In this chapter, the narrator tells us that he's been watching a small club in Japan that's about to be promoted to the top tier of the Japanese league. The club's president has asked him to tell him about the rumors surrounding Takeshi Tatsumi, who's on the verge of leaving the club. The narrator doesn't want to tell anyone, but he feels that it's best to keep the information a secret. He's also worried that tatsumi will leave the club, and that the rumors will make the club look bad.