Whakarāpopototanga
Ka whaia a Kakeru, he kaiwhaiwhai o mua i te kura tuarua, mo te tahae kai. Ka ora ia e tetahi tauira o te Whare Wananga o Kansei, a Haiji, he omaoma hoki. Ka whakatenatena a Haiji i a Kakeru kia noho ki te whare tawhito 'Chikuseisou' i reira e whakaaro ana ia ki te mahi tahi me ona hoa noho ki te uru atu ki te Marathon Hakone Ekiden, tetahi o nga reihi whare wananga rongonui i Hapani. Ka mohio a Kakeru he tauhou katoa nga kainoho engari ko Haiji raua ko raua.