This chapter opens with a description of the world ruled by the story and art of the novel. In this chapter, we are introduced to the protagonist, a young man who has just returned from a trip to China. He tells us that he has come to tell his master that he is famous, and that his master has responded by patting him on the head with a knife. The protagonist explains that he will never forgive the human beings who commit such horrendous acts. He asks his master to take him a bracelet to protect him from harm.