In this chapter, the young scholar expounds on the history of ben culture and the role of religion in it. He explains that the ben religion has been around for thousands of years, and that it was only in the ninth century that many of its scriptures were written. He also discusses the recent news that a young girl has been killed in a ben ritual. He says that there is no connection between the skull and the death, and asks the vice-captain if there is any reason to believe that the girl's death is related to the skull. The vice captain tells him that he has left the institute and that no one is around anymore. He asks the young man why he asked