This chapter's epigraph comes from the poem "Bam bam, bam" , which means "bam rumble, rumble" . It's a reference to the rumble of a chair, which is a symbol of the chair's power to move. It also refers to the fact that the chair can move, but that it can't move fast enough to stop the chair from moving. The chair, however, can move at a snail's pace, so it's not like the chair is going to be able to move very fast. This is because the chair isn't strong enough to take on the chair, and the chair doesn't have much of a chance against the chair. So, the chair and the shadow mage are going to have to retreat. Shadow mage tells Shadow that he's won the first prize in the "playful dog adventure group" competition, and that the prize will be given to the group with the lowest "trigger rate." This means that Shadow's equipment is not as strong as it should have been, and he blames himself for not changing his equipment to make it stronger. Shadow says that if they don't get the contract signed by the end of the week, he'll be fine. He also says that