The scene opens with a flashback to the events of the previous chapter, in which the protagonist is introduced. The protagonist is a young man who has been living with a fierce gangster, who is known as the "da fierce gangster." The protagonist tells the narrator that he is afraid that he will lose his job if he does not continue to live with the fierce gangster. He tells the protagonist that he cannot rely on the "taiga" , or martial art, for protection, because the world is completely different from the world of taiga, and therefore, he will not be able to rely on it. He also tells the story of how the protagonist's father died, leaving the protagonist with no income and no way to support himself. He asks the protagonist to remember that his father's death was not a suicide, but rather a life-or-death decision. The narrator tells him that he must remember this because he will have to pay his rent for the next two days, and the protagonist will have no choice but to do so.