The long and short of it is that Suzuka was training with a sword master (on some planet,) this is when she was just an apprentice. One day a man showed up whom she considered thick-headed and somewhat stupid, a person who also wanted to train. While Suzuka didn't agree with it, the swordmaster didn't mind. One day she was out, she drew near to the "house" and smelled blood in the air. She investigated to find the master slain inside, and Hitoriga (the man) nowhere to be found. She found him training on a nearby plateau, where his movements seemed radically different from before. She inquired, and soon discovered he was the culprit. He took on the visage of her master, and seemed to have taken his skills as well. He reveals he works for the pirates, one of Hazanko's Senior officials. He then fuses wizardry with a sword technique to blow Suzuka off the cliff where she hits her head and falls unconscious.