This chapter opens with a description of a man who appeared to save the lives of innocent people. This man is the legendary swordsman of the thousand blades. There are too many such men, he tells us, and he is the only one who has won his freedom "only eternal rival" . He tells us that he wants to know more about his past. He asks if his father's tales of his past were true, and if they were true. He says that he would need a million dollars for ten minutes to tell him more. The narrator tells him that the world works in mysterious ways, and that he never knows what could come his way. He adds that he likes guys who have clear goals, like Averruncus, who attacked the wireport. He also tells the narrator that there are other names that bring back memories. In the old world, there are people who are called "high-level wizards" , and in the new world there are "1 chi o cat ag" people who have been trained in the magic of the academy. He compares the two worlds, and says that if he had to say something, he would say that it is possible that he could use his dad's old magic.