YOSHITOK I OIM A

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 CONTENTS

#3 5 The Spinning Girl 3

#36 Jananda: Island of the Free 21

#37 New Shape 39

#38 Query 57

#3 9 The Proud Warrior 75

#4 0 The Girl Called Tonari 93

#4 1 New Power 113

#4 2 The Children’s Dreams 133

#4 3 Sender of the Gift 151

#4 4 Pioneer 171

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 #35 The Spinning Girl

Hey,
Ligard.
What’s
your
dream?

My
dream
is to
surprise
papa!

“Oh!
What book
is this?! it’s
“whaa?! incredibly
it was my good! Who
daughter?!” the heck
wrote it?!”

Like
Oh, that!
papa’s
home!

Welcome
home,
dear!

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 | WAS SEVEN YEARS OLD.

ACCORDING TO A BOOK
| READ RECENTLY, UNTIL YOU’RE
SEVEN, YOUR FATE IS ENTIRELY
IN GOD’S HANDS.

IT WAS A COLD DAY.

WHEN | WOKE UP,

MY MOTHER WAS DEAD.

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 THE CHURCH DECIDED
MY FATHER HAD KILLED
HER.

THEY MADE ME CHOOSE.

IN THE AREA WE
I didn’t
STAY BEHIND AND LIVE AS WERE FROM, THE
do it!
AN ORPHAN, OR GO INTO PUNISHMENT FOR
EXILE WITH MY FATHER. MURDER WAS EXILE.

| DECIDED TO GO
WITH MY FATHER.

BECAUSE | BELIEVED
MY FATHER’S CLAIM
OF INNOCENCE.

WHAT AWAITED US
WAS A LAND OF PEOPLE
WHO HAD ABANDONED
THEIR HUMANITY.

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 THIS ISLAND, POPULATED
BY MURDERERS AND THEIR
ALL SORTS.
FAMILIES, HAD ITS OWN
UNIQUE CULTURE.

AND IN THIS CULTURE,

ALL SORTS OF FREEDOMS
ARE ALLOWED.

YES, EVEN MURDER.

FOR SOME REASON,

THERE WAS NO
ALTHOUGH, NATURALLY, ORGANIZATION TO
THERE WERE SOME GOOD MANAGE IT.
PEOPLE ON THE ISLAND.

THE MAJORITY OF THE

| REALIZED THE ISLAND’S RESIDENTS
MOMENT | SAW IT. WERE OBSESSED WITH
ONE THING—

THE TOURNAMENT IN
WHICH THE ISLAND’S
LEADER IS CHOSEN.

THE RESIDENTS DIDN’T

WANT A LEADER. THEY WERE
FULFILLING THEIR DESIRE
TO SUBJUGATE OTHERS.

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 Huh?!
D-Don’t
do it, papa!
it’s too
dangerous!!

I think
I’m gonna
enter the
tournament.

I heard
Trying to someone left
the island
escape on your
thanks to
own is too hard the power
with everyone he won in the
always watching tournament.
each other.

So it’s
safer to
leave with
your head
held high.

I can’t
stand
seeing you
here.

Those
people But… You don’t
look like it here
like they either, do
actually you?
enjoy
killing…

it’s too
dangerous
I’ll for you to
meet you at be around me
ipo’s wharf. during the
I already tournament.
arranged
After things
the tourna- there.
ment’s over,
wait for me
there.

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 Don’t
I worry!
won’t
die.

| PRAYED TO GOD.
Let the
battle
| PRAYED THAT THE ONE
begin!!
LEFT STANDING IN THE
END WOULD BE MY FATHER.

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 THE MAN LEFT STANDING
WAS NOT MY FATHER.

That’s
all from
the first
match.

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 Where
Where
are you?
is he?

Papa?

Where
are you?
Where
are you?

I haven’t
found
him yet.

Give me a
few more
minutes,
okay?

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 What was I got high
hopes for
his name? this new
leader.
Elan G.
Yeah, he
Dalton? was real
strong.

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 Happy birthday.
Spin your dreams
with this book.

From
your father,
Elan G. Dalton

Hurk!

I’m
To… sorry…

What
should He
we do Serves
Toss with him
dead?
him in him?
the right.
sea.

That’s
what he
gets for
killing
Cleff!

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 | TURNED EIGHT.

| DECIDED TO BEGIN
MY OWN STORY.

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 Why
are you
crying?

WHEN | WAS NINE,

| FOUND A PLACE
WHERE | BELONGED.

THERE WERE OTHER

CHILDREN LIKE ME
ON THE ISLAND.

WHEN | WAS TEN, if we

WE SHARED OUR ever get
DREAMS WITH away
EACH OTHER. from
here…

IT WAS THE FIRST

…what do
TIME | REALLY SMILED you guys
SINCE COMING TO wanna do?
THE ISLAND.

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 WHEN | WAS 11,
WE STARTED WORKING
ON AN ESCAPE PLAN.

Yep,
AT 12, | STARTED that’s 13
A JOB BUYING people.
SHIPMENTS.

IT WAS MY ONLY OPPORTUNITY

TO VISIT THE OUTSIDE WORLD…
| WANTED TO INCORPORATE IT
INTO OUR ESCAPE PLAN, BUT
STRICT WATCH IS KEPT ON THE
CREW.

Get outta
here, you
criminals!

AT 13, | LEARNED FIRST-HAND

HOW OUTSIDERS SEE US. Ow!

!
t out
Ge k to c
Go ba and!
s l
yer i
Let’s
go.

FOR A MOMENT,
| EVEN LOST MYSELF.

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 AT 14…

| MET HIM.

He’s
entirely
white.

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 Lure
that boy
onto the
boat.

He’ll turn That boy

everything will win the
on its head. tournament…

and …and
Not just become a
Jananda. legend.
he'll even
change
your fate.

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 You
shall
show him
the way.

Aside
from officials
who come to deliver
criminals, there are
guests like that who
sometimes come to
watch the tournament
and buy islanders
they take a
liking to.

THE ADULTS REFERRED

TO THAT FIGURE MERELY
AS THE GUEST.

