The main character arrives at the culture lounge club and meets Marius there. The MC tries to make Marius reveal his identity as the true Z by pointing out his unusual level of concern for this case, but fails. Many guests approach Marius under false pretenses before a key guest finally finds him: Cher Young, the informant who sold the fake Z painting from the previous exhibition. Cher shows Marius a new painting, and the two arrive at an exclusivity agreement so that Cher will only sell Z's works to Marius in the future.