In this chapter, the narrator tells us that he and his friend, Terada, have known each other since the beginning of school. When they were younger, they used to tease each other about how crazy they were and how they were always going out of their way to talk to other people. One day, when they were both in middle school, they decided to go out for a walk together. The narrator says that he didn't know how to go about it, but he figured he'd act before she changed her mind about it. She tells him to cool it and not be upset, because she's never seen him so happy before. She also tells him not to be upset by the formality of the kiss, because it's just a formality. She says that she'd seen him strong-willed before, and that she wouldn't say the same thing to him again. He says that his body feels "like it was on fire" and that he's not sure what's going on. He goes on to say that he had a good soak at the bathhouse the other day and that his mind is "running through" him.