This chapter opens with a description of the dragon, which is a reptile with a long tail and a huge body. It has a flaming breath that allows it to fly and destroy everything in its path. The narrator explains that the dragon is an alchemist, meaning that he has to learn to use alchemy to promote justice, love, and kindness. He says that the door to the room must have been opened by a brave warrior, but that he will not retreat. He wants to know who opened the door, and then he wants to kiss the dragon. He explains that he is a shiye, or east-coaster, and that he came to protect the princess from the dragon-slayers, not to kill the dragon himself. He asks if he is being taken for a fool, and says that he was in love once with a human, and he will become ugly if she tries to bully him. He adds that humans are weak, selfish, and weak-willed creatures. He tells her to close her eyes, because he will grow ugly. He is the princess of a tribe of fire-dragons, a tribe that lives in the sky. He reminds her that she gave birth to a baby boy ten months later, but he apologizes, saying that he did not mean to offend her.