The monk tells Mantaro that if he wants to bring about divine retribution, he should at least try to eat more. Mantaro says that even though he eats a lot of food, he doesn't have the appetite to compete in an eating contest. He tells the monk that there are competitions all over the place for competitive eaters. The monk says that he can't compete in the eating contest because he's studying buddhism. He asks the monk if there's another eating contest in town, and the monk says there isn't. He also says that the monk eats steak once a week, which means that he has to eat steak in order to participate in the contest. The man says that this is okay with him, but the monk has to pay a $5,000 deposit before he can eat steak.