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 THE GUEST'S
PREDICTION
CAME TRUE.

I CAN’T
BREATHE! UGH! SHORTLY AFTER
COME TO COMING TO THE ISLAND,
THiNK OF iT, HE CAPTURED THE PEOPLE'S
I’VE GOT A
HANGOVER!! HEARTS.

Holy
crap!
Stop
screwing
around!

What
You’re
Gah… is that
pathetic! guy?!

ALL STORIES HAVE

A TURNING POINT.

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 THIS MAY BE
Great THAT POINT.
job.

That
…
was
incredi-
ble!

Who are You took

you? me totally
by surprise!
I was all,
“Whoa-oh-
oh!”

I'm
Nice
Tonari.
to meet
you!

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 I saw
Eat this! that match.
I worked You’re
super pretty
hard on amazing,
it! pal.

You’ve How
got pretty did your
Please
body do
hair. eat mine,
that?
too!

#36 Jananda: Island of the Free

Say, do
Good! you think
Then marry Yeah. my kid is
me! cute?

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 First
100 only!!
So hurry! Everyone who
Hurry! wants to talk
to this fellow,
pay two pieces
of silver and
get in line!!

Hey! You
Who put
brats!
you in
charge?!

Ugh!

Tonari
found
next time, him.
I’ll use
poison. …

So he’s
Tonari’s.

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 Because Everyone All
you’re the wants to right, one
leading be friends at a time!
candidate with you. State your
for next
name!
island
leader.
So when
you win the
tournament,
Like they can ask you
escaping to use your
from the orders to grant
island, you their wishes and
know? stuff.

past leaders
would wind up
The dead in under
tournament two weeks-
never really people would
achieved its kill any leader
purpose. it they didn't like. What’s
mostly served
as the island's everyone
entertainment. doing?

But this
There are time, it’s
tons of people different.
who want to get
on your good
You’re
side to profit
That’s immortal.
off your
what this
scraps!
line’s
about!

You were And we’re

Hey, And?
supposed to acting as
good return this We’re your inter­
timing, fellow to taking 80 mediaries!
boss! town, so why percent as
is he in the
commission
tournament?!
though, so
look lively!

I want
you to
get a lot Hey,
of boats Tonari! I don’t
ready! What is get it.
all this?!

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 Let’s all
join forces
and leave
the island!
Those
of us who
didn’t commit
a crime can
live normal
lives!

This
island’s so
ugly and
dangerous
because
there’s
no one to
manage it.

But
who knows
what the
others will
But I say about
The us?
found captain’ll
one! kill us…

Someone
who can
become its
eternal
ruler!!

But would I won’t

Hmm… tell you
you please
Yeah. to get the
just leave boats ready
him to me right away.
for now?

All
right…

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 Hey!
Where
are you
going?!

if you
walk around
alone, you’ll
be smashed
into a pulp!

This is a
three-toed
Owl, Ligard.

I’m I’m
I’m
Sandel. Mia.
Uroy.
I’m 11.
I like
I like
The one finding
beside me eating
curly
is Oopa. poultry.
hair.

Why
you're are you …hey?!
bored, right? following
We’ll show me?!
you around
the island.

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 the
And island's
The one churches city is built
we were at surround- around the
just now ing that. arena.
was the
church of
Bennett.

The one to
the north is
But the
the church
center of Monjo. To
is mostly the west is
residential. the church
of Zumla.
There
used to be
missionaries,
apparently, but
now there are
only a few true
believers left.

Or that …that They're

they're going discipline probably
above and beyond and order are just trying
their religious still being to convince
duties to keep maintained the outside
an eye on the here. world…
prisoners.

Look!
We’re They’re
H-Hey!
self-­ tilling
What are
Other sufficient fields
those?! here. in this
people raise
animals and area!
stuff.

Oh, they
probably
stole some
animals or
something.

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 And stuff
like that
happens all
Killings
the time, so
you’d better like that
get used happen
to it. all the
time.
Yep,
yep.

Well, I’m
some amazed
people you can
But boats
do try to even live
and materials
escape. here.
are limited,
so everybody
gets mad
when they
go missing.

Killing
as a means
We all of keeping
keep order is
watch on allowed
each
traitors
other
here.
are
here.
spotted
and killed
pretty
quickly.

So for now,
we're just
bearing with it
…as we look
quietly so we
for a chance don't die…
to escape.

The island
was originally
But when overseen by
the island’s some country
population as a place to
So at some
got too big, banish
point, the people
they probably criminals…
running the island couldn’t keep it
disappeared, and under control
the residents anymore.
started running
the place
themselves.

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 One of the
self-­governing
activities includes
only a trusted crossing the sea
to take in new
group of people,
prisoners.
not prisoners,
And, well, are allowed to
that’s my do that job.
job.

So-

Oh, this?
This isn’t the
brand of a
prisoner, it’s
the mark of
a prisoner’s
family.

Prisoners
have a
circle in
the middle.

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 Hmm?
P-Prisoners
Yep. work outside,
too?!

But didn’t
Hmm? you tell me
right at the
beginning?!
That she was
already
Did
taken in?!
I say
that?

stop
pretending!
Why wasn’t
she released,
too?!

well,
serious Who told
offenders you to
have bring us
particular here?!
restrictions.

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 I
heard
the
rumors
about
her…

That
Pioran lady
poisoned 10
Yanome back
in the day.

I never Th-That
heard can’t
that. be…

I am a
criminal.

You
I say she’s
didn’t important to
get a good you, but you
look at don’t know
their anything
face, about her.

I was Then
Led on by
I brought let me
but this someone
you on the tell you
person also who
some-
got on a ship looked ship on
like a thing.
to Jananda. prophet.
purpose.

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 Where
Let’s stay are you Hang on!
together. going?

I don’t
want to
You all be with you
aren’t anymore.
normal.

What do Oh,
you mean, yeah?!
not normal?!

The way
you can still
smile while
living in a
place like
this.

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 Ha!

Ha!

Ha! Heh!

Ha!

