In this short scene, we are introduced to the protagonist, who is 13 years old. He has just finished his first year of school, and he has been waiting for his teacher to come back from the war. The teacher has not yet returned, and the protagonist is worried about what will happen to him if he does not return. The protagonist is moved by the teacher's spirit, which makes him feel that he is on the side of the young man. He tells the teacher that he will take the matter into his own hands and that they will take peace into their own hands from now on. The chapter ends with the protagonist's declaration of his love for the teacher. He says that he has always been moved by his spirit, and that he was moved by what he saw in the teacher when he was a child. When the teacher comes back, the protagonist tells him that the report English conversation club was a success, and everyone loved it. He asks the teacher if she thought it was boring, and she replies that she did not think it was. He then tells her that he cannot wait to go to college, because it will be hard to promote himself in the English speaking world unless he can promote himself. He also says that the only way he can get access to the university is by attending the day-to-day events, which he can only attend because he is a student. He explains that he gave the teacher a card to give to his friend, the teacher, because the teacher thought that the teacher was qualified to be in the university. He adds that the card made him think about how different aspects of people have. He wonders what they will talk about at the cultural festival, which is to be held the next day.