With the help of the Observer, Renril's defense preparations reached the final steps.
Will you board this ship, and play your part in its farce?
Now's the time to choose.
The warriors choose their own fate by their own volition.
And now, the time has come.
The Self, Worn Down
What the hell was that attack?
How did they fling it over here?
Is everyone all right?
Western Battlement One has taken a hit!
How damaged is it?
Any deaths?
They're fine. They're all there.
Huh?
What's wrong, Fushi?
Oh, just...
It felt like someone just came in.
Came in?
Someone must have given birth or something.
No, it didn't feel like that.
So that's what they used.
All retreat!
Where did they get such huge trebuchets?
Let's use ours!
It's no use.
Ours won't reach that far.
Then what do we do?
Are you telling us to just sit here and take it?
I won't let that happen.
I won't let them get into my sensory field.
Hell yeah!
Get 'em!
I never knew he'd set root outside of Renril.
Just far how?
Don't let the Nokkers in through this waterway!
Got it?
Assume they're hiding behind every tree and every branch!
Look over there!
There's nothing for us to even do, huh?
Fushi! Are you okay?
It must be difficult.
Is there anything I can do?
I want to focus. Stay away.
What're you doing there, miss?
Are you by yourself? What about your parents?
Are you lost?
You! It's dangerous here!
Go back home!
I'm sorry. I'll be on my way right now.
Now, come with me.
I'll take you to my house.
What's this? Are you crying?
It'll be all right.
My wife's cooking will cheer you right up.
Six hours since the battle began,
Fushi is holding off the Nokkers 15 kilometers from Renril.
But it's wearing him out quickly.
This smells.
I'm sorry, I farted.
You're kidding.
Yes. I'm sorry.
Actually, it was Nixon's doing.
By the way, about her...
Couldn't find her, huh?
Hey, are you all right?
What's wrong?
What happened?
I don't know.
He was drinking water, and...
Don't drink it!
It's poisoned!
Restrict water consumption immediately!
Don't use the water from the waterways!
That water is unsafe! Its use is prohibited!
It put poison in its own body and lured us into attacking it?
Yes.
Have we secured water supplies?
We still have some well water.
This situation can't go on forever.
That river is Renril's lifeline.
We don't know how long the battle against the Nokkers will last.
Deleena Watergate...
Let's have Fushi eliminate the Nokkers to the west first.
Unacceptable.
We can't allow Fushi to take on any more.
We can deal with the enemies coming from in front and from the east.
We could. It'd be better than sitting around bored.
I don't believe that'll be enough to alleviate Fushi's burden.
Fifty-nine.
I've let 59 people die because I wasn't paying attention.
As soon as the suffering starts,
before there's even time to hold a thought, I feel the coldness of the ground.
The next thing I know...
Don't blame yourself.
That's 60 now.
We need to join the fight.
Fushi-san, please acquire this.
All right.
What is this?!
Abrasives mixed in water.
Abrasives?!
How could you make him drink that?!
I'd like you to keep producing this water in the sealed reservoir.
Can you do it?
Yeah.
Connect this to it.
What's this?
It's a new weapon that shoots water instead of bullets.
Huh?
You call this a weapon?
Can you even use this thing?
This is what you've been working on?!
Let's use it if things become desperate.
And this, too.
Your armor.
Mine?
I've prepared it just in case.
Thanks, Kai.
I hope you don't have to wear it.
I just need to work on the Nokkers to the west, right?
You were listening, huh?
Focus your attention over there.
We'll take care of the front and the east.
Are we drawing the enemy toward Renril?
That's the idea.
Renril's trebuchets will be able to reach them at 400 meters.
Got it.
Now we won't be on the defensive the whole time.
We can attack, too.
All men, to your positions!
Fire!
They're coming in from over there.
There's at least a few kilometers.
We just have to kill all the poison Nokkers here and we win, right?
We can't just defeat them.
We have to rebuild.
The mountain, the rivers... everything.
Um... What should we be doing?
Protect this so that I can stay here.
It seems she's been separated from someone.
She just keeps asking, "Where's Fu-chan? Where's Fu-chan?"
Fu-chan?
Yeah. Someone named Fushi.
Fushi? The legendary immortal?
It couldn't be, right?
In any case, let's feed her something.
We can talk after that.
The problem is, I can't use the water.
I can only give her bread and fruits.
