Chapter 7, "Cards" Summary

The kitchen at Nero's where Eiji works nights is hot and cramped, but Eiji finds that his job assembling pizzas is not difficult. He fits in easily with his coworkers, although some he likes better than others, and Sachiko Sera, Ai's roommate, is a kind and capable manager.

Although they have talked for hours over the telephone, Eiji and Ai have not been on an actual date. In fact they have not seen one another since Eiji head butted the abusive customer in the Jupiter Cafy. One morning, after his shift, they meet and go to McDonald's for breakfast. Eiji tells Ai about sawing the head off the thunder god, and Ai tells him of her decision to go to France in spite of her father's threat to disown her. Her family wants her to stay and lead the...