The narrator tells the girls that the ion-exchanger in their cells neutralizes the harmful effects of the radioactive elements in the body. He also tells them that if the accident had not occurred, they would not have been born. The girls feel that they are connected to the place because of the accident. Dr. Shiba, the scientist at the plant, stayed in the country to help the victims, but the government did not believe in his ability to do so and gave in to his guilt. They will drag him back to the country and show him how his hands are stained with the radioactive contamination. The narrator says that the elm trees, a symbol of Fuchu, are a national monument and that they will bear humanitys mistakes. He tells them to go east and they will meet them on the highway. He says that he has caused them much hardship and that getting on the chopper will be his last real job. They board the chopper and go to the art museum.