In this short scene, Tommo delivers a soliloquy in which he laments the fact that his opponent, Shu-Tsushi, has defeated him. He laments that he has been defeated by a "free magister" , and he curses the "negro magi" who have "stabbed" him with a "cloth spear" . He also laments his lack of professional fighting spirit, which he believes has prevented him from winning the tournament. The crowd, he says, has been busy "replacing waiting" with "robots," and he is sure that they have faked his defeat. He is certain that his defeat will not affect his attendance at school