Chapter 81

**An Expanding Consciousness** (拡がる意識, *Hirogaru Ishiki*, ***An Expanding Consciousness***?) is the 81st chapter of the *To Your Eternity* manga.

## Summary

Fushi's horse arrives just in times and saves Fushi from the Nokkers. It throws Fushi onto its back and gallops away. Fushi notices the Nokker bubbling and the Nokker shoots out at Fushi who quickly deflects it with a summoned sword. The Nokker cuts the side of the horse which causes it to speed up and jump off a cliff with Fushi.

They fall to the ground. Fushi looks over at the injured horse and realizes it's the horse he got from Uralis. He notices the horse's wounds healing on its own and then it stands up as if nothing happened. The Beholder appears and explains to Fushi that the horse is made from Fushi's flesh and is extremely resistant to damage. However it doesn't have the same acquiring powers as Fushi. Fushi asks the Beholder if he made it and the Beholder tells him he made the horse a long time ago but only gave it to Fushi when he needed it.

Fushi begins to question why but realizes the Nokker is still alive. He tries to run off to finish it but the horse stops him by flipping him over. He asks the horse what it's doing and if it's trying to say he shouldn't go. He transforms into Joaan and says that's ridiculous. The horse head-butts him and yells at the horse saying that if it doesn't settle down he won't look after it. The horse just stares at Fushi and he realizes the horse is right, he doesn't have a chance against the Nokker currently .

Fushi reflects on his previous two fights and realizes he's disadvantaged because of the swampy waters and the hoards of people respectively. He then realizes that while he was encased in iron, the Nokkers never attacked him, probably because they can't pierce through metal. He thinks it would be a good idea to wear armour, but the armour might weigh him down. Fushi realizes it would be advantageous if he could sense where the Nokkers are on his own and asks the Beholder if he has sensing powers like him. The Beholder tells him it's possible, but Fushi would need to expand his sensory cortex first. Fushi asks what he means and The Beholder says he'll show him.

The Beholder tells Fushi to close his eyes and a snap happens. The Beholder explains that he just severed a part of him and that, if he concentrates, he should be able to tell what's missing. Fushi concentrates and figures the Beholder snapped off the end of the Nameless Boy's rope. The Beholder tells him he's correct and Fushi questions how he was able to tell. The Beholder tells him the rope is connected to him through a thin membrane along with others stuff like his clothes. Everything Fushi makes is connected to his body unless he chooses otherwise. As long as the membrane is still connected to him, he can sense them; and that's his sensory cortex. The Beholder tells him if he can create the land, that land would be all his. Fushi speculates that if he created big ships, he'd be able sense anything touching the ships. The Beholder says he's right and that with proper training, his senses could become sharper.

With this new found knowledge, Fushi wonders how he can use it against the Nokkers. Suddenly, the horse drops a fish in front of Fushi's feet. Fushi wonders how it caught the fish and declines to eat it since he doesn't like fish. The horse stands in the water and catches another fish, tossing it at Fushi's face. Fushi looks at the horse as it catches fishes and says that it's good at catching fishes just like someone he can't remember. He thanks the horse for the fishes and later that night, he cooks and eats them for dinner.

The next day, Fushi makes his way back to the swamp and calls for the Nokker to come steal his form. A Nokker vein comes out of nowhere and strikes at Fushi who blocks it with a summoned axe. He senses the Nokker through the swampy water and lifts it out but summoning trees to grow. Now exposed, Fushi stabs the Nokker core with a sword destroying it. He's happy to finally defeat the Nokker and gets his memory of Pioran back.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Fushi — Form(s): March, The Nameless Boy, Joaan
* Horse
* Nokkers
* The Beholder
* Pioran *(Flashback)*

## Chapter Notes

* The Beholder teaches Fushi how to expand his sensory cortex so he can sense the Nokkers.
* We learn that everything Fushi creates, Fushi can sense if it's still connected to him (his sensory cortex).
* Fushi defeats the Nokker at the swamp and regains his memory and form of Pioran back.

## Trivia

* Fushi not liking fish calls back to chapter 55.