Oh, I can give her cider.
Great.
Come.
Why don't we eat?
Um...
What's up?
Should we really just be standing here?
We've been here for hours.
Of course!
The fact that nothing's gone wrong is proof that we're doing a good job protecting the rope.
It took two weeks before to set two kilometers of root.
I think I can be a bit faster this time.
Set root?
Look!
That's where part of you is fighting, isn't it?
Rain...
What to do tonight?
Wanna spend it in the river like the fish?
Will that work over there?
Man, what an easy job.
I heard it was going to be an all-out war.
It was nothing like that.
What are you talking about?
People have already died.
There've already been victims.
Scary.
Fushi-san, please take a break!
You're gonna freeze out there!
Teleportation.
You're bleeding!
He's concentrating on every corner of Renril.
Let's not get in the way.
Yeah, let's not.
The next wave's coming! Hurry!
Fushi?
Fire!
Fushi!
The Nokkers climbed on top!
I told you!
We're overburdening Fushi!
What about the west side?
Is the river okay?
You don't need to tell me! I'm on it!
More importantly, Renril's weapons are letting the cores escape.
I can hit their weak spot, but you...
Wanna burn them, then?
It's almost night. We should do it.
Prepare immediately!
Good!
Fushi!
Are you all right? Hang in there!
Fushi! Fushi!
Relax. He probably just moved himself somewhere else.
No, his chest is moving.
He's out cold.
Perhaps it's because we forced him to hone his senses too much.
I thought he could recover his strength by transforming again.
This might be a different kind of exhaustion.
The wall isn't repaired, either.
We've been depending on Fushi
to resupply ammunition and repair weapons so that we could do it quickly.
We have to do something.
Wake up, Fushi!
Wake up, damn it!
Fushi!
Let's make a roof.
We have to protect Fushi's body.
We must protect him at all costs.
We won't have his protection otherwise.
Kai!
We might die before we even have time to realize
that the Nokkers are already close.
How many Nokkers are there?
How many dead?
How are we supposed to know without Fushi here?
Calm down, Bon.
Eko...
What does it matter how many people died right now?
Our only job is to kill the enemy that's in front of us.
You're right.
Eko?!
There are less...
There are less people.
Kahaku!
Fushi! You've awakened!
What... What has happened?!
Nothing.
How could you say that?!
No, nothing's changed since the battle began.
You lost consciousness, and we fought.
That's all.
Bon-san has gone to the princess to report on the situation.
What about everyone else?
The three of them have died.
Died?
They were mere humans, after all.
Fortunately, the Nokkers haven't gotten past the wall.
I've stopped all of them.
Rest assured, Fushi, you have me.
Kai...
Hairo...
Messar...
Fushi!
Are you all right?
You should constrain your senses for a while.
Kahaku, I'd like you to join Kamu in supporting the wall.
Huh? But...
Everyone, you know that the Nokkers can take over our bodies, right?
Yes, of course.
He's one of them.
You were one of the bounties along with Fushi-san, weren't you?
I'm impressed you can hold on to consciousness with a Nokker in your body.
Kahaku will surely be a valuable asset in the battle.
But remember to be careful around people who've been corrupted by the Nokkers.
Sure, we just need to beat the shit out of them.
Kai, Hairo, Messar...
Let's not forget them, okay?
We came here because we had regrets.
We're here because we chose to be.
Come on.
We're headed for a rough start if you're having second thoughts now.
Why did they die?
Eko says she'll show you.
Don't let the Nokkers in!
Trebuchet at ten o' clock!
Eastern Battlement Four is in danger!
That one's being refueled right now.
I'll go!
Look...
Nokkers!
Stop.
That one's on our side.
Eastern Battlement Four!
I'm worried about Hairo.
I'm going.
Be careful!
Come back before dawn.
Messar, protecting Fushi's rope is our top priority.
Stay close to it.
What the hell is this?
It'll be all right.
I'll protect Fushi.
I'm sorry.
I wasn't up to the task.
But it isn't over yet.
We still need everyone's help.
I know.
I'm going to murder all the Nokkers.
Fushi!
Preview
Kai, Hairo, Messar.
The three warriors have perished.
The anger and despair at having lost his friends pushes Fushi forward.
But a piece comes back to life with a power that Fushi himself doesn't know about.
Three Eternal Warriors