Milch and Roger talk about the upcoming performance of a concerto by a young woman named nodame. Milch says she's already done a great job of playing the piano, but he wants to go faster so she can "use chiaki" as her "stepping stone" and "take off" like a "chestra girl" . He tells Roger that he's going to have a night out with him and his friends tonight. He wants to know if there's any truth to the rumor that nodame has been playing with Sebastian Mann in London. He asks if he can confirm that noda has been with Mann, and Milch tells him that he doesn't have to, because he'll be able to deal with "some reporters" who want to know more about her. He also tells Milch that he heard that she was going to perform at a concert in London, and that she'd been selected by Sebastian Mann to perform a piano concerto. He's shocked that she won't be competing in a big competition, and he wonders why Sebastian Mann picked her to perform in such a high-profile concert.