The narrator tells us that his childhood friend, itsuki, has always been so at him. He says that when he first mentioned wanting to break up with him, he accepted his wishes. This is the first time he's seen this kind of behavior from his friend. The narrator says that his friend has always thought of him first, and now he feels the same way. He asks if there's anything he can do to stop it, but the narrator says he can't, because it's too painful. He grabs a pot of hot water and starts to stir it up. It's cold, and the narrator is worried that something's wrong with itsuki. He's afraid that something is about to happen to him, but he doesn't know what to do. He pulls the pot away from itsuki's body, and he realizes that something has happened to his body. He wants to tell his friend what happened, so he grabs the pot again. The pot is still hot, so the narrator