In this chapter, ling yu explains that he has become the third female lead in the novel. He compares herself to the black lotus and the flower ling. He says that he never imagined that he would be transported between worlds because of a remark he wrote about the monster slayer. He thinks that the comment he made about the demon was the cause of his being transported. In the novel, he says, the monster will trigger a magic circle when the protagonist enters the room. He realizes that the monster is about to attack. He uses the magic circle to break the spell on the monster.