YOSHITOK I OIM A

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 THE STORY SO FAR
After meeting and then parting ways with March,
Fushi learned how to be human.
He then set out on a journey to encounter more stimuli.
Soon after, he reunited with Pioran, a fellow escapee from the land of Yanome.
As the two travelled together, Fushi encountered many firsts.
He learned letters and language from Pioran, and met a Nokker who threatened
his very existence. Even when Fushi and Pioran headed to Takunaha,
another Nokker awaited them there, too.
Fushi also meets a boy named Gugu, who always yearned to be anyone but himself.
After an accident disfigured his face, Gugu was labeled a monster
and has worn a mask ever since.
At Booze Man’s home, Fushi spent his time alongside Gugu
and learned how t0 live like a human.
When another Nokker attacked and cornered Fushi,
Gugu was the one who saved him.
Since then, four years have passed...

CHARACTERS

GUGU
Leapt in to protect Rean and was
wounded as a result. A masked boy
whose body was altered by Booze Man.
All this time, he has been unable
to admit his feelings to Rean.
FUSHI
Created to preserve the world by
accumulating data. Immortal.
A vessel he acquired was stolen by a
Nokker, but he destroyed the Nokker’s
core and reclaimed the vessel.

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 REAN PIORAN
A girl from a noble A prisoner who
family with a habit of escaped the land of
running away from Yanome alongside
home. Previously lived Fushi and the group.
at Booze Man’s place, She was once Booze
due to a fight with her Man’s lover.
parents.

THE BOOZE MAN

BEHOLDER Runs a liquor store.
An old man brimming
A mysterious figure with knowledge.
who created Fushi in Altered Gugu’s body
order to preserve the after saving him from
world. near death.

NOKKER
Plots to obstruct the Beholder’s plans.
Was designed not only to steal what Fushi
acquires, but also to weaken him. Has the ability
to learn. Ceases movement when its inner core is
stolen.

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 CONTENTS

#25 Winding Road 5

#26 Crossroads 23

#27 Gift from the Past 43

#2 8 The Megalith which Rends the Earth 61

#29 The End of the Mask 79

#30 The Family on the Hill 97

#31 Awakening 115

#32 Straying Path 135

#33 Will Toward a Higher State 153

#34 Isolated Land of Death 171

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 #25 Winding Road

He grew.

As he grew
in height, his
His days speech, too,
were busy, grew more
and somewhere fluid. He
along the way, became more
he became active in other
flawless at areas as well.
completing his
chores.

And
You pull after
you do
it tight
that…
here…

He lived
a life
dedicated
to his family.
Almost as
if he were
human.

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 Say,
Sure. fushi.

Yay!
Awesome! I’ll tell
Gugu.

Next month,
we’re going to
have a party
for my 16th
birthday!
fushi
has not
trans- you and
formed gugu
once over should
come!
these
past four
years.

Because his form

There did not undergo
are two the regeneration
reasons involved in the
he did not transformation
change process, his body
form. experienced time
normally.
And so, he grew
accordingly.

Number one:
the good
fortune that
his enemy, the
nokkers, did
not attack
once in these
four years.

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 Number two:
because
fushi himself
decided not
to do so.
it seems
he wanted
to live like
Gugu and
the others,
who do not
At times, he transform.
was driven
by need, but
as there was
no threat to
his life, he
he did not abstained.
produce
items for
the same
reason.

Of course, in my opinion,
fushi has he did not this human
no firm grasp make any lifestyle was
of what he new acqui- one of small
possesses sitions. scale and little
in the first stimulus.
place…

For
instance,
Meer, the rock
the dog. The crayfish.
String
Shrimp.

Pottery Wet
shards. Pots. cloth
Ow! and
Sewing buckets.
needles.

Stone
weights.
Gross
potatoes.

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 I’ll go
get some
disinfectant
from the
old man!

Oh, no!
Did you
prick your-
self?! Let
me see!

I’m fine.
This is
nothing.

Now… You
Gugu Oh, what sure?
Cray- likes were we
fish…! crayfish. talking
about?

We were
talking
about what
Gugu likes.

All right…
I’ll make sure Oh,
we have some yeah.
the day of
the party.

Oh, I know.
Do you think
he’d wear a
shirt if I made
I’ve one for him?
never
seen him
wear
one.

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 He said he Hmm…
A rag…
wanted a
I don’t
wanna rag to wipe
give him his feet! is there
a rag. anything he
wants that
Why not? I I could
think he’d be make…?
happy about
getting any-
thing from
you.

Hmm…
Are you
sure?

You know Hey, did

what that you know
is, right? that when I
Getting turn 16, I’ve
married?
gotta get
married?

To
someone
my parents
picked.

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 I’ll be
stuck with When I get
someone I married,
don’t love and I’ll end up
give birth to just like
sass-mouth my mom!
kids!

First off! Of course

So you
I can’t don’t
not! I’ve want
imagine never even that?
marrying seen the
someone guy’s face!
I don’t
love!

So at my Does he
party, I’m wear a
planning to mask like
introduce Gugu’s?
mom and That’s
dad to my not what
boyfriend! I mean!

Which
means
before
that…!
I’ve
To do
gotta
that, I have make
to create the one!
right mood with
the person
I like…!

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 I'm
gonna
try my
hardest.
Create
the right
mood…

Mu
tt
What er
about
Gugu? Oh, this
mood…
…feels like
This the one I
mood of sense when
yours. gugu talks
What to you.
are you is this
talking what it
about?! means to
“like"?

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 is the
person
you like
Gu-

it’s
done!

The
crayfish
face
mask!

A pit-sweat
wiping rag How
for the does it
old man. look?!

I think
it’s great.
Gosh! What Are you
did you giving it
Very to Gugu?
good! make?

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 Gugu?

That’s
you, isn’t
it?

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 it’s
me.

Your big
brother!

Gugu.
Aren’t you
going to
tell him?

Huh?

Tell him
what?

