In this short scene, the young narrator, who has come to watch the Tokyo derby between the two professional teams, expresses his dissatisfaction with his life. He feels that he has been living a stifling existence, and he wonders if he will ever be able to enjoy the pleasures of life like this one. He wonders if the atmosphere of the derby makes the players perform better, but he does not know whether it is the passion of the crowd or the players' skill that makes them so good. The young narrator wonders if this is the last time he will feel such satisfaction, and wonders when he last felt such satisfaction. He asks the young man why he left high school, and the man tells him that he quit because he could not find a job. The narrator wishes he could see the poverty of his former classmates, and wishes that he could talk to them about it.