if he can borrow her stories, and he says that it is easier to remember them at the resort gig than at the campus cafe. He adds that the train bound for Omiya will arrive shortly and that there will be a lot of people going to the show. He suggests that they go watch the fire works.