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 D-

That
you’re
Did I say getting
anything
married.
I about
thought Gugu?
that’s who
we were
talking
about.

rean…
you know,
Gugu don't
likes you?
you.

So I think
he’ll happily
accept your
hand in
marriage..

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 Phew!
That was
rough!
Welcome
back, old
man.

M-Maybe Hmm?
I’ll give Here,
What’s
I made
Gugu this?
you some-
my gift, A pit- thing.
too… sweat
rag?

Okay. That’s
right.

Oh,
Gugu’s
busy
right
now.

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 Long
time no
see, huh?
How you
been?

Y-You’ve
changed
What’s a lot,
with the huh?
mask? You
hiding your
face?

Oh…
Well, if I…
you’re I hear
happy, you live
then I’m here?
happy.

How do
you like
Maybe it it? is it,
was a good um…fun?
thing you
left me…

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 What the
hell are
you here
for?!
Did you
come here
just for me to
tell you how
worthless
you are?!

I-

There was
something
No, wrong with
you…?
I’m
brother.
truly
sorry,
Gugu!

That was
the real
you.

There was
You something
betrayed wrong with
and abandoned me back
your own then.
brother!

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 Yeah…
But…
Yeah…
that’s
exactly
right.

But you
still…

…extended
a helping
hand to
the likes
of me.

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 Sorry it
took four
years for
me to find
you…

I’m Now,
And maybe
eating I sell
I haven’t farming
fulfilled our every
supplies.
dream to build day…
a big mansion
yet… but…

I’ve hired
some help
and things
are finally
getting
stable.

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 I want
to make
it come
true with
you…

I want
to make
it up to
you.

Then, I
want us
to make
a fresh
start…

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 …just
you and me.
Living as
a family
again.

Will you
join me?

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 #26 Crossroads

What’s
the mat-
ter, old
man?

Gugu’s
brother
is here.

Will you
join me?

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 I refuse.

Sure,
it was a sad
day when you
abandoned
me, brother.
But what I
…is gained when
nothing I overcame
short of that…
a miracle!

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 The nutty
genius who
The funny saved my life:
old lady Booze Man.
who knows
everything.

The kind-
And fushi, hearted
who is like an Rean who
irreplaceable comes to
little brother visit every
to me. once in a
while.

They’re
all precious
treasures.
Please
don’t take
anything
else from
me!

Well.
Yeah.
I’ve
got work
to do.

Of
course!

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 if you
ever need
any help, I’ll
be there
for you!

Because
that’s
the only
thing I
can do to
prove…
…that
I’m your
brother…

W-Welcome!

Oh. We
already
heard the
story.

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 Um…
Oh. No.
So you’re
That’s all …
Gugu’s
right.
brother?
here, I
recommend
this one!
I’m
sorry for
barging in
like this.

I’ve been
holding on
to some-
thing for
Gugu.
Here.

Would
you make
sure he
gets this?

Sure.
Thank
you, sir.

Good- Can do.

bye.

What …
is it?
What
did he
give
you?

Wh-
What?!

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 How do
Ew! you like it,
I hate Rean? isn’t
it perfect
this for you?
color!

I had a
craftsman
make it.

What
is it,
Rean?

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 Hey!
it’s weird isn’t that
for a kid to boy there
be working! every day?
The poor
boy! Yes.
He must be
helping his
family.

No, it
is a very
admirable
thing.

Gosh!
Meer! Meer ran
away
again!
Meer!

I’ve
got to
find my
doggy!

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 I must
thank
you.

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 Oh.

So that
was you.

A-Are
you all
right?

Oh. it’s
nothing.

Can I
Say.
Yeah. take this
Sure. to Gugu?

Gugu!
Gugu!

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 …
is he
asleep?

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 Whoa?!
Rean!!
What?!
Yeow!!

What did
you do
to me?!

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 Gugu!

if you
want to
court me,
this is the
time!

Huh…?

I’m going to
be forced
to marry Huh?
Wha…t?
soon!
Huh?!
You Wha?
are?!

Hmm?

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 DO YOU
DON’T WANT ME
YOU LOVE TO MARRY
SOMEONE
ME?! ELSE?!

?!
Huh?! Wh-Why
What are are you
you talking asking
about?! me?!

DiDN’T
YOU SAY
THAT THE DAY
DiDN’T YOU CAME
YOU SAY BACK FROM
I said YOU LOVE RUNNiNG
some-
?! ME THE AWAY?!
thing… MOST?!
so embar-
rassing?

I don’t
remember
that…

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 NEXT
MONTH, I’M
HAViNG A
BiRTHDAY
PARTY! BE
THERE!!

Ow!
Ow!
?!

What
the heck
was that
about?

it
vanished
with the
booze.

When you
drink, you
You've forget all
really sorts of
done things.
it now,
gugu.

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 My totally it is
new anti-­ finally
treeman complete!!
mask!!

But
I have
good
news for
you!!

Yep! Took
me a full Booze man!!
year! You made
this?!
I knew
you wanted
Go somethin’
like this!
ahead!
Try it
on!

it’s a
little
Listen to heavy, but Ohhh…!
this! it can it’s func-
blow fire tional.
without
needing a
torch!
Just
The snap
igniter in that lid
the nose hard!!
will catch
fire!

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 She’ll fall
head over heels That’s
for you if you amazing,
wear that!! You’ll Booze Man!
be the talk of You’re the
the party!! greatest!

Thanks!!

it’s Now
Hurry
then…
up or we’ll time,
be late fushi!
for Rean’s
birthday
party!

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 Gugu. Why
don’t you
empty out
that liquor
in your belly, Yeah.
just for
Think today?
of all the
tasty food
they’ll have
at this
party!

No. You
never know
when the
enemy might
show up.

I want
to be in
fighting
form, just
in case.

What’s
gotten into
Just a Well,
you? You’re
moment, we’ll
creeping
Gugu! be back
me out.
later.

We aren’t
You
related by really
blood, but I are a
think of you good
as my own
grandson.
boy.
Sorry,
sorry. Be
careful.

