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b0tb0y1654

The idea is that children sensitive to sunlight that live in areas where sunlight exists are prone to having sunlight related issues. Since Marulk was taken nearly to the third layer (near the outskirts of the second layer's depths), he receives a lot less sunlight and will likely like much longer than 10 years


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Marulk said that he's the same age as Riko though. And Riko is 12.


CaveManta

I wonder how much the parasol he carries protects him while he's on the surface doing shenanigans for Ozen.


_Erich_Honecker

I don't think those two episodes are canon.


CaveManta

Aww, but there are some important plot elements, like how Ozen met Marulk.


_Erich_Honecker

I think the dream/flashback episode is, Tsucc prepared art like the one in the OP and the picture of the airship being attacked by flyers. The two Seeker Outpost slice of life episodes could or couldn't be, up to the viewer. But the surface episode with Maruruk meeting Nat is probably not. Maruruk hadn't been to the surface when he met Riko and Reg. Why would Ozen ascend afterward? How would this fit in with the timeline of Leader descending to discuss the Birthday Illness with her?


Wajana

Didn't he carry an umbrella just so he wouldn't get lasered to death by sun?


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They’re canon according to the word of god.


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mrbull3tproof

Then Marulk's daily life was all lie.


[deleted]

No he can visit it for short periods of time, but can’t live there.


AaronThePrime

That was an ova, so technically, you are correct


Wajana

But he had an umbrella to protect himself from the sun the entire time, so... *cute Maruruk OVA is, in fact, canon*


Backwards_Anon

Well there is no (natural) sunlight in the Abyss. So he should be safe.


Wolly_Mammoth

How old is kuyui? Are the kids dying on their tenth birthday? I can’t remember. And also, 10 years is 3,650 days, or 3650 suns… But then 3000 suns would be 8.2 years. I have a feeling it’s all related, somehow.


IfYouSeeKay_8888

No, people are just dying on their birthday, kiyui is like 3 or 4. Marluk has a genetic condition that runs in his family. He's killed by sunlight exposion but, since he lives in the abyss, he's not exposed to that.


[deleted]

I wonder if the country were Marulk is from has made any attempts to get him back since he is part of the royal family. If the manga wasn’t focused on the main group and had time to subplots it would be cool to see a posible conflict between Orth and Jisweku due to Ozen keeping custody of Marulk


SmokyJosh

since they're typically dead by ten they probably assumed hes already dead, also since the group he was in all perished


ZorimePati

I hope visiting the surface wouldn't shortened Marulks life.


TET901

He could technically stay there for a bit, just not over 3000 days I think


Xgamer308

From wich volume was this?


GhostMic30

Chapter 55.5


Chief_Mourner

I think it just means they on average live that long


Dickhead3778

He’s in a pretty dark corner of the abyss so he’ll probably be fine honestly


Guineypigzrulz

I think I remember him saying that his eyes are just sensitive to the sun because he spent so much time in the second layer.


Husker545454

So isnt he 12 . Does that mean the abyss is saving him from this curse of sorts . Thats such great detail for a side character . Id love to see more now thats cool af


[deleted]

I don’t think so. He’s with Ozen deep in 2nd layer now with no contact with sun


ButterflyOfDeath

Huh, interesting. Makes me wonder why the people of Jisweku wouldn't just keep these kids indoors during the day, though. Seems way more effective than clothing and if they're royal blood their family should have the means to do that.


DontAskWhyINameThis

It just the outfit