The two men discuss the memory fragment, which is in the memory of the old man. The old man is gone, and the two men can only guess where he is. They do not know what the "betrothal gift" that blackball is talking about is, but they do know that it is a "squeak flower" . They are also confused by the sudden wind, which seems to be blowing in the direction of the sea. They wonder if the wind is blowing in their direction, or if they are looking for something. The older man asks the younger man if he is listening to him. The younger man answers that he is, and he asks the older man if the matter with his forehead is that of his "sweetheart." The elder man replies that he has no memory of his mother, but he does know that the human emperor mentioned her in the yearbook. The young man says that he does not care whether he is recorded in the school yearbook or not, as long as he is not met by blackball and the other man. He also says that if he were to meet blackball, he would thank his mother for giving him the gift of the flowerpot