Chapter Summaries

Shayna defeated the Sky King, Kora, and challenged the Skyfolk’s plan to invade humanity, offering peaceful access to resources instead. The Skyfolk accepted Shayna and Arbel as their kings, while Morgan William promised supplies and arranged for Kora’s interrogation, as the Wing Tribe took shape.

• Shayna defeated the Sky King with her Flame Emperor technique, captured him, and learned that his real name was Kora.
• Shayna questioned Kora’s aides, Jonathan and Elui, and heard that the Skyfolk faced depleted resources and planned to occupy human lands.
• Shayna argued that the Skyfolk should seek resources and development without waging war, and Jonathan and Elui offered to honor her and Arbel as kings.
• The Skyfolk joined Jonathan and Elui in accepting Shayna and Arbel as their new kings.
• Arbel contacted Morgan William, who promised the Skyfolk supplies and arranged for the Rapid Response Force to take Kora for interrogation.
• Arbel called the new people the Wing Tribe, and Morgan William congratulated him on the name.

The Sky King, Kora, was imprisoned with the Deep Sea King, Subterranean King, Ancient King, and Asura Carnage Kabuto, while Garou fought Watchdog Man in Q-City. After imitating Aite’s movements and adapting his martial arts, Garou evolved into a stronger, beastlike form and challenged the heroes and police.

• Kora arrived at the prison transport and discovered Dagon, Snaiblin, Rex, and Asura Carnage Kabuto were also being held there.
• Asura Carnage Kabuto demanded a chance to fight the four kings, and the Ten King Warriors said they would report his request.
• Morgan William learned that Garou had attacked Aite, Jiwei, and Mata during their patrol in Q-City and ordered heroes and Justice Enforcers to stop him.
• Garou tried to escape beyond the city limits, but Jiwei ordered Aite to pursue him, forcing Garou to fight the heroes and police.
• Garou copied Aite’s four-legged fighting movements, his hair turned crimson, and he sent Aite flying before unveiling his greatly increased power.

Jiwei tried to help Aite fight Red-Haired Garou, but Garou rapidly learned Jiwei’s techniques and defeated him. As Bang and Bomb arrived, Garou faced his former master, who challenged him to a fight.

• Jiwei attacked Garou with the Seven Powers, Water Breathing, Haki, and the Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist to give Aite time to recover.
• Garou studied Jiwei’s techniques, then used a powerful Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist attack to send him flying into Aite’s arms.
• Garou realized he had gained new abilities from the fight and taunted Aite, but a sunflower monster warned him that Bang and Bomb were on their way.
• The sunflower monster offered Garou a place as an executive in the Monster Association, but Garou refused before Bang appeared and killed it.
• Bomb dealt with the surrounding monsters as Bang confronted Garou and challenged his former disciple to fight.

Bang and Bomb overwhelmed Garou, but his fury triggered a sudden surge of power just as a giant bird swooped in to carry him away. Homeless Emperor’s golden barrage then engulfed everyone at the scene.

• Garou confronted Bang over the incomplete Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist, while Jiwei warned Bang that Garou had learned Haki and the martial art.
• Bang defeated Garou in a one-sided fight, and Bomb kicked him back into the field when he tried to flee.
• Bang and Bomb teamed up against Garou, whose defenses could not withstand their attacks, and he began to lose consciousness.
• As Bang and Bomb prepared to finish him, Garou erupted with power and blasted them back with a shockwave.
• A massive colorful bird seized Garou and tried to escape, while Homeless Emperor rained golden light bullets over Bang, Bomb, Jiwei, Mata, and Aite.

Morgan William reviewed Garou’s escape and the expanding subway deal, while Orochimaru and Dr. Genus investigated ways to reverse monsterization. Orochimaru devised a plan to test whether his techniques could control Monster Cells in a surviving monster.

