The Promised Forest Arc (誓いの森編, Chikai no Mori-hen?) is the third story arc in The Promised Neverland series.
Emma and Ray have escaped the orphanage with most of the children and are venturing into the outside world for the first time.
Summary[]
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 through a dangerous forest to lead the children to safety. When the pursuers almost catch up to them and just when the situation is at its most dire, a mysterious woman and man suddenly appear. They are revealed to be Mujika and Sonju, two demons who don't eat human meat. Despite the initial hostility, Mujika and Sonju bond with the children; teaching them survival skills, as well as revealing the truth of the world they find themselves in.
After becoming independent enough to survive on their own and getting a distance from their pursuers, the orphans finally make their way out of the forest. With their improved survival skills, Emma, Ray, and the other children arrive at the location laid out in Minerva’s hidden message. But awaiting them there is a man who is not ready to welcome them in.
Chapters[]
| Cover | Number # | Title | Release Date | ||
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| 38 | The Promised Forest | May 15, 2017 | |||
 The demons are on the move to pursure the escapees. Meanwhile, the escapees explore the forest. After a while, Emma, Ray, Thoma, and Chris realizes that everyone has disappeared. | |||||
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| 39 | Unforeseen | May 22, 2017 | |||
 The four fell into a chasm that is revealed to be under the tree, not too far, they found the other escapees. The trees were then revealed to be dangerous, and Emma remembered the same trees on a certain book. | |||||
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| Cover | Number # | Title | Release Date | ||
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| 40 | The Snakes of Alvar Pinera | May 29, 2017 | |||
 By following the book, the escapees successfully got out of the tree. After thanking William Minerva, Emma sensed something wrong. | |||||
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| 41 | Attack | June 5, 2017 | |||
 Using William Minerva's books as guides, the escapees gather resources. While deciphering his code, they were ambushed by a demon. | |||||
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| 42 | We Won't Be Eaten | June 12, 2017 | |||
 Using their training tactics from the farm, the escapees split in three groups to outrun the demon. Realizing that the demon is dumb, Ray and Emma split in order to drop the demon to the underground forest. Ray's plan was about to be completed when their pursuers caught up. | |||||
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| Cover | Number # | Title | Release Date | ||
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| 43 | 81194 | June 19, 2017 | |||
 Realizing that he can't join Emma and the others, Ray decided to stall their pursuers as long as he can and meet them at B06-32. Emma was about to check on Ray when she collapses, a mysterious woman then appears. | |||||
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| Cover | Number # | Title | Release Date | ||
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| 44 | The Veiled Woman | June 26, 2017 | |||
 Gilda is suspicious of the woman and told her to show her face. Meanwhile, Ray was trapped by the demons and was rescued by a mysterious being. | |||||
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| 45 | The Rescue | July 3, 2017 | |||
 Ray wakes up in panic and found a sleeping Emma. Ray then reveals that their rescuers are demons and questioned their motives. | |||||
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| Cover | Number # | Title | Release Date | ||
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| 46 | Sonju and Mujika | July 7, 2017 | |||
 Emma, who is angry and worried, broke away from the three and found the children in confusion. It is then revealed that the demons, Sonju and Mujika doesn't eat humans due to their religion, which led to the question: What's going on with the world? | |||||
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| Cover | Number # | Title | Release Date | ||
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| 47 | Stories of Old | July 15, 2017 | |||
 Sonju tells them the story of the Promise made a long time ago. With new hope, Emma and Ray sets out to find William Minerva and break out of the demon world. | |||||
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| Cover | Number # | Title | Release Date | ||
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| 48 | The Two Worlds | July 24, 2017 | |||
 Emma tells the group the story and their new mission. Emma and Ray were then told by their family to take care of themselves. | |||||
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| 49 | Teach Me | July 31, 2017 | |||
 Sonju and Musica have started training the children in order to prepare them for their journey. Emma then asks Sonju to teach her how to hunt. | |||||
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| Cover | Number # | Title | Release Date | ||
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| 50 | Friends | August 7, 2017 | |||
 Sonju tells them more about the farms and a different kind of demon. Emma talks to Mujika, and Ray finds a message from William Minerva. | |||||
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| Cover | Number # | Title | Release Date | ||
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| 51 | B06-32: Part I | August 21, 2017 | |||
 After six days, the escapees are finally out of the forest. Before separating, Mujika gives Emma a necklace, and said to look for The Seven Walls. The children then arrived at their destination to find nothing. | |||||
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| Cover | Number # | Title | Release Date | ||
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| 52 | B06-32: Part II | August 28, 2017 | |||
 Sonju kills the escapees's pursuer, while Ray uses the pen to reveal the location of B06-32. They found out that it was an underground shelter. Opening a door, the group finds a man that they think is William Minerva. | |||||
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Impact of Story[]
- After the children's successful escape, they venture into the outside world for the first time.
- Ray discards his previous cynical ideals and decides to lend Emma his support and loyalty in order to protect their family forever.
- Although they are met with pursuers and dangerous forests, they use the resources and tools they acquired in Grace Field House and put it to use.
- The children are saved by Mujika and Sonju when they are almost caught by their pursuers. Although their rescuers are demons, they don't eat human meat and belongs to a religion called Heathens.
- Mujika and Sonju lets the children take shelter in their secret base and teach them skills to survive in the outside world. Sonju teaches Emma to hunt, while Mujika teaches the children cooking and treatment.
- As Emma bonds with Mujika, particularly, she comes to realize that all demons aren't alike. She and the other children become fond of the two demons.
- Sonju reveals the truth of the world to Emma and Ray. He also tells the children that the human and demon sides of the world is divided, which is an effect from the "Promise" over 1000 years ago. The children live in the demon side for the sole purpose of being cattle.
- Emma wants to reforge the "Promise" and escape to the human world. She is met by criticism by Sonju, but Mujika supports her; giving her necklace to Emma and telling her to look for the Seven Walls.
- The children escape the forest and make their way to the shelter as Minerva had instructed, in which they use their Promised Pen.
- They eventually succeed in finding and entering the shelter, though a human adult man is not pleased to see them.
See More[]
Volume 5
Volume 6
Trivia[]
- This is the first arc that takes place outside the Grace Field House and also the first arc that takes place in the outside world.
- Shirai originally wanted to have an entire volume of the Grace Field escapees surviving in the forest and hiding from The Pursuers after escaping Grace Field, but before they met Mujika and Sonju, during which time some of the younger escapees would have gotten sick or injured. However, when Dr. Stone started serializing, Shirai figured he couldn't beat it if he took the survival route. Dr. Stone was supervised by the science consultant Kurare whose books Shirai read in college. And seeing his affiliation made him panic, "Oh crap, it's Hell Doctor's Kurare sensei! Now it's impossible!" and then he changed the route immediately.[1]
References[]
- ↑ The Promised Neverland Fanbook