Ecarlate's party stops at the Tamatsukure Hot Springs and relishes the opportunity to relax in luxury. However, Kon finds that the spring is increasing his libido and soon finds his whole body glowing in a way that he can't turn off. To make matters worse, Erecpyle is visiting the same spring in an attempt to regain his own lost virility. The two end up running into each other in one of the hot springs and Kon once again defeats Erecpyle with a cheap shot, forcing the party to leave the area in the middle of the night. [Note: Tamatsukure can be read as a pun (roughly, "ball-making") or as an analog to the real Tamatsukuri Onsen in Japan and its supposed healing powers.]