• Morgan William concluded that Garou had escaped with help from a phoenix-like monster and a powerful light-blast attacker, and reported the new intelligence to the General Staff of the Otherworld War Commission.
• Morgan William agreed to build an underground railway network with the Super Continent Government, beginning in K City, and considered asking Madara Uchiha to let Elder Centipede dig the tunnels.
• Orochimaru and Dr. Genus tested electric shocks on a naturally transformed monster and a death-row inmate who had consumed Monster Cells; one died as its Monster Cells separated, while the other survived unconscious.
• Orochimaru proposed gradually making Monster Cells latent and controllable, while also strengthening monsters’ mental power and will to return to human form.
• Orochimaru realized he could use Life Return, the Mind Body Switch Technique, and Body Activation to test control of Monster Cells, and focused on the surviving monster.

Orochimaru tested the Mind Body Switch Technique on a monster to investigate whether Monster Cells could be controlled. He overcame the cells’ hostile spiritual wills and reversed the monster transformation, then wondered what role the cells’ original owner had in the Monster Association.

• Orochimaru used the Mind Body Switch Technique to enter a bound monster’s body while Dr. Genus and a junior researcher waited outside.
• Orochimaru encountered the spiritual wills of countless monsters within the Monster Cells and fought them with six Shadow Clones and a range of ninjutsu.
• Orochimaru defeated a massive spiritual presence that appeared to be the Monster Cells’ master.
• Orochimaru regained consciousness as the monster’s appearance returned to normal, and he concluded that targeted training might help it control its abilities and resist the cells’ psychological effects.

Orochimaru’s report explained how Monster Cells affected people and how strong willpower might let them control monsterification, while Morgan William considered the implications. The Super Continent metro project began, and Morgan Technology’s new Kabane protective underwear outsold Neo Heroes’ civilian combat suits; Fukuchi’s researchers failed to identify or replicate its material.

• Orochimaru reported that Monster Cells could turn people into monsters, but those with strong mental control might master the transformation and return to human form.
• Morgan William read Orochimaru’s findings and considered whether Monster Cells and desire-driven mutations would affect people from other worlds.
• Morgan William asked Madara Uchiha to have Elder Centipede dig tunnels, and the Super Continent Metro System Project officially began.
• Neo Heroes’ civilian combat suits sold poorly, while Morgan Technology’s Kabane Bio-Material Form-Fitting Protective Underwear became popular for its protection and comfort.
• Fukuchi questioned his research chief about the underwear, but the chief said the team could not identify or replicate its unknown, blood-reactive material.

Garou woke in the Monster Association after being rescued and rejected Gyoro Gyoro’s demand that he eat Monster Cells, agreeing instead to kill a hero. Gyoro Gyoro then outlined a plan to strengthen the association and build alliances before war with humanity.

• Garou woke after three days in a Monster Association room, read Gyoro Gyoro’s letter, and kicked open the door to find the organization’s hall.
• Gyoro Gyoro introduced Orochi and offered Garou an executive position if he became a monster by eating Monster Cells.
• Garou refused the Monster Cells, and Gyoro Gyoro proposed that he kill a hero first; Garou accepted and left while Cutting King and Bug God followed him under orders.
• Gyoro Gyoro warned Orochi and the assembled monsters that humanity had more than fifty powerful fighters and that the Monster Association risked an even match in a full-scale war.
• Gyoro Gyoro proposed delaying the war to increase monster numbers, seeking more Machine God units, recruiting other monster races, and aiding the Death Bones organization in reviving Cruel Dragon.

Morgan William considered taking over the Hero Association as monsterification struck Kabaneri soldiers at the Biochemical Research Institute. Orochimaru warned Madara Uchiha that his intense emotions might make him vulnerable to the same transformation, and Madara departed dismissing the concern.

• Morgan William weighed whether to absorb the Hero Association and unify the professional hero field before the Super Continent subway network was completed.
• A Kabaneri soldier lost control and fought Uryu, while two more soldiers began showing signs of transformation.
• Madara Uchiha restrained the two soldiers, and Orochimaru identified their condition as monsterification caused by fear and emotional cellular mutation.
• Uryu left for the Giant World, and the Ten King Warriors took the three monsterified Kabaneri soldiers to the Biochemical Research Institute.
• Orochimaru warned Madara Uchiha that intense emotional stimulation could make him lose control, but Madara dismissed the concern.

