Made in Abyss Chapter 020

Synopsis
The last chapter ended on Reg ascending much over 10 meters to escape a Tamaugachi. After Riko who had an intense bleeding, Reg attempted to cut off Riko's arm, and later she stops breathing. Then, a creature (one that does not seem to be hostile) shows up and tells Reg that there is still hope for Riko. The creature says that it would introduce itself already, but says that Reg would be better off finding out how to save her first. The creature says to do CPR to Riko. It says to do it like he already is, but the clog her nose, and to blow air more gently. She then begins to breathe, but the creature says she will not regain consciousness anytime soon. The creature says to carry Riko to it's hideout. And fetches some sticks for a splint. Later, Reg followed the creature, led him to the hideout. There is a cave leading to the hideout, and Reg states that Riko will be harmed more than she is if he goes upward because of the Abyss curse. The creature says "So you can't see it after all. The curse is not present here. If we don't hurry, her whole body will swell up like her hand." Reg follows the creature up the cave and comes to the hideout. Inside the hideout, there is delving equipment, whistles, pickaxes, and much more. The creature remembers it hasn't stated it's name yet. It pulls down it's mask and says "I'm Nanachi (ナナチ). I'm what you people would call a Narehate."

Reg was confused about what a Narehate is, and it seems that Nanachi met a non delver Reg. Nanachi looks about the same age as Reg and Riko. Nanachi cuts the rope on her arm off, and states that most delvers think they know what they are doing when they cut-off the arm of a fellow delver. But in fact, let the poison flow through the body to get rid of it. Nanachi brings out a small stone-like object partly covered in cloth. Nanachi inserts the medicine and stitches the blood vessels and flesh around the broken bone. After completing that, Nanachi splints the swollen hand, and tells Reg that he could have cut the arm off without breaking the bone, and asks why he didn't just cut it off at the elbow joint. Reg explains he was just following Riko's orders, and Nanachi states that Riko has a very strong spirit, she must go on and press over the adventure. Reg remembers that he hasn't introduced himself and Riko. He tells Nanachi their names, but Nanachi already know them and following them since they entered the hunting grounds. Nanachi pitied Reg and help them because Reg cried in distress with unconscious Riko, and described him as a little kid. A noise comes from a curtain in the hideout, then Nanachi goes to open the windows, and says that it's her friend that lives with her, Mitty. Behind the curtains is a strange deformed Narehate. Nanachi asks Reg if he'd ever heard of the curse of the 6th layer, and Reg responds saying that it was either the loss of either your humanity, or life. Nanachi assumed to Reg if he did ascending the 6th layer by using his extended arm, the result will be creepy. Nanachi tells them that the two of them had survived the ascension of the 6th layer, but at the stake of their humanity. Both Mitty and Nanachi lost their humanity, but Nanachi was affected by The Blessing of the Abyss, While Mitty wasn't. Nanachi refers to the The Blessing of the Abyss when Nanachi says Nanachi is an "exception among exceptions." Nanachi is living proof that humanity has a small possibility of surviving the ascent from the 6th layer. So Nanachi mustn't let its identity reach to humans as fellow human became Narehate will be killed and gather its remains. Nanachi sends Reg on a quest to retrieve the materials for Riko's recovery (But Reg does not know some of the things on the list are for Nanachi's dinner.) Reg rushes out to get the given materials. Back at Nanachi's hideout, she takes Lyza "The annihilator's" whistle, and remembers Bondrewd, a white whistle who experimented Nanachi and Mitty.

Referbacks
references to previous chapters