Handa's only friend, Kawafuji, arrives with a kid named Kanzaki Kousuke in tow, but their trip to Handa's house ends up being very roundabout. Why does Kousuke want to meet Handa so badly, and why did Kawafuji agree to bring him?
"As I inhale deeply of the refined air, 
I address my paper and brush,
...كما أستنشقُ بعمق الهواءَ النقيّ، فإني أنادي ورقتي وفرشاتي"
"Ich atme die kultivierte Luft tief ein, spreche
 zu meinem Papier und meinen Pinsel ...
"Al inhalar profundamente el refinado aire,
me dirijo al papel y lo empapo con mi pincel,
« Lorsque je gorge
mon esprit d’air pur