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 Hold down
the fort
Hey, how while we’re
do you gone!
read a
map?

When I Oh, I’m

saw him all What’re you
just a
grown up, cryin’ about?
little
I couldn’t They’ll only
hold back. worried.
be gone
for a day.
I can’t
stand that
I’m gonna die “Why am I
before Gugu
so old?”
and there’s
nothing I can you know?
do about it.

I want I want him

…Choose
to move out
him to have his own path
on his own,
that kind in life, and
grow up…
become what
of normal
he wants to
life. become.

I don’t
want to die
until I’ve
seen that
through.

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 What’s
Vege-
Pioran that
tables.
said I you’re
needed carry- it’s been a
to take a ing? while since
present. we went to
Are you town, huh?
going to
give Rean
anything,
Gugu?

Yeah,
it has.

Oh!

There
it is.

Yeah, I’m
One of buying mine
those. up ahead.

I’d
like one
of those
purple
Welcome. flowers
please.
#27 Gift from the Past

This is
about the
only thing
I can think
of that Rean
would like.

That’s
Huh. called a
“dream bell­
flower.”

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 We’re
here! This
is Rean’s
house!

Phew!
Look, fushi!
That food
What a
looks huge
delicious!! house!
The
floor
is shiny.

I’ll
And And You like make
there’s spring pork, you a
grape rolls. right? plate!
juice to
drink.
Noo-
dles.
And for
dessert,
they’ve
got Peach
Pear jelly!

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 Oh, What’s
what an that?
honor! A
mask.

Do
you think
they know
Miss Rean
or some-
thing?

Rean sure
has a lot of
friends! There
and yet must be a
hundred of
she’s our
them.
only friend!
Right, fushi?

Thanks
for coming Rean!
today.

Look,
… Rean! The
… old man
made Gugu
You’re
a new
right!
mask!
it’s gor-
geous!

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 OH! YOU Hey, uh…
MEAN WHEN I Rean…
THREW THOSE
POTATOES AT
YOU?! SORRY
ABOUT THAT!

I need to
ask you…
about the
other day…
DiD I BREAK
I’M YOUR MASK?
REALLY iS THAT WHY YOU
SORRY! NEEDED A NEW
ONE?!

OH!
WHAT’S No, not
Yeah.
THiS?! A that…
Some
PRESENT
vege-
FOR ME?!
tables.
THANK
YOU!

…here. Give
This is her your
for flower
? you. too,
Gugu.
Happy
16th
birth-
day.

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 What do
you think
you’re
doing,
pal?

Why
did you
choose this
flower?
Gugu? Huh?

Silence! How I-I Oh, er…

dare you bring mean, it’s I just
that omen of purple! thought
bad fortune
in here! you’d like
that one!!

That is the type

of flower the
young miss was
holding four
years ago, when
she met with that
accident upon
the cliff.

Sorry,
Rean.
Do
you wish
I didn’t to harm
notice… Miss Rean?

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 What Ugh! it’s all
were you
doing
Now I’ve right.
with pota- done it!
toes? Well…

Have fun!

Wow, what
beautiful
flowers!

I saw I wish I wonder

them for I had a what
And I the first
dress this they’re
haven’t time that
color. called.
seen them day…
since…

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 Don’t
I’ll
throw throw
it out. it that
reminds out.
you of
that day,
doesn’t
it?

This is
the first
gift I’ve
received
from him.

Hey,
handsome.

I’m
I’ve been talkin’
watching
Huh?
you. You’re
to you,
Take off acting mask-
that mask. rude. face.
This is a
party.

Oh.
Ah! Yeah, I
know.
That mask Hey! But I
can’t.
doesn’t
even look
good on
you!

Why
not?!

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 What
hap-
N-Nothing! pened?!
He just
tripped!

Gosh…

Here, I
brought
you a
Oh dear, towel.
you’ll get
wet in there,
miss.

Use it to
Oh gosh, dry your
at this face.
rate…

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 …you’ll
never
be able
to kiss
anyone.

miss, your
father is
calling
Coming! for you.

Dry
yourself
Rean, well so
there’s you don’t
someone to catch a
whom I wish cold!
to intro-
duce you.

This is
the man
you are
going to
marry.

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 You must
be Rean.

You have
such big
eyes. How
cute!

Why …
Huh? don’t we
But I’m head out,
still fushi?
eating.

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 probably fushi.
Because
…

I thought
Those Rean would
are the Why? keep visiting
rules. forever.

But things
are going to
be different
Who now.
decided
…
that?

…You win The way

for your- you live
is some-
self!! thing…

Gugu!!

Eat Did
I’ll wait your you come
outside.
No.
food. up with
that?

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 Gugu!

Are you Are you

mad? leaving
About what already?
happened…

No.

I’m
used
…
to it by
now.

D-Don’t …but can You may

worry! I ask you one not want
I know I won’t more time about to talk
hate you no the injury you’re about
matter what hiding…under it…
I hear! that mask?

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 I fell
off a
That log cliff.
crushed
my face.
According
to Booze man,
there was
a log on top
of my head
when he
found me.

So I ran I yelled The log

towards to get their was rolling
attention,
them to try down a hill
but they
and save towards
didn’t hear
them. someone.
me.

How did
you fall
off the
Then, I
screwed
cliff?
up.

That’s
just a No, …you That was Why did
scratch I saved a great you hide
compared didn’t
them. thing that?
to what save you did.
happened them?
to you!
But they
were left
with a four-­
centimeter
scar.
Because I
screwed
up even
more
after­
wards.

OIMA_9781632365743_all_r4.indd 55 3/2/18 2:52 PM

 To her,
it was an
enormous
scar.

She
was very
worried
about it.
it was
I thought so embar-
rassing that
I’d done she couldn’t
something bring herself
terrible. to show
anyone.

Want me
to try to
guess
the rest?

Gugu?
But you
saved her
life!

OIMA_9781632365743_all_r4.indd 56 3/2/18 2:52 PM

 There
was a
Yeah.
strong
wind that
day.

