In this chapter, the young narrator, who is now thirty-three years old, meets up with his old flame, rinko, who has just returned from a two-year shoot in northern izu. The two of them discuss the events of the previous day and decide to go out for lunch together. The young narrator is excited to be reunited with his former lover, but he is also worried about what will happen to him now that he is older. He wants to be rid of the smug look on his face that he has received from the previous night's encounter with the young man, and he wants to make sure that he does not get the same smug look from the new man.