He meets Seace, the head of the Science One, who explains the A-field, an invisible force field the Ledom use for everything from spoons to buildings.

Then Philos, a historian, leads him to the cerebrostyle, a technology that allows a viewer to watch recorded memories in their mind.

It tells how sexual differences have caused strife for humans and how Ledom society has achieved harmony by following a charitic religion and creating a gender-neutral culture.

They go back to the Science One and after a short confrontation with Seace, Charlie takes Soutin into the time machine.

Mielwis knocks Charlie unconscious and confers with Nasive about how humanity is not yet ready for gender equality.