And
there
was a
river
there.

Purple it was
flowers… in the
evening!

There
That were
girl was flowers
holding …yeah. blooming!
some.

OIMA_9781632365743_all_r4.indd 57 3/2/18 2:52 PM

 Yeah.

And they
call them
“Dream Bell­
flowers.”

OIMA_9781632365743_all_r4.indd 58 3/2/18 2:52 PM

 Gugu.

I…

OIMA_9781632365743_all_r4.indd 59 3/2/18 2:52 PM

 Gugu!!

OIMA_9781632365743_all_r4.indd 60 3/2/18 2:53 PM

 #28 The Megalith which
Rends the Earth

it
is here.
a
“Nokker.”

The
core is
beneath
the
ground.

it has
spread
its roots
throughout
this entire
region.

it will
no doubt
destroy this
area before
you can
count to
30.

OIMA_9781632365743_all_r4.indd 61 3/2/18 2:53 PM

 What
the…?

Everyone,
I’m
RUN!! get out- scared!
side!!

OIMA_9781632365743_all_r4.indd 62 3/2/18 2:53 PM

 Here,
take
Meer!

Huh?
Okay!

Hey!!
You’re
running
the
wrong-

Whoa!

Ged
away while Quick!
you still
can…

Eek!

OIMA_9781632365743_all_r4.indd 63 3/2/18 2:53 PM

 Some- S-
body!

Gh…

Do we I can’t
Miss!
Some-
reach!
body
have
any
rope?!
help
Gugu!

What
the heck?!
is this
alive?!

it’s
sticky…

OIMA_9781632365743_all_r4.indd 64 3/2/18 2:53 PM

 Grab
this!!

…!

Are
you all
right?

Yeah.
What
Thanks.
the heck
happened? it’s just a
scratch.

I don’t
know. The
whole place
just started Thank
falling good-
apart. ness…
Gugu!

OIMA_9781632365743_all_r4.indd 65 3/2/18 2:53 PM

 Gugu?!

Don’t
! go in
there!

Where
are mom
and dad…?

These I’m
two are sorry.
the only id’s all
fushi!
ones my fault…
left.
Bud
they’re
both
hurd.

…they’re
Wake up!! here
Stay with again. Gugu!
me!!

OIMA_9781632365743_all_r4.indd 66 3/2/18 2:53 PM

 Godda
hurry!

Oh, no!

it’s
gonna
collapse!

Mom!
Dad!

OIMA_9781632365743_all_r4.indd 67 3/2/18 2:53 PM

 Wait,
Gugu!

Don’t
go!

G-Gugu,
I…

I love-

68

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 fushi…!

Where
are
you?!

Where’s fushi!
the enemy?
I’ll beat Oh man,
’em with you’re
one hand
tied behind
back to
my back!! the old
you.

Haven’t

! seen it
yet. it’s
hiding.

OIMA_9781632365743_all_r4.indd 69 3/2/18 2:53 PM

 There
it is!!

Look
out!!

OIMA_9781632365743_all_r4.indd 70 3/2/18 2:53 PM

 its hands
don’t
stretch
like last
time?

That’ll
help.

Eat
this!!

…
Gugu.

This
one…

…is
different.

Yeah.

OIMA_9781632365743_all_r4.indd 71 3/2/18 2:53 PM

 My
flames
aren’t
working!

Stone
armor,
eh?

OIMA_9781632365743_all_r4.indd 72 3/2/18 2:53 PM

 What kind

!!
of house
is this?!

Grab on,
Gugu!

Are they it’s

those
part of
wriggly
it, too? things
again!

73

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 They’re
closing
in on us!

it’s
gonna
TRAP US
iN HERE!

fushi!
You go
on ahead!

Okay!

What
are we
I don’t gonna do,
know how Gugu?
to win.

OIMA_9781632365743_all_r4.indd 74 3/2/18 2:53 PM

 it’s got
something
on the
inside!
isn’t
Yeah! that
right?!

Let’s
climb on
and find a its
But
crack!! outside
they’re not
carved precisely! is stone!
it’s just a bunch
of rocks pulled
together!

The
inside
is just
flesh!

Okay!

OIMA_9781632365743_all_r4.indd 75 3/2/18 2:53 PM

 Looks
like it's got
rocks even
deep down!

fushi!
Hand me
a staff!

Not
enough! I’ll
Hand me
another! pry it
open!!

OIMA_9781632365743_all_r4.indd 76 3/2/18 2:53 PM

 There
it is!

I
found
the
core!

it looks
soft and
flammable.

OIMA_9781632365743_all_r4.indd 77 3/2/18 2:53 PM

 We
did it!

OIMA_9781632365743_all_r4.indd 78 3/2/18 2:53 PM

 #29 The End of the Mask

Get it,
fushi!!

79

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 ! Ahhh!

Yeouch
…
Yeah. You
okay?

That
was our
chance…

But
it ran
away.
Hurk!!

80

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 Thanks,
Gugu.
That just
shows how
strong
we are!!
We did it,
fushi!

if you
hadn’t been
here, I would
have lost
Because again.
even though
I’m immortal,
I’m weak.

Whenever
you’re in
trouble, I’ll
be there
That’s for you.
what
brothers
do.

81

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 Fush-

OIMA_9781632365743_all_r4.indd 82 3/2/18 2:53 PM

 i…

fushi!!

fushi?!

OIMA_9781632365743_all_r4.indd 83 3/2/18 2:53 PM

 Phew!
I made
it!

Rean?!

OIMA_9781632365743_all_r4.indd 84 3/2/18 2:53 PM

 H-How
long have
you been
You’ve here?!
gotta
get away!!

But There’s
first, let’s so much
get out of I want to
here!! ask you!

Come on!
…! This way!

fushi…!

Run The
for the whole
exit! place is
falling
in!

Eek!

OIMA_9781632365743_all_r4.indd 85 3/2/18 2:53 PM

 What’s
all that
dust?

Something
is troubling
my heart.

