After considering for three years that his place was in the troupe of the falcon, Guts decided to ride alone. Tired of being the hidden face of a resplendent Griffith, he went to replenish himself, seeking to win something with his own hands to win a personal victory. But Griffith had no desire to let Guts go and tried to hold him by all means, provoking him in duel as in their first encounter. Guts' victory in one stroke was overwhelming: here he is again free. For Griffith, it was the beginning of a long emotional collapse.