Chapter 35

Chapter 35 is the thirty-fifth chapter of the Astra Lost in Space manga. It is the ninth chapter of the Icriss arc and, in the compiled volumes, the seventh chapter of the fourth volume.

Synopsis
84 days after the stranding of the Group B-5 students, they have done very well for themselves on the seemingly inhospitable planet of Icriss. Charce and Kanata are taking inventory of their supplies, with Charce mentioning they do not want to disrupt the ecosystem further and suggests they should leave for another base camp. Kanata agrees, and asks Charce on his feelings of the stunning results that they are clones.

Charce replies that he is surprised, but although he is different from the others having cut ties from his family, he was still stunned by the results. Charce asks Kanata how he is holding up, and he remarks how his father never truly loved him, but was instead worried about the damage to Kanata's body. He figures that he has done well for himself and proclaims himself independent from his original, with Charce mentioning that he admires how strong Kanata is.

While foraging outside later, he learns from Luca that Luca is pissed but feels like it still hasn't fully hit in for him yet, due to the fact he was abandoned as a child essentially. Luca tells Kanata that he has a lot of soul searching to do in his life and how to make his life more enjoyable, and instead be himself.

In Ulgar's room, Ulgar tells Kanata that he actually feels okay, and instead feels relieved to know why his parents played favorites with his brother. Ulgar feels more determined to become a journalist and expose Luca's father with a clean conscience. Kanata reminds him that he will have to cut ties with his mother and he will be left alone, to which Ulgar replies that he isn't alone.

With Yun-Ha, she cried for hours but now has come to accept it. She now knows why her mother never wanted to stand out. Because if Yun-Ha stood out too much, then her mother would be in an awkward position of already being too famous, when in fact she wanted to start over from scratch when she took over Yun-Ha's body. Yun-Ha asks Kanata what will happen to the originals, and he says that they will be arrested and the students will start over with their new lives. She says that she would like to start over as herself in her new life.

In the infirmary, Quitterie learns from Aries that Aries plans to get the police to investigate who her mother really is. With Kanata listening, she tells Quitterie that she still loves her mother, even if she is not her biological mother.

Later, on the balcony of the ship, Funicia, Zack, and Quitterie are admiring the sunset when Funicia asks Quitterie how she is holding up. She replies that she has grown to accept it. She continues by saying her entire life she had to follow her mother's commands, but really she wanted to get her mother's approval. But with the true facts spilled out, she feels more relieved now and notes that Funicia seems to be more mature than she is. Zack tells the both of them that although they have the same DNA, their personalities are different and they are in fact different people now. Quitterie feels grateful that this journey has changed her and let her know her true self.

Later that night, the rest of the crew is stunned to learn that Quitterie and Zack are engaged, after they told the cerw. Zack introduces Quitterie as his fiancee, and the crew cheers and begins to tease them about their wedding plans and who confessed first. Zack remarks that it's not important who confessed first, but because they had decided to get married sa childhood friends. Making it more dramatic, Zack proclaims that he's been in love with Quitterie since childhood, dispelling any notion of Zack's feelings towards his fiancee and causing the others to go more in a frenzy about Zack's newfound romantic intentions. In her diary, Aries writes that the crew will not only stay strong and upbeat, but will be invisible no matter the consequences.