The wind cutter asks who learned this ability from, and the young man replies that he hasn't lived long, but he's never seen anything like it in his life. He says that there's no magic in the world, and that he also can't imagine the world without magic. He also says that his ability and his opponent's are different, but that they're able to do something called a "spar." A spar is like a battle, but it doesn't last until death. The young man says that he wants to do it too, but his father said that it'll be difficult for them to do. The man explains that a spar is just like a fight, but not until the death. It's just like comparing two different types of weapons. The more experienced the opponent, the more difficult it will be for the less experienced one to beat the more experienced one. So, the younger man says, he'll go first, since he thinks he can learn from the older man. He's going to use his sword as a shield, and he thinks that his opponent is stronger than he thought. He thinks that he underestimated him, and then he loses his sword. He wonders how he could be so fast, and how he lost his sword so quickly. He feels like his body is "encased in a blizzard," and he needs some time to get used to it.