In this chapter, we learn that the black sphere is connected to other black spheres, and that the nine stars are connected to the inner world. The black sphere in the mountain cracker clan is the source of the primal strength, and the nine spheres in the inner universe are the place where it is gathered. This is why they call the black ball "Saint's Nine Stars" . The gong chimes in that the others have not noticed that he is not with them. He wonders if there is a mysterious force separating them, and he decides to follow the others for now.