In this chapter, we learn that the "golden sword" was given to him by his master, not by the old man who has been in charge of the family for so many years. The old man's name is "Shuji" and he is the son of Shuji's father, who was killed by the sea monster. Shuji tells his mother that he is leaving in three days and that he will awaken the "bloodline" of his mother in one month