Naruse asks the wolf if he's still alive, and the wolf says that he doesn't know. He's afraid of facing the truth, he says, because the government, the electric company, and even the prime minister fear the truth. Naruse tells him that the wolf is suffering from internal damage from radiation poisoning. He says that the animals in Tokyo lead desperate lives, and that's why they're dying. He asks why he didn't tell Hiroyuki about the deaths of his co-ppelon. The wolf says he wants to save the other survivors before it's too late.