In this final chapter of the novel, Wham gives up his fight with the girl. He tells her that she is faster and stronger than him, but that she dodges his blows. He says that he has fought many warriors, and he has built his eyes from them, and that he will die where she stands at 19. In international news, the Russian troops have withdrawn from the border with China, and the general of the People's Republic of China has declared victory over the Russians. Meanwhile, glug old woman tatsumi is still working as a bar owner in motomachi, but she looks younger than before. She says that she doesn't care if the war is over, as long as she does what she can to help the people.