Koguma visits Reiko at her home, and the two have dinner together. Reiko recounts the story of how she took a job at the Mountain Hut Kikuya over the summer as a means to pursue her own dream, something which proved to be more difficult than expected.
No doubt if you look down on it
from somewhere even higher,
Wenn ich von einem
höheren Ort hinunterschaue,
Sin duda, si la miras
desde un lugar aún más alto,
Seguro que si la veo desde más arriba,
Se olhar para ela de algum lugar
ainda mais alto, será ainda mais bonita.