Made in Abyss Chapter 051

Synopsis
It's revealed the food Wazukyan had fed Vueko, Belafu and other Ganja members, who gotten infected by the "Mockwater", is broth made from Irumyuui’s children and to his surprise it not only gave nurishment to the infected, but also alleviated the symptoms of their infection.

Upon this reveal, Belafu is shocked that he consumed Irumyuui’s children and suffers a mental breakdown, blaming himself heavily for having willingly eaten the broth while he was under the effects of the Mockwater. Vueko, also flustered and worried, is asked by Wazukyan if she wants to see Irumyuui. Upon arrival Vueko is horrified to see that Irumyuui has transformed even more; barely even recognizable but still able to recognize Vueko.

Irumyuui had given birth to another child and is caressing it, but Wazukyan takes it from her in order to butcher it. Irumyuui pleadingly cries out because she doesn’t want to give up her child and seeing this, Vueko requests to let Irumyuui at least stay with her child until it has died. Wazukyan, apologetically, reclines that request, due to having discovered the meat to alleviate the symptoms of the Mockwater better the fresher it is and kills Irumyuui’s child with a knife. Shaken by that sight, Vueko apologizes to Irumyuui in tears and contemplates her own weakness of being unable to help her. Irumyuui comforts her by giving her a hug, telling her she is fine as long Vueko stays with her and Vueko quietly sobs unsure of what kind of hell will await them.

The following days, Irumyuui’s children continue to be used as nourishment for the Ganja members. Belafu, who had tried to rather starve when eating them, is seen being so weak that Vueko has to feed him. While he still pleads to her to stop, Vueko thinks to herself that this must be what hell is like.

Then one day, Vueko, while being with Irumyuui, discovers the Cradle of Greed in a scar that had opened up in Irumyuui’s chest and is perplexed since she was sure it had broken. Wazukyan arrives at the scene and tells Vueko he had the Interference Units search for another one, because Irumyuui had been growing weaker and he fears she might not survive much longer without a second Cradle to fulfill her another wish. Suddenly, Irumyuui starts getting restless and begins moving. Vueko tries asking her what’s wrong, but gets no response. Wazukyan, ominously tells her that it’s almost "time to see Irumyuui off, as her true wish is fulfilled".

Irumyuui continues moving while an unlucky Ganja member is snatched up by a predator and eaten. Wazukyan instructs the other members to stay close to Irumyuui and follow her, while he carries Belafu. Suddenly Irumyuui stops moving and starts consuming flying predators with tentacles growing out of her. Belafu still pained by guilt requests to also be eaten by her and offers himself up to Irumyuui. A giant hole opens up in Irumyuui, allowing Belafu to walk right inside her. As Belafu’s flesh is consumed he is simultaneously reconstructed and transformed into a Narehate. The other ganja members, struck by the "beauty" of Belafu’s new form, conclude that they will be forgiven for eating Irumyuui’s children if they offer themselves up to her in the same way and Wazukyan proclaims that this is the home they had been looking for.

Only Vueko hesitates. Wazukyan notices that and asks her what’s wrong. Vueko tells him she doesn’t think this is what Irumyuui truly wished for and upon being asked by Wazukyan what she intends to do, she proceeds moving backwards to fall down a near cliff. As she tries to fall off she tells Wazukyan she won’t let anybody else have Irumyuui’s true wish and he realizes she is holding a Cradle of Greed in her hand, which she had previously taken from Irumyuui. Wazukyan manages to grab on to her leg before she falls off, but Vueko hits her head on the stonewall and passes out, but before doing so notices that Wazukyan had also used a Cradle of Greed on himself. When she wakes up she finds herself bound and in the dark pit Riko will find her later in. Wazukyan, now also turned into a Narehate, tells her she is currently inside what used to be Irumyuui’s head as it’s the closest point Vueko could be to her. Vueko asks Wazukyan why he used a Cradle on himself, even though the Units warned them that adults would suffer from using one,and Wazukyan tells her he did it in order to give the others faith in Irumyuui. He also tells her, while being in the dark pit, she will be able to feel Irumyuui’s emotions and can watch over her from now on and leaves her.

In the darkness Vueko is left in she is able to receive signals from various places. Vueko also receives signals from the now mindless Irumyuui and is able to tell because Irumyuui still had the second Cradle her last true final wish is granted: The birth of her last child, Faputa, that one day will take revenge for all her dead brethren. As Vueko senses Faputa’s birth she is relieved that Irumyuui didn’t forgive them after all and as the Interference Units quickly approach Faputa she destroys them before fleeing, due to being the opposite of the Narehate that offered up their body to Irumyuui after she had become the base for the village of Ilblu; while they are unable to leave it Faputa is unable to enter it. Vueko still in the darkness starts to sense the signals of Irumyuui’s dead children, starts naming them and stays in the darkness until Riko finds her.

After Vueko has finished telling her story all of the listeners look truly surprised. Vueko tells them what Faputa has inherited the three Cradles from Irumyuui and thus Irumyuui lost the power to maintain the village, but is kept alive by the new value brought in by visitors of the village. Faputa is trying to free her mother, Irumyuui, which would mean the destruction of the village. She also tells them it is not easy to leave the village after having entered it once. Riko asks her if it’s possible to convince Faputa from abandoning her wish to destroy the village, but Vueko tells her she most likely wouldn’t listen. Riko also ask what Vueko is going to do now and Vueko responds that all she wants to do for now is not forget Irumyuui.

Character Appearances

 * Belafu
 * Faputa
 * Irumyuui
 * Maaa
 * Majikajya
 * Moogie
 * Belafu
 * Riko
 * Vueko
 * Wazukyan

Bestiary Indexing

 * Irumyuui’s children