In this chapter, the young protagonist is introduced to a new character. He is introduced as "Dandelion San," a young man who has lost his first love. He laments that he has been born in a world that has caused him pain and suffering. He wishes that he had never been born. He blames himself for the world's irrationality. He feels that he is the only person who can stand up against it. He compares himself to a "brand new me" who has been "cut out" and "tore it apart" . He says that he feels like this god has been made especially for him, but now he trembles when he thinks of the eyes that do not see human beings. He realizes that killing is common in the world. He wonders what life would be like if he were to kill someone like this. The chapter ends with the announcement that a group of young men from the Rikiishi region have put an end once and for all to the strife in the region.