Chapter Summaries

The Male Shinigami Association discussed how the Female Shinigami Association had intercepted its operating funds, and Shiba assigned Hisagi Shuuhei and Kira Izuru to negotiate. After learning how powerful the rival association was, Hisagi tried to withdraw, but Kira insisted on going alone.

• Iejima Hachichiwa explained that the Female Shinigami Association had intercepted the Male Shinigami Association's funds and members were leaving.
• Hisagi Shuuhei and Kira Izuru angrily volunteered to deal with the dispute, and Shiba assigned them to negotiate in exchange for a possible promotion.
• Kira suggested teaching the women a lesson, while the veterans praised him and Hisagi sensed the assignment was dangerous.
• Yoru Machi told Hisagi that the Female Shinigami Association was led by Kusaka Yachiru and included several captains and vice-captains, including Unohana and Ise Nanao.
• Hisagi tried to excuse himself and leave Kira to negotiate alone, but Kira refused to abandon him and promised to persuade the women by reason.

After Kira Izuru backed out of confronting the Female Shinigami Association, Ukitake proposed recruiting a wealthy patron to save the Male Shinigami Association. Yoru Machi went to the Kuchiki estate to recruit Kuchiki Byakuya as their ideal sponsor and member.

• Hisagi Shuuhei warned Kira Izuru about the Female Shinigami Association's strength, and Kira withdrew from the planned confrontation.
• Ukitake identified the association's lack of funds and shrinking membership as its main problems, while Yoru Machi criticized Brother Shiba's useless sunglasses and failed activities.
• Ukitake proposed recruiting a financially powerful member, and the association chose Kuchiki Byakuya as its best candidate.
• Yoru Machi arrived at the Kuchiki estate, tasked with persuading Kuchiki Byakuya to join and support the association.

The Male Shinigami Association asked Yoru Machi to recruit Kuchiki Byakuya, believing his friendship with Hisana would give him the best chance. Yoru Machi met Byakuya at the Kuchiki estate, where they bonded over their shared care for Hisana and Rukia.

• The Male Shinigami Association unanimously assigned Yoru Machi to invite Kuchiki Byakuya to join.
• Yoru Machi visited the Kuchiki estate and learned Byakuya was home with Hisana.
• Hisana's maid led Yoru Machi to the courtyard, where Byakuya practiced sword strikes and Hisana practiced calligraphy.
• Byakuya thanked Yoru Machi for helping Hisana and Rukia, then invited him to call him Byakuya.
• Yoru Machi and Byakuya conversed easily, and Byakuya said it was his first such congenial conversation since becoming clan head.

Yoru Machi failed to recruit Kuchiki Byakuya into the Male Shinigami Association, but secured funding and a base for it. Rangiku then asked Yoru Machi for help finding recruits for the Tenth Division after her search in Rukongai came up short.

• Yoru Machi told Kuchiki Byakuya that Hisana was recovering well and invited him to join the Male Shinigami Association.
• Byakuya refused to join after hearing its dress code, but offered funding and an unused room at the Kuchiki estate.
• Rangiku approached Yoru Machi and asked for help with her Tenth Division recruitment assignment.
• Rangiku explained that she could not find enough candidates with strong Reiryoku in Rukongai, and Shino Academy had rejected the few prospects she found.
• Yoru Machi realized that previous searches and Aizen's experiments had left Rukongai short of promising recruits.

Rangiku and Yoru Machi found Toshiro Hitsugaya in a remote part of Rukongai and tried to recruit him as a Soul Reaper. Toshiro refused to leave his sick grandmother, so Rangiku offered to have Yoru Machi treat her, leaving Yoru Machi protesting that he had not agreed to work for free.

• Rangiku dragged Yoru Machi through Rukongai to search for promising souls, and they located a white-haired boy with exceptional Reiryoku talent.
• Toshiro Hitsugaya noticed Rangiku and Yoru Machi following him and demanded to know who they were.
• Rangiku explained that they were seeking candidates for the Gotei 13 and invited Toshiro to train as a Soul Reaper.
• Toshiro refused because his grandmother was ill and he needed to care for her.
• Rangiku offered to have Yoru Machi cure Toshiro's grandmother if he agreed to go to Seireitei, but Yoru Machi objected to treating her for free.

