Chapter 22

Fight of the Brothers (兄弟達の戦い, Kyōdai-tachi no Tatakai) is the 22nd chapter of the To Your Eternity manga.

Summary
Gugu cries out to Fushi to wake up but Fushi (in March's form) starts to fade away in his hands. A Nokker in March's form then appears above in the trees.

The March Nokker attacks Gugu with a vine, but he's quickly saved by Fushi who's awake and back in the Nameless Boy's form. Fushi tells Gugu to run as he begins fighting with the March Nokker. Gugu however insists on staying to help Fushi fight. As the March Nokker keeps attacking, Fushi transforms into Oniguma, sending Gugu flying back.

Gugu picks up one of Fushi's arrows and throws it at the March Nokker. It goes straight through the March Nokker's head which angers it. The March Nokker uses its vines to grab Gugu by the leg and pulls him high up into the trees to throw into the distance. While Fushi is distracted, the March Nokker uses a vine to pierce through Fushi's chest.

Gugu lands far away and vomits up alcohol due to the impact. Gugu contemplates what to do as he remembers Pioran mentioning that she and Fushi were attacked in the woods before by something strange too. The alcohol Gugu just vomited out catches fire on the ground and surrounds him. Gugu sees a torch next to him, gets an idea, and runs off towards the battle.

As Fushi fights the March Nokker with various forms, Gugu creeps up the tree behind the March Nokker. The March Nokker is distracted by Fushi and doesn't notice Gugu. Gugu takes the opportunity to blow fire at the March Nokker using the torch and the alcohol in his stomach but the fire doesn't come out as big as before. The March Nokker notices Gugu and Fushi (in Joann's form) runs and knocks Gugu out of the tree to safety. Fushi yells at Gugu to run away or else he'll be angry. Gugu runs off yelling he'll be back in five minutes. Fushi yells back that if Gugu comes back he'll bite him to which Gugu says that's fine with him. While running back to Booze Man's place, Gugu starts becoming intoxicated with the alcohol in his stomach making him tipsy. He manages to stumble back to Booze Man's place where he finds Rean captured by her parents along with the maid and the man hired to find her in the previous chapter. Booze Man and Pioran are also at the scene.

The man hired to find Rean exclaims to Rean's parents that Gugu was the one he spotted Rean with. Rean's father, Igoss Cropp, confronts Gugu asking if he was the one who led Rean astray. Rean defends Gugu by saying she ran away by herself however her parents ignore her and continue to argue. Gugu ignores everyone and drunkenly stumbles to the counter where he yells as Booze Man to give him some strong beer to the shock of everyone in the room.

Chapter Notes

 * Gugu gets the idea for his flame attack after seeing his vomited up alcohol catch flame.
 * This is the first appearance of Rean's mother and father in the manga.