The narrator tells Souta that the city of Enoshima was in a "state of destruction" before the arrival of the "Meiji era" . He tells her that the monochrome cat was murdered by thieves, and that he is still searching for his former owners. He asks her where she can learn more stories from the humans, and she tells him that the westernization of Japan began . The narrator says that he thinks he will be a "kodan storyteller" , meaning that he will tell stories that the listener can look forward to the next day. Souta tells the narrator that she left home and went to a hotel. She tells him about her dream, and the narrator tells her to be good and come back with him. He says that if he had cursed her, she would have keeled over, but that she is still his mate.