The chapter opens with a flashback to the day before the storm. It is the day of the storm, and the narrator tells us that it was like hell for Haruki. He tells us, "that crazy bitch" is getting away. He says that he knows that Haruki would never do such a thing, but that the jerk who shouted her down was the one who did it. The narrator says that if Haruki gets the story out, it will be a scandal, and that she will have to take the incident to the police. Haruki tells the narrator to stay away from following her around like a puppy, and to return the amrita from her room. She tells him to grab the bottle and bring it back to her room, and she says that she can feel the blood coming out of her nose. She says that the blood is coming from a brain ischemia, which is why Haruki is so upset. She asks the doctor to give her some more amrita, but he says that it will not help. The blood is flowing away, and Haruki says he is truly in awe of what he has done. He wonders if he should take a break during the festival or something, and he wonders if the students have started something again. He asks the teacher if he could take some time out during this festival, but the teacher says he would not, as he is worn out. The teacher tells him that the business of moving the castle is booming, but Haruki cannot tell him what is going on with it.