Chapter 52

**Departing for Reunion** (再会への旅立ち, *Saikai e no Tabidachi*, ***Departing for Reunion***?) is the 52nd chapter of the *Fumetsu no Anata e* manga.

## Summary

Fushi, Tonari, and Sandel are helping around the island. Fushi asks if Tonari and Sandel are sure about not wanting to leave the island and they confirm. Tonari says she wants to purify Jananda and that she's sure violent people will come to the island and she wants to rehabilitate them. The three of them continue around the island helping the wounded and feeding the hungry.

Later Fushi is about to head off the island on a row boat with a tied up and knocked out Hayase. Sandel asks if he'll be alright with her and he assures him it'll be fine. Fushi says he's more worried about Hayase's guards, who are looking for her, attacking them. Tonari assures him they can take on her guards. Fushi thanks the two of them for everything to which Tonari jokingly says they haven't done anything.

Fushi starts rowing away with Hayase. Sandel shouts to Fushi to stay healthy and Tonari shouts that she plans on visiting him one day, but quickly says she's joking. Tonari tells Ligard to follow Fushi and to one day lead her back to him. Ligard takes off into the sky.

On the row boat, Hayase wakes up and smiles seeing that she's with Fushi. The two of them are alone in the middle of the sea. Fushi asks her to tell him what her goal is. She tells him it's simply to stay by his side. Fushi angrily bursts out asking if she had to kill March and Parona to do so. She lowly states that they were monopolizing Fushi and trying to steal Fushi away from her. Fushi is confused and she tells him she loves him. She tells him ever since they first met (Fushi attacking Oniguma as Joaaan the White Wolf) she has loved him.

Hayase sees that Fushi is still confused and pities him saying he doesn't know what love is. She tells him if he yields his body to her for one night, she can teach him what love is. He pushes her back and she begs Fushi to kill her as she wants to Fushi to take her form when she dies. She notes that she's stronger than any of his current forms.

Fushi, unresponsive, steps back from the boat and summons another boat. He kicks the other boat with Hayase away and she begs him not to go. He tells her he's been rowing randomly and doesn't know where they are, so if Hayase wants to live it's up to her. He ends by warning her to never come close to him again and that he hates her. He doesn't care if she dies. She replies that she knows. Fushi rows away.

Now alone, Hayase stares off into the direction that Fushi was rowing. All of a sudden a Nokker boards the boat in front of her. It shoots a vine at her as she screams.

Meanwhile, the Beholder asks Fushi how Jananda was and if he enjoyed it. Fushi responds with "who knows" and asks the Beholder to guide him to land. They both look up and see Ligard flying in the sky and decide to follow it.

Fushi reflects on when he first arrived in Jananda, how he hated everyday and wanted to leave as soon as possible. But now he feels lonely.

Fushi arrives on land and steps forward onto a new journey.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Fushi — Form(s): The Nameless Boy
* Tonari
* Sandel
* Hayase
* Ligard
* Nokkers
* The Beholder
* Mia *(Flashback)*
* Uroy *(Flashback)*
* Oopa *(Flashback)*

## Chapter Notes

* Tonari tells Ligard to stay by Fushi's side and to one day lead her back to him.
* Hayase says that her ultimate goal is to stay by Fushi's side for eternity.
* Hayase tells Fushi she loves him.
* Fushi tells Hayase that he hates her, that he will not feel anything if she dies.
* Hayase is presumably killed by the Nokker she had let go earlier.