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 The
figure in
…
black…

You
there?

You can use

What?
All this
your powers is a waste
and go to of time.
wherever
Pioran is,
right?

I don't
want to
be on this
island
anymore.

To be
honest, I
don’t want
to do that
it anymore…
hurts…
I don’t
care
about I will
that. only help
I just you at times
want when it would
to see assist in your
Pioran. growth.

Oh?
What
happened
to that
And… tourna­
ment?
…

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 I-I don’t The next
want to have match is
to…kill my one-on-
opponent…
one…

O-Or
make them
feel bad,
either…

Why
mention
that
now?

Ah yes. You have

most already
recently, killed
it was that several
Gugu boy. people,
no?

N-
Wh-Wh-
Why do
you put
it like
that?!
But if it
were not No!
for you, I wasn’t
This is he would
different trying to
still be kill him!
from that! alive.

Physical
death is Do not
a phenom­ worry.
enon that I am not
comes to
all, criticizing
you, fushi.
And
humans have
the ability
to choose I only
At the time, when to face want you
Gugu could death. to realize
certainly something.
have chosen
to live.
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 But he
There is did not
no need for choose
you to pain that
yourself over option.
humans who
have chosen
when to die.
in order
to save you,
one he hastened
might call his own
it a soft death.
suicide.

The
humans in
They that arena
hasten are the
their deaths same.
in order to
gain some­
thing.

That’s
enough.
I'll do it
myself.

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 #37 New Shape

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 HUFF

Damn it…
if I were
stronger…

Hey,
immortal.

Aw, don’t
look at me
like that. I’ll
You’ve
forgive what
got another
you said last
match in two
night.
hours.

Hey,
you have
a minute,
Tonari? You’d
better be
there.

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 if you’re
looking it looks like
for the our “guest” ran
immortal,
off somewhere.
he’s over
Do you know
there.
where?

Not him.
I’m looking
for the Yanome
woman.
Hm?

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OIMA_9781632365750_all_r4.indd 42 4/23/18 5:09 PM
 You think
she’s going
for first
place?

The
captain’s
gonna
scold
us!

That
scent…

I’ve
smelled it
somewhere
before…

What’s
that
noise?

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 !!

CH
TWIT
D…
Don’t
die…

SHK

CH
TWIT

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 Don’t…

Y-Y-You
Sorry!
didn’t
I’m
sorry! set out
to die
here.

I didn’t There is no need

mean to… for you to pain
yourself over
humans who
have chosen
when to die.

Was it
digging
a hole?

But the
whole area’s
covered with
stone…

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 No…
There are spaces
only this body
can squeeze
through!

Ugh!
But I can
What is this?
just tell…
I can’t see.

All
right.

I’ll dig
under
here
and-

Yargh!

Lemme
go!!
Whad
da?!

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 it’s
Ugh?! almost
time.
Argh!
Do you
think that
immortal
guy will
really
come?

Hmm…

All He fell
right! from
Time to the sky!
go to the
gate!
The next
round’s
about to How? Wow!
start.

The time
has come! The
battles between
The the eight heroes
participants who made it
for our big through the
one-on-one first round
battles are are about to
entering the begin!
arena!

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 Survivor of the Survivor of
first block!! the second
incredibly,
he has come
block!!
empty-handed! the seasoned
Will he show veteran, the
us the same holy warrior,
amazing feats
today?! Zumla
The immortal Berserker!!
boy!!

I’ll try to
scare the
opponent
into giving
up like
before.

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 Hmm?

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 Oh,
yeah?

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 !!
Wow!

Ugh!!

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 P-

You’ll
Please.
never
Give up.
beat me.

im­
mortal!!
Don’t
just
stand
there!!

Fight Oh,
back!! yeah?

Oh,
yeah?
Let’s
stop
this!
in life,
you need a
moment that What is
turns your fighting
gonna
destiny on
get us?!
its head.

it’s no Does
use…!! this make
me immortal
now, too??
He’s not
scared
at all.

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 Roooa a ar!!

Then
how
about
this?!

it's no
use!

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 in
that case,
how about
this?!

it’s
is there…
no What are you
is there
use. doing?! Why are
anything else
I can change you avoiding
into?! me?! Why won’t
you attack?!
Come on!!

A
crab?

Bring
That little it on!!
thing from
This earlier?
is so
stupid!

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 I should’ve
Scary, found better
Otherwise, it's strong things to Ahhh.
meaningless! things!! transform
into!!

Wait,
Oh, right.
What is what did
“meaning”? I just
remember?

I think I heard
those words it’s wrong
before. looking for
meaning in Does that
people’s lives mean it’s
and deaths. not useful?
Someone
said that.

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 I remember.

…huh?

it was this
person.

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 #38 Query

why…

her…?!

I wanna
eat that!!

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 Gimme
a bite!!

I feel
so light!!

Please!
Just a
nibble!!

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 Are you
alive?!

Ungh…

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 We have
once again
witnessed
One a miracle!!
swift attack-
as beautiful as
a flower petal
flitting through
the air-has sealed
an advancement
to round
three!

Please is this
Ohhh…
eat this. person O god…
our
savior?

Where’d
Did you you come
come from?!
from
hell?!

Huh?!
Another Where
miracle!! did-?!

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 …how?

Why…?

Sissy.
…rona…

Parona…

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 I get the I feel
feeling bad for
everyone’s him if he
life has a can’t die,
purpose… though.
…so if he’s
going to live
forever, I
wonder what
meaning he’s
found in it?

I don’t
know
What did anything
you use your about
life for? “meaning.”
You were
it’s too
able to die…
complicated
but were you for me.
happy?

it’s like
she’s I’m sorry,
talking March.
to me… it’s wrong
looking for
meaning in
people’s
lives and
deaths.

What
an extra­
ordinary
vessel…
This
Parona
from
Ninannah.
We are
lucky she
died so much
earlier than
expected.

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 I Every- Go
respect thing away.
your you say
feelings. makes
me…

Makes
me feel
really
Yesterday, bad.
I told you
not to be
pained by
but people’s
pain is an deaths…
important
function that
promotes
growth.

