In this chapter, we learn that the protagonist is a man who has no love for the princess. He tells her that she is dead, and that he joined the oasis because she betrayed them. He says that he went to the "sakura cosmos" in order to find something that he didn't believe would ever beat the empire. He left the organization, but his principles never changed. The protagonist says that the empire killed his best friend, which is why he joined. He asks her if she believes in the "red string of destiny," and she says that she doesn't. She asks him if he believes in it, and he says that it is invisible, but that it ties souls together. He adds that he could be her, and she could be him, if only she would open her eyes and see the impossibility of defeat. He then tells her a story about three years ago, when he tried to rescue a group of oasis members. He was captured and tortured by the empire every day, but he eventually came to pity the prince. One day, he saw the prince playing with his toy, which broke.