In this chapter, we learn that the protagonist has won a prize from a shopping arcade and has been invited to spend the day at a hot spring. The hot springs are perfect for detoxing, he says, because they help remove the toxins that build up in the body. He's been in the hot springs for a while now, and he's noticed that the sensei is wearing a "wet suit" . The sensei sent him a text message saying that she was "toxin free" , and that she'd like to stay away from him. The protagonist says that everyone is now normal, but that he hasn't changed because he was already normal. He says that his parents have told him that he should go to college, but he doesn't want to do that because he'll have to go back to school to earn his degree. He thinks that if everything stays normal, this series will last through the summer. If everything were just detoxed, he thinks, everything would become tame, gossip shows would be tame, the stars of the shows would become saccharine, and the people of Tokyo would become worthless.