This chapter's epigraph is from a famous poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: "Swan, swoosh, swoosh." Longfellow's poem is about a man who escapes death by burning his blood essence. In this passage, Longfellow refers to the fact that he has survived his "thousand shadows" technique, a technique that allows him to survive attacks from other men. He says that if he loses to the kid, he'll be ashamed of himself for life. He tells the kid that he's going to kill him now. This is his sword, formed from his "blood essence." It won't miss, and it can only be destroyed by a weapon of his choice. The kid can't run away, so he has to get out. He's not going to let this happen, he says. He can retreat with his "shifting technique" right after his attack. This will allow him to attack the kid head-on. He realizes that the kid is using his "space shift" technique to keep him from moving