While visiting a member of a bereaved family, Hanzawa remembers the first time he met Hiyakawa. It was over a decade ago and Hiyakawa had been a child then. He'd said that he'd seen many people destroyed by the power of belief and that he believed that he would one day encounter a destiny meant just for him.
When he was young, after his mother had discovered his abilities, Hiyakawa had been placed in a symbolic position within a special group called the Palm of the Hand Research Society.
Because I was broken before that.
لأنّي كنت مُحطّماً من قبل
Weil ich schon vorher kaputt war.
Porque antes me habían destruido a mí.
Porque antes me habían destruido a mí.
Parce qu’on m’avait brisé
auparavant.
E perché ancora prima 
sono stato io ad essere distrutto.
Porque eu já estava quebrado antes.
Ведь я сам был сломан
с самого начала.