The narrator tells us that his childhood friend, the painter, is "an erotic" person. He's been hanging out in his room all day, and he's bored. The narrator says that he loves all things painting, and this painting is one of his favorites. He asks the painter if he remembers the time he painted landscapes with his left hand, and the painter says that it was his favorite painting. He also says that when he was a student, he used to carry this painting with him, and that's how he got the feeling that he could paint with his right hand. He wants to paint with the painter again, but the painter won't let him. He says he'll have to ask izumi for permission first.