The chapter opens with the narrator lamenting that he is late for work. He tells us that he has been drinking with his friends and that they are the "best drinking buddies" he has ever known. He asks one of them if he can go get Harima, but the other says that he must be mistaken. The narrator says that Harima is too "picky and underestimates" . He says that if everyone were like him, they wouldn't have misjudged Harima's love life. Harima isn't in danger, he says, because he is a "good person love" and that it takes "a lot of strength" to recover from rejection. He goes on to say that he will text Harima if he is rejected. He wonders if Harima will be okay with anyone by his side. He ends the chapter by saying, "I'm free now. is gone." He says he was lucky to find the woman of his dreams. She was warm, and made everything seem pointless. He wants to protect her, but it is over. He is free. He sighs and says, "look like I'm back. You're blowing polo smoke in peoples faces . . idiot .