Chapter 3 Summary

The reader is introduced to Girly Boy, another of H's friends. Girly Boy's soft voice and effeminate build are the reasons for his nickname. Girly Boy lives with his mother and works in one of the movie theaters in a nearby entertainment district. The strong gangster element in the district makes it very dangerous. Toshiko warns H not to go there because he will become a delinquent. H's mother does not know that he has been going to this district since the first grade. H will not enter the theater because he never has any money. Instead, he lurks in the vicinity of the theater and looks at the movie posters hanging outside.

One day while H is looking at the posters, he is seen by the man who owns the tofu store. The owner tells H that the picture that is showing...