The doctor tells the emperor that the crown prince's health is failing. The emperor tells the doctor that he is the only remaining heir to the throne. The doctor asks the emperor if he has ever seen an emperor who was "bosomy," and the emperor replies that he has never seen anyone "who was bosomy." The emperor says that the prince regent has already asked for leave, and that everyone has gone to offer condolences to the departed emperor. He says that he spent a lot of time and effort trying to remove the emperor from power, and now that the emperor has arrived, people will think he is just a puppet. He asks the doctor if he can go to his ministry with him, but the doctor says he is not a ten-year-old anymore.