Go
away.

Ugh…
My heart,
it hurts.

OIMA_9781632365750_all_r4.indd 63 4/23/18 5:09 PM

 I know.
I’ve What I did
already to you was
stewed over awful.
bringing you
to the island
at least
twice.
But I was
desperate.
Like a hermit
crab that lost
its shell!

The reason
I actually So!
came is to
ask if you
wanna eat
with us over
there?

No.

You
smell so
nice…!!

And
you’re And your
so lucky! hair’s so
Look at beautiful.
this fair
skin.

What do
And it’s you wash
softer it with?
than mine.

64

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 What do
you do What
is this
to get a
form,
body like anyway?
this?

Tell me
more about
yourself.

Drink this,
immortal
person. Welcome
Food’s back,
Tonari.
ready.

We
prepared a
real feast
tonight.

I-
Cow
blood. What’s
I don’t
want it.
that?

How
Sorry! mean!

After
we got it
just for
you…

65

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 I get it! How Had some
Something long trouble
must’ve are you
in the
happened in gonna
follow
tournament,
your past, didn’t ya?
me?
right?!

Ahhh!
What are
you doing?!
Stop!
Argh!!
I get it,
though.
You didn’t
Life!! is wanna kill
precious!! him, right?

but There
are some
people in this
world who are
better off
dead.

Like that
guy you
fought
You today, for
should've instance.
done us all
a favor and He’s
killed him. killed at
least 50
people.

OIMA_9781632365750_all_r4.indd 66 4/23/18 5:09 PM

 Well…
You’d As for
be the Let’s me, if I'm
arrow, see… with you,
and I’d Oh, I I'd want…
be the know!
bow.
I’d like us
to be like a
bow and an
arrow.
I’ll be
the one
who draws
out your
strength to
the fullest.

Listen,
things
won't go
your way.

So No
please one can
just go control
some- me.
where
else.

67

OIMA_9781632365750_all_r4.indd 67 4/23/18 5:09 PM

 What
can I
do…
to make
you like
me?

Sorry. …nothing.

She’s Pioran’s
like She still
family must captured
to me. be very because
important of you.
to you.

I’ll
trust the
Pioran I
know…
Even
if she
killed
over people?
your
words.

68

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 I’m like
you. …you want I really
to believe understand…
And I in the how you feel.
believed people
in him. you’re
close to,
My father don’t you?
killed
someone.

I thought
there was
no way it
was true.

then, Some-
one pointed Not that I
you out at
the harbor can confirm
that you and told anything now…
but I felt
could turn
me… Since he's
incredibly
dead.
fate upside powerless.
down.

So I
led you
if someone When she to the
was behind it, got here… boat…
it must be the that Pioran
person who lady just
instructed me. vanished. And I
ended
up like
this.

Yeah…!
I can
do it.

if I got the
ship’s crew
on my side and
asked around,
I could find
out where that
person came
from, or who
they are…

OIMA_9781632365750_all_r4.indd 69 4/23/18 5:09 PM

 I’ll
help
B-But… you!!

Don’t
be shy.

it's not that!

Don't worry. I just don’t
I'll start by trust you.
showing you
results!! I’ll help
you save
Pioran!!

if you’re
A-All gonna
upend fate,
right. sometimes
T-
Fine. you're
gonna need
help.

Tonari…?
Was it?

That’s
right!!

OIMA_9781632365750_all_r4.indd 70 4/23/18 5:09 PM

 Well!
I’ll get
right to
investigating!

O-Okay…

When you’re Oh, right.

feeling sad,
just smile!!

Was she
watching
me…?

OIMA_9781632365750_all_r4.indd 71 4/23/18 5:09 PM

 There
are some
people in
this world
who are
better off
dead.

I’ve never What made

even thought her say
about that. that?

it’s wrong if someone

looking for disappears,
meaning in and something
people’s is gained from
lives and it, that's a
meaningful
Parona deaths.
death…
didn’t think
very highly
of judging
lives.

I’ll do it.

I’ll prove
I can do this
without using
others’ lives.

But I
Parona
want to
probably
treasure
wouldn’t
those
think very
memories.
highly of me
either.

72

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 The same way Gugu
Because that’s
and Parona did
basically the
everything they
only thing
could to save
I can do.
someone…

All I can do
That’s the only
is live my life
way I know.
imitating them.

Pioran!!
Pioran’s scent
I’m about
is closer now.
to save you!

73

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 I did it!

I’m
here!!

OIMA_9781632365750_all_r4.indd 74 4/23/18 5:09 PM

 Whoa!

Damn
it…

I looked I can
for entry tell by
as a dog, or smell.
that small Pioran
thing, but is near
found there.
none.

I’ll
have
to climb
up and go
in through
a window.

I tried it But
with all my the stone
forms, but wall is too
couldn’t hard for my
climb well spears.
with any of
them.

#3 9 The Proud Warrior

OIMA_9781632365750_all_r4.indd 75 4/23/18 5:09 PM

 Pioran!!

Pioran!!

Th…
That
voice…

I came
it’s me,
to save
Pioran!!
you!!

OIMA_9781632365750_all_r4.indd 76 4/23/18 5:09 PM

 I… fushi…?
is that you,
fushi…?!

I-I’m in
Parona’s
form…

She What
happened
probably
to your
died… … voice?!

fushi,
I got
caught
Oh…
Leave this Proudly?
island alone.
because
You can make of my own
it if you turn mistakes.
into a bird Knowing
or a fish or her…
something,
can’t you?

Why?!
Let’s
escape
together!! She
That’s why probably
I’m here!! died proudly,
protecting
someone…

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OIMA_9781632365750_all_r4.indd 77 4/23/18 5:09 PM

 Look,
I was always
a criminal, so
They just
I’m in and out
happened to
of jail all
find me and put
the time.
me back where
I belong.
Bwahaha!

Don’t be
stupid.
This room
is locked
Even if you from the
get in, how are outside.
you gonna get
me out?

