Janu and Dayai explore Janu’s cramped, derelict former apartment in Phaigon. Janu explains how he lived there alone starting at age sixteen following his mother's death, surviving through hard work and assistance from his former landlord. Dayai observes that Janu was forced to mature prematurely, which explains some of his personality quirks.
They then decide to visit Janu’s former high school, only to find the building mysteriously abandoned and in a state of advanced decay, despite Janu having worked there just a few months prior. Against Janu’s better judgment, Dayai insists they explore the interior. Inside a classroom, Janu experiences a sense of intense nostalgia and begins to recount the story of his only high school friend, a girl named Valda who suffered from severe laryngitis. As Janu describes their meeting, he is interrupted by a "shapeshifter" figure who echoes Valda’s appearance. The scene concludes abruptly with a high-pitched interference sound, snapping Janu out of his trance and prompting the pair to flee the eerie school building.