- After the cremation Obasan picks up the bones and ashes and sends them to Grandpa Nakane.
- There is good news. Uncle is coming home. And Stephen will have his cast removed. And…oh wait, no, that's all.
- In all the excitement they reorganize the tiny little house to fit more people and Obasan makes miso soup for dinner. Stephen is annoyingly impatient to see Uncle, so it's no surprise that he's the first one to welcome him home.
- You might think Obasan would jump all over her husband after not seeing him for so long. You'd be wrong. She only says welcome home.
- Uncle has brought gifts: the flutes! Stephen is so excited that he lunges for them and starts playing immediately. After a while Obasan says it's time to eat.
- In the next couple of weeks everything in the house changes. There are new bright wallpaper covers and it starts to look more like a home than a hovel. Stephen even gets his cast removed. But even when his leg is still weak, he wants to run. Typical.