Part II, Chapter 1, Aomame Summary

Aomame goes to see the Dowager. The day after the guard dog dies, Tsubasa goes missing. The Dowager feels as if the dog's death triggered Tsubasa's disappearance. The Dowager and Aomame are both absolutely convinced the Leader must be eliminated.

Aomamae is planning to undergo plastic surgery and completely remove herself from her current life in order to get away from Sakigake after she kills the Leader. The Dowager tells Aomame she wishes Aomame was her own daughter. Aomame seeks out Tamaru as well, asking him if he can provide her with a gun. But Tamarua is undecided.

Part II, Chapter 1, Aomame Analysis

Plans are set in motion to eliminate the Leader, and strange connections between the dog's death and Tsubasa's disappearance are becoming readily apparent. Aomame doesn't seem so much interested in the particulars of Sakigake...