This chapter opens with a conversation between the Governess and her son-in-law. The Governess tells the boy that he is welcome to stay at her house. She tells him that her daughter, saki, has brought him to her house because she wants him to be a part of her family. She also tells him about her daughter's love for foreign television shows and how she likes to watch them with her daughter. She asks the boy if he is an actor. The boy says he is not an actor, but that he likes to dress up in a foreign costume. He tells her that his daughter likes foreign shows and that she has gotten to like them. He also tells her about his left eye, which he says is half human and half devil. He says that when he left his daughter gave him a blood drawing kit and told him that he could see way better since he was special. He asks how much money he needs to pay for his blood. She says that she does not need money in exchange for him, as she is lonely and does not have any friends. She adds that she would like to see saki and her new husband married, but she is afraid that her father will get angry when he gets angry and the marriage is called off. He adds that he can feel everything in his body, and that his vision gets better when he drinks human blood. He explains that he has a special ability to feel things with his whole body, which is why his daughter gives him the blood-drawing kit. He then asks if he should pay for the blood, and she says that he does not. She gives him a small amount of money, and he asks her how much she needs. She replies that she doesn't need any money, because she has no friends around here. She explains that she almost never leaves the house, and only goes outside when she is alone. She compares her left eye to that of