86

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 Gugu!

OIMA_9781632365743_all_r4.indd 87 3/2/18 2:53 PM

 This
way!

OIMA_9781632365743_all_r4.indd 88 3/2/18 2:53 PM

 …my This
isn’t…
pain.

Where Hey,
Where’s is she?! what is
Rean?! This that?
looks
bad.

Rean!!

OIMA_9781632365743_all_r4.indd 89 3/2/18 2:53 PM

 Are…

Are you
all right,
Rean?

…yes.

I’ve
gotta
…

…Hurry!

OIMA_9781632365743_all_r4.indd 90 3/2/18 2:53 PM

 Sounds
awfully
noisy out
there.

i-
No, not
really.
isn’t
that
heavy?

Don’t Don’t
push worry.
Gugu… Soon. Help will
yourself
too hard. be here
s…

Th-
The
flower…

Huh?

Ah.

OIMA_9781632365743_all_r4.indd 91 3/2/18 2:53 PM

 I-I’ll
No, buy you
Gugu. another one
tomorrow…

Let’s
go pick a
new one i-it’s
together. okay.

Yeah…
Of
course
…

I know
one place…
where those
flowers
L-Let’s Don’t grow.
go you?
there.

OIMA_9781632365743_all_r4.indd 92 3/8/18 5:54 PM

 Rean…

I love
you.

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OIMA_9781632365743_all_r5.indd 94 3/8/18 5:59 PM
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OIMA_9781632365743_all_r4.indd 96 3/2/18 2:53 PM
 #30 The Family on the Hill

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 Gah!
Urp! Ugh…

OIMA_9781632365743_all_r4.indd 98 3/2/18 2:54 PM

 …!

99

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OIMA_9781632365743_all_r4.indd 100 3/2/18 2:54 PM
 it’s
not
true.

it’s
not
true!!

OIMA_9781632365743_all_r4.indd 101 3/2/18 2:54 PM

 Gugu’s
not
dead!!

He’s
not Gugu’s
not
dead!!
dead!!

He’s
He’s not
not
dead!!
dead!!

He’s
not
dead!!

102

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 105

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OIMA_9781632365743_all_r4.indd 106 3/2/18 2:54 PM
 it
escaped.

Follow it.
it is
traveling
west.

go Let’s
get
get these
more rocks
help! off ’em!

Okay!

All
right!
Let’s This way!
lift it They’re
togeth-
er!
under
here!
I’ll
help.

Are
you sure
about
this?

The
core that
escaped
contains a
part of
you.

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OIMA_9781632365743_all_r4.indd 108 3/2/18 2:54 PM
 109

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 Bro?! Oh?
What’re You up?
you doing?

Hey!
Welcome
home,
Gugu!
Can’t you
tell? I’m
carrying
you.

OIMA_9781632365743_all_r4.indd 110 3/2/18 2:54 PM

 Looks
like you’re
fine now!

All your
wounds are
healed, so now
you’re a real
looker!

Huh?

You’re
right!

You look
Rean! wonderful,
Gugu!

Now
keep your
promise!

Let’s
go pick
flowers!
O-Okay.

OIMA_9781632365743_all_r4.indd 111 3/2/18 2:54 PM

 Hmm?

What
Did we happened
What
beat it? You
about to the
know,
Where’s fushi? enemy?
that big
he? one.

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OIMA_9781632365743_all_r4.indd 113 3/2/18 2:54 PM
 Oh.

I get it. I get it.

OIMA_9781632365743_all_r4.indd 114 3/2/18 2:54 PM

 #31 Awakening

OIMA_9781632365743_all_r4.indd 115 3/2/18 2:54 PM

 Are you
really
leaving,
fushi?

Yes.

The
enemy
will come
to me.

I don’t
want anyone
else to die But
because why the
of me. rush?

OIMA_9781632365743_all_r4.indd 116 3/2/18 2:54 PM

 Shin said
he would
help out
with the
So it’s rest…
okay if I
leave.

Yeah. Shin-san,
it’s time.

Why are
you taking Where are
so many My little you going
steamed brother’s today, if you
buns? place. don’t mind
me asking?

is your
little
brother
going to eat
all of them?

Yeah.
He’s bigger
than me.

OIMA_9781632365743_all_r4.indd 117 3/2/18 2:54 PM

 Gugu!

Huh?!

Miss
Rean?!

I…

…had a
dream.

OIMA_9781632365743_all_r4.indd 118 3/2/18 2:54 PM

 it was
happiness
itself.

Perfection
itself.

But
there was
something
missing.

…that
was the
I
real me. realized…

I don’t fushi.
regret
anything,
okay?

OIMA_9781632365743_all_r4.indd 119 3/2/18 2:55 PM

 What’s
the …!
matter,
fushi?

Wh-
What
do I
do?

What
What
do I
do I Ugh…
do?
do?

I can’t
let her
see me
like
this…

Gugu!!

OIMA_9781632365743_all_r4.indd 120 3/2/18 2:55 PM

 Thank
goodness!!
You’re
okay!!

Gugu!

I love
you!!

OIMA_9781632365743_all_r4.indd 121 3/2/18 2:55 PM

 Why…

…am I me?

OIMA_9781632365743_all_r4.indd 122 3/2/18 2:55 PM

OIMA_9781632365743_all_r4.indd 123 3/2/18 2:55 PM
 I’m
Y-yeah.
?
fine…

Are you
Oh,
all right,
right…
Where’s Gugu?
isn’t he fushi?
here?

fushi
is…

…dead.

OIMA_9781632365743_all_r4.indd 124 3/2/18 2:55 PM

 it
can’t
be…

That’s
impossi…

See.
Here’s
his
grave.

OIMA_9781632365743_all_r4.indd 125 3/2/18 2:55 PM

 He
was a
very…

…brave and
wonderful
person.

All
isn’t it right,
about time Leave Gugu.
you got the rest
going? to us.

What? O-
Where
are you Yeah.
going?

That’s Oh.
right.

