Tazo1 says that he's terribly sorry, but that he doesn't feel well enough to go to the doctor's office. He wants to go see mitsuyoshi, but he can't bear to leave him in his "hour of need" . He tells him to turn around and eat breakfast. He wonders where all the "abstract concepts" of his life have led him. He says that if he gave up this life, he'd have nothing left to live for now. He asks if he really saw a fish with human face , and he says "splash splash" , which is a fancy way of saying, "I'm not going to change my loyalties." He thanks him for trying to give him a break, and reminds him of the time he went to visit his dad on an errand, and when he came back, he told him it was "a bad idea" to see his sister. Tazo says that this is the valley between his former life and his future life, and that he wants to ask him to marry haru. He also tells him that haru's sister is now studying for her college exams, and she's like his sister, so there's "a lot of to think about" when a grown-up is getting ready to go off to college. He's glad that her love for haru made her fall in love with him, because he thinks she'll be a wonderful woman when she gets older. He invites him to his party, and asks if his mom is still around, and if he misses her, he says he prefers bamboo shoots. He adds that if this puts him out of the game, they'll all