The chapter opens with a description of the cat's reaction to the sight of Nemo. The cat says that he is sorry for what he has done to Nemo, and that he wishes he could have been with her when she left him. Nemo had said that he was sorry, but that she had left him because he was crying, and she had choked him so that he would not make a sound, and Nemo had never spoken to her again. Nemo feels that there is someone accompanying him in his nightmares, and he wishes that he could be with her. He explains that he needs to maintain his form for a long period of time, because the lack of the demon core will drain his spiritual power. The only way to do this, he explains, is to use