Part II, Chapter 5, Aomame Summary

Aomame cries over the death of Ayumi. Ayumi's sexual desires were wilder than Aomame's, and eventually the dangers caught up to her, Aomame realizes. Five day later, Tamaru pages Aomame and tells her to head to the lobby of the Hotel Okura's main building.

She goes to Shinjuku Station, rents a locker, and deposits a small piece of luggage with money and clothes for several days inside. She becomes angry over Ayumi's death. Aomame also realizes this will be her last job, because they payoff will be so big and because vengeance could end her life. She understands that everything is going to change, but she realizes she will keep Tengo's memory with her no matter what happens.

Part II, Chapter 5, Aomame Analysis

Ayumi's death serves as a painful reminder of the kind of uninhibited lifestyle that...