The narrator returns to his home in hokkaido, where he finds himself surrounded by strange people. He asks one of them if he is afraid of him, and the narrator tells him that he is. He then tells the narrator about his favorite dish, which is called "maruyama," or "power spot." The narrator tells the story of the mother of a famous mystic, who used to be a white fox. The narrator explains that the animals have adapted to live in the human world, and that they are not gods or anything.