Made in Abyss Chapter 045

Captive is the forty-fifth chapter of the Made in Abyss manga series.

Synopsis
Riko asks the woman who she is and why she is trapped in this cave. Timidly, the woman introduces herself as Vueroeruko; Vueko for short. She tells Riko that she once is a person who was against the founding of The Village of Iruburu and thus was banished into the dark pits below it. As she observed how the village developed, she gradually changed her point of view, and now supposes it's not such a bad place.

She hopes to one day be freed, but assumes Riko won't set a potentially dangerous individual free. However, Riko removes her bindings without hesitation, remarking that she seems like a good person. Afterwards, a disguised Vueko goes back to the village with Riko, suggesting that she might know where to find her friends.

Vueko leads Riko to the house of one of The Three Sages, Belaf. When Riko enters Belaf's House, she finds Nanachi laying beside a Narehate appearing to be Mitty and also Majikaja. As Riko greets Belaf, he tells her that the Mitty in the village is an exact replica of the original that he had gained by sacrificing the Value of his very body, as he couldn't buy the original Mitty directly from Bondrewd, during his many trips to the Village.

He also tells Riko how Nanachi had sold themself to him in order to buy Mitty. To buy them back, Riko would need to exchange portions of her body of equal Value.

Adapted To

 * Episode 5: Concealment

Character Appearances

 * Belaf
 * Bondrewd
 * Faputa
 * Maaa
 * Majikaja
 * Meinya
 * Mitty (Replica)
 * Nanachi
 * Restaurant Worker
 * Riko
 * Vueko

Bestiary Indexing

 * Meinastilim
 * Irumyuui's Children