Volume 6

B06-32 (06-32) is the sixth volume of The Promised Neverland series.

Synopsis
The children have successfully escaped Grace Field House, but their troubles are just beginning. Now up against a dangerous natural world and their demon pursuers, Emma and Ray struggle to lead the children to safety. Just when the situation is at its most dire, a mysterious girl suddenly appears. Is she there to help, or is it a demonic trap…?

Plot
Volume six of The Promised Neverland picks up with Ray evading the pursuers. Things are looking grim as they end up cutting off his path each and every time. It isn’t until a cloaked rider on a demonic horse saves him. Ray is brought back to an underground cave where he is reunited with Emma. Turns out there were two cloaked people which threw my theory of the one at the end of volume five being Norman out the window. The two people are revealed to be a girl named Mukija and a man named Sonju. They ended up rescuing and treating Emma and the others. Ray and Emma were suspicious about them from the start and then they noticed something that the two of them tried to keep hidden. Mujika and Sonju are demons! However, there is nothing to fear as due to their religion, they don’t eat humans.

It is here that we get some huge lore about the world. Everything they were told at Grace Field House was a lie (I know, big shock, huh?) The world didn’t change 30 years ago as it was suggested. The world has been like this over 1,000 years. While we didn’t get the origin of the demons, we did get to know that humans and demons exist in the world and were at war with each other for a long time. After years of senseless killing, the humans formed a pact with the demons and the world itself was divided in two. The Promise stated that demons and humans cannot cross over in each other’s worlds. Instead, demons began to mass produce humans as a source of food. There are many mass production plants where there are humans who have no emotions, free will, nor ability to speak or understand anything. They are simply just grown to be eaten and that’s it. Other plants, like Grace Field, are very rare. There are only four total plants in the demon world with Grace being the highest quality plant.

Mujika and Sonju tell Emma and Ray about the outside world and teach them how to survive in it. They even tell them how to get to the coordinates that they have been trying to reach. After they leave, the group makes it to the coordinates in the middle of a wasteland but find nothing. Ray decides to try the pen again and it reveals a map with a hidden entrance. They find an underground shelter along with a human living inside of it!

Cover and Volume Illustration
The cover shows Ray with a frustrating looking face, showing his Grace Field Number on his neck, alongside with other children behind him.

Chapters

 * 044. The Girl in the Hood (頭巾の少女)
 * 045. The Rescue (救援)
 * 046. Sonju and Mujika (ソンジュとムジカ)
 * 047. An Old Tale (昔話)
 * 048. The Two Worlds (二つの世界)
 * 049. Teach Me (教えて)
 * 050. Friends (友達)
 * 051. 06-32, Part 1 (B06-32①)
 * 052. B06-32, Part 2 (06-32②)

Author Notes
What if…there was no one, not even a single person, at that place?

What action would the kids take? What would they regret? What would they give up?

We say there are no that-ifs, but we do have the freedom to imagine.

Okay, we still can't take a breather, but the story continues in volume 7. Writer Shirai's personal highlights for The Promised Neverland fanatics, part 5:

1. Even the sticky notes are fun on the title page for chapter 45!

2. The straw hats in chapter 47! (There are other hats hidden within the chapter too. I think there are three more hidden hats, in various styles. The correct answer is…?)

3. There are clues to future plot points in the artwork! (Where? Some of it will be clear in the next volume.)

Okay, please enjoy this volume!