The chapter opens with Hiroshi, who has just returned from a trip to Europe. Hiroshi tells his sister that he has come home to apologize to her, but she is angry because he has told her that he is staying with another woman. She asks him what he is doing, and he tells her he has been staying at his friend's house. He apologizes for his behavior, and says he will make dinner for her. He tells her she is in her "rebel phase" and that he will slap her if she slaps him. He says he is glad to be working for a living, but he is also uneasy about the legal issues that come with being a designer after a fashion show.