Okay, now we're back in the present tense. We're in Hiroyuki's apartment, where he's trying to convince his mom to let him go to the theater with her. He's got a message for her: he wants to kiss her. Okay, so Hiroyuki is bummed out that his mom's not going to be able to go with him to see the play. He wants to make sure she doesn't get mad at him for being late. He also wants her to tell Hiroyuki that she's reading his novel, and that he'll be the one to read it to her. Uh-oh. Hiroyuki says he can't wait to tell his mom about it, but first, he wants Hiroyuki to tell him about his novel.