The narrator feels angry at the sight of the female thief. He thinks that the thief must be a girl, because she stole money and supplies from the house. The minister is going to inspect the house, but he doesn't know why the money went missing. The narrator thinks that if the minister catches the monster and gets back the money, it will be an unsettled case against the monster, which is beneficial to the monster. He wonders how malicious the thief is, since he looks like a "falling star palace" . He also wonders why the minister hasn't arrived yet, since the minister is supposed to arrive the next day.