The chapter opens with a description of the rabbit-stuffed lunch that has just been found. The narrator complains to the battalion commander that he is starving to death, but the commander refuses to share his rations with him. The commander tells him that he has to follow his order, but he refuses to allow the captain to kill the rabbit. The captain says that he caught the rabbit, which is delicate and charming, and that he won't let the captain kill it. He tells the captain that he can't eat the rabbit because it is delicate, and the captain refuses to let him kill it because he is afraid of its delicate appearance. He says that if the captain had not been so annoying, he would have shared the rations with the captain. After the captain eats the asparagus soup, the captain is impressed by the cooking skills of the captain's wife, and he changes every meal to please her. He also tells the commander that they are going to the city of thephilippine empire, where the inscription palace and the manifestation scroll masters are located. They will have to take a carriage to get there, but they will earn 180 gold coins a month, which will cost them a lot of money. They are also going to try their luck in the city with the inscription scroll masters, since they don't have theirs yet. The inscription scroll master has the ability to inscribe his mental jewel five times, whereas the mental jewel has only five attributes. The more talented the jewel master is, the easier it is for him to be a target of other masters. He adds that he will definitely be loyal to the empire, but that if he wants to join it, he will join.