In this chapter, Desdemona explains how she's been able to defeat all three of the alchemists. She's even earned the nickname "Steel Sorceress" because she uses ether like magic to do her dirty work. She also explains that she tricked her sister into believing that one of them was going to use his ether gear powers to hide in the bushes on the ship's hill. Apparently, the alchemist has a special power called "alchemy" that lets him "change one substance into another" . This means that the alchemist can change one thing into something else. This is a big deal, because alchemists are supposed to be able to change anything into anything else. So, if the alchemist wants to change something into ether gear power, he's got to use the alchemist's gear power to do it. This sounds a lot like what the alchemist was planning to do with the armor of the ship. He's going to change the armor into paper, but he'll also change the ether gear into some other substance . And that's just the tip of the iceberg. The alchemist is also working with the other two alchemists as their assistant, so he knows a lot more about their plans. He also knows that they're going to try to get the alchemist to tell them about the real sister, so they'll try to tell him about her. And then there's the last one: Jinn, who's also working for the alchemist. This guy is a lot stronger than the alchemist, and he wants to heal someone. He doesn't want to hurt anyone. He wants to get someone healed. The real sister isn't there yet, so the alchemist plans to tell Jinn about