The chapter opens with a flashback to the beginning of the story, when Hirokazu's father, rui, and his two dogs, leo and sieryo, are still living at the family home. . The flashback shows that rui has changed his name from "leo" to "rui" in order to "have his manly side" . When rui is acting "cute" , he is acting on purpose, because he is aware that people expect him to be "manly." .