Chapter 51

Longing and Hate (憧れと憎しみ, Akogare to nikushimi) is the 51st chapter of the Gleipnir manga series.

Characters
  Ikeuchi   Madoka  

Summary
Three weeks before, Ikeuchi escape from the mountain fire and ran faraway from there. The collar that places in his neck seems too triggered because he thought of leaving his companions behind there. To fight against Madoka’s team, it is more than betrayal for him. The collar disappeared. He was anger at Claire and Shuichi because they have not contacted him and joins his group this would not happen then. Ikeuchi without knowing where he was moving, he came back to the same place, but he was shocked of the seeing the fire ashes with smoke there. He suspects that to kill his team Madoka would have done this. Madoka came in front of him and fell down. Ikeuchi asks him what happened to his companions. Madoka replied it was his teammates did this to them, he tried to save his colleague, but more of them were burnt death. Looking at Ikeuchi he said that he has abandoned his teammate and ran away. Madoka says that it was the girl in his team did this. Also, this was a prepared plan from beginning. He was wrong about her. She was like him; she was demon itself. After hearing this, Ikeuchi asks Madoka to kill him because he abandoned his teammate. Madoka laugh at him and said that he can grant his wish where he was about to die. Even though he was selfish, Madoka gave him the coins. Madoka realize that they have something which he doesn’t have that may be the reason he failed. As his final words he said Ikeuchi to do anything that he wishes using that coin, even a useless like him cannot do anything. It was the only thing that he can give to this world and he died.