Chapter 83

Control (支配, Shihai) is the 83rd chapter of the Fumetsu no Anata e manga, and the first chapter of the Renril Arc.

Summary
Fushi concentrates on the steering wheel on the ship. He summons a steering wheel and from it pops out various other ship parts but disjointed. Fushi can make the parts but doesn't know how to assemble it together.

Fushi takes a break and asks the Beholder how things are going in Bisseigh. The Beholder informs Fushi that the Guardians and the Uralis army defeated three Nokkers but there were forty-one casualties. They're now working on reconstructing the town. Fushi realizes that everyone's working hard so he has to hurry or else he won't be able to save anyone. Meanwhile in Royal Capital, Renril, Bonchien proposes to the Princess of Renril to accept his offer of protection. The Princess is veiled behind a curtain as Bonchien kneels to her. The Princess asks Bonchien how he found out the Nokkers will attack Renril and he tells her that he's acquainted with one who can communicate with them. She asks him why he didn't bring that person with him and he tells her that he's labelled as a heretic of the Church of Bennett so it might be dangerous. The Princess is still sceptical and asks why the Nokkers would expose their plan when they could've done a surprise attack. Bonchien says he isn't so sure either and speculates that the Nokkers enjoy if humans took a more active role in the battle.

The Princess asks him what he wants Renril to do and he asks her to evacuate the city while the Uralis army fights. She's appalled by this asks why she would let the Uralis army take over the city and says the Renril army is perfectly suitable to fight. But Bonchien asks if she's referring to Renril's moat and says it isn't enough to stop the Nokkers, leaving her speechless. The Princess tells him that her father is bedridden and her brother hasn't returned from the battlefield and she warns him if he's come to take control of Renril, he will know her wrath. Bonchien says he would never dream of taking over Renril. Back on Fushi's ship, he's plopped on the ground surround by various summoned parts. Fushi thought that if he read and learned more about boats he could recreate one but to no avail. He wonders what he's lacking and remembers the Beholder told him he lacks awareness that things are his. "If only it were that easy," he says to himself.

The horse pops in front of his face and Fushi guesses its hungry. He notices the hay on the ship had become rotten and gets the idea to walk out into the forest and look for fresh fruits. They head out and Fushi, as Joaan, sniffs out a city nearby and decides they should head towards it to find food.

In the city, Fushi sees many new kinds of fruits and vegetables. He touches each one so he can recreate them later but is stopped by the shopkeeper asking if Fushi's going to buy anything. Fushi agrees to buy some produce as he remembers people need to make a living. He finds some hay and buys it for the horse. They walk by an alley and Fushi notices some starving and downtrodden people laying about. He feels bad for them and gives one man the bag of produce he just bought. Fushi then spots a sickly woman walking by with her child. He summons a bag of money for her and tells her to use it to buy food. She slaps it out of his hand offended by his gesture. She then accuses Fushi of trying to control people's spirits and runs away with her child before Fushi can defend himself. Fushi then overhears a showman trying to get people to come to his tent to witness a pair of the famous Doki people he's captured. He describes them as animals he found in the deep unexplored forest. Fushi senses pain coming from the tent. He approaches the tent and finds two children, a girl and boy, covered in dirt, locked in a small cage. Fushi tells the showman that the boy on the right is dying and to give him medical treatment. The showman asks if Fushi's complaining about his goods and Fushi yells that they're humans, not goods, and that they shouldn't be living in a cage. The showman says it's just his job and Fushi offers to buy the children. The showman declines the offer saying that Fushi is messing with his livelihood and quickly takes off with the tent and children.

Back to Bonchien, he tells the Princess that he simply believes in a future where they fight the Nokkers and everyone lives instead of dies and that he knows how to defeat the Nokkers. The Princess says she understands what Bonchien means, but she still won't give him the castle of the city. He asks her if that means she won't evacuate and she says yes. She tells him no matter where they go, no place is safe. She asserts that Renril will defend its citizens. She tells him if he wants to protect them he has to accept that Renril will stay and fight the Nokkers together. Bonchien simply says he will work to win her trust. At night, Fushi sneaks into the showman's tent and break the children out of their cage. He tells them to come with him and he takes them by horseback. As he rides back to his ship, Fushi notices that the small boy had passed in his arms. They stop in the forest and Fushi digs a plot to lay the boy in. He says he's sorry that he couldn't save the boy and asks the girl if he was her brother. The girl doesn't speak but tears start to roll down her eyes. Fushi looks into her eyes and tells her he'll do the best that he can.

Chapter Notes

 * Fushi rescues a Doki child.