To Your Eternity (不滅のあなたへ)

Spare parts for when vessels are lost.

Those were the new allies that Bon had brought.

So, what is it that you need?

All of Renril.

This is the beginning of Fushi's fight

to rebuild the capital city of Renril in preparation for the Nokkers.

Secret Behind the Veil

Hey,

why won't you show your face?

My mother tells me

I have to veil my face before I trust someone if I'm to be a princess.

I don't really get it, but I think she means I can't open my heart to people.

You're going to be a princess?

That's the plan for now.

My family follows... "ultimogeniture" or whatever.

And whomever I marry becomes the king of this nation.

You play with me every day because you want to marry me, don't you?

That's what everyone says.

I wouldn't mind that.

It's hard being king, you know!

You can't become king unless you care about the people more than anyone else does.

I lost.

You're still not there yet.

Okay.

I'll give you a chance.

For what?

A chance to get what you want.

If you can beat me in a game, I'll give you anything you want, just once.

Alme-sama!

How many times must you be told that you can't play with a servant's child?

You're so naggy.

Now, come over here.

This way, please, Alme-sama.

Alme-sama!

Alme-sama!

Y-Yes? What is it?

We plan to go forward with this plan for defending the capital.

Your thoughts?

I think it's good.

Are you serious?

Fire arrows for wood Nokkers. Crossbows for the rock Nokkers.

Good.

You can shoot them down from the castle walls, sure.

But what if they suddenly come out of the ground?

Pray to God?

Who are you?! Where did you come from?!

Huh?

Messar Robin Bastar.

He's an old friend of mine.

Stand down, everyone.

Hurry up and hand over the blueprints for the castle and the underground.

I don't trust you yet.

Fine, whatever.

We'll nab an architect or something and figure it out ourselves.

Amazing.

Whose home is this?

Booze Man's.

I lived here for four years.

With three others.

Booze Man, Pioran, me, and...

Rean would come over pretty often.

Oh, that's the mask collection that Booze Man made.

Impressive, right?

Eko-san, you mustn't!

Don't touch things without permission.

Wise Man!

Thank you so much.

Look at how much nicer it is now.

This home ought to display impressive strength against the Nokkers.

I've hidden special powers within the walls.

Wise Man!

Please do the same for my home, as well.

My home, too. Please!

Oh, all right.

But I can't show anyone this technique.

I need you to cover your homes in cloth first.

I'll handle the requests.

Please sign up here if you're interested.

Hey, are you sure about this?

About what?

All you did was restore that house to before it broke down.

How is it any better against the Nokkers?

What the hell?

You built this whole damn thing?

Look, booze!

Not bad for a kid.

Let's drink, Kai.

And we can play another game while we're at it.

What is this?!

I see. So that's what you're doing.

You're going to do the same with the castle at some point, too.

Of course.

We'll have to convince the princess and the castle inhabitants to let us do that.

You can deal with that.

I don't have time to waste on improving the queen's mood.

How many houses are there in this town?

I don't know if we'll be ready in time for when the Nokkers attack.

Either way, it's going to be hard to do all of this by ourselves.

We're going to need the local soldiers to help fight, too.

Soldiers? We don't need them.

I'd rather they sit tight at home.

I won't have to run around to stop them getting killed.

But Hairo's already gotten in contact with Renril's citizen soldiers.

So that's why they've gone missing.

Where are they, and what are they up to?

Dunno.

Go find them and check up on them, Fushi.

Don't order me around. I'm busy right now.

You aren't the only one who's busy.

You're the best person for the task at the moment. Now go.

Shall I help?

Watch over Eko for me.

Okay.

That's it!

This training isn't going to help at all against the Nokkers.

Get 'em!

Don't run from him, Kamu!

Get up, Kamu!

What's wrong? Is that it?

Are you all right?

Thanks.

I'm Kamu. That was a good match.

Are you all right, though?

Ow!

Ow, ow, ow!

I'm going to tend to this.

That stupid training isn't going to help at all.

You're right.

But it's necessary for winning the trust of the soldiers.

I think earning their trust under a guise

would only serve to put us at a disadvantage in battle.

I doubt that.

Then why did you pretend to be in pain and make yourself look weak?

Fushi the immortal can feel other people's pain...

So it's true.

It's true that they might think I'm dependable if I stop acting like I'm hurt.

But it doesn't really work that way.

I'm not strong.

I only look strong.

I don't get it.

Tell me more about you.

I used to live in a church.

My oldest memory is...

Does this not hurt, kid?

...when I had all of my teeth pulled.

Every time new teeth grew in, they would get pulled.

No one would tell me why.

My meals were always mushy soup or congee.

All I was given was a small room.

A tiny yard...

Tall walls...

Oh, dear.

The doctor's going to scold you if you get hurt again.

That's nothing new.

I was always with my adoptive mother.

We ate the same food, read the same books,

and enjoyed talking about the same things.

She was my friend.

We only went outside once a week.

We walked to the hall fifty meters away to learn the teachings of Bennett.

What is that person eating?

Is that what was in the textbook?

It's nothing. Let's go.

What is it?

Tell me!

Every day was the same.

But I enjoyed it.

What are you doing, Hairo?

Oh, nothing.

Starting today, I'm a swordsman.

Swordsman?

Where did you see such a thing?

I read about it in a book.

Okay, let's fight.

Hold your sword!

You're so weak, Tasette.

Do you think I can become a swordsman?

Yes, of course you can.

Yes.

What's this?

False teeth.

Your birthday present.

Now, eat up.

My world went from zero to one.

I filled my mouth with a joy that I'd never known before.

I bit down hard.

Hairo Rich.

As of today, I am your adoptive mother.

What about Tasette?

Yesterday was your birthday, was it not?

I'll give you a gift.

Come on, where's Tasette?