In this chapter, Flora explains that she has been unable to sell a single copy of her manga magazine. She tells the reader that the only reason she has not been able to make a profit is because she has had to cut back on the number of stories in each issue. She explains that the reason for this is that there are only so many people who can read a story on a single page. The only way to make money on a story is to cut it down to 32 pages. She also explains that it takes a lot of time and energy to create a story in the first place. She compares the process of creating a story to scratching a scratch on a piece of wood. She then explains that this is how annelise, the creator of Flora's manga magazine, began her story. The reader is amazed at how much time and effort it takes to produce a story. He also notes that the reader is surprised to learn that the magazine is actually composed entirely of her work.