Volume 10

Rematch (リターンマッチ) is the tenth volume of The Promised Neverland series.

Synopsis
With Lucas' help, Emma is able to finally uncover the mystery of William Minerva. While their helper may no longer be alive, Emma now knows how to escape the world of demons. However, first they will need to escape Goldy Pond in one piece. And to do that, they'll have to take down some of the most powerful demons they've ever come across!

Plot
Volume ten of The Promised Neverland was all action from start to finish as Leuvis and company carried out their Hunt ahead of schedule. The children were split up as they carried out their plan to the best of their abilities. Emma was left face-to-face with Leuvis who invited him to play the same game that Lucas did with him so long ago. Leuvis wasn’t going to fall for but despite that, he gave Emma ten minutes before he would do anything just to see if her friends would, indeed, show up to try and ambush him. Meanwhile, in the woods, the biggest threat was the Hunting Grounds’ leader, Lord Bayon. Taking him on was quite the challenge but they managed to lure him into a trap and take him down. During the battle, we also saw that Ray and the person Lucas knows (we still don’t even know his name) arrive and join in on the fight. Our mysterious man ends up taking down the, now-combined, Nouma and Nous.

Once the subordinates and Lord Bayon are taken out, it’s time to finish things with Leuvis; however, Leuvis is way too smart and strong for them to handle. No matter what trap is laid, it doesn’t seem to have any effect on him. That all is about to change when the man affectionately referred to as Geezer shows up to close out our volume.

The biggest development came with Lord Bayon and, by proxy, Leuvis. Lord Bayon seemed to have sat at the top of the demon world 1,000 years ago. The treaty between the demons and the humans was formed and he came up with the idea of creating the farms to harvest children which didn’t violate the treaties. However, this wouldn’t satisfy him as he could never taste any flavor in the meat that was harvested. So, Bayon decided to have his own secret hunts on his property. When he caught those children and ate them, he could finally taste the flavor in the meat as he described it as tasting the essence of life itself. Of course, his hunters were found out which lead him to become the head of Goldy Pond where he could freely carry out these hunts. Leuvis was always beside Lord Bayon and, thus, decided to join him at Goldy Pond. The rest was history.

Cover and Volume Illustration
The cover shows Emma standing tightly against a wall, with one of her hand gripping the wall, the other holding the weapon. The shadows of the demon castes upon Emma and the wall.

Chapters

 * 080. You Have No Right (何だよ お前!!)
 * 081. Defend to the Death (死守)
 * 082. Master of the Hunting Ground (猟場の主)
 * 083. Answer After 13 Years (13年越しの解答)
 * 084. The Brakes (歯止め)
 * 085. What Should I Do? (どうしたら)
 * 086. Battle Power (戦力)
 * 087. Boundaries (境界)
 * 088. Rematch (リターンマッチ)

Author Notes
Shonen Jump graphic novels are usually 200 pages per volume, so if we're at volume 10, that would mean I've drawn about 2,000 pages. I'm going to catch up to the A.D. years! The lower half of my closet is a sea of manga paper.

By the way, I'm currently drawing the pages for volume 11, and Emma is…um, wow, what's going to happen to Emma?!

The outcome of the battle will be in the next volume!

From the seashore of manga paper, thank you for always supporting me!

Writer Shirai's personal highlights for The Promised Neverland fanatics, part 7!

1. I know it's sudden, but I'm revealing their blood types! Ray: AB Norman: B Emma: O Isabella: A

2. The design of Leuvis! The motif for his mask was a crayfish. His overall motif was a fake Minerva. (When I heard that, I was like, Demizu Sensei, you're super amazing!!!! It's like this every week. Sheer happiness.)

Please enjoy this volume!

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