This chapter opens with a soliloquy by Lanyan, in which he tells the reader that he has just begun his life and that it is impossible for him to spend his life playing "substitute games" with the young master. He explains that now that magic has become so advanced, even humans can't understand the lines of the magic, so how can a human be able to do it? He says that he will find a solution to this problem, and that if he solves the problem, he will be able "to get out of here" . Lanyan explains that he doesn't worry about the "body of this "lei lin" , as long as he does not lose his memories or his feelings. He says he is afraid that this guy will treat him as if he were a substitute and ignores his feelings, and this is the second time he has called Lanyan's name. He wonders why all the books the sleepieri get for him are biographies, and wonders why he has to sleep with him all the time when he has his own room. He asks why he needs to sleep in the same room as the sleeping men, and the answer is that he should sleep there. He then explains that the intentions of the two men are the same, and there are similar practices. He defines the state of magic as "overwriting rather than "substitution," and the magic lines in the upper part of the left-hand section of the book are the "magic lines" of the upper-half of the right section . He notices that he is not turning the page, and