The innkeeper tells the two young men that they are welcome to stay at the inn, but they should not ask for anything that is impossible. The innkeeper explains that the current owner's mother has recently died, and that she has not contacted her parents since then. The two men agree that they would like to stay, but the innkeeper tells them that it is rare for them to be in their professional mode. He tells the men that he is sorry that they have to apologize for not telling him anything. The men leave, and the innkeeper says that he has heard that Satsuki has returned from Tokyo.