As he grows older, he continues to grieve her death. The young boy is present when his mother, Mio, dies in a beachside explosion, and he mourns alongside her.
Honma, Kumiko's father, works with him in their rescue operation. Black Jack was taken to the hospital and later, Kuroo was taken to the emergency room while his mother, Mio, was taken to the operating room. Kuroo found the giant bomb and his mother, Mio, was scared and screamed. One day, there was a bomb left in the sand floor by The Evil Gang. When Kuroo was a baby, he and his mother played ball on the beach.
