Chapter 34

Isolated Land of Death (閉ざされた死地, Tozasareta Shichi) is the 34th chapter of the Fumetsu no Anata e manga, and the first chapter of the Jananda Island Arc.

Summary
Fushi is blindfolded and escorted off the boat with the other prisoners to Jananda. A man stops Fushi and asks where his shackles and brand are and wonders if he was brought here by mistake. The mysterious girl quickly intervenes and says it's her fault and that she'll bring Fushi back. She grabs Fushi's hand and runs off with him. Fushi takes off his blindfold and asks the girl were Pioran is. She vaguely responds and Fushi runs away from her. She looses Fushi in the crowd. Fushi, as Joaan, sniff arounds the island for Pioran's scent. He finally locates her scent behind a huge wall. He can't dig a tunnel under because the floor is cement and the wall is too tall and windy to climb. As Fushi falls from climbing the wall he lands in front of the mysterious girl and her group. They think Fushi died from falling but to their shock and amusement he wakes up. The mysterious girl calmly greets him and he asks them if they saw that to which they cheer. The girl wonders if they should keep it a secret. Fushi spots an owl above them and thinks he can use it to get over the wall by transforming into it. He asks to borrow one of their bow and arrow and tries to shoot it but is stopped by a long-haired girl. They explain the owl is the mysterious girls' partner and Fushi can't kill it. Annoyed he gives back the bow and starts to walk off. The mysterious girl tells him he can't go off by himself or else he'll turn into a guinea pig. He asks if they know how to get over the wall and they say they don't. The mysterious girl tells Fushi that even if he finds Pioran she can't leave the island. She further explains that the island is a prison island for the worst criminals. Pioran was probably marked with a brand also and once someone is marked as a prisoner they can't leave. Fushi angrily yells that the girl brought Pioran here and she brushes it off saying that she mistook Pioran for someone else. Fushi doesn't buy it.

As an apology the girl says she'll explain the only way to grant Fushi's wish. The only way is to achieve victory in the arena. Jananda hosts a tournament and whoever wins gets to become king with full authority over the island. She tells Fushi to join and he hesitantly agrees if it means he can save Pioran.

The next day Fushi signs up for the tournament along with hundreds of other prisoners on the island. He asks the mysterious girl what exactly he does in the arena but the girl vanishes. An announcer begins the event and explains the rules: the last person alive is the victor. This gives Fushi hope for winning the tournament. As the tournament begins Fushi gets trampled by the swarms of people entering the arena. The tournament quickly dissolves into a vicious blood bath. Soon a victor is announced by the mysterious girl, now in the crowd watching, yells that there is one other person still alive — Fushi. The supposed victor throws an axe right into Fushi's face and is surprised that Fushi is still alive. Fushi worries that everyone watching will find out he can't die and wonders if he should pretend to collapse. He decides against that for Pioran's sake. The supposed victor walks up to Fushi and stabs him in the chest with a sword. The man keeps stabbing Fushi with various weapons as Fushi reflects if Gugu thought the same about Rean; protect her no matter what.

Chapter Notes

 * Fushi formally meets Tonari's group for the first time.
 * The Jananda tournament is introduced in this chapter.
 * Fushi joins the tournament to free Pioran from the island.
 * Fushi resolves to protect Pioran no matter what.

Trivia

 * The tournament Fushi takes part in is the five thousandth or so tournament.