Child Emperor discovered the Hero Association’s corruption as public outrage and resignations brought the organization to the brink of collapse. While its executives tried to flee, Sekingar and other managers sought to save themselves by offering the Justice Association the Hero Association’s assets.

• Child Emperor woke after Kima alerted him to the scandal and read reports detailing the Hero Association’s corruption.
• The Justice Association contacted Child Emperor, while public anger spread and the Hero Association’s reputation collapsed.
• More than ten thousand civilians surrounded Hero Association headquarters, and Sitch announced that eight S-Class heroes had ended their cooperation while many lower-ranked heroes resigned.
• Sekingar told the executives that military police had arrived to search headquarters, and they ordered him to use combat robots to kill anyone who entered.
• Sekingar refused to attack the military police, and he persuaded Sitch to offer the Justice Association the Hero Association’s assets in exchange for joining it.

Seryu destroyed the Hero Association executives fleeing from its headquarters, prompting the public and government to accept the Association’s fall and divide its assets. Morgan William announced the Justice Heroes’ new recruits and ranks, including Hell’s Fubuki and Sweet Mask, while Mumen Rider received special training instead of a rank.

• Seryu transformed into a missile and struck the Hero Association headquarters rooftop, killing the fleeing executives and pilots.
• Seryu killed a wounded pilot who pleaded for help, then transformed into a fighter jet and flew away.
• Civilians applauded the attack, the government tacitly accepted it, and factions divided the Hero Association’s assets as its heroes received recruitment offers.
• Morgan William announced forty-seven new Justice Heroes and said Mumen Rider would receive specialized training rather than a rank.
• Morgan William assigned Hell’s Fubuki B+ rank and Sweet Mask A rank, drawing strong reactions from reporters and viewers.

Morgan William announced the Justice Association’s new hero ranks, revealing that Tatsumaki, Flashy Flash, Superalloy Darkshine, Pig God, and Child Emperor had joined. The press conference ended with the Hero Association weakened by defections and Bang retiring from hero work, leaving Morgan to contend with the Neo Heroes.

• Morgan William assigned Child Emperor an A+ Justice Hero rank, while Metal Bat, Tanktop Master, and Puri-Puri Prisoner joined the Neo Heroes after rejecting A-Class ranks.
• Morgan William announced Pig God as an S-Class Justice Hero, Flashy Flash and Superalloy Darkshine as SR Justice Heroes, and Tatsumaki as an SSR Justice Hero.
• Morgan William revealed that Superalloy Darkshine had lost his confidence after Issho wounded him and was hiding away from the public.
• Reporters compared the heroes joining the Justice Association and Neo Heroes, while Morgan William said Silver Fang, Drive Knight, Metal Knight, Atomic Samurai, King, Zombie Man, and Blast had not yet been accounted for.
• Morgan William announced that Bang would stop hero work to train disciples at the Martial Artist Association, and the press conference ended as debate over the three organizations intensified.

After Darkshine lost confidence in his muscles when Issho wounded him, Issho persuaded him to visit the Martial Artist Association and meet its heroes. On the way to a gathering, Darkshine met Saitama, whose praise lifted his spirits, and learned that Saitama also relied on physical training.

• Issho found Darkshine hiding in a dark corner and comforted him as Darkshine questioned whether his muscles could protect him from powerful heroes.
• Darkshine said he no longer wanted to be a hero, but Issho persuaded him to visit the Martial Artist Association and train under Chinjao.
• Issho convinced Darkshine to leave his house and attend a gathering with the S-Class heroes before flying to Z City the next day.
• Darkshine met Saitama, Genos, and Seryu outside the staff cafeteria, and Saitama praised his muscles.
• Darkshine asked whether Saitama had learned martial arts, and Saitama said he relied on physical training too.

The heroes gathered for a lavish meal prepared by Asahi Nakiri, while Mumen Rider trained with Sakonji Urokodaki. Sakonji directed him toward a martial arts teacher and named his steadfast resolve to protect others the Rock Will.

