In this chapter, Tenjin is dealing with a request from Hiroshi, who wants to know if he can return the bracelet that he gave to his mother after her death in the war. Hiroshi tells his mother that he has written a letter to the gods asking for the bracelet to be returned to him. When his mother asks him what he is doing, he tells her that he is talking to some young people about his bracelet, which was given to him by his mother when she died. He asks his mother if she has heard of his prayer, and she says that she has. She tells him that the bracelet is still hanging on, and that it will take a lot of water to remove it from its place. She asks him to cut the chain that holds the bracelet, and he says that he wishes that he could live with his mother, because he was afraid that she would be a burden on her