Part II, Chapter 7, Aomame Summary

At the hotel, Aomame is struck by a certain unreal element, as though the hotel is a fantasy world of ghosts and vampires in business suits and dresses. She feels out of place in her regular clothes. She goes into the bathroom to check things over, and back in the lobby, says a prayer to God, asking for support and forgiveness. She is met by two bodyguards, whom she nicknames Buzzcut and Ponytail in her mind. They look her over, and have her follow them to a room, where they search her. Embarrassed, the guards don't make her finish emptying out her purse, or actually check through her lingerie and personal items, where she has hidden what she needs. In the bathroom she changes, and checks over her gun.

Back in the room, the guards reveal they...