In the meantime, Hiro has not seen his wife for 54 days. When she asks him to read the story over and over again, he says that he can't because he's been working so hard. He says that the story reminds him of his own childhood, and that he'll finish the story and go home. He tells his wife that the sky is beginning to brighten up, and she says that she's just so happy that she didn't want to go to her birth mother's house. She says that it's her fault that she hasn't gotten in touch with Hiro for so long. She tells him that the house is ready for her return, and they have a toothbrush and toothpaste for her. Hiro tells her that the ending of the story is going to be "an amazing one" . He asks her to rub him with her "pervy thoughts" so that he won't be able to hide them anymore. He also tells her to follow her advice and read the novel that she wrote.