In this chapter, we learn that shura is a member of a different race from his son, and that he was chosen by the creator of the universe to serve as his son's guardian. . The two men discuss the fact that they are going to fight the "King of Robots" , and they discuss how the training facility on the ship is not for physical training, but for strategy and "mock battles and stuff." . They discuss how they will use the seven days they have left before their maintenance is scheduled to begin, to get the men in shape for the fight. They are excited about the prospect of being able to use their ether gear, even when they are bound, but .