The narrator opens this chapter by thanking his readers for their generosity in giving him a "grim existence" . He tells them that his future is bleak and that he cannot stand "ghosts" in it. He then launches into a lengthy rant about how he is going to spend the next week with his friends at a "basquet" and how he will go to the "saloon" the next day. He complains that his face is looking "puffy" and he plans to go see an "optometrist" the following day. The narrator then goes on to list some of the things he recently bought. He says that he has been "touched by an angel" and that she has admitted to getting a "plastic surgery" and buying a "new phone case" , but the card has been declined. He also tells his readers that he accidentally injured himself the other day and is now out of his anti-depressants. He feels like he is "a completely different person" after winning a million yen in the lottery.