Gachiakuta Manga Online, Chapter 40

In Chapter 40, titled “Rising Ground,” the narrative pauses its action to dive deep into Amo’s origin. We learn that as a child, she was sold by her struggling mother to a man who claimed he’d love her. He raised her in the Forbidden Zone of Penta, teaching her strange rituals that sparked confusing emotions in her. One day, two mysterious masked figures visited, gave Amo a pair of boots (her Vital Instrument), and disappeared—telling her to treasure them.

A violent confrontation erupted between Amo and the man over the boots, resulting in his accidental death at her hands. Shocked, she thanks him and clings to the boots as the only link to that fleeting affection. This intimate glimpse into Amo’s painful past reveals the source of her powers and her twisted perception of love, setting the stage for readers to sympathize with her motives even as they remain unsettling.