In this chapter, we learn that the air is warmer in the mountains than it is in the forest, and that the animal is acting strangely. We learn that it is because of this change in the air that the animals are acting so strangely. The air is colder than the ice forest, which is why they are acting as if they are in the middle of a battle. We also learn that they are bleeding, but that the Izuna will soon kill them. The narrator tells us that he does not even know the name of the animal. He says that he remembers nothing except that it acts as if it is the law of nature for an instant before he dies. He watches as the animal seizes his memories and holds them in his fist. He laughs as he grasps them and laughs. The voices assail him for the first time, and he feels bitter. He tells the narrator to get out of his head and that he will eliminate the voices through his urine once he is healed. He asks the narrator why he so eagerly rescued young meiki. The voice in his head has been tormenting him for years. When he is near meiki, the voices cease their torment. He warns the general not to open his eyes. He also tells him that the ghosts in the painting were only ghosts, and not ghosts of the past. He reminds the general that he is a father, and should not withhold his love from his daughter. He adds that he has not come to discuss ryin with her, but he has come to speak with the general. The general tells him not to return to his quarters, but to hide his disgrace.