As the scene opens, we're introduced to the narrator, who's a little worried about what's going to happen next. He's worried that Asahi is going to run away, and he's also worried that he'll get into a fight with him. He tries to calm himself down by saying that he doesn't think Asahi ran away the day before, and that it's not his fault that he ran away. He says that if he had, he would have run away with Asahi