I don’t
care
! about
that!
I’m
Y-You’ve coming
got a to save
point… you!!

Listen,
fushi.
if you’re
moved by
Parona’s
death, then
do what Parona
she wanted loved
to do. March.

give your
all for
those who
seek your
aid, and
help the
weak.

OIMA_9781632365750_all_r4.indd 78 4/23/18 5:09 PM

 Hey,
immortal!
We got some
useful
information!!
Go.

Come
back!!

I’ll
For rescue
sure!! you for
sure!!

That
Well! Let’s Wh- sounded
get to bed for What are like a line
the night and qualms? right out
prepare for of a story
tomorrow. I read long
ago.

I wish I
could say
Wait. lines like
Didn’t you that with
say you had no qualms.
Tell useful
Hmm? me. information?

gonna
I said pretend
I had it, like you
but I didn’t don't
know?
say I’d
again?
tell you.

OIMA_9781632365750_all_r4.indd 79 4/23/18 5:09 PM

 but I’ll
tell you if
you make
it through
the third
round.

The third
Two of the
round is
four warriors finally
battling today upon us!!
will proceed
to the finals!!

Aim for the

head like
before and
rattle their immortal.
brain.

Then you
can put
’em down
… without
killing
them.

80

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 Begin!!!!

OIMA_9781632365750_all_r4.indd 81 4/23/18 5:09 PM

 !!
!!

Hnph!

!!

OIMA_9781632365750_all_r4.indd 82 4/23/18 5:09 PM

 How Hurry
long are it up!! He won’t
you gonna let me hit
keep this
him!!
up?!

OIMA_9781632365750_all_r4.indd 83 4/23/18 5:09 PM

 Uh-oh.

…?!

84

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 i-if you’re Finish him,
immortal!!
going to
surrender,
now’s the Do it
now!!
time.

Kill him He’s

already! planning to
What fight until
are you the end? I
doing?! want to get
in one more
good hit now
while I can…

Stab him
with a
sword!
But will
that really
knock him
out?
…

OIMA_9781632365750_all_r4.indd 85 4/23/18 5:09 PM

 Move it!!
I’ll kill
?! him!!

…
Stop it!!
What do you
think you’re
doing?!

You’re
not gonna
We don't kill this one
wanna either?! You
bastard!!
watch your
You know
what we’re
boring
here for!! show!

OIMA_9781632365750_all_r4.indd 86 4/23/18 5:09 PM

 Why did Wh-
you…?

87

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 I guess
The
immortal
this counts
boy advances as picking
to the a winner!
finals!!

All
The hell right!!
it was!! That
That was was my
mine!! arrow!!

Hey!

We’ll
get him
out.

88

OIMA_9781632365750_all_r4.indd 88 4/23/18 5:09 PM

 …

That was
my fault…

Today, Nice
let's all job out
Bro!! share a
Bro!! there.
toast
together!

OIMA_9781632365750_all_r4.indd 89 4/23/18 5:09 PM

 Don’t
worry.
immortal… I’m still
alive…

You really
tick off
participants
like me, who
Why… are fighting
with our
lives on
the line.

Why
didn’t
you kill
me?

Prob-
ably…

Because
things
So I
that hurt
don’t
are bad.
want to
do them.

Hahaha!!
What the
Th- hell?!

What You’re
the hell is a real
a boy like you weirdo,
There’s doing in the kid!!
someone tournament?
I want to
save…

90

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 Then
you’re
That’s fighting Just
right. for your like me,
We came
brother? with our then.
mother who
was brought
here as a
criminal, but
she died
last year.

Even I There’s no
think it was reason for
a foolish us to stay
decision. here…

There are
You’re people like
a kind this on this
brother. island, too… So I
figured
there was
only one
thing I
I know could do
people for him.
like you.

There may have

People giving
been people like
their lives
that among the
for others…
ones I’ve fought.

Pioran
called that
“proud.”

I wonder
what Parona
would think
of that…

OIMA_9781632365750_all_r4.indd 91 4/23/18 5:10 PM

 if I win,
I’ll take
you out
of here.

I just …Yeah.
thought
I’d try to
No… do the same
Thanks. thing as
I’m you.
Did I say
glad…
something
strange?

OIMA_9781632365750_all_r4.indd 92 4/23/18 5:10 PM

 #40 The Girl Called Tonari

So that
was called
Katsuyama
Kenpo, huh?
That must be
why you're so
strong.

Then…

When I
Wow. went to
the Moof
ruins…

Then the
Wow!! water­melon
went poof!

OIMA_9781632365750_all_r4.indd 93 4/23/18 5:10 PM

 Sorry, Go? Hey, pal.
buddy, but if where? Let’s You’ve been
you want to get flapping
talk to him going. your gums
you’ll have for two
to pay the hours.
fee.

Who’re
Tonari. you? His name
is Nand.

I’ll
make it
half off for
you. Three
pieces of
silver for
two hours.

Why do
you always
follow me
around?

We were
enjoying the
conversation,
so don't
butt in.

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 You
That don’t
useful need my
information Excuse me!
infor-
to help save mation
I follow you
Pioran-that I
then? around so I can
I worked my Bugs?
butt off to
Where's swat away any
bad bugs that
collect! the bug?! land on you!

Oh yeah! You
promised to
Tell tell me if
me! I won!

How is THE CAPTAiN

All right,
that useful H-Hold OF OUR BOAT, LiSTEN
I told TO THiS!
information?! on!! you! Now SKYFiSH, ATE
You’re not TOO MANY
let’s
tricking me!! SWEETS AND
go!
PUT ON 29
KiLOGRAMS!!

All you
do is
make up
stuff!

Why
don’t you
tell the
truth for
once?!

95

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 Mr.
You immortal,
little brat! why don’t
I booked you stay
him first! with us
tonight?
Huh?
it won’t
light.

Oh…

You
don’t
mind?

is that
good?

One
is coming. Wow!
Thanks
a lot!!

fushi.

Turn
back into
?! the boy
immediately.

96

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 Hey.

You’re the
immortal,
right?

