This chapter opens with a description of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. The narrator tells us that he has just arrived in the city and that he's looking forward to seeing his daughter, who's in town for a competition. He asks his mom if she's ready for the competition, and she tells him that she'll be in Paris the next day. He tells her that he plans to make her a "virgin cocktail" , which means that he won't be able to drink alcohol. The bartender at his hotel taught him how to make the cocktail, and the narrator says that it's the perfect drink for his daughter. She's covered in ashes, he tells her, but she can't forget about her prince until he achieves "true happiness" . She asks him not to make that face, and he says that he doesn't have a chance, but he'll try to change his mind if he can. He calls his mom to tell her that his friend, hagio, has fallen unconscious and is in the hospital. The doctors say that her heart is the cause of her illness, but the doctors don't yet know if she will make it. She has to go to the hospital to see if she can make it through the surgery, which is scheduled for the following day. Before she leaves, the narrator tells his mom that she has to take care of her daughter's tickets to the Paris competition.