Chapter 119

New Encounter (1) (あたらしいであい①, Atarashīdeai) is the first part of the 119th chapter of the Fumetsu no Anata e manga.

Summary
Fushi spent an unknown amount of time wandering around in the new world. While buying bubble tea, he thinks about what he should do next. He decides once he's decided where he should live with everyone, he'll revive Iddy and his horse, and then they'll all live together peacefully.

Fushi sips on his bubble tea and thinks he should probably pick up March first since she might be lonely and crying. Fushi is amazed by the bubble tea and wonders what the "eggs" are. He decides he'll give one to March as well.

On Saturday morning, Mizuha tells her mother and father that she's going off to hand out with Hanna. Her mother questions her if she has lessons today and Mizuha explains that she already told her piano instructor she was taking the day off today. Her mother asks who gave her permission to do so and Mizuha says she would give her a day off. Mizuha's mother doesn't remember saying so but Mizuha runs off before her mother can stop her.

Mizuha bumps into her grandfather as he's driving his pickup truck. He comments that it's been a while since they saw each other and that she's grown so big. He tells her he was just driving in the area and offers to give her a lift. Mizuha asks him to take her to school but suddenly her mother appears behind her telling her no and to review on her own today. Mizuha is confused as she thought she could have the day off today but her mom grabs her by the wrist yelling that she can't go. Mizuha breaks free and sadly gives in to her mother.

The Occult Research Club is out exploring and Yuki realizes that it doesn't seem Mizuha will be joining them. Hanna speculates that something might have come up and Yuki asks if Mizuha has contacted her yet. But Hanna notes they both don't have smart phones.

Suddenly, Yuki spots something and yells out that the roots extend across the sea out west, as he points out to the ocean. Hanna, who's been apathetically knitting the whole time, asks if they can go home now. But Yuki tells her no and that they're going fishing now as he whips out a fishing rod.

The Occult Research Club members begin fishing. Hanna comments that the fish they caught in the bucket is too pretty to be kept in such a dirty bucket and that there must be a more appropriate place for it. She tosses the fish back into the ocean and tells Yuki she's going to get going. Suzuhiko and Kazumu tell Yuki they're going to go too. Yuki says he'll see them on Monday as he continues to fish by himself (hoping to catch a whopper).

Fushi arrives in Ninannah and notes that it looks vastly different from the last time he's been here. Fushi approaches a house, bubble teas in hand, and peeks through the window since he felt March's presence inside. He spots March and tries to call out to her, but she runs up to a women and helps carry a plate of food back to a family sitting around a table. An old women happily feeds March who smiles back. Fushi presses his face against the window to get a better view. The woman arrives to the table with a tray of fancy-looking bubble teas and March eagerly sips down on one to Fushi's horror. Fushi drops his bubble teas alerting the family. The woman goes outside to check the source of the noise but Fushi quickly transforms into a fish and swims away in a river.

Fushi swims away frantically. It looked like March finally found a place where she really belonged so he felt like he shouldn't interfere. Once Fushi started thinking like that, he couldn't stop. He thought about all his friends and where they all belonged; what would make them the happiest and what should he do? He spirals into his own thoughts thinking about all sorts of things. He wonders if he should let the river take him wherever and if he stays in the water will his friends forget about him. Fushi shakes the thought out and decides he must do something. He thinks the sand feels nice and starts wading through it. Eventually he creates a large star pattern in the sand. Fushi thinks he's made something incredible and spots a nearby fish identical to him. He tries to wave the fish over to check out his masterpiece but the fish swims away. Fushi plops down in the sand in defeat.

Fushi spots something glimmering above him and swims towards it. He bites down on it and is quickly pulled out of the water by Yuki. Yuki quickly goes to grab his bucket to put Fushi in as Fushi puffs up and begins suffocating. Fushi, out of desperation for air, transforms back into the Nameless Boy to Yuki's surprise.