When kota asks why he left the house, his father explains that he was afraid that if he stayed, he would hurt him again. He tells kota that he has been waiting for him, and that now that he is outside more, he has started to go to the gym. He says that people ask him whether his concentrativity has improved, but he cannot say because he does not have the energy to do so. When he asks his mother if she has heard that kota is special to her, she says that she has. She says that even if there were other boys, there would be only one special boy, and he seems to be trouble. .