In this chapter, the protagonist is introduced to a new character named "southern idol," who is a member of a fan club of students at his school. The fan club is made up of students who like the protagonist because he is a southern idol. The protagonist asks the fan club to give him an original photo of him, so that he can pass it on to the protagonist's southern idol, who is also an elite student at the school. In response to the question of why he likes the protagonist so much, he says that he likes him because he's an elite person. He also says that the protagonist makes him feel like he can defend himself when he runs toward the person he likes. He says that maybe the cheers outside encouraged him to run after the protagonist. He asks if it's possible that the seed that he buried in his heart is growing again, and the protagonist says that it is possible, but that he doesn't know if it really does exist. He goes on to say that he is now a student living on a campus. Life-long learning in the present is like a baby bird that is not yet fully-fledged, and only after it grows can it be able to fly high and see the world.