on the day of the competition, the target was set. the royal priests sang charms over the arrows and the bows of the contestants. the king shot his arrows. kongyamba fetched the arrows and gave back to the king. for the crown prince, khamba was to fetch the arrows. the crown prince shot his arrows so swiftly. khamba ran swiftly to pick them up. at this, khamba's outer cloth get loosened. the crown prince saw the inner cloth worn by khamba. it was his golden embroidered coat. he got furious. when khamba gave him the arrow, he did not take it. he turned away from khamba. kongyamba took the arrow from khamba. he gave it to the prince. the prince was pleased with kongyamba. he told kongyamba that princess thoibi would be given to him within five days. from this time onwards, nongban kongyamba gained favor from thoibi's father, the crown prince.