The chapter opens with a description of the new love between kurisu and meguro, who have become "a loving couple" . The narrator tells us that the two are "perfect for the stubborn, strong, willed . . meguro because he is good at keeping himself true to himself". The narrator then tells us about a walk he took with chan, who had been looking for something important to do. chan tells him that he went to all the shops and found that there was something for everyone. He then tells chan that he wants to learn more about crafts in the town. He asks chan if he can have some meat for lunch, and chan says that he doesn't know, but that he would like to ask chan to make some time for him. The two then talk about chan's decision to go to the university in kanazawa, and the narrator says that it will be difficult for him to prepare for the university since he will have to fend for himself.