The chapter opens with a long speech by Hirokazu, who is now twenty-nine years old. He tells us that he has been training hard for the past two weeks and that he is getting better. He invites the other students to join him in his new club, the Kawasaki-Kishishima Junior High School Karate Club. He explains that the basic rules of sparring are to avoid the opponent's moves, breath, and eyes, and to land a good hand-muffet. He then goes on to explain that the opponent who punched him was the son of the school's national champion. He says that he wanted to fight the opponent to see if he was really strong, but that he made a mistake. The other students are excited to be part of the club, and he says he is the leader.