As the fight between June and Kaede begins, June worries about holding back and trying not to accidentally kill Kaede. June scolds herself for finding herself in this situation, but she wandered into the Skiz fight because “if anyone knows who [Day] is, it’s the crowd that watches illegal Skiz fights” (105). June is too agile for Kaede, but June lets her get a few hits in. Throughout the fight, Kaede stabs June at her waist with a prohibited knife. June decides to play dirty, too, breaking Kaede’s arm and forcing her to yield the fight. However, the crowd chants for June to “Choose! Choose! Choose!” (107) her next opponent. June has no desire to fight anymore and tries to leave, but the gamblers pursue her, yelling that she “can’t just leave like that!” (108). Someone sets off a dust bomb, which makes the gamblers flee, and “the most beautiful boy [June’s] ever seen” (109) appears and pulls her away into the night.

June doesn’t reveal her name, so Day refers to her as “the Girl.” He is annoyed that she defeated Kaede because “Kaede’s defeat cost [him] a thousand Notes” (110), but since the girl saved