In this chapter, we learn that the only scientific way to revive a patient's pulse is by electric shock, which is the only way to do it in historical times. The narrator wonders where he will find a defibrillator, how he will attract lightning, and whether he should consider a certain auspicious strategy. He concludes that he cannot think of the world as a normal place, and that the patient is still alive, even after being struck by lightning twice. He decides that he can only regain his "human form" on full-moon nights, which are the fifteenth of the lunar month. He is happy that they have finished what they were asked to do. He feels guilty when he thinks about how he is going to kill the patient. He wonders if the prince is unhappy because he is not going to "punish" the physician. He asks the doctor to leave his office, but the doctor refuses, saying that he will not report to the hospital anymore. He says that he does not need to report anymore because the prince has dismissed him over a small issue. The prince is angry, and he invites the doctor into his palace. He throws food waste into the sky, and the narrator wonders how long it will take him to get his lightning.