Part II, Chapter 22, Tengo Summary

Tengo wanders through Koenji aimlessly. When he gets back to his apartment, Fuka-Eri tells him he has had a call from the sanatorium. Tengo calls back to discover his father has lapsed into a coma for no apparent reason. Tengo tells the doctor he will come the following day.

Tengo then asks Fuka-Eri about the two moons. She says they have entered the world in the story together, because they wrote the story together. Tengo, says Fuka-Eri, is a receiver. She says they should stay together until Aomame is found.

Tengo presses her about the Perceiver-Receiver relationship. He theorizes that is why she let him rewrite the book, which began his shift in worlds. Fuka-Eri also tells Tengo that he has changed, and he will find out when he goes to the cat town.

Part II, Chapter 22, Tengo Analysis