126

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 Um…

Th- That’s Oh…

okay, Rean.
You can
see him
later.

Then, Sh-
when Shopping.
you get
back…!

I…
I’ll go
with you.
To help
out.

Let’s pick
flowers!

in that
spot we
promised…!

O…

I’ll
… go there
now and
Okay…! wait.

OIMA_9781632365743_all_r4.indd 127 3/2/18 2:55 PM

 I’ll wait
Yay!
Oh,
as long
I just as it
remem- takes!
bered.

I have
something
to return
to you.

I got it
from your Here.
brother!
Don’t you
remember
it?

Yeah…

You
Okay! That way, keep it.
you’ll have
something
to remember
Gu…me by,
right?

I’ll be
glad to!
Thank
you!
12 8

OIMA_9781632365743_all_r4.indd 128 3/2/18 2:55 PM

 Here,
Be Gugu,
careful take
out
there.
this.

Thank
you… There’s
not much,
but it’s
some food
and money.

OIMA_9781632365743_all_r4.indd 129 3/2/18 2:55 PM

 We
looked
Rean?!
all over
for you!!

Honestly,
you finally
wake up, and
then you run
That’s off and stay
bad for out here all
your night…
health!!

130

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 I’m
not…
Daddy…

…Getting
married.

I…

I love
someone
else.

Well…

Who is it?
he’s
Bring them
not here to me imme-
anymore. diately.

OIMA_9781632365743_all_r4.indd 131 3/2/18 2:55 PM

 He’s
probably…

…with
“him” now.

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OIMA_9781632365743_all_r4.indd 133 3/2/18 2:55 PM
 That day was my daughter Rean Cropp's 16th birthday.
There was no warning of the tragedy that was to come.
The earth began to quake and the ceiling began to crumble.
My wife and I were both wounded and were unable to escape.
Just then, someone picked both of us up and carried us outside—
that someone was your younger brother, Gugu.
But then, my daughter was swallowed up by the debris.
To this day, I still cannot comprehend what I saw in that moment,
but atop the pile of debris was a mysterious, looming figure.
No one could move.
Shortly thereafter, the figure disappeared, and my wife and I began to
work together with the town to start a rescue operation.
When my daughter was rescued, I heard that your brother Gugu was
covering my daughter, as if to protect her.
Everyone agrees—he saved my daughter's life.
To you, his own brother, I am at a loss for words and excuses.
I write this letter in the hopes that I can somehow repay you.
I pray that I can spend the rest of my life doing so.
And to Gugu, I feel the utmost gratitude and deepest regret.
It is said that god loves those who have a noble soul.
Now, I believe Gugu's spirit is with god. I am certain of it.

FROM IGOSS CROPP

A L E T T E R T O SH I N, AT F I R S T S TA R FA R M I NG SU PPLY SHOP

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 Why
…me? am I…

…couldn’t I…
do anything.

…I’m sorry. Gugu…

it’s
too late
now.

OIMA_9781632365743_all_r4.indd 135 3/2/18 2:55 PM

 #32 Straying Path

OIMA_9781632365743_all_r4.indd 136 3/2/18 2:55 PM

 After
leaving home, fushi
he walked in walked
silence for alone.
four and a
half days.

On his
way, he
wore many
expressions.

He was
probably
struggling
desperately
to deal with
it wasn’t emotions he
it seems like this tried to keep
that with when he hidden inside.
Gugu’s death, first came
he gained to Takunaha.
something
that cannot
be seen with
one’s eyes.

137

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 Hey,
come out,
black
thing.

By that,
he must
mean me.

…what am What?
I supposed
to do now?

Keep
going
that
way.
And grow This is
stronger to the first
recover the time he has
part of you requested
my presence.
that was
stolen.

What do
you want What…
to do am I?
with me?!

OIMA_9781632365743_all_r4.indd 138 3/2/18 2:55 PM

 it
is as I
You are explained
No! a mechanism before.
My for collect-
You’re ing and pre-
parents not my serving the
are… information
parent! of this
land.

…
I am
the one
who made
you.

Which
makes
What me some-
is the thing of
matter? a parent
to you.

Wh-
Why did
Gugu
…when I have to
survived? die…

Don’t
change A simple
Things the I don’t
difference
in nature.
end. subject! know
Tell me what you
every- mean.
thing!

it is too
early for
you to
But I learn
am over- that.
I am joyed.
That pleased
is why you have
you were finally
necessary. begun to
question
things.

OIMA_9781632365743_all_r4.indd 139 3/2/18 2:55 PM

 Among
the beings
of this
world, you
alone are
special.

and it
if appears
I stop the
being the enemy…
…will the me… Nokkers
Nokkers wish to
stop control
coming? you.

that
would make
things much
simpler.

I’ll try.

OIMA_9781632365743_all_r4.indd 140 3/2/18 2:55 PM

 That is not
abandoning
yourself.

if the
Nokkers
arrived
again like
last
time…
if that
were to
happen, if it they
you would continued would
never be long enough,
able to you would simply do
return return to your with you
That to your empty state. as they
would not current You would liked.
be a problem self. revert to
for me, but an orb.
surely it
would be
for you.
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 if you
wanna
fight ’em
so bad,
then you
You’re fight!
strong
enough to
control
me, aren’t
you?!

Yes…
But while I it would
can control be quite
the flesh, simple.
I cannot
control
the mind.

Until we
And the one eliminate
who can stop their goal of
them is not me, destroying us,
but you. their attacks
will continue.

So before
then, I must
train you until
you are able
to defeat one day,
That these threats. I will be
will be gone.
a major
stepping
stone in
achieving my
objective.

14 2

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 I don’t
care that's
about just
any of
that!!
selfish!!

oh, my.

You have
grown into a
very trouble-
some being.

Damn
it!!

OIMA_9781632365743_all_r4.indd 143 3/2/18 2:55 PM

 No matter
what I do, it
won’t bring
back Gugu.

No
matter what so I
happens. don’t care
anymore.

And no
matter what
happens
to me.

