In this chapter, we learn that Ruchi's mother was a thief, and his father abandoned him. Ruchi has come to live with the Nogi family, and he is very happy to be a member of their family. He tells Ruchi that his father would never have abandoned him, and that his mother is a thief. He asks Ruchi to snap hit Ruchi, but Ruchi says that he will not be "ordered around" by a child.