In this chapter, we learn that the protagonist, Lucy, was planning to use the "cyber geisha" as a way to control them. He also planned to take the Minister and his party hostage, but that plan was foiled when he erased his "mime" , or recording device, in front of the protagonist. The protagonist blames himself for the failure, saying that if he hadn't been there, he might as well have become a "cyborg" . Lucy says that if the major had been there instead of at the police headquarters, he would have been able to find out more about the case. The major says that he's not interested in the case because the report doesn't have any impact on the budget of the military. He's just waiting for someone to come by.