Can you
really say
that?

14 4

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 That
scent!
But why?!

145

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 Eek!

Yo!
Pioran!!

I realized
something.

I came to
Takunaha thinking
I might be able to
So I help you, but in
decided I’d the end there
just go with was nothing I
you again!! could do.

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 Don’t B-But…
worry.
Rean and I told Wh-What’s
Shin said they them. gonna
would help happen to
support the the old
shop, too. man and
every­one?!

Listen…

I think
Rean
that’s why
knows
she wanted
about
me to go
with you. you and
Gugu.

Pioran…

Go home.

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 What?

They
will come
for me.
You would
refuse the
request of
a helpless
it’s too old woman?
dangerous.

Here's
how I
see it…

I figured I'd
How can I
like to become a
stick to support give meaning
you, even if it's to what little
only for one time I’ve got
moment. left?

No!! I’ll drag

you back
No!! home.

Why
won’t you They
listen to need
me?!
you!!
Ow!!

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 Shut up!!
Let me
do what it’s my
I want life!!
with it!!
I don’t want
anyone else
to cry, and
I don’t want
to see it
either!!

So go
home!
Go home
for me!!

Have it
your
way!!

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 I don’t
want it.

Here,
have a
potato.

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 Here,
have
I don’t some
want it. tea.

Here,
have a
fish.
I said
I don’t
want
it!!

You
must be
cold.

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 Promise
me one Pioran.
thing.

What?

Don’t
Okay. die.

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 I’m
hungry, so
Hup! why don’t
we stop Hey,
here for look!
a little
rest, A city!
fushi?!

Huh?!

I haven't
W-W-Wait
a second, had noodles
#33 Will Toward a Higher State

Pioran. in forever!!
They’re great!!

Let’s
get out
of here
quick!

Welcome.

You got
any booze
All right,
here, I’ll only
mister? have a
little.

Pioran !
if it
came now,
I-I wouldn’t
be able to
protect
the city!

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 6 km
northwest.

Hey.
it has
remained
underground
for four days.
I have not
sensed any
movement
since then. Where’s
the Nokker
now?

They Sensed…?
are like Can you
crawling always
pests. tell
where
they
Hey, who are?
are you Say it
talkin’ to again so I
over there, can under-
fushi? stand it.

I cannot
sense them in
their smaller
egg form, but
once they hatch
and begin moving,
I feel an intense
discomfort.

Oh…Um…

You can
tell me fushi!
anything.

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 And he
Yeah. tells you
to get
stronger…
To fight
off these
nokkers. A man in
black…?!

So what
do you
Huh? want to
do?

I don’t
But if a want to
nokker just do
attacks… everything
he says…

I’ll be the
only one who
can protect
Pioran.

That jerk! And the

He must’ve man in
So all
black is
known this I can do
right. I
would happen!! is get
can’t win.
He led me to stronger.
Pioran!!

Not
… as I am
now.

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 Say,
fushi.
Living
life on
the edge
isn’t so
bad.
I don’t
want you to
protect me.

does Right?
she really
mean
that…?

Yeah…

it feels
Oh, look, like I’m
fushi. That forgetting
fruit looks something.
good.

Why don’t
Ugh!
No need. you hop They do.
That’s
up there
gross. I See?
and pick
can’t eat some?
that.

Oh, fine.

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 Oof!

How
pathetic!
March…?
You can get
up there in
no time if
you turn into
March like Huh?!
before.

What?!
March!
You know
March!
The little
girl!

You’ve
turned
into her
over
Remember? and over Who
Don’t tell again!! are you
me you
forgot talking
her!! about…?

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 Oh. I Hngh!
remember.

I can
remember
being able
to climb
trees.

fushi!
fushi!
You
Hand go on
Yeah… me a ahead!
staff!

That
thing has
stolen
from you.

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 Yeah…

There
was
someone
who gave
so much
to me…

Was…

Was that
March…?

Something
really…
really
important…?

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 So you
have finally
realized the
gravity of
But I what has
suppose it occurred?
was only
natural. You
could not even
remember what
was taken
from you.

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 So if
they beat you
in Gugu’s form, Oh, I see.
you’d forget So the enemy
about him, too? steals your
memories,
too.

Yeah.

That’d
be like a
second
death.

Rean,
the old
man…
Parona
from
Ninannah…

And
even
me…
if we’re
forgotten,
that’s when
we truly
die…

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 I won’t
let that
happen.

I’ll get
strong.

To keep
walking Even if it’s Now that I’ve
so thought- exactly what decided on it,
lessly… the figure in I’ve gotta do
black wants… some thinking,

…isn’t
what I
want to
do.

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 You
the figure in learned to
black says make new
all sorts of things in
stimuli allow response
me to make
Thinking
to pain,
things. back on it,
right?
it’s easy to
prepare.

So all I’ve gotta

Easy. do is expose
myself to stimuli.

I wouldn't But I can’t

retain my make myself
consciousness. a rock.

The problem is
living targets.

I don’t
like this As long as
feeling. they’re alive,
I can’t turn
into them.

Oh!
A crab-­
flower!
These are
good!!

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 The flower
But you
part’s
boil the
delicious, so
crab
I’ll make a
alive with
salad with it
lots of
later!
salt!

The eyes
are bugs,
so you
don’t eat
them!

What’s the
matter,
fushi…?

When I’m
Now Here, it’s Like pain close, I
that’s ready! and bad can feel
good. feelings… what they
feel.

it's
good.

Yeah, so I
always let What?!
Gugu butcher You do?
the fish and
crayfish and
stuff.

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 …

I still don’t
have the guts
to turn into
a crab.

So I
can only
make the
body…?

A limp Gugu I could

that just lies probably
there… make Gugu,
too.

I don’t You mean

Gugu really like that
blasted it know. Nokker
with his fire, you fought
then when it before?
got in the How’d you
water, it break that
broke. one?
Pioran…
How can
it’ll be I break
hard That’s it! rocks?
to lure if you
them to cool down
water hot rocks
every too fast,
time… they break
apart!

