The chapter opens with Ashidaka's reaction to the sight of the multi-arm attack. She tells the rest of the group that the attack was the result of the "demons" who attacked her village. She asks them to stop the attack, but they refuse, saying that they are not in the village and that they have not seen any of the other multi-arms. The two men begin to argue, and the conversation is interrupted by the sound of a charging needle. The narrator explains that the charging needle is a coil of electricity that charges the body's cells. He explains that he has to use this coil to charge his arms, and that it is impossible for him to do so without the use of electricity. He tells the men that he joined the army after the attack because he wanted to find a mechanic like them. He adds that he wants them to get along, and when they do, he will count on them. The men discuss the fact that the man who attacked their village was a single man who rescued a single child. He was a complete idiot, they say, because he did not want to help them, and they do not trust him.