Watanuki wears his new shoes at night and Yūko reminds him of the old superstition but Watanuki says he doesn’t believe in them. The then sleeps after eating a big meal, and Dōmeki reminds him of the superstition the person will become a cow after doing that. Watanuki starts feeling ill and having visions about being a cow, but still thinks superstitions are just cautionary tales. After he clips his nails at night, against Yūko's advice, he is threatened by giant scissors, Yūko saves him. He says that he stopped believing superstitions after his parents died, but that he might believe in them again now.