Eiji Miyake hides out to void the yakuza

After his wild night with Mr. Morino, Eiji wakes up in Mrs. Sasaki's sister's house. Mrs. Sasaki thinks that he should lay low for awhile. While at the house Eiji smokes alot using matches from a bar called Mitty's smoking cigarettes that were brought to him by Yuzu Daimon and Buntaro Ogiso.

In the attic of the house is a small library where Eiji reads the following things:
 * several Goatwriter Stories
 * detective stories by Kogoro Akechi
 * Kitchen by Banana Yoshioto
 * The Makioka Sisters by Junichiro Tanizaki
 * Man in the High Tower by Philip K. Dick
 * No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai

While hiding out, Eiji is visited by Yamaya and receives a letter from Takara Tsukiyama