Chapter 150

Independence (1) (ひとりだち①, Hitoridachi) is the first part of the 150th chapter of the Fumetsu no Anata e manga.

Summary
Messar asks what "don't die and leave him" is supposed to mean. March tries to assure Fushi that she'll always be with him and Fushi tells her that's not what he meant. Fushi pensively says he would like to bring them back here if they died one day. Messar says it sounds like Fushi wants them to keep living and dying and living again, forever, just like him. Fushi, feeling the pressure, suddenly bursts out that he's sorry and begs his friends not to hate him and vanishes.

Fushi teleports to a beach and collapses. He curses himself for sounding so pathetic and anguishes about how he probably destroyed everyone's image of him. Fushi pouts and thinks that none of them understand how he feels because they're not immortal like him and wonders what they would do it they were him.

Fushi thinks about it for a minute and thinks instead who should he be like or rather who does he want to be like. Fushi's horse arrives on the beach and nestles up to him.

Suddenly, Fushi notices some rustling nearby and goes to investigate. There he finds the eggs he laid as a sea turtle hatching. Fushi is aroused with joy, surprised fye actually took root in his eggs. Fushi realizes it means he's a mother now and starts naming his eggs: Shumai, Gyoza, Ramen, Twice-Cooked Pork, and Chop Suey. Fushi glances over at his horse and remembers he has to name it sometime too.

The turtles start crawling towards the ocean and Fushi begs them to wait as they just met. A crab picks up one and Fushi slaps it away, rescuing his child. A bird swoops down and bites Shumai and Fushi rescues it. He frantically gathers up his children into a basket claiming it's dangerous out there. He hugs them and exclaims for them to come live with him forever and that he knows they'll be better off that way. The turtles wriggle around and Fushi looks at them and pleas with them not to hate him. He realizes what he just said was the exact same as what Mizuha said at the end of chapter 146.2. Fushi continues staring at them as his horse comes up and nibbles him on the leg. Suddenly, he remembers Pioran, Rean, and the rest of his friends who went on to paradise without him. He realizes everyone was so kind right to the very end.

Fushi frees his children into the ocean and stares off into the distance. The next day, Fushi chops his hair short and dyes it black to the shock of all those around him. At school, his homeroom teacher comments that now he's acting like a middle-schooler should. Fushi starts taking his school seriously and spending time with his friends. Noticeably, Mizuha is still absent.

Tonari, Gugu, and Iddy watch Fushi fast-asleep. Gugu comments that he's gonna spend his whole day-off sleeping and Tonari comments that Fushi has been trying extra hard lately. Iddy leans over his sleeping body and notices his rope around his arm, signifying that he's somewhere else.

Some time later, Fushi and Gugu are watching television together. Fushi presents Gugu with an envelope and inside contains a ticket to Takunaha.

Trivia

 * Fushi names his turtle children after popular Japanese-styled Chinese dishes, also known as Chūka.