In this chapter, we meet a young man named "Sudou" who is a student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He has just gotten his master's degree and is trying to find a job in order to support his family. He's also trying to prepare for his interview with the director of the university's pro fets' office, where he's supposed to present his thesis. Sudou tells him to hurry up and get the job because he doesn't have one lined up yet. He also tells him that the company where he works has recently lost an employee, and that they're going to hire someone else soon. The director says that he'll teach him everything he needs to know in the office, too, and they'll send him an offer in the mail soon after that. He thanks the director for introducing him to the company, and says he was hired, too.