The chapter opens with the announcement that the end of the second semester will take place on the 24 th , which is a day before the traditional end-of-year party for the student council. The chapter's epigraph is from a poem by the same name, written by a student named Hiroshi. In the poem, Hiroshi laments the fact that he will not be able to celebrate his birthday with the other students because the party will be held on the same day as the closing ceremony of the school year.