The chapter opens with a flashback to the previous chapter, in which we learn that Madarame has been having an affair with Chief Magua. The flashback reveals that Magua has been sleeping with a woman named Amatamiya and that he has been trying to get her to sleep with him. Magua, however, has refused to have sex with him because he is afraid that she will think that he is a pervert. The chapter ends with a description of the scene in which Magua and the Chief are talking about a drinking party they have planned for the following night. The scene is interrupted by the sound of a bugle call, which reminds the audience that the chapter is about to begin.