In this short scene, the protagonist laments the fact that he will never be able to return to his former life. He tells himself that he must leave the painful past behind him and run away from the world. He then asks the protagonist's teacher to adopt him. The teacher agrees, but the protagonist must return to class in the afternoon so that he can discuss the matter with the other students. The protagonist asks the teacher to give him a nickname, and the teacher agrees to help him do so.