Chapter 41

New Power (新しい力, Atarashī Chikara) is the 41st chapter of the Fumetsu no Anata e manga.

Summary
Tonari runs away with Fushi as he yells that he told her to stay away. She replies back that she's not a wimp who would just run away like that. Fushi frees himself from her hold and tells her to get out of here before she's killed by the Nokkers. Intrigued, she notes the Nokker's name down in her book. Fushi begs her to listen and explains that people have died trying to protect him. Suddenly a crack opens up in the ground and Tonari pushes Fushi to safety. Before she falls, Fushi grabs her hand and holds on to her. She exclaims to Fushi that isn't he glad she was there to which he states he'd rather be alone.

The Oniguma Nokker comes up beside them and Fushi polls Tonari up. The Nokker begins to swim its arm at them but is stopped by islanders who launched a rope around its arm. The islanders yell at the Nokker saying it's their land and to not destroy it. Another set of islanders launch another rope, holding back the Nokker's other arm.

Tonari's group comes running to Tonari's side and asks her what they should do. Their weapons are no use against the Nokker's armour of boulders. She tells them to enact "escape plan number seven" and runs away with her group as she tells Fushi to do his best alone.

The ground shakes and Fushi tells the islanders holding the Nokker down to run away. Cracks send their rope artillery down and the islanders scatter. Fushi struggles to think of what to do to defeat the Nokker when suddenly Tonari's group reappears shooting explosions at the Nokker. Mia and Oopa fill arrows with gunpowder as Uroy and Sandel shoot them at the Nokker. The Nokker sends a ground crack at them and they scatter. Fushi tells them to shoot in-between the Nokker's cracks as he takes a bow for himself. He misses and transforms into Parona asking for her to lend him her strength. He misses again and Sandel gives him a lighter and easier bow to try. Fushi rubs the bow and arrows on his hand adding them to his collection of forms. Islanders hold onto the ropes holding the Nokker down as Fushi sends an arrow straight through the Nokker's belly. It explodes and Fushi and other islanders shoot more arrows into the Nokker's cracks. Oppa informs Tonari they're out of gunpowder and Fushi quickly summons more arrows for everyone. The islanders and Fushi defeat the Nokker as Fushi regains his lost forms: March, Oniguma, Gugu, and the mole.

Tonari comes up to Fushi and congratulates them on not losing anyone. She tells him a hundred arrows are more effective than a single one. Fushi thanks her to her surprise. Tonari and her group celebrate their victory.

Chapter Notes

 * Fushi regains March's, Oniguma's, Gugu's, and and the mole's forms.
 * Fushi starts learning to trust and rely on others to help fight the Nokkers.
 * Fushi and Tonari's bond begins to strengthen.

Trivia

 * Tonari pushing Fushi to safety alludes to Gugu pushing Rean to safety at the end of chapter 27.