In this chapter, we learn that a character can transform into a new person at a rate of 120 times faster than a normal person can do the same thing. In other words, a person who is transformed into a guardian can do more with his or her powers than the person who was transformed into the original character. This is because the person transformed is more like a person than a person. The narrator tells us that the story of this transformation is that of a fifth-grader named Amu, who wants to transform into the person she wants to be. One day, Amu hatched three eggs. Everyone thought she was cool, but Amu was socially awkward and had a hard time fitting into the world around her. She wanted to change and become someone she wanted to become. One of the eggs came undone. Amu's father called to tell her that he was going to visit her school to see if he could help her learn how to speak English. She's not sure if this is a good thing or a bad thing, but she's happy to hear that she'll be able to do something useful with her newfound powers. We learn that Amu and her father were classmates in fourth grade together. Now Amu is running away with her new public persona. She can't figure out what's going on with her old friend, so she throws a tantrum and runs off to find her new friend.