Chapter 125

Secret Base (1) (ひみつきち①, Himitsu Kichi) is the first part of the 125th chapter of the Fumetsu no Anata e manga.

Summary
Tonari helps March with applying ointment to Oniguma. Gugu is busy working out, Kai and Yuki are cleaning the bathroom, and Messar and Iddy are chilling on a pile of laundry.

Aiko is feeding Fushi's horse and hears someone approaching, thinking it's Fushi, tells him he should name his horse. Aiko turns around and finds Tonari and March instead. She asks out loud where's Fushi and Hairo (just returning with Kazumitsu and Bonchien from grocery shopping) tell her that Fushi went off after saying something was bothering him.

Fushi arrives at Mizuha's home and finds her mother's dead body. He explains that he came here because he felt a lot of pain and begins to wonder what happened. Fushi transforms into Joaan and sniffs around. He smells Mizuha's scent on the bloody knife on the ground and figures she's done this.

Fushi teleports to Mizuha and finds her huddling behind a bush. He thinks to himself that she should have no reason to bottle up so much darkness alone then asks her why she didn't ask her friends for help. He then asks her if there's anything he can do for her and she asks him to be her friend. Fushi is taken aback but agrees to it if that's what she wants. Mizuha smiles and stands up while grabbing onto Fushi's hand.

Fushi suggests they go find someone who can help her but she protests saying the police will arrest her. She immediately lets go of Fushi and starts crying, saying her perfect life will be ruined if she gets arrested. Fushi wonders what the police are and if they're scary. And Mizuha confesses she's killed her mother and says she doesn't want anyone to decide what happens to her. Fushi is confused and tells her what happens happens. Mizuha, tearfully, looks up and begs Fushi to help her. He asks what he can do and she tells him to hide her. Fushi is hesitant to hide her, noting that people around her will be worried about her. However, Mizuha starts walking off and tells Fushi that if he came to help her, he should see it through to the end. She tells him she knows a spot and to follow her.

Fushi follows behind her and notices she's only wearing socks. He summons some shoes for her and she puts in on. While she's putting on the shoes, she asks Fushi for his name. He hesitates to answer and just as he's about to she answers her own question. Mizuha asks if it's right and explains that she read it in a book and asks why he doesn't try to hide his strange powers. Fushi apologizes and says he thought he was hiding them.

The two arrive at an abandoned shrine. Mizuha asks if Fushi can open the chained up door and Fushi melts the chain with his hands. Mizuha looks around in awe of the place and Fushi asks if she's really going to live here and for how long. She ignores him and asks him to make her a bed. Fushi complies and creates a futon. Mizuha then points out there's no electricity and tells Fushi to create candles along with a lighter or matches. However, Fushi doesn't know what a lighter or a match is. Mizuha simply tells him to go out and find some and then make copies of them for her. She then lists out more things she needs. Fushi replies that he doesn't know what most of those things are but agrees to go out and find them.

Just as he's about to leave, Mizuha stops him, closes the door, and presses up against him. She tells him it can wait until tomorrow and tells Fushi to stay with her for the night since she's scared. Fushi questions if she's not scared of him and she tells him no.