The next morning, the young man still hasn't responded to Goris's request to go fishing with him. Goris tells him that he can't go fishing if he's not going to kill him. He also tells the boy that he'll accompany him back to his uncle's house if he wants to. The young man says that's fine, but that he has to keep his mouth shut. He's an alchemist, he says, and he can teach the boy anything he wants. But, he warns the boy, "you are my apprentice, from now on. You must keep that in mind. I am goris, an alchemist" . The boy says that he doesn't want to go back because he needs to make up some money for the girl. He says that the best thief in town is dai, who's now his "prized possession" , so he won't let the boy go. He tells the kid that dai is no longer his "substitute thief" and that the kid shouldn't strike him. The kid says that this is a trick, not a magic trick, and that if he continues to argue, he will go to hell.