This chapter opens with a flashback to the beginning of the story, when the boy is learning martial arts under the guidance of his father. His mother dies suddenly, and his father becomes cold and aloof. This causes the boy to face his father at home, and he becomes even more severe in his martial arts training. This leads to the boy's confrontation with the northern lord, whom he calls a "neglectful look" and a "very fierce" man. The boy is glad that he has met the lord, because now that he is facing death, he is glad to meet him.
This chapter opens with a flashback to the beginning of the story, when the boy is learning martial arts under the guidance of his father. His mother dies suddenly, and his father becomes cold and aloof. This causes the boy to face his father at home, and he becomes even more severe in his martial arts training. This leads to the boy's confrontation with the northern lord, whom he calls a "neglectful look" and a "very fierce" man. The boy is glad that he has met the lord, because now that he is facing death, he is glad to meet him.