The chapter opens with a discussion of the characters' hair colors. Haruno's hair is white, while San's is gray. The narrator asks how the characters decided on their hair colors, and Haruno explains that he chose the colors based on their personalities and how they would balance out when they were together. When all the characters were together, he says, he would have to go with white. When he sees that Haruno is standing in front of the wall, he realizes that he has made a mistake. He apologizes, saying that he feels like he has done something wrong. He says that he'll take a bath, go to bed, and come back when he's ready to talk to Haruno again. He promises to win the next game. He's not sure if he should thank Haruno for quitting hurt, but he promises that he will win this one. He doesn't want to wait for Haruno to come back, so he goes to the counter to get some food. He sees that the other customers are waiting for the next train. He asks them to stay behind the wall and talk to him when they see that he is standing there. He wishes that he could have said something more to him. He wants to go home, and he tells Haruno that he really wants to support him in his basketball game. But he'd like to be alone with Haruno.