• Seryu learned that Genos had received a major upgrade from Dr. Kuseno and invited him to test his new abilities.
• Madara Uchiha scrutinized Sweet Mask but found no clear sign that anything was amiss.
• Asahi Nakiri served the heroes glowing dishes that amazed them, and Tatsumaki stopped Fubuki’s psychic power from bursting through her clothes.
• Pig God praised the meal and asked for more, so Asahi promised to cook as much as the guests wanted.
• Sakonji Urokodaki assessed Mumen Rider’s strengths and sent him to learn from Iwamoto Taizo at the Martial Artist Association.
• Sakonji told Mumen Rider to use his will as a shield and responsibility as a blade, calling it the Rock Will.

Yami Tsukahara brought Swordmaster Hall to the Sword Saint Association and asked its members to join him. Divine Wind accepted a swordsmen’s duel to decide the matter, and both sides prepared to field three fighters.

• Divine Wind discussed his future as a hero with Sun Blade, Amane, and Zanbai while he waited for Iaian and Kamikaze’s Disciple to investigate the Hero Association.
• Yami Tsukahara arrived at the Sword Saint Association with more than a hundred Swordmaster Hall members and introduced himself as Yami-hime’s grandfather.
• Yami Tsukahara revealed that Swordmaster Hall could extend a person’s lifespan by a hundred years, astonishing the Sword Saints and disciples.
• Yami Tsukahara asked the Sword Saint Association to submit to Swordmaster Hall, and Divine Wind proposed a duel in which the losing side would join the winner.
• Yami Tsukahara agreed to field three fighters against Divine Wind’s side and named Yami-hime, Muichiro Tokito, and Arashi as his representatives.

Yami Tsukahara and Divine Wind began a duel to compare their swordsmanship while the Swordmaster Hall swordsmen and Sword Saint Association disciples fought across the grounds. Their first exchange revealed Divine Wind’s greater precision and Yami Tsukahara’s stronger slashes, and they prepared to test their full strength.

• Yami-hime assigned opponents to the Sword Saint Association fighters and sent two weaker Swordmaster Hall swordsmen away from the matchups.
• Yami Tsukahara and Divine Wind departed to a clearing near the mountaintop, while the other senior swordsmen scattered into the forest for their duels.
• Bushidrill and the other Sword Saint Association disciples clashed with Swordmaster Hall swordsmen who used elemental techniques, Haki, and Flying Sky Sword aura.
• Murata treated an injured Sword Saint Association disciple with bandages and a Purple Butterfly Pill.
• Yami Tsukahara and Divine Wind exchanged Atomic Slash and Divine Harmony, then launched Atomic Focused Slash and Yami Rakshasa.

After defeating the Sword Saint Association, Yami Tsukahara persuaded its leaders to join the Swordmaster Hall and revealed that the World Government came from another world. The chapter ends with the association learning about the World Government and being asked to change its name to the Sun Blade Association.

• Sun Blade accepted defeat and agreed that the Sword Saint Association would join the Swordmaster Hall.
• Yami Tsukahara explained that he and his organization came from Sea Star and that the World Government oversaw swordsmanship and swordsmen.
• Yami Tsukahara showed the association’s leaders a video introducing the World Government and its plans for their world.
• Sun Blade and Amane explained how the Sword Saint Association got its name and how its leaders came to accept the title of Sword Saint.
• Yami Tsukahara said the World Government had a Sword Saint Hall and suggested that the association change its name to the Sun Blade Association.

Madara Uchiha discovered that Sweet Mask was secretly a monster and brought him to the Biochemical Research Institute, where Orochimaru argued that Sweet Mask remained human because his mind had not monsterized. Sweet Mask accepted Orochimaru’s offer to help him control his abilities.

• Madara Uchiha used his Sharingan to capture Sweet Mask and bring him to the Biochemical Research Institute.
• Sweet Mask revealed his monstrous true appearance, and Madara explained that he could mimic human form and despised monsters and evil.
• Orochimaru argued that Sweet Mask was a human who could not control his abilities, so Morgan William agreed to keep his identity confidential and leave him at the institute.
• Orochimaru sealed Sweet Mask’s power, and Madara released his control over Sweet Mask’s consciousness.
• After waking, Sweet Mask heard Orochimaru affirm that