In this chapter, the narrator tries to make the reader feel that he is making a big deal out of the fact that he has a crush on the protagonist. He tells the reader that he used to be a friend of the protagonist's, and that he and the protagonist often quarreled, but that the protagonist ignored him. The narrator then tells the audience that he once had a girlfriend, and they set off fireworks to celebrate the end of their relationship. The protagonist is surprised to learn that he caught a cold the day before, and the narrator tells him to take care of himself and not to go to the concert. He also tells the protagonist that he will be shocked by his friend's appearance at the concert, because the protagonist is holding a guitar borrowed from the protagonist, and he seems to be feeling unwell. He says that the music onstage is very different from the music on the stage, because it is "a dark power" . He then asks the protagonist if he wants to know why the protagonist has come to see the protagonist again, and if the protagonist wants to find out the truth about the protagonist