Later, spring has arrived and Chagum has grown both physically and mentally, being given new clothes and his own sword. Chagum, Balsa, Tanda, and Torogai embark on a journey to Aoike Pond, later reuniting with Shuga and the hunters. Shuga explains that the Egg Eater shows weakness against fire. The power of the water spirit begins to influence Chagum's actions, walking to the middle of the pond and eating a sig salua, resembling that of a lotus flower. Just then, the Egg Eater appears to claim the egg, but the hunters manage to repel it with fire torches. Although the Egg Eater attempts to devour Chagum, the egg of the water spirit shields him, and he then starts running uphill.