In this chapter, the narrator tells us that he's always wanted to ask God why he does things the way he does them. He wants to know why he gave wings to some people while others didn't, and why he went through the trouble of separating the world into things that can't fly and things that fly. The truth, he says, is that everyone is born with wings, and that the difference between those who believe that they can fly and those who don't is that they'll get out of the ground. He's not just saying that people who believe in the power of the air are better than those who just believe in their own power. The difference is that the people who think they're able to fly will get away with it. The narrator says he'll take some of the money that's already been agreed upon with agito and give it to someone who's less skilled in the air. He says he doesn't want to give a punk like Agito a chance against him, but he feels like he can accept the possibility that he might try encouraging truth. He tells the narrator to give him a reward for sparring with a less skilled rider. The name of the prize is "solid lead, solid lead" , which means "the key" . This is the key to landing on the ground, and it's the one thing that keeps the weight off of the rider's back. The irony is that, if the rider is able to land on the landing gear, he should be able to stay on it for a while, so that he can get used to the weight before he starts to fly again. He asks the narrator if he could just stop by his house and cook some food for him.