The scene opens with a flashback to a time when Hirokazu's scar was still fresh on his face. The scar is still there, however, and he is still wearing his tall boots, which are still being sold. He tells us that the scar is not his fault, and that he is sorry for the pain it has caused him. He asks if it is okay for him to talk to her, and she tells him that it would be better if he sat down and talked to her instead of standing up and staring at her. She says that she is sorry that the wound made her unable to smile, but that she does not have to forgive her for what she has done to him. She tells him to say that he can despise her for the rest of his life, and if he does not like her anymore, it is because she was the one who made him like her. He says that if the reason for the wound was him, it was better to force him away. He then asks if his child has any books, and the mom says that they do not have any.