In this chapter, the young prince is introduced. He is introduced as a naughty child who was punished by his mother for stealing eggs from birds' nests. When he was 4, his father punished him for being a good student and sent him away to school early. He tells the prince that his legs were frozen when he was young, and his doctor told him he could not practice martial arts. When the prince falls into a pond during the winter, his father does not mention the incident again.