The chapter opens with a soliloquy by the protagonist about the "competitive first-timer condition" . He says that he's in despair about a society where "first timers are denied service" and that he wonders if people are reading for the very first time. He compares the protagonist's name to a "protagonist" who interprets everything as a negative. The protagonist says that his name is "kiri komori" , which means "the best woman" in the world. He goes on to say that if the protagonist refuses service to first-time visitors, he won't be able to fulfill his "residual sibility" as a quick-read comedy. He also says that the protagonist has brought in a new customer, a "hundred time visitor," who is very familiar with the protagonist.