The chapter opens with a flashback to 45 years ago, when Hirohito and Nowa were still alive. Nowa and nikumaru are still alive, and they're willing to help Hiroshio whenever he needs it. They've been waiting for him for 43 years, and now that he's been dead for so long, he can't do anything about it. He can do something about it, though: he can secretly plant a seed of the world tree inside of himself and fuse it with his soul. That way, he says, he'll be able to help Teta-sama in her quest to save the world. He doesn't want to be too proud of himself for saving the world, though, because he thinks it would be arrogant of him to think that he can do the same thing as Ilanda. He's not sure if this is a dream or if it's a reality, but he does know that he has to repay his debt.