Chapter 58

"The Left Hand of Vengeance" (仇なす左手, Adanasu Hidarite) is the 58th chapter of the Fumetsu no Anata e manga.

Summary
Tonari and Hisame are the only two awake at the dinner. Hisame questions why Tonari is here and Tonari explains that she just so happened to be in the village. Hisame tells her she knows of her from her grandmother's accounts, then asks her what happened to being chief of the island. Tonari explains that she left the island in the care of her friends and since she ran into Hisame, she thought to tell her to stop pestering Fushi. Hisame rejects the idea and states that Fushi belongs to the Guardians, and as leader, she decides what to do with him. Tonari says that she met a lot of Hisame's "friends" in Jananda, but since she didn't think there was any harm in them playing bodyguards, she let them be. But now that she knows Hisame "teamed up" with the Nokkers, she can't let them hurt Fushi. Hisame protests, saying her arm wouldn't hurt anyone and that it's a "precious friend" passed down to her from her maternal grandmother. The Nokker in her arm throbs, getting agitated by Tonari's presence.

Tonari reaches for Hisame's arm and offers to take care of it, but the Nokker shoots out vines from Hisame's fingers into right Tonari. Tonari tries to stab it but the Nokker dodges by flinging Hisame into the air. Tonari cuts the vine connecting her and the Nokker and calls to Ligard to catch Hisame. Tonari collapses from the attack. Hisame passes out and her arm drags her unconscious body away out the window.

Tonari examines her arm and sees that the Nokker has planted roots in her arm. She curses herself to not pass out and crawls to Fushi. She asks herself if she's gonna die and passes out as she calls for Fushi. The next day, Fushi wakes up in a bed. He's greeted by the mayor of the village and Fushi tells him he can't remember yesterday. The mayor tells him to come with him. He takes Fushi to Tonari who's bedridden with Sandel by her side. Fushi is still unaware of who they really are. Fushi asks what happened. Sandel explains that while they were unconscious, the Nokker in Hisame's arm attacked her. Fushi questions why Tonari was attacked and where Hisame went. Sandel guesses that the Nokker must've hated Tonari more than him and that the Nokker dragged Hisame away. Tonari violently coughs and Fushi commands Sandel to do something for her. Tonari pulls his cheek and tells him not to make that face and to smile.

Sandel gives Tonari some of her favorite liquor to Fushi's puzzlement. Sandel tells her at this point there's nothing he can do for her. The Nokker opened up a lot of holes in Tonari and all she can do is cough up the blood pooling inside her. Fushi curses himself for failing to protect another person but Tonari tells him not to worry. Fushi asks if there's anything he can do for her and she asks him to stay by her side until she passes.

Chapter Notes

 * Hisame is dragged off by her Nokker somewhere.
 * Hisame seems to be losing control of her Nokker.

Trivia

 * Sandel fulfilled his dream of becoming a doctor which he mentioned in chapter 42.
 * When Tonari tells Fushi to smile, she's referring to something she offhandedly told him in chapter 38.