Chapter 28

**New Friends** (新たな仲間たち *Aratana Nakama-tachi*) is the 28th chapter of Hiro Mashima's *Edens Zero*.

After escaping from Guilst, the crew watches as the planet is eaten by the Chronophage. Now that Rebecca is safe and that they found Sister, they plan on finding Valkyrie and Hermit. Witch asks Homura that her sword belonged to Valkyrie. She confirms and reveals that she too is trying to find Valkyrie, her teacher. The crew lets her stay and Weisz decides to join them as well. Meanwhile, the Interstellar Union Army check on the damage of the Chronophage, Colonel Jaguar notes that because of this Drakken Joe has been released into the Sakura Cosmos.

## Summary

Shiki's group observe the Chronophage eating Guilst. Pino hopes that everyone managed to escape, but Sister doubts it. Witch reveals that it had eaten 1,200 years' worth of time according to her calculation and anyone left is no longer alive. Happy is glad that Rebecca is alive and she thanks them for saving her. As she recalls moments from Guilst, she gets scared and starts to cry, causing Shiki to cry too as he realizes he could have lost a friend. Witch and Sister talk and they both know Shiki is the child that master Ziggy took years ago and gave up on Mother's quest to raise him.

Having saved Rebecca and found Sister, the group sets their eyes on finding Valkyrie and Hermit and reclaim Edens Zero's true power. They have no clue on where to look next, but Witch comments that Homura's sword belonged to Valkyrie. Homura confirms and reveals she is also looking for Valkyrie, her teacher. Weisz then realizes why she was so interested in the ship. Homura states that her desire to challenge the Demon King is real because her master told her stories of his power and that he is stronger than her. As Shiki is his successor, she hopes to challenge him as a warrior. However, Shiki states he doesn't want to fight a friend, which surprises Homura that she is considered a friend. He explains that Homura was trained by a friend of his grandfather, so that makes them friends. Homura agrees but still wishes to challenge him in a contest. She wishes to stay on the ship and help them find Valkyrie. Shiki agrees and accepts to have their contest after they find Valkyrie. Weisz comments they still don't have any clue about Valkyrie or Hermit. The group then thanks him for helping them and realize he will be joining them. Shiki welcomes him as a friend and Weisz having nowhere else to go agrees.

Mosco then appears and Shiki and Weisz wonder what is an enemy mercenary doing there. Sister explains he is her minion and the ship's caretaker, and the wannabe Sister had remodeled him into one of her goons. She found him in quite a bad state as he was shot so many times and wishes to find the one who did it to punish him. Weisz gets scared but managed to shut up Homura before she reveals it. Mosco then attempts to push his button on the belly that states "don't push", however Sister stops him each time, causing the group to wonder what the button does.

The Interstellar Union Army arrive at Guilst and confirm its state, realize they lost 1,200 years of time and only 10% of its citizens managed to escape. Colonel Jaguar states he thought of Guilst as cageless prison and as long as the scum stayed there, he didn't care what they do. But due to the Chronophage, a man worst than Illega or Rogue Out is now free. The man that turned Guilst into a hive of villainy and one of Oracion Seis Galactica, Drakken Joe, the Dark Alchemist.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

1. Shiki Granbell
2. Rebecca Bluegarden
3. Homura Kōgetsu
4. Weisz Steiner
5. Sister Ivry
6. E.M. Pino
7. Witch Regret
8. Happy
9. Mosco Versa-0
10. Justice
11. Creed
12. Victory
13. Jaguar *(Debut)*
14. Drakken Joe *(Debut)*

## Chapter Appearances

	+ Guilst
	+ Edens Zero
	+ Angel Feather
	+ Belial Gore

**Items*** Edens Zero
* Angel Feather
* Belial Gore