The chapter opens with a description of a "rust-colored wasteland" in which "the neurons" have "returned their fire dance" . It is the first time the reader is introduced to the concept of the "nanomachine" , a device that can "reconstruct the neuro- map" of a human brain. The nanomachine is based on the "karmatron dynamics" theory, which states that "the kinetic phenomena explain kinetic phenomena" through the "movement of trons . In other words, the nanomachine can bring back a "unique human being from so-called death" and reconstruct the brain's memories, emotions, and intelligence . The professor explains that the brain is like a "plasti nation" of living tissue, and that the origin of the brain must be "great mysteries" behind it. He tells the reader that erica is a cyborg, but that she cannot even walk. She calls him "my home" and "don't stop" and tells him that he is her enemy. She considers him her enemy and hunted him at the inn where they were staying. She called him "powerful" and called him a "warrior." The professor says that each of her actions will bring forth a "dynamic exchange" of "karmatrons" on a "massive scale." The chapter ends with the two of them asking "god" to drop "both moons" on each other's heads. The next thing the two know is that a female warrior has joined them.