Part II, Chapter 9, Aomame Summary

The room into which Buzzcut brings Aomame is very dark. A large man is lying on the bed and awakens, and dismisses Buzzcut. He says Aomame will not be harmed in the dark. The man is in his fifties with long hair. He refers to himself as the Leader. He says few people know what he looks like. The Leader reveals that he is given to bouts of muscular paralysis for which there is at present no cure. He tells her that his muscles harden, and so does his sexual organ. During this time, girls are brought to him to have sex with him, although he feels nothing in the process. It is part of a religious practice so that girls will bear his children. The Leader also knows he is headed for destruction because each bout...