This chapter's epigraph comes from a conversation between anal and sudoku. Anal says that he's worried about how his "lower half" has been doing. He's also worried about his upcoming meeting with maruo, because he wants to ask him some advice about materials he worked so hard on during his business trip. He doesn't want to tell anyone in the office, but he does want to ask for advice from someone outside the office. He wants to know how he can make her happy. He also wants to make sure that she's not gossiping about him. He asks if he can have a good meal at the ramen shop before he leaves. He says he hasn't had a good one before, so he'd like to try it again.