In this chapter, we learn that in order to be a father, you have to bear the burden of bearing the death of a loved one. In other words, if you're the father of a dead child, you've got to bear all the responsibility for that child's death. This is why, when Benimaru tries to kill him, he's so adamant that he won't let go of his wife. He's not going to let her go, he says, because she's worked so hard to raise him, and she deserves to be paid back for all her hard work. We learn that the number of people that have been killed by the hikeshi in Asakusa is 9,568, and that's how many people are dead today. Beni says that he'll be around forever, but he needs to be ready to take on the responsibility of carrying out the death responsibilities.