The chapter opens with the sound of a "chirp chirp chirp" at the gate of the castle. It's early autumn, and the castle's guards are getting ready to go to bed. This is the third time in three days that the guards have had to deal with a group of men trying to get into the castle without paying for a prostitute. The guards don't want to get involved, so they just let the men go. The rumor spread throughout the castle, and it turns out that the men were kidnapped by the princess, who was jealous of newly married couples. The princess abducted the groom, drained his sexual energy, and cast him outside the castle gate. The whole thing is a vicious rumor, but it's true: the princess is jealous of the newly married couple, so she abducted them and drained their sexual energy and cast them outside the gate. She's also said that the shogun should not interfere in the matter because she's a Buddhist nun, and she doesn't need to worry about anyone else. She just wants to be left alone.