The next morning, Hiroshi asks his father why he hasn't come home yet. Hiroshi tells him that he's going to the festival because he wants to see his sister. He also tells his father that he doesn't want to be the center of everyone's attention because he'd rather be alone. The two men discuss the fact that the festival is being held in the middle of the night, which means that Hiroshi has been up all night making costumes. He's also worried about how he'll look in the festival's costumes, since they're going to be covered in mud and dirt. He wonders if it's because of the mud that they've been putting on, or because they want to see him, or even because they just want to talk to him about him. The father is shocked at his son's lack of interest in his sister, but Hiroshi assures him that it'll all be fine.