Chapter 13

"Struggle" is the thirteenth chapter of the Koe no Katachi manga. It is also the second-to-last chapter in Volume 2 of Koe no Katachi.

Summary
The chapter continues right where Chapter 12 left off, with Shōya and Yuzuru looking for Shōko around three o'clock in the morning. Rain pours heavily on the two and Shōya calls out to Nishimiya, only to be chastized by Yuzuru, who points out that Shōko wouldn't be able to hear him anyways. Shōya suggests that Yuzuru calls her sister, but Yuzuru replies that Yuzuru does not have a cell phone. The two look around places that Yuzuru typically hangs out, and Yuzuru feels guilty because Shōko is out in the dark, pouring rain looking for her younger sister. After some time of searching Yuzuru feels bad and tells Shōya to go home. Shōya disagrees and says he cannot do that because he made Shōko give up on something before when he bullied her as a kid and wants to make up for it. He confesses to Yuzuru that the guilt over what he did and the desire to make it up to Shōko is what kept him from giving up on life.

The two continue to look and eventually find Shōko by a bridge. Yuzuru runs into Shōko and the two sisters embrace. Yuzuru uses a telephone booth to call her mother and let Yaeko know that Shōko is alright. Yaeko scolds Shōko, telling her that she should have come home before her phone died. Yuzuru signs "see you later" to Shōya and tells him that it's okay for him to see them again because Shōko would be mad if Yuzuru did not apologize to Shōya. Shōya's mom comments on his sign language with Yuzuru and asks him if he learned it, to which he nods.

Yaeko Nishimiya gives her daughters two umbrellas and does not have one to protect herself from the rain. Before leaving, she confronts Shōya, telling him that no matter what he does, he cannot erase the pain that he caused Shōko. Shōya agrees, saying, "Yes, ma'am," and the Nishimiyas head home.

Characters
In Order of Appearance:


 * Shōya Ishida
 * Yuzuru Nishimiya
 * Shōko Nishimiya
 * Yaeko Nishimiya
 * Miyako Ishida