Content Warning: This section includes discussion of a non-consensual sexual encounter.

The narrative shifts back to Tsukuru and Haida in college.

After Tsukuru and Haida go to sleep, Tsukuru wakes up disoriented; he struggles to decipher if he is dreaming or if he is awake. He notices a figure that looks like Haida standing in the corner of his room but insists that it is not the actual Haida. Tsukuru feels a strong desire to move but cannot. He senses this vision of Haida staring at him. No words are spoken and after some time, Haida’s image leaves the room. Tsukuru falls back asleep.

Tsukuru has a sexually explicit dream that involves Shiro and Kuro. As the dream proceeds, Haida’s image reappears and becomes the center of the dream’s sexual encounter. The dream is so vivid that when Tsukuru wakes up, he feels as though he actually did have sex with the girls and then with Haida.

In the morning, there is no indication that Haida has any idea of the events from the night before, or about the wild dream that Tsukuru had; however, Tsukuru is convinced that Haida does.