The chapter opens with a soliloquy by Hiroshi. He tells us that he's been robbed of all his money by a group of thieves who've stolen his credit card. He wants to know why they're trying to get him to commit suicide with a fake card. Hiroshi explains that the thieves just need to wave his wallet over a device to read the information on the card. This is how they've been able to get his money. He asks if he can visit a student at home to find out what's going on. He's worried that the student is a "house spirit" , and he wants to make sure that she never leaves the house. He also wants to warn her that if she does, the house will be ruined. The teacher tells Hiroshi that they have put up a protective device around the house to keep her in place, but Hiroshi doesn't want to be a part of it.