The chapter revolves around two main threads. Firstly, Penin, a rising healer, is targeted by nobles seeking to humiliate him at an upcoming festival banquet due to his humble background. Simultaneously, Penin prepares for the same banquet with a focus on leveraging it as a platform to showcase his medical techniques and attract noble clients, rather than being concerned about social etiquette, eventually acquiring social skills. He is also shown improving his medical skills and reflects on the need for better business, and to appear as a reliable figure to the nobility who is to be entrusted with money. These two perspectives set the stage for potential conflict at the banquet.