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 But I’m if I
worried combine
it with my Gugu’s way
So you about relying
powers, I worked.
want some on just that.
options to might be
if they shake
able to
help you me off, I’ll beat them
depending die. alone.
on the
situation!

I know the
perfect
place for Oh!!
you to go,
fushi!

On a boat
it’s a paradise that leaves
of nothing but from the port
animals! No people up ahead, we
go near the place! can go to
You’ll be able to the Sarlnine
gain all kinds of Forest.
powers!

if you we won’t Boat…

keep be on it it’ll be
worrying long!
about bad if a
them all Nokker
the time, comes.
we’ll
never be
able to
do any-
thing!

Okay.
Let’s
go.
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 There it
is! That’s
the boat.

I’m afraid
this ship is
full, so I
will show
okay. you to the
next one.

This
way.

Thanks.
I’ll
take your
mule.

Are Yawn!
those Let’s get
the some
rules? rest!
this is
a bit of a
dangerous
neighborhood.
Sorry for the
Ladies
inconvenience. go this
way.

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 Well, see
you when
Get You come we get
there,
in! this way. fushi!
Yeah.

?!?!

I’ll now
give you
your
Stick your
tickets!
hands out
one at a
time!

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 You’re
next!

…!

?!

Next!

…!!
Pioran…!!

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 Welcome,
Starting prisoners!
today,
you are
family!

We're
heading to
Then, a merciful
your final place-and the
life will only one in the
world-that
begin!! will embrace
trash like
you.

Welcome
to the
paradise
of the next
world…

…Jananda
island!!

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 #34 Isolated Land of Death

Wh-What
the heck is
going on?

Where’s
Pioran?!

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 What the?
You don’t
You’re
not even have any leg
branded. shackles!
What’s
going on
here? Huh?

Did one of
the Shaba
get on by
mistake?!

?!

I’m sorry!
it was my
mistake!

Be careful
next time!! it's
important to
This maintain trust
way! in these
dealings.

yes!
I’ll show
him away!

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 Beats Where’s
Probably me. Pioran?
already
The person
taken in.
who was
with me.

But
don’t worry.
Everyone
who comes
here smiles
eventually.

Because
it’s fun here? Though it
Or because they could be for
have to act like different
they’re having reasons.
fun just to
keep going?

Ah!

Hey! Don’t
just run off
by yourself!

Ah,
crap… Huh?

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 Where’s…
the door?

Can’t
find it.

Can
I climb
it with On the
these…?
Can’t dig other
side…
under
here.

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 Argh!
Whoa!

Urgh.
Ahhh! Ahhh!

I’m not
gonna
look!

Did
you see
That We that?
was saw it!!
awesome!!

Hello H-
there!

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 Oh, want
us to
keep it a
secret?

Okay.
Lend me
that bow.

if I
can get How do
my hands on these
that bird, I work
can get to
the other
again?
side.

Oh!
That’s it!

I’ve got
no other All
choice. right.

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 it's NOT
all right
at all!

This is my
partner.

H-Hey!
Wait a
minute!

if you wander
around alone,
you’ll just end
up someone’s
plaything.
Don’t
you do
that.

Gimme
back my
I’ll wait, bow.
but tell
me.

How do I
get over
there?

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 You’re
looking for
that Pioran
person you Oh,
That’s Me
were with, I dunno.
too bad. Even either.
right?
if you found Same.
her, she can’t
leave here
now.

This island is
where they put
once you uncontrollable,
enter this heinous murderers
island as a from all over.
prisoner, you You
can never could
leave. call it a
prison
island.

As long She was

as she’s branded,
branded, That’s the
symbol right?
she stays you’re a
here. prisoner.

Y-You’re
the one who
brought us
here!

Don’t play
innocent.
You didn’t
make a
mistake! Yeah!
Sorry!
I was
mistaken!
Really!
I mean it!

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 I’ll tell Then let
you the most me make
realistic- it up to
really, the you.
only way to
get what you
want.

They built
some enter-
tainment
for the This!
residents
of this
island.

And if you That’s

manage to this
win, you’ll get arena.
power over
the island.

You’ll
become
like king of the
rescuing a island and
captured can do any-
princess thing you
and getting want.
her out…
Winning
in the
arena!
Or even
leaving
the island
itself!

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 How
about
it?

Why
not go
if for it?!
it’ll
save
Pioran.

Because
Everyone it’s the best There’s
wants to amusement Sounds
a lot of
know who’s on the people. like a
gonna win. island. “yes” to
me!
Well,
good
luck.

Come
to think
of it…

I don’t even The first

round
really know is about
what an to begin,
arena is… so get in
line.

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 Hey.

Hello,
ladies and
gentlemen! What do
How’s it you do in
going?! an arena?

it’s been
three days
Now it’s time since the
for the event last leader
you’ve all been died!
waiting for: the
five thousand
and something-th
new leader
tournament!

we can
keep the
rules
The winners the same
from each as last
First, we
group will then time,
participate in
will split
right?!
Shut a one-on-one into eight
up! Just tournament! groups and
start hold the
already! preliminary
bouts!

Weapons
are totally
allowed!!

The
last one
standing
is the
victor!!

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 I just have So…
to not die?

Now,
I can group one,
win this!! come on
down!!

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 Let the
battle
begin!!

Urp!!

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 There’s
only one
left!!

He’s the Ugh…

winner!!

Not so
fast!!
There’s
still one
more!!

Did you
come to Oh.
the wrong
place?

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 Bull’s!
Eye!

Oof!

Oh!

Huh?

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 What’ll
But if I do, I Should I happen if
can’t win… fall over? they do?
They’re
Oh no,
gonna find
everyone’s
out I don’t
looking.
die.

Fine! I can’t
waste time
thinking…

Or Not
what about
will what
happen people
to me… will think
of me…

that’s
how you
protected
Rean…

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 huuuh?!
hu…
…right,
Gugu?

To be continued in Volume 5

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