Even when he's not in his beast form, Nemo has a "sensitive sense of smell" that lets him know who's around him and what's going on around him. He remembers the smell of the woman who cleaned him up and treated him while he was drugged and slept. Nemo is back up in the middle of the night, wondering why the woman didn't send him to the general ward. He wonders if the woman is trying to make him feel guilty. He's also wondering if she's just trying to dry her hair. Nemo asks the woman if it's hard to breathe, and she tells him to breathe slowly. He tells her to brush his breath if it doesn't have any meaning, and to think of the smell as a "simple experience" . She's surprised that Nemo is suddenly like this, and he asks her to grab him and ask if he has a problem breathing. She tells him that he should breathe slowly and push if it has any meaning. He says he doesn''t know why she'd do this, but that she might "run away" like she did last time. Nemo feels like he is receiving a "reward" for his suffering. He asks if the injury on his back needs to be treated first, and the woman says it should be treated pant-patter clutch. Nemo says he'll tell Nemo something good about his back if he just lets it be. He decides to take off his clothes so he can just do what he wants.