Chapter 25 Summary

Instructor Tamori is in charge of the military training and is one of the most feared men at the school. Although he gets along fine with the other instructors, H and Tamori are at odds with each other from the beginning. In one incident, Tamori is embarrassed in front of other military officers, and he blames H for losing face with his colleagues. Venting his anger, he hits H in the face and berates him in front of the other officers. H encounters Tamori later the same day, and Tamori continues his bullying tactics. He tells H that since his parents are Japanese, they should stop being Christians. H walks away silently, totally sure that Tamori is a fool.

A few days later, H is sketching when Tamori comes over to him. Tamori makes sarcastic remarks about the drawing, and H responds in...