In this chapter, the young narrator is looking for a book. He finds it in the efang palace, but he is disappointed to find that it is not the book he was looking for. He is also disappointed to learn that the princess has rejected the prince, shin-hae, for an "unrepentant love" . He tells the princess that he will not let her live if she starts spreading rumors about his rejection. He also tells her that if she does not leave him, he will die in her hands. He asks her to keep the secret of his rejection, and she agrees to do so.