Back at the mansion, dad scolds his son for being too cocky. He tells him that the other families have tried to get to know him, but that he has been too arrogant. The family has sent people to the city to spy on him, and now he's in trouble. He apologizes and says he won't be caught the next time. He says that he likes the girl of the family, and that the family has mentioned marriage to him. But dad doesn't want him to mention it. He wants him to say that the girl has arrived, and if he dares run away, he'll never come to see him again. The city lord tells dad that the demon beasts are growing faster around the city because of climate change. He suggests that they send men to hunt down the beasts.