The narrator begins by asking what made Asahina decide to go to America to study abroad. He asks her why she came to America, and she replies that she did not want to gain weight while she was in America. The narrator tells her that she will have to buy a bucket of water to drink in America, so she will not be able to talk like this until she is there. He tells her to clear the door of her house so that she can write to her mother, who is going to be away for a year. He then tells her about how much it will cost her to buy her a new computer, which will cost around 150,000 yen. He also tells her how many calls he made trying to get a job as a part-timer. He says that the captain of the school would kill him if he gave up his practice for a full-time job. He adds that he will work twice as hard as everyone else and look for the special skills that make him a good runner. He promises to do whatever the captain says.