The chapter opens with a clap. It's the end of chapter 978, and it's time to clap again. This time, we're not talking about clapping for a song, but for a "truth" or "nonsense" . We're talking about claps for "truth," "nonsense," and "akira kun" , which is basically the same thing as a clap for "cheer up." We learn that mariya has a theory that the titanis, the saber-tooth tiger, and the ency-clopedia can all be defeated in an instant. Mariya's theory, of course, is that the three of them can't fight at all because they're too small and weak to fight from the sides. The only thing that's going to stop them is if they eat one of them. That's right, Mariya says, if they just let the animals eat her, she'll have to kill herself. She's got to do it, pronto.