Read section IV, Mother and Child, up to page 191.
Content Summary for Teachers
Mother and Child (up to page 191).
This chapter begins with the narrator commenting on the higurashi cicada and its relationship with late summer. It is a late summer evening in the cafe, two weeks since Hirai's departure. Kazu is reading aloud and email Hirai sent to Nagare's phone, with Nagare, Kei, and Kohtake listening. Ultimately, Hirari seems happy with her decision to return to the inn, keeping her promise to Kumi.
Fumiko is at the cafe again. She asks Kazu about the possibility of using the chair to time travel to the future. Kazu says it is possible, though because it's the future, one would have no...