Whakarāpopototanga
I muri i te wehenga o ona matua, ka neke atu a Kou me tona whaea ki Amerika. Tekau tau i muri mai, kua hoki ia ki Hapani ki te toro ki te urupa o tona papa. Ka oma ia ki tana whanaunga, ki a Ryuusei, nana i tango te karate dojo a tona papa, a kaore ano i kitea e ia mai i tana wehenga atu me tona whaea.
Ko Ryuusei he tino taumaha, he tika, he uaua ki a Kou te whakatata atu ki a ia.
I tetahi ra, i a raua e korero ana, ka kihi a Ryuusei ia ia.