In this chapter, the narrator tells the audience that the emperor of the kingdom is dead. He says that the demons have been eliminated, but that the son of the old emperor has done something evil. He tells the story of the battle and how the emperor was wounded. The emperor's wound was inflicted on him by his son, who transformed him into a man who could lift his head again. The narrator says that if the emperor were dead, the gods would bring him back to life. He also says that he is now married. He explains that it is no easy feat to win the honor of a woman, and that he would like to meet the girl. He has finished his menswear design and is ready to leave the palace.