At the orphanage, the orphanage manager tells the boy that he will receive a letter from his family once he is old enough to understand. The letter is from his parents, who have recently died. The orphanage manager says that he hopes that the boy will be able to understand the contents of the letter by the time he receives it. The boy is shocked to learn that his parents are dead. He asks if they are growing in number, and the manager replies that they are. He says that if they die, then that is as far as they will go. The manager says they are in the way of the game, and that they will be killed if they continue to play. The child asks if he can run over his mother's body, but the manager says he can't, because his followers are going with him. He tells the child that if he dies, his followers will go with him, and he will not let them die. He adds that he would love to die with the child, but he also wants to see his mother again and see ayame again. He was held captive by his mother, and she died when he was a child. He now realizes that his family is stronger than his own.