"You really do think I am your partner" , the monster says to the monster. He's shocked that the monster thinks he's his partner. The monster says that the villagers raised the child just like him, and they kept him away from the child so that he wouldn't suspect anything. The villagers thought he was cursed by the pearl, but the monster doesn't think that's a big deal. He tells the monster that he'll leave the village for a while, but that he needs to know what's going to happen. He wants to know if the monster's condition is serious, or if the changes are just minor. He asks the monster to tell him what he should do, and the monster tells him that he should tell the boss.