Yes,
I am.
What is
it?

We wanna
know what
you’re planning
to do with the
island.

Planning?
I wasn’t
Wh-What planning
do you on doing
want from anything…
my friend
here?

I don’t know
about all this
i- immortal business.
the people of the
island are out
there fighting with
their lives
on the line!
You don’t
who do you think
fight, you
if you are?!
don’t kill,
I’ve done and you walk
anything to Don’t let
all over your
anger you, I all this
I’m opponents’
apologize. pampering
sorry… spirits!!
go to your
head!!

OIMA_9781632365750_all_r4.indd 97 4/23/18 5:10 PM

 Rumor
says-
you’re
Now, not even
now! from the
island!

No, but
isn’t this
if I win,
an easy-
going I’ll leave
island right
with no away…
rules?

Look!!
I bet
an immortal
like you can’t
understand People
die in this
the gravity tournament
of that!! so others
can win!! Don’t
you under-
Yeah!! t!! stand
righ that?!
T t’s
h a

I’m the
one who
brought
him here!
…!!

Address all
complaints
to me!!

OIMA_9781632365750_all_r4.indd 98 4/23/18 5:10 PM

 Hey! What
are you
doing?!

OIMA_9781632365750_all_r4.indd 99 4/23/18 5:10 PM

 How dare
you hurt Tonari!!
Tonari!!

Was
that you?!
What do
you think
you’re
doing?!

Bring
it on!!

100

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 St-St-
Stop it!!
Bro…
Stop
that…!

Stay
behind
me.

Hey, do Whoa?
you hear
some-
thing?
What the?

Something
rumbling…

You’re
Huh? awake?

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 102

OIMA_9781632365750_all_r4.indd 102 4/23/18 5:10 PM

 Eek!

What the
hell is
that?!

Holy
crap!

Hurry…!

Get
out of
here…!

OIMA_9781632365750_all_r4.indd 103 4/23/18 5:10 PM

 it’s the
same
So I’ll
as last
use fire
time.
again
…? to…

How did
I use
fire…?!

You’re
Hey! What
it’s still
the heck
here?!
after Get out
is that
thing?!
me!! of here!
now!

Hey!!
Did you
Are you call it?!
gonna Are you
beat that gonna
thing?! beat it?!

OIMA_9781632365750_all_r4.indd 104 4/23/18 5:10 PM

 Yeah!
So
don’t
follow
me this
time!!

right.

Over here,
nokker!!

First, Be
I’ll lead careful
it to a of
deserted instant
area. kills.

Those
are the
times
when it
steals
your
vessels.

OIMA_9781632365750_all_r4.indd 105 4/23/18 5:10 PM

 What
do I
do?!

All I’ve got now is

Parona, the wolf, the
small thing, and the
crab!! What can I do
against it?!

The small
one might
be able to
squeeze
into those
cracks!

That’s it!
That’s gotta
be it!!

106

OIMA_9781632365750_all_r4.indd 106 4/23/18 5:10 PM

 Then jump
onto it!!

I’ll get
to higher
ground
first…

I can
do this!

Now,
I’ll bite it
apart!!

OIMA_9781632365750_all_r4.indd 107 4/23/18 5:10 PM

 …

So I’m
gonna
have to
do this
the hard
way?

?!

108

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 Oh, no.

it’s
gonna get
me again.

OIMA_9781632365750_all_r4.indd 109 4/23/18 5:10 PM

 Over here,
That was a
Jananda-­ monster!!
style Chair
Assassination
Technique!

Tonari!

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OIMA_9781632365750_all_r4.indd 112 4/23/18 5:10 PM
 #41 New Power

Didn’t I
Wh-Why
tell you
did you
to stay
come?!
away?!

OIMA_9781632365750_all_r4.indd 113 4/23/18 5:10 PM

 Am I
some side
character
who just
runs around
avoiding
No! danger?
I’m Tonari
from
Jananda!

Just What
get away are you
from saying?!
me!!

Ah, so
they’re The
called nokker
“nokkers.” will get
you!!

Please
listen
to me!

F-From
them…
He…!
There’s
someone
…? who died
protecting
me from…!

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 See?
aren’t
you glad
I was
here?

it’s a lot
better
when I’m
alone!

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OIMA_9781632365750_all_r4.indd 116 4/23/18 5:10 PM
 You’ll
pay for
tearin’
up our
land!!

How do
you like
that, you
monster?!

OIMA_9781632365750_all_r4.indd 117 4/23/18 5:10 PM

 What’re we
gonna do?!
Our weapons Tonari!
don’t work!
it’s made
outta hard
rocks!

it’s Now?!
okay. Are you Rocks,
sure? eh?

Then
let’s enact
Chapter
A-All Seven of
right. the escape
plan.

immortal!
I’m scared, so
I’m running
away!

Do what
you can
alone!!
See ya!

?!

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 What
the?!

Get
away!!

Think! What do I do?!

How do I…?!

Every-
one fall
back!!

There’s gotta
be something
I haven’t tried! What can
I even do
from here?!

OIMA_9781632365750_all_r4.indd 119 4/23/18 5:10 PM

 Aw, it
didn’t
work?

Let’s
try again.

OIMA_9781632365750_all_r4.indd 120 4/23/18 5:10 PM

 Scatter!!

… Aim
between
Lend
the rocks.
that to
me!

You
suck!

OIMA_9781632365750_all_r4.indd 121 4/23/18 5:10 PM

 Lend me your
Parona!
strength!

they
Here, won't
try this go in.
one. I'll try
again.

it’s light
and easy
to use.

OIMA_9781632365750_all_r4.indd 122 4/23/18 5:10 PM

 Hold it
back!!

OIMA_9781632365750_all_r4.indd 123 4/23/18 5:10 PM

 it
worked!

OIMA_9781632365750_all_r4.indd 124 4/23/18 5:10 PM

 …!

Tonari!
We’re out of
gunpowder!

OIMA_9781632365750_all_r4.indd 125 4/23/18 5:10 PM

 Don’t
worry.
I have
plenty.

