Guts returns to a place he'd left two years ago to reconnect with old friends, but finds that someone he holds most dear has vanished. Guts tries to lay blame, but he is not entirely innocent...
While I remained mired in hatred,
بينما كنت غارقًا في الحقد
Während ich mich im Hass verlor,
Mientras yo seguí odiando,
Rickert hizo esto.
Mientras yo seguí odiando,
Rickert hizo esto.
Alors que j’étais consumé 
par la haine,
Mentre io ho continuato 
a concentrarmi solo sul mio odio,
Enquanto fiquei inundado em ódio,