This chapter opens with a flashback to the beginning of the novel, when the monster is still a baby. He asks the monster's code name, "m," why he is being taught to behave like a human being. The monster explains that the code name "m" is an expression of his ego, which is why he initially tore his white arm out. He tells the monster that he must be lonely since he does not see his mother as often as he would like. He draws a picture of his mother, who is praying at a temple in the city. He says that he can't stand not seeing his mother for a while, since she got sick when she gave birth to him. He also says that his brother, who was never born, was born because his mother got sick while giving birth to his brother. The two children hug and cry together, and the monster asks the child to bear it a bit more
This chapter opens with a flashback to the beginning of the novel, when the monster is still a baby. He asks the monster's code name, "m," why he is being taught to behave like a human being. The monster explains that the code name "m" is an expression of his ego, which is why he initially tore his white arm out. He tells the monster that he must be lonely since he does not see his mother as often as he would like. He draws a picture of his mother, who is praying at a temple in the city. He says that he can't stand not seeing his mother for a while, since she got sick when she gave birth to him. He also says that his brother, who was never born, was born because his mother got sick while giving birth to his brother. The two children hug and cry together, and the monster asks the child to bear it a bit more