On a later occasion, having just closed up the shop, Satoru hears the phone ringing from within and returns to answer it: it is the phone call from Quasar in the previous chapter, although Satoru does not say anything in reply. However, the tarrying to receive the call leads Satoru to another chance encounter with Tomoyo. The pair strike up a conversation and start a relationship, bonding over a love of jazz. She reveals she is half Japanese and half Chinese, and Satoru is devastated when she returns to Hong Kong, where she lives. As she leaves, Koji encourages Satoru to follow her. The section ends with Satoru calling Tomoyo, who has arrived in Hong Kong, and the pair discuss plans for him to visit her.