The next morning, the Governess is on her way back to the office when she hears a rumor that a young woman named "Nodame" has just made her big-time classical debut. The Governess thinks that this is a good thing, because she's going to get a lot of attention for her debut. She's also worried that the girl's parents are going to find out about it, since they were supposed to be the ones who raised her. She wonders why the girl didn't tell her anything about her parents, since she was studying under the famous music teacher, St. Thomas Aquinas. She also wonders why she wasn't sick when she was on stage, since it's not uncommon for young women to get sick while on stage.