OIMA_9781632365750_all_r4.indd 126 4/23/18 5:10 PM

 Look, it
knocked
down part of
the mountains
there, so you
can see the
ocean.

Wow!

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 Anyway,
I wanna
learn all
the things I
don't know
now!
Growing
up is all
about learning
things, right?

I
got you
back…
March.

And oniguma,
And… who March
cared for
deeply.

Gugu.

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 I was able
to get them
back, but…

Everything
was wrecked
I’m again because
sorry. of me…

I’m
sorry. …

Sometimes
you need No one
some extra died! That
help to went pretty
change well, huh?
fate.

What kind of
expression
is that?!
You think
I'm spewing
Thank nonsense
you. again?
Fighting
with a lot of
arrows is a
lot better
Huh? than fighting
with only
one.

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 I said,
thank
you.

Oh. ?

I just
didn’t
expect you
to say that What
to me. is it?

We
did it!

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 TONARI’S NEW PLOT

Title: T
 he Prison Diary of Ligard the Pirate
(Working Title)

Chapter 1 The Necessary Preparations

Chapter 2 Acquiring the Materials
Chapter 3 Kitchen Duty
Chapter 4 Sweets for the Captain
Chapter 5 Enacting the Plan
Chapter 6 The Emergency Route
Chapter 7 Blast 'em with Gunpowder!
Chapter 8 Epilogue

13 4 PAGE S

RELEASE PL ANNED FOR NEXT SPRING

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 Now!

To
celebrate
our victory…

Cheers!!

#4 2 The Children’s Dreams

mr.
immortal,
please
drink
this.

it’s
cow
blood.

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 Yep. Seconds?

What So?
the man Tell us
Okay. in black the rest
said! now, fushi.

the forms
I take are
the forms of
the people
I’ve met
who have
died…

The
one that and
those things
attacked this
that come to
time looked like steal these
that because forms from me
it stole a are apparently
bear’s form called
“Nokkers."
from me.

134

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 Then
you can
Wow! turn into
a bear,
too?!

Wait, why
don’t you take
the form of a Yeah.
I’m a nokker and
genius! beat them?

I’ve
But… never
maybe it’s tried…
because
they lack
a con-
science.

it's kind
of like I don’t
there's feel the
nothing same thing
there… from them
as every­
thing
else…

So you're
doing what
this awful
guy wants?

But I’m only

doing what he
says because I don’t
I don’t want like it
to forget either.
everyone.

13 5

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 Hey!
Don’t you
have any
dreams?

Yeah!
I think Weirdo. I want to Things Dreams?
that’s become able you
cool! to defeat wanna
the nokkers do!
Don’t on my own,
you have I guess…
anything
more
normal?

I think… …to
there’s Like, for
probably
become a instance,
a lot of model for my dream
things I a famous is…
still don’t artist.
…so if know…
I can leave
here and
learn more,
it might
change
something.

When we Oh, that’s

get out, we’re right. First
gonna find thing's first,
some land that our dream is
suits us and to get out
do what we of here.
want!!

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 I always
wanted to I wanna
know where raise a
the sun bunch of
comes from. animals!

But it
comes
from the
I want
ocean,
right? to be a
doctor.

What
was it My dream
again? already
came
true.

Oopa was
born on the
island and
doesn’t know
anything about
the outside
world.

What’s
Hmm? your
dream,
Tonari?

My Oh.
dream
is…

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 …to
surprise
my dad.

i-it’s to
get off the isn’t ?
island and your dad what
be a writer, dead? does
right? that
mean?

They
said the Tonari!
finals are
gonna start
tomorrow
at noon!

And
He won’t Captain about the
give me the Skyfish… boat…
go-ahead! Well…
it's not
gonna
work.

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 …

What?
You can’t Yeah, I
use the figured
boat? as much.

it’ll
work out
as long
as you
help.

You’ve gotta
build up your Now,
strength for let’s eat!
the finals!!

Don’t be
ungrate-
ful!

What?
that's
it?
13 9

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 Wow! Eat Here.
all you
like.

Holy
cow!!

Tonari! Ugh! Did all Thanks

Try this! that come for the
out of your food!! Yay!
it’s
body?
great!

Yeah.

140

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 …huh?
What
happened
to every-
body?

I didn’t Sorry.
notice.

TODAY, |’LL
FINALLY INVITE
HIM TO DINNER.

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 EVERYONE MADE ME
HAPPY, SO | WANT TO
MAKE THEM HAPPY.

GASP

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 Sorry.

For
bringing
you here.

Yeah.

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 Pioran!!!!

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 fushi?!

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 You
I’m little
glad to fool!
see you!

Oniguma Yeah, but I’ll be

can break this cell able to get
down that is locked you out of
door with from the here soon,
one swipe! outside! Pioran.

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 And
the final
battle to
if I win decide the
that, I can new leader is
get a boat. tomorrow.
I’ll win
and we
can sail
right out
of here.

fushi…

You’ve
grown so
strong!

Ligard
is call-
I ing me.
gotta
go.

See Don’t push

you yourself
soon. too hard!

I’m not
pushing
myself.

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 At long
last, the
This finals are
battle will upon us!
decide
our next
island
leader!

if you have
trouble immor-
knocking tal.
out your
opponent,
use this.

it’s
Oopa’s
blowgun.

it’ll
put them Hold
right to out your
sleep. hand.

Thank
you.

I-I kind
Oh.
of thought
you might
not come…

Yeah.
So I’m
glad…

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 it’s
okay.

I’ll win
and take
everyone
to the
outside.

fighters,
enter the
arena!!

That
it has
girl
been a
named
long time,
March…
hasn’t
it?
…was
a pitiful
girl,
fushi.
wasn’t
she?

…?

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 Having
her hopes
and her
dreams…

…all Cut
short.

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 #4 3 Sender of the Gift

March…

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 You
killed
her…

You…

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 Yes…
But
there is
no need
to fear.
Death
brings
freedom.

I did,
didn’t
I…?

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 it’s a
bear!!
Go
for it!
Get ’er!
You
can do
it, mr. Whoa!!
immortal!!

