Ten years have passed since Nemo's disappearance. Nemo is now a sophomore mechanical engineer at izu, and he and his sister are returning to school together. Nemo tells his sister that he will be staying at the diving shop while he is at school, but he is not sure if he is excited or not. He tells her that he does not like diving because he has to organize all the receipts. He says he will never be caught up in the craziness of the people around him, and that they will never strip him of his box. He also says that he is going to meet "cute girls," fall in love, and enjoy "the pinnacle of his youth" with good friends.