Chapter 4 Summary

The police break up the student strikes, but in September the campus seems unchanged. The striking students are back in class, responding to roll call, and Toru decides to stop responding to the roll. He thinks college is pointless and the strikers are hypocrites. Meanwhile, Storm Trooper never returns, and all that he leaves behind in the dorm is a habit of neatness Toru has acquired.

One day, Toru goes to a restaurant for lunch after one of his classes. A girl recognizes him and sits down with him. She's in his class, History of Drama, but he doesn't recognize her at first because her hair is different. He compliments her on the haircut. The girl asks Toru why he didn't answer at roll call, and he says he didn't feel like it. The girl seems attracted by Toru's loner attitude and asks...