Hiroyuki and his friend, the acting man, arrive at the inn. Hiroyuki tells them that the owner, Kentaro, is dead and that he has temporarily taken over the management of the hotel. He wants to make sure that the hotel doesn't become a "girls dormitory" and that it's listed as a "property" instead of a "girl's dormitory." Hiroyuki asks if they can just do whatever they want with the hotel before it closes. The acting man says that he's busy, but that he can't figure out how to deal with his sister, who's not very nice to him. He's worried that Kentaro won't be able to handle his little sister, and that's going to make things tricky for them. He tells Hiroyuki that he and his brother have a telephone line and that they can talk to each other through it. He also says that the rent at the hotel is cheap, so they don't have to stay in the hot springs anymore. They're worried about the plumbing, which is falling apart. They want to get the manager, Hiroyuki's sister, to stop letting her boss, the manager of the neighboring hotel, Kanako, take over the hotel and run it like a business. They also want to convince him to come back to the hotel in six months, so he can go to Todai with them.