The chapter opens with a conversation between Roxane and Roxane's maid, Yuri Tsuchiya. Yuri tells Roxane that a coworker of hers was rude to her the other day, and she apologizes for not taking out the compost. Roxane is concerned that the quality of the maid's cleaning has dropped over the past month because she has hired a professional to do the job. She tells Yuri that she would like to be able to do all of the cleaning herself, but that she has to pay more for it because she is responsible for the place where the maid works. She asks Yuri to stop assigning the maid responsibilities and to let her do the cleaning for herself. She says that if she were the maid, she would thank the maid and buy her a treat or a son-in-law, but if he were the one doing the cleaning, he would ask her to let him know if he needs anything. He says that he would do this just like they are doing right now, and that they should continue to talk and re-examine things.