The eighteenth volume's fifth chapter lays bare the truth of Rin's confinement, her dealings with Ren and Akito, and her drive to break the curse, before Hatsuharu promises at her hospital bedside to remain beside her.
As the fifth chapter of the eighteenth volume and the one hundred and sixth overall, the installment explores what Rin endured while confined, including her encounters with Ren and Akito and her determination to see the curse undone.
Recovering afterward in the hospital, Isuzu is reassured by Hatsuharu that she is not a burden to him. He pledges to stay at her side through whatever comes.

Naruto vs Luffy with the twist nobody asked for: Luffy tickled Hinata on date night, and she kind of liked it. We break down the whole fight and commit to a winner....

There are no women on Namek. That isn't an oversight, it's the biology. Why we handed Piccolo the one thing his own species rules out, and why it had to be trap soul....
Chapter 106 is the fifth chapter of volume eighteen and the 106th overall. It reveals what Rin endured during her confinement, including her encounters with Ren and Akito Sohma and her determination to see the family curse undone.
While Isuzu recovers in the hospital in Chapter 106, Hatsuharu reassures her that she is not a burden to him and pledges to stay at her side through whatever comes.
Chapter 106 reveals that Rin's confinement involved encounters with Ren Sohma and Akito Sohma, and shows her drive to break the Sohma family curse.
Isuzu Sohma appears alone on the cover of Chapter 106, a chapter written and drawn by Natsuki Takaya that includes Tohru Honda and Ren Sohma in flashback.
Chapter 106 runs 29 pages, coming after Chapter 105 and before Chapter 107 in the eighteenth volume.
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