In this short scene, we learn that the new guardian has not yet appeared, and that the old one has gone on a leave of absence. We learn that this is the third day since Da Hei's disappearance, and we also learn that he has lost all of his "karma" , which is a measure of how much he is loved by the people around him. The old guardian has disappeared, and the new one has not appeared either. The new guardian is a "fiendish spurt" ready to "make trouble," the old guardian says, and this is why he has not