The chapter opens with a discussion of the concept of Host-to-Spirit, or Host-To-Cyber-Invader, which is a term used to describe a person who is able to communicate with another human being through the use of the internet. The speaker says that by hosting a spirit, one can gain the ability to control tanks, close combat techniques, and other information that is difficult to acquire in the real world. He adds that the host will be able to acquire this knowledge in minutes, and that it will be a powerful ally. He says that he has a sister who wants revenge on him, but he doesn't want to stay in the hotel anymore. He tells Tsingano that he's going to have to go back to the battlefield, and he tells him to lower his voice so that he won't be heard. He also tells him that he knows what this is all about, because he knows it's his honey moon trying to cheat on her. Tsengano says that they're being followed, and they've lost their tail, which means they have no choice but to kill them. He asks the speaker if he could stop that, but the speaker says he didn't give any order to fire, so he thinks they'll have to kill him and his men in order to get to the Republic of Madishi. He explains that he is having trouble standing, because his knife has severed his peroneal cord, and the spirit inside him has been teaching him a great deal about anatomy. He wants to know who the spirit is,