Chapter 118

Reins (1) (手綱①, Tazuna) is the first part of the 118th chapter of the Fumetsu no Anata e manga.

Summary
Fushi reminisces about the Nameless Boy. He remembers the Nameless Boy taking him (as Joaan) to find a place that's like paradise. He wonders if he (Fushi) has made it to where the Nameless Boy wanted to go.

Fushi gets up front sitting on the edge of the cliff and decides he should go somewhere too. Fushi decides he wants to go somewhere lively with lots of sensations. He wonders how he should get there and realizes he has so much freedom to do anything he wants. As he raises his arms up to cheer he realizes he's still connected to the earth via his rope. He tries to rip it off but it won't come off.

The Beholder appears and asks Fushi if the rope is a hindrance to him and if so, the Beholder tells him to remove it if he desires so. Fushi says he can't since he'll detach from the roots he's spent so long spreading. And if the Nokkers appear again he won't be able to use the roots to defeat them. The Beholder tells him that won't be a problem and Fushi asks how as he's still a long way from being omnipotent. The Beholder agrees but tells Fushi that since he's defeated every single enemy and spread his roots all over the planet, he deserves a reward. The Beholder snaps Fushi's rope apart freeing him. He tells Fushi his reward is reconnection, the power to reconnect even after the connection has been severed. The Beholder places his hand on Fushi's and Fushi levitates off the ground as some sort of power transfers to him. Fushi collapses to the ground and the Beholder compliments him for doing so well. He tells Fushi now is the time to celebrate himself and that they'll meet again. The Beholder then disappears in a big explosion.

Fushi looks down at his hand and wonders what the Beholder did to him. Fushi tests out his new connection powers over a root he made by extending the rope on his arm down to the root. The rope reconnects to the root to Fushi's delight. Fushi then decides to get going to the new world.

Fushi teleports to an alleyway, then severs the rope once more. He walks out into the open and waves to two women walking by. They murmur and laugh to each other (most likely due to Fushi's outdated clothes) and walk off. Fushi is amazed by the sight of the big city, looking around in amusement. He walks into traffic and is suddenly hit by a truck, sending him flying. The crowd gasps and yell for an ambulance as Fushi bleeds out on the ground. Fushi lays there confused as to what just happened.