Chapter 146.2

Number One (2) (いちばん②, Ichiban) is the second part of the 146th chapter of the To Your Eternity manga.

Summary
Fushi passes by a playground and spots Mimori playing in the sandbox. He approaches her and asks her how Hirotoshi is doing. She tells him that people from the Foundation gave him a bunch of shots and he started to feel a lot better. Fushi notices she's making something and asks about it. She shows him her perfectly bright and shiny mud ball that Hirotoshi taught her how to make to earn people's respect and get popular. Fushi is intrigued and asks her to teach him how to make it too. She agrees and they start making mud balls.

Fushi, next, asks her how things are going for her. She tells him at first lots of people talked to her at school, but because she's still socially awkward, they started ignoring her again. Fushi then asks about her mother and Mimori tells him her mother is still the same, but that it's fine since she feels she can give it her all this time around.

Fushi asks her what he has to do to be strong like her. Mimori denies being strong but Fushi says she seems better to him anyways. She then answers by saying Nokkers took her body. Fushi is surprised to hear that she's glad a Nokker took her body. She tells him that she is because she would've died at school that day if the Nokker hadn't. Fushi argues they used her body but Mimori says it was her that used them, and she won.

Mimori presents a perfect mud ball to Fushi and Fushi excitedly says he's sure March would flip when she sees it. He remembers March and wonders how she's doing right now, then remembers what Satoru said about not seeing his friends while he fights the Nokkers.

Mimori interrupts his thoughts to ask who March is. And Fushi hesitates to tell her March is like his mom. Mimori wonders why he calls his mother by. her name and he tells her his family is a little odd. He goes on to explain his family and the friends, coworkers, and animals who live with him too. Mimori comments that his home sounds fun and Fushi agrees.

Mimori's mother passes by and Mimori tells Fushi she has to go home. Before she leaves, Fushi asks if she's having fun at home and she tells him she'll make it fun. The two then say goodbye to each other and Mimori leaves. Suddenly, Mizuha frantically appears behind Fushi and calls out to him. Fushi asks her what's wrong and she cries that she thinks Hanna hates her now and asks if she did something wrong. Fushi asks what she did but Mizuha tells him she doesn't know / can't say it. Fushi says he doesn't know what happened between the two of them but tells her not to be so harsh on herself. Mizuha smiles and says he's kind.

Fushi then hands her a shiny mud ball and tells her it's a secret attention-grabbing technique and suggests she uses it to make up with Hanna. Fushi starts heading off saying he'll teach her how next time. Fushi walks away as Mizuha yells out to him that the mud ball doesn't solve anything. Fushi turns around and Mizuha tells him she's still crying which Fushi concurs. Mizuha walks up to him and asks what kind of answer is that, then asks if he's leaving. Fushi apologizes and asks her what he should do then. Mizuha smashes the mud ball on the ground, shattering it into pieces. Fushi stares at it then walks away, leaving Mizuha alone.

As he walks, he day dreams about returning home and showing the mud ball off to March. Fushi summons another mud ball in his hands and continues day dreaming about showing March how to make one. In his imagination, March hugs him from behind and thanks him saying she's so happy. In reality, Mizuha is hugging Fushi from behind pleading for Fushi to not hate her. Fushi turns around and tells her okay and hands her the new mud ball he just created. He says he'll see her tomorrow and runs off. Mizuha asks where he's going and he tells her he's going home.