In this short scene, we are introduced to the protagonist, who is suffering from hunger and loneliness. He has lost his ability to speak, and he is unable to concentrate on his tasks. He feels that he is still alone and that he has no one to help him. He wishes that he could have someone to look out for him, but he is too weak to do so. He wants to grow up quickly so that he can stand by his side when he sees him again. He asks if he is really approaching him, and the teacher replies that he would have been dead if he were few minutes late. He tells the protagonist that since he broke through the first node, he has become a second tier soldier and is almost ready for the graduation exam. He also tells him that the protagonist has made a self-made weapon, which will allow him to participate in the exam in thirty years.