In this chapter, Pan tells the gang to keep fighting, even though the rain is still coming down. He tells them to think of the hunch that the pavilion master had. He also tells them not to worry about the undead committing crimes, because before they die, there will be a phenomenon called the "body withering" , which is easy to detect in households because people live in mountainous regions. The gang decides to do this at midnight, when everyone is sleeping. They will lead them into a prophetic dream, where they will see three lines, which means that there are three "primal spirits" with the ability to govern life. Pan gives the gang fifty goals, and now they have completed three more. He feels terrible about his uncle's slap, but he doesn't want to use the talisman yet. He wonders if the bastard has only a supporting talisman, and he wonders if they can wait forever.