The chapter opens with a description of the black drag-ons, who ruled the nation under the leadership of the god of war, Takemi Akashi. Takemi was feared as the "god of war" because he was the one who could decide the outcome of a battle. He was also called the "weak king" for picking fights with people weaker than himself and losing them all. Everyone liked him, and he was called "the weakest king" because everyone liked him. The chapter ends with an account of how, after five years, his "true nature" came out. He wanted to repay his benefactors for all that they had done for him, but they refused to give him back his money. He is now thinking of making his own gang. He wants someone who he can trust. He asks if they will take care of him, since he has no money. They accept him for who he is, and so he wants to give them everything he has for this. He even lost a member of his gang, Darnay, who he asked to join them, because he lost his trust in him. Darnay's death, he says, was only because he had been disappointing as the leader of Brahman's army. The only thing he can do is take Darnay down.