It turns out that the "devil pet contract" is not a "good drinker" , and that he's lonely. He wakes up to find that his mother never regarded him as a "male" . He tells her that he can play a game with her, but that she should take off her shoes first. He won't let her drink any more, and he'll kick her "sorry" if she tries to fight again. He says that he has to refuse her this time, because she's had a bad spell on her back. She's different from her parents, he says, and she needs him. He promises to protect her "for the rest of his life," and he promises to come back the next morning and win the game.