In this chapter, we learn that the protagonist of the play "Chekhov's Daughter" is engaged in an affair with a lieutenant colonel's son. The protagonist is also in love with the youngest daughter of the same family, irina, who is the protagonist's co-star in the upcoming film "Souichi" . The director of the film, Soumichi, has asked the protagonist to work for a day for a million yen, and the protagonist accepts.