The waiter of the inn tells the protagonist that the snake kingdom is like the tiger kingdom, and that the people around them are like zombies. The protagonist realizes that the zombies are not human beings, but are merely dead corpses. He suggests that they attack the zombies on their heads, but the protagonist says that it will be difficult to do so, as they are so large. He casts a spell over the house to keep it from falling into the hands of the undead, but he wonders why the snakes would keep the undead within their kingdom. He asks the protagonist what plan he has, and the protagonist replies that he must open the dead eyes of the zombies and watch carefully. He then goes on to explain that kissing an undead person or pulling off another's pants allows one to escape the world. He concludes by saying that he has forgotten that his luck is a jinx.