Made in Abyss Chapter 055

Faputa and Reg is the fifty-fith chapter of the Made in Abyss manga series.

Synopsis
Faputa continues her one-sided battle against the villagers, easily ripping through them. Even the Ilblu Balancing becomes a disadvantage to the inhabitants as seen with Ajapoka. As Moogie, Riko and Reg watch the destruction unfold, Moogie is saddened by it but also conflicted with their urge to want to touch Faputa.

After seeing Riko conflicted and not wanting the things the villagers hold dear to be destroyed, Reg decides to try and confront Faputa. He approaches her and requests her to stop by saying that one of his friends is still in the village, but Faputa tells him she will not stop. She also remarks that he shouldn't try to use his friend as an excuse just so that he wouldn't hurt her feelings. He should clearly say what he wants to express.

Reg tells her that he will stop her. In response, Faputa tells him she will make him remember what he has to do, even if it means fighting him to do so.

In a short flashback, it is shown how Reg and Faputa first met. Faputa was crying over Gaburoon, after it had been damaged by a Turbinid-Dragon. Reg showed up, speaking a language that Faputa did not understand. When Reg came to examine Gaburoon, Faputa got defensive and ripped off Reg's helmet.

The scene shifts back to the battle between Reg and Faputa. As Faputa rips off Reg's helmet in the memory, she does the same thing in the present. Faputa comments that Reg's helmet is similar to that of Gaburoon's head. She assumed that the two were friends. Faputa notes that she cannot hurt Reg from the outside of his body, causing her to stuff one of her arms down his throat, hoping that she can hurt him from the inside. When Faputa stops moving, villagers try to attack, but she slaughters them using Reg as a weapon, with her arm still down his throat. She tosses Reg to the side, and he tells her to never do that again, as she is a princess and should have more grace. Faputa responds that she was being graceful, just as Reg taught her. Reg questions why she would speak the way she does.

In another flashback, it is shown how Reg spent time with Faputa and Gaburoon. Gaburoon comments that Reg's language resembles the one spoken by the delvers. Faputa agrees, but notes that Reg doesn't seem scary like them. Reg introduces himself to Faputa with his name, Reg. Gaburoon explains to Reg that Faputa's name means the Indestructible Princess. Reg tells Faputa to act more graceful, in which Gaburoon explains that in Faputa's mother's langauge, adding the word "sosu" to sentences made them more graceful. Faputa begins to do so with every sentence. Since Faputa is topless, Reg offers to her his goggles to use a bra, as his master always told him to keep up appearances. Faputa takes this as a gesture of friendship and the two bond.

The scene shifts back to the battle, and after an exchange of blows, Reg instructs Riko to blow her whistle. This triggers an activation in Reg, resulting in him emitting a white glow with enhanced speed. Faputa curses at Riko for using Prushka against her and reveals it was she who instructed Gaburoon to bring the stone into the village. It was in order to make Prushka more comfortable, as she was unable to express herself in the original shape of the whistle. She also wanted to test the bond between Riko and Prushka, to see if it was genuine. She also wanted to bring Reg to the village because she thought it would trigger his memories to come back.

Suddenly, the iron rain of the 6th layer starts to fall, wreaking havoc on both the village and its inhabitants. To prevent further damage, Wazukyan decides to use his own body as a shield, extending himself into long tendrils that create a canopy of protection.

In yet another flashback, Faputa shows Reg the outside of the village and refers to it as her mother. Reg comments that her mother doesn't seem to mind the iron rain. He notices that Irumyuui has the same haku mark that Gaburoon has. Faputa explains that she put the marks there, as it signifies what's most important to a person. Reg notes that Faputa has two haku marks and that it shouldn't be possible to have two most important things. In response, Faputa tells him that since she has three wishing eggs, she can do what she wants.

Reg questions why she wants to destroy her mother. Faputa explains that in her view, her mother is being kept alive in a constantly rotting state. She will finally be able to rest once the beings living inside her are eradicated. She also states that just like babies can't go back inside their mother, Faputa cannot go back inside her mother, and thus is unable to go through the barrier.

Gaburoon states that Faputa is aware of the culture and infrastructure that has been developed in the village, but still insists it has to be destroyed, because she was born with that nature in her.

Reg states that his hand is able to release a power that could be used for the destruction, as it can "rewrite" the rules of the Abyss. But, he cannot use the power right now, as he does not know what will happen to him after his next use of it. He is also currently going up the layers of the Abyss to find his own haku, noting that he's been asked to carry out a favor. He promises to come back afterward, with his haku, and to help Faputa figure out the problem with her mother.

Later, before he leaves, Faputa makes a little crude doll of Reg, so that she will have someone to talk to while he is gone and so that she won't forget him. She embraces him. Before Reg leaves, Faputa tells Reg that she is a princess and that she hopes that when he returns that they'll be together forever and have children. Reg promises Faputa that after they settled her fate, they'll go on an adventure together. Faputa seems happy about it.

The scene cuts back to the fight, with Reg having managed to gain the upper hand. He has Faputa wrapped in his arms with tears in both of their eyes. Torn by snippets of memories from his past coming back, Reg, in tears, tells Faputa that he is torn by the memories of her crying, laughter, overflowing curiosity, and gentleness. He can't remember anything significant. He then tells Faputa that if she keeps following her current path, she will keep burning herself until she eventually burns herself out and extinguishes. Reg asks her how he can stop her from doing so.

As his tears fall on Faputa's face, she remarks how Reg is kind-hearted, but also a fool. She then uses his distraction to gain the upper hand and powerfully slams him down on the ground.

In the Volume extras, Faputa sneaks into the camp set up by the Riko group while they are asleep. She questions why Reg hasn't sought her out and inspects expects both Riko and Nanachi, noting that Riko has the same feeling as Irumyuui. She also notes that Nanachi smells amazing. Faputa takes Nanachi's drawing of the trio and marks Riko as haku and Nanachi as shii. Faputa pats Meinya and then takes Prushka's Stone with her. She notes that in Prushka's current form, she won't be able to speak and that Faputa has a duty to free Prushka. Faputa gives the stone to Gaburoon, who offers to bring it into the village to have the stone worked on by the village's "beautician." Gaburoon also notices that Faputa brought with her hair from Nanachi and Riko. Faputa explains that she will make a talisman with it in the Beast of Omen for protection. Gaburoon asks Faputa why she doesn't just directly communicate with the group, noting that if she did, she wouldn't need to create the talismans. Faputa comments that she doesn't like multiple people looking at her. Gaburoon comments that he's worried about Faputa's state of mind. Faputa tells them to be quiet.

Character Appearances

 * Ajapoka
 * Enbelietz
 * Faputa
 * Gaburoon
 * Maaa
 * Meinya
 * Moogie
 * Nanachi
 * Prushka
 * Pakkoyan
 * Reg
 * Riko
 * Shurekaka
 * Vueko
 * Wazukyan

Bestiary Indexing

 * Irumyuui’s children
 * Meinastilim
 * Turbinid-Dragon