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 is some-
thing the
matter,
fushi?

Please,
rip open
my chest
like you did
before.

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 156

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 …

I thought
this would
be more
challenging.

can
you even
touch me
with that
body?

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 What did
you come
for…?

Why Did you

are you come
here to
here?!
die?

He’s
I don’t acting
like it… strange…

158

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 How
does it
feel…

…controlling
that woman’s
body?

?!

…and
And isn’t it
easy to
limber… light…
move?

159

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 it was
my gift
to you.

I had
trouble
deciding
between the
face or stomach,
but I felt the
But that stomach would
be too pitiful,
proved
so I went for
difficult the face.
as well…

So, in
the end,
I aimed
for her
throat.

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 Y… And it was
pathetic,
if I do say
so myself.
I could not
finish her
with a single
You… attack.

So I am
afraid she
suffered
needlessly.

…killed
Parona…?

is that
not what
I just
said?

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 I’ll
kill
you!!

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 At this
rate…

…it
appears…

…that even
when I am
alone, you
will not
be able to
defeat me.

you
are only
immortal…

165

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 …and
incredibly
fragile.

The
western
morning
glory
is very
effective…

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 The
What
immortal
the monster
hell?! is unable
to fight!!

You
gotta be
kidding!!

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 The
victor
has been
decided!

We have
witnessed
the birth
of our
new island
leader!!

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OIMA_9781632365750_all_r4.indd 170 4/23/18 5:11 PM
 No…
Then
we…
How
…can’t could he
leave the lose?!
island?

Ahhh…

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 This is the
worst…

#4 4 Pioneer

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 First,
a few
words…

I see you
have taken
good care of
my Fushi, on
this island.

I am
I came Hayase of
here, and,
Yanome.
regrettably
intruded upon
your tournament
in order to ask
something of
you, the people
of Jananda.

Hey, I
haven’t heard
anything
about this.

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 Won’t
you join me
in protecting
this strange
creature?

Huh?!

I kept
the boy, who
did not even
understand
language,
under my care Approximately
for half a five years ago,
…but, year… I found him.
perhaps At the time, he
because a was more beast
human mind than man.
had not fully
taken root,
he ran away.

174

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 I searched
for him
And, chasing
desperately.
the rumors
about a
She’s monster being
really whispered
embel- across the
… lishing lands, I arrived
it, huh? here.

isn’t he only
here because
you told us
to bring him?!

yes, I,
What
too, see it
a strong,
as a miracle
valiant people…
that he
This is what
I sought. arrived at
this island…

Surely
some among
you know He
he was the needs
first to people
oppose it. like you.
Whatever
that was,
he needs For
instance,
partners. people who
will stand with
him against
the enormous
mountain of
rock that
attacked
the town.

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 As the
O people first human
chosen to discover
by the this creature,
heavens. I have a duty
to watch
over him.

I implore you…
please form
a guardian army
and fight
alongside me.

Stop
You’re screwin’ Ohhh…
not even around! You is this the
from want us to grace of
Jananda, worship that god?
are you?! demon?! Are we
And being
neither reward-
How ed?
is that glori-
immor-
ous!
tal!!

I do not
wish to
rule this
island.

The
right to
And if my choose
authority as is all
island leader yours.
is still in effect,
I would like
to pass that
position to a
resident of
the island.

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 To
the one
known as
Tonari.

Tonari
Let’s
get out
of here.
Who
the
…!! …!!
hell is
that?

I’ve
heard
that
name
on Sky-
fish’s
boat.

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 This Where Kill
if that is
tour- are 'em!! still not to
nament they?! your liking,
doesn’t then please
Hey,
count!! select the next
stop!!
step using the
I don’t methods of
care one Jananda.
way or the
other! Just
start the
next tour-
nament!

I will not
This interfere.
We should’ve is all
kept our eyes kinds
on that woman. of bad.

… What are
we gonna
do now,
Tonari?

To those
You need who support
not even me, I will
work. You share wealth
need simply and guarantee
a fulfilling
to heed my
lifestyle
words and free from
tell others. hunger.

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 I will
serve
this
island!

To
the holy
land of
Jananda!

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 180

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 181

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 Sigh…
How
pathetic…

What’s the
matter?

Complainin’
already?

it hasn’t
even been
half a year
since you
left on your
journey,
has it?

if six months it feels a

is too long whole lot
for you, you’ll longer.
never be able
to keep living.

182

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 Do
Even to I just
get used
Parona
to it?
being
dead?

I’m just if the

immortal… end comes
for me…
I
haven't…

…am I
just gonna
done
think the
anything…
same thing?
Like…that's
that?

What do
you think
March is
there for?
That’s right.
Gugu, too,

I just No.
They’re
wish they
not here.
were here.

183

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 No,
they’re
there.

You can
become
anything.
Plus,
you can redo
things as many
times as it
takes.

That's
what you
can do.
And
you’re the
only one
who can.

I will
save Right.
Pioran…

…leave That’s
this right.
island…
I will do
things for
the people
who can’t
redo them.
And…

in
order And…
to do
that…

OIMA_9781632365750_all_r4.indd 184 4/23/18 5:12 PM

 And now
the fun
begins,
eh?

What are
you going
to do with
her?

Will
you kill
her?

OIMA_9781632365750_all_r4.indd 185 4/23/18 5:12 PM

 What Wh-
are you
Stop it… doing?!

I can’t
move…!!

Every- Help
body… me!

You Oh,
are mine you poor
for the thing.
taking.

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 immortal!!

Where
are you,
immortal?!

Where
are you,
Open immortal?!
your
eyes!!

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 We’re immortal!!
here to Where
rescue are
you!! you?!

What does
she mean,
That hag! “my fushi”?

To be continued in Volume 6

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 …irreplaceable fragments.

…I TS CONCLUSION IN VOL . 6. ON SA L E SUMMER 2018

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 NE XT VOLUME PR EV IEW

He is
left now with…

THE PR ISON ISL A ND JA NA NDA A RC R E ACHES …

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