To Your Eternity (不滅のあなたへ)

Fushi borrows Funa's form in an attempt to save Mizuha.

And your idea was to throw these things around?

I was using it.

And I won.

Fushi returns home to his friends.

I don't think they're happy.

Where One Belongs

Ow...

Hey, Gugu?

This wound?

I did that "plastic surgery" thing.

Your mask was broken.

Oh, I fell down the stairs.

My clothes got completely torn up.

Hairo fell with me, too.

Gross!

Are you bleeding?!

Did you get a cut in your mouth?

Your dentures broke when you fell with me, right?

Something must have happened, right, Gugu?

Are you all right? Can you eat okay?

Sorry for making you worry.

I was out on some errands, and Gramps and Aiko both happened to be out, too.

No, uh...

I'm just glad you're back.

I should let Bon-san know.

Where is Bon?

He's out of town. Overseas business trip, apparently.

Oh, Fushi, you're back.

Messar.

How did everyone end up like this?

Huh? They're all fine.

But...

Does it look like they've changed while you'd run away from home?

They aren't used to this world that they got whisked away to.

They're trying to live their lives here.

That's all.

That's it? That's why they're so down?

No one's dead. They're doing better than they were before.

Not that I'm fazed at all.

True, you haven't changed at all.

Because I'm clear-eyed.

Take a good look at your buddies.

Gugu, I just made this.

Ooh, thanks.

Sorry if it isn't quite right.

About your injury...

I think you were lying about falling.

Ow!

It kinda rubs against my wound.

Sorry.

How about this one?

It's really fluffy.

What's up with this weird-ass thing?

It's the crayfish mask Rean made.

Takes you back, doesn't it?

Rean made it?!

Yeah.

I just called it weird-ass!

Rean made this?

For me?!

Oh, right.

She never had a chance to give it to you.

How's it look?

Good, good.

Yeah?

Rean made it, huh?

Yeah.

Man, I want to go back to Takunaha.

Are you serious?

Wh-Why?

Did you not like Yanome?

That's not it.

You brought me back to life in Takunaha, remember?

Booze Man's shop was still around.

It brought back some memories.

I'm just kidding, though.

Night.

Maybe this wasn't a good place for them.

Fushi, I got a message from Bon-san.

He says to look at this.

The International Weeding Federation says they're going to get rid

of all the roots you've spread over the past 500 years.

The roots in Renril have stopped growing.

Now's our chance to finally do away with them.

No, the great tree is still alive.

Oh, it's Bon.

I see you're a Fushi fundamentalist.

You're as silly as the roots.

Your ideology is a curse.

I'm not a curse!

There's more I can do!

The idea that the roots have stopped growing

is a lie spread by the Church of Bennett.

Yes!

That's right.

I can keep going!

Welcome.

I'm working right now.

I came to ask if something happened to you and Gugu.

Like he said, we fell.

By the way, do you have enough dentures?

Yes, I have the ones from before.

You don't need the newest ones?

Gugu's never been able to fit in at school.

What's up with the mask?

I have an injury.

Let's see.

Come on! Lemme see.

For better or worse, people were fascinated by him.

He struggled with all the people following him around every day.

Too bad we aren't in the same grade.

Maybe they'll be satisfied if I show them.

Kinda normal... I guess?

Hey! Stop bullying the new kid.

I'm not, Sensei.

I was just fascinated by his mask.

But the rumor spread further and brought even more trouble.

The hell's with your bird mask, kid?

Acchan runs the show around these parts.

You've got some nerve wandering around without so much as saying hi!

Who's Acchan?

You being smart with me?!

Ow!

This guy's bad news, Acchan!

You've gone and done it now.

Dude, I haven't done anything.

You trying to be the town mascot or something?

You! Stop!

What was that?

It's cracked!

Look what you've done to my mask!

Apologize!

Relax, Gugu!

You're going to cause trouble for Kazumitsu!

Take that!

Are you serious?

It didn't do anything!

Why?!

All right...

I guess I'm getting involved.

Thanks.

That went on for days.

Eventually, we were captured by people in blue.

That's the story up to yesterday.

Gugu said he wanted to go back to Takunaha.

It's a good place for sure.

But...

Is it not nice living here?

I'm not sure.

Either way, I'll be leaving that home within a year.

Why?!

There's a place to sleep and the food is good.

I can't keep acting like a kid forever.

If you think about how many years I've lived, I'm older than Kazumitsu.

I don't get it.

Is that place not good enough?

What's wrong with it?

School?

Or me?

Calm down. Please.

I'm not leaving because I hate it.

This world you've brought us to is so fun.

I just want to go explore some more.

Where are you going?!

I can do more.

You're serious about wanting to go back to Takunaha, aren't you?

Do you seriously think Fushi's going to see you off with a smile?

I'm sure he already knows.

I didn't want him to see me messed up after the fights.

I can't believe he'd come home out of nowhere.

Damn it, Fushi...

Just tell him everything that's pissing you off.

I don't want to be that brother.

You sure?

That's what I would prefer, if anything.

A big brother ought to understand his kid brother better.

Is Fushi-san not home?

He's not here.

I told him about our injuries, and he ran off.

I thought he'd be here.

It's just us and the animals here right now.

Can anyone help me find Fushi?

Okay, you.

They understand words?

I'm gonna go get Fushi.

Is he really here?

It's another fight.

That masked guy again?

Sheesh.

Why are you—

Ow, ow, ow!

Hey!

You're Fushi, aren't you?

What are you doing? Stop!