The narrator tells the audience that the final exam is coming up, and that the students who fail will most likely lose the exam. He also tells us that Fuyu has not been to class in a while, and he plans to write extra notes for him. He says that he hasn't spoken to Ganymede in a long time, because he intervened when he saw her in the office, and she would have provided him with life force if he hadn't. He wants to ask her about this, but he doesn't know where to start. He tells the story of how his family ordered him to stay at the academy as an "assistance to master fuh" . He explains that he's just transferred to the academy, so he can't really know anyone there, and so he figured he'd sit next to the narrator so he wouldn't have to talk to anyone during class. The narrator says he'll see the others around, and then he asks if they've made any preparations for his birthday, which is on the eve of Christmas. He's never prepared a gift for anyone, and