The narrator introduces the main character, a penguin who eats too many vegetables. He's in his early forties. He likes ramen, a cat that ate too many tomatoes, and a self-professed lion who liked too much seaweed. The narrator also introduces the landlord of the apartment complex where the protagonist lives, an old man named Egwin. Egwin's friends call him "barry" because he always seems to be in trouble. The protagonist says that he's starting to feel like a real person again. He says that his favorite thing to do is to go to the grocery store and pick up some groceries. He tells Egwin that he needs to get some comics back from Egwin, who's been reading one of his books. He asks Egwin if he reminds him of someone, and Egwin says that it's him. He also says that Egwin has made him a new friend, and that he hasn't tried the ramen place yet, but that he would like everyone back home to try it. He adds that he wishes everyone back in Japan could try it, because he can just reel Egwin in every morning like a fish. The chapter ends with Egwin telling the protagonist that his year was a success, since he went from a tonkatsu ramen guy to an oshi ramen guy. He invites Egwin to buy him some snacks, since Egwin is too lazy to go out. The two of them reminisce about their childhoods together, and the narrator says that they totally remember each other.