Rangiku and Yoru Machi discovered that Tōshirō Hitsugaya’s grandmother was being harmed by his uncontrolled spiritual pressure, and they went to treat her during the night. Tōshirō attacked them in anger, but Rangiku restrained him while Yoru Machi explained what was causing his grandmother’s worsening condition.

• Tōshirō dismissed Rangiku and Yoru Machi as frauds and left after overhearing their argument.
• Rangiku insisted that Tōshirō’s exceptional talent made him too valuable to abandon, and she and Yoru Machi decided to visit his home that night.
• Tōshirō went to sleep thinking about Rangiku’s attempt to recruit him and his childhood sweetheart, Momoko.
• Rangiku and Yoru Machi entered Tōshirō’s home, where Yoru Machi began treating his grandmother.
• Tōshirō saw his grandmother and erupted with spiritual pressure, so Rangiku restrained him with Bakudō No. 63, Chain Binding.
• Yoru Machi told Tōshirō that his uncontrolled spiritual pressure, not the visitors, was causing his grandmother’s condition to worsen.

Yoru Machi and Rangiku helped Tōshirō control the spiritual pressure endangering his grandmother and persuaded him to enroll in the Spirit Training Academy. After Tōshirō left for the Seireitei, Rangiku and Yoru Machi joked about their work and his future.

• Yoru Machi explained that Tōshirō's spiritual pressure had harmed his grandmother and that he needed to learn to control it.
• Rangiku urged Tōshirō to attend the Spirit Training Academy, and Yoru Machi convinced him by mentioning Hinaori Momo and the chance to protect someone important.
• Tōshirō said goodbye to his grandmother and returned to the Seireitei with Rangiku and Yoru Machi to train as a Soul Reaper.
• The Academy's official tested Tōshirō and found his spiritual pressure almost unmatched among ordinary souls in the past century, earning Rangiku a reward for recruiting him.
• Rangiku demanded extra compensation from Yoru Machi, who teased her about getting involved with white-haired men; Rangiku asked if he was flirting and warned him about Kukaku.

Yoru Machi awkwardly offended Rangiku in Seireitei, only to discover she planned to use the incident to get more money from him. In the One-Punch World, he stocked up on supplies and reflected on the monster attack that awakened his Power Sharing ability and his failed attempt to grow stronger through Saitama’s training routine.

• Yoru Machi tried to explain his remark to Rangiku, but she punched him and threatened to tell Kukaku what he had said.
• After Rangiku left, she admitted she had only pretended to be angry so she could save or mooch more drinking money from Yoru Machi, then turned back toward him.
• In Z-City, Yoru Machi bought supplies and recalled how a cockroach-like Demon Class monster had attacked his balcony half a month earlier.
• Yoru Machi had nearly died fighting the monster before the Mysterious Space pulled him in, where he met his other selves and activated Power Sharing, enabling him to kill it.
• Yoru Machi continued living cautiously despite his increased strength, since the One-Punch World remained dangerous and he had not yet gained power on the scale of its strongest figures.
• Yoru Machi recalled that a month of Saitama’s training routine had produced no noticeable increase in his strength.

Yoru Machi met Saitama while shopping in Z-City, and the two talked about the supermarket’s sales and their dinner plans. A powerful monster then approached the store, and Yoru Machi realized everyone inside would die unless he acted.

• Yoru Machi pushed a cart full of groceries through the supermarket and explained that he bought in bulk because he disliked going out.
• Saitama asked Yoru Machi whether the supermarket was having a sale, since he was short on money and needed to buy food.
• Yoru Machi told Saitama that the sale usually began on Saturday, not Thursday.
• A powerful life force rushed toward the supermarket, and violent tremors knocked goods from the shelves.
• A supermarket employee urged Yoru Machi to enter the underground shelter, but he realized it was too late to save everyone without acting.

Yoru Machi protected the people in a supermarket from Vaccine Man’s devastating attack, then braced for the monster’s approach. After Eriina thanked him and asked if he was a Hero Association hero, he told her to hide because the coming fight might put her in danger.

• Vaccine Man attacked a nearby city with powerful energy spheres while Saitama left to change into his Hero Suit.
• Yoru Machi realized Saitama was gone and saw Vaccine Man’s sphere heading for the supermarket, where women and children were trapped.
• Yoru Machi cast Bakudō #81: Dankū and deflected the sphere, which exploded harmlessly in the outskirts.
• Vaccine Man noticed its attack had been deflected and rushed toward the supermarket to confront Yoru Machi.
• Eriina thanked Yoru Machi and asked whether he belonged to the Hero Association, and he told her to hide because he might not be able to protect her during the fight.

Yoru Machi drew Vaccine Man away from the crowded supermarket and fought back after being struck, but Vaccine Man overwhelmed him with powerful attacks. Yoru Machi met Vaccine Man’s punch with Shunkō, injuring the monster and dislocating his own arm, then reset his arm as Vaccine Man raged over losing three fingers.

• Yoru Machi left the supermarket to move the fight away from the civilians, but Vaccine Man appeared and slapped him through several buildings.
• Vaccine Man turned toward the supermarket’s trapped shoppers, but Yoru Machi returned with a blast and a flying kick that knocked him away.
• Yoru Machi bombarded Vaccine Man with Crimson Fire Cannons until Vaccine Man countered with stronger blue light orbs and forced him to dodge.
• When Vaccine Man caught Yoru Machi with a punch, Yoru Machi activated Shunkō and met the blow head-on, dislocating his arm while mangling Vaccine Man’s hand and removing three fingers.
• Yoru Machi forced his arm back into place as Vaccine Man became consumed by rage.

Yoru Machi asked Saitama to deal with Vaccine Man after realizing he could not defeat the monster without a sword. Saitama killed Vaccine Man with one punch, leaving the city safe and Yoru Machi unharmed.

• Yoru Machi assessed Vaccine Man as too strong to defeat while unarmed and worried about the monster rampaging through the city.
• Saitama arrived and agreed to take on Vaccine Man after Yoru Machi asked for his help.
• Saitama rescued a little girl from Vaccine Man, who ignored him and demanded that Yoru Machi come out to fight again.
• Vaccine Man mocked Saitama for being bald, and Saitama repeatedly pointed out that Vaccine Man had no hair either.
• Vaccine Man attacked Saitama, who punched him and erased his upper body, along with the clouds behind him.

After Saitama defeated Vaccine Man, Yoru Machi discovered that the two lived in the same Z-City apartment building and invited him to dinner. Saitama accepted and was astonished by Yoru Machi’s spacious, well-stocked home and valuable collection.

• Saitama killed Vaccine Man with one punch and decided the humanoid monster was not suitable to eat.
• Yoru Machi and Saitama met downstairs and learned they were neighbors in the same building.
• Yoru Machi invited Saitama to dinner, and Saitama accepted after seeing the seafood he had bought.
• Saitama entered Yoru Machi’s expanded apartment and was amazed by its furnishings, games, and anime collection.

Saitama visited Yoru Machi for seafood hot pot, hoping his neighbor was a wealthy heir who could find him an easy job, but learned Yoru Machi earned money as a part-time model. After eating nearly all the seafood, Saitama challenged Yoru Machi to a fighting game, and their deciding match ended in a draw.

• Saitama asked Yoru Machi about his work and mistakenly thought his occasional income came from a wealthy family.
• Yoru Machi explained that he worked part-time as a model, disappointing Saitama’s hopes of getting an easy job through a rich neighbor.
• Saitama ate nearly all the seafood Yoru Machi had prepared, leaving the cabbage and tofu untouched.
• Saitama challenged Yoru Machi to a fighting game and lost the first round despite receiving a half-health advantage.
• Saitama won the second round by defending until the timer expired, then tied the deciding round with simultaneous special moves.

After Vaccine Man’s defeat, the Hero Association investigated the battle and concluded that an unidentified white-haired young man had killed the Dragon-level monster. The Association began searching for Yoru Machi, unaware that Saitama had actually delivered the finishing blow, while Yoru Machi and Saitama continued gaming.

• Yoru Machi challenged Saitama to another game after Saitama claimed he would win next time.
• Superalloy Darkshine and the Rank A Heroes Magic Hand, Death Gatling, and Stinger arrived to fight Vaccine Man and found him dead.
• Eriina told the Hero Association that a striking white-haired young man had saved the supermarket’s customers and drawn Vaccine Man away.
• The Hero Association mistakenly credited Yoru Machi with defeating Vaccine Man and began investigating him as a potential Rank S Hero.
• The Association struggled to identify Yoru Machi because the supermarket’s surveillance equipment had been destroyed.

After an all-night gaming contest, Yoru Machi discovered that Saitama had won their bet and planned to move in with him. Yoru Machi accepted the arrangement but demanded that Saitama contribute to their expenses.

• Yoru Machi and Saitama played games through the night, and a sword slash Yoru Machi unleashed narrowly missed Saitama and killed a pumpkin-headed monster outside.
• Saitama returned to Yoru Machi's house with his toiletries and began washing up, saying he was moving in as they had agreed.
• Yoru Machi remembered that he had promised to grant Saitama one condition if they had not decided their match by five in the morning.
• Saitama chose to move into Yoru Machi's spacious home, which had spare rooms, manga, and games.
• Yoru Machi agreed to let Saitama live there but insisted they split their food and living costs, then asked Saitama to pay toward the month's food.

Yoru Machi and Saitama encountered Genos fighting Mosquito Girl on their way to an ATM. Genos abandoned his plan to use Incineration Cannon near the two bystanders and charged Mosquito Girl with machine-gun punches, warning them to leave.

• Yoru Machi borrowed thirty thousand yen from Saitama and promised to repay him with interest after his salary arrived.
• Genos crashed through a wall while fleeing Mosquito Girl, who chased him into Z-City.
• Yoru Machi recognized Genos and Mosquito Girl as they watched the fight with Saitama.
• Mosquito Girl gained the advantage after draining passersby while Genos's energy ran low.
• Genos decided not to fire Incineration Cannon near Yoru Machi and Saitama, then attacked Mosquito Girl with machine-gun punches and told the bystanders to get away.

Genos blasted Mosquito Girl with his Incineration Cannon, but she survived with severe injuries. As mosquitoes restored her body and strengthened her, Genos’s scanners warned him to flee.

• Genos knocked Mosquito Girl back with a barrage of punches and fired his Incineration Cannon, destroying the buildings in its path after scanning for life signs.
• Yoru Machi joked that Mosquito Girl would survive because there was so much smoke, and Genos’s scan confirmed that she was still alive.
• The smoke cleared to reveal Mosquito Girl with nearly half her body vaporized, while Genos realized his earlier attacks had left the cannon weaker than his calculations predicted.
• Mosquito Girl vowed to tear Genos apart, and Genos dismissed her threat until warning alarms signaled that she had another plan.
• Mosquito Girl summoned a vast swarm of mosquitoes, which poured their stored blood into her and rapidly restored her body as her energy readings surged.

Genos failed to stop the enhanced Mosquito Girl from reaching Yoru Machi and Saitama, but Yoru Machi swiftly severed her limbs and spared her. After she regenerated and prepared to attack from the air, Saitama vanished and struck her with a devastating slap.

• Mosquito Girl recovered her strength by absorbing blood and broke Genos's remaining resistance, tearing off one of his arms before charging at Yoru Machi and Saitama.
• Yoru Machi drew his sword and used Yagami-ryu Style Three—Random Butterfly to sever Mosquito Girl's limbs.
• Yoru Machi spared Mosquito Girl, while he and Saitama joked about why he had shown mercy.
• Mosquito Girl regenerated her limbs, flew into the air, and prepared to attack Yoru Machi and Saitama with her mosquito swarm.
• Saitama disappeared and swung a slap at Mosquito Girl, overwhelming the shield she formed from the swarm.

Saitama and Yoru Machi left the unconscious Genos somewhere safe rather than take him to a hospital, and Genos woke later determined to find them after realizing how powerful they were. Meanwhile, Saitama and Yoru Machi celebrated moving in together with a barbecue that ended in an argument over the beef.

• Saitama slapped Mosquito Girl out of sight, leaving her too injured to threaten anyone again.
• Saitama asked whether they should take Genos to a hospital, but he and Yoru Machi refused to pay medical fees and moved him somewhere safer instead.
• Genos woke near dusk, remembered the two men's overwhelming strength, and decided to return to Dr. Kusuno for repairs before searching for them.
• Yoru Machi and Saitama bought discounted beef to celebrate their new living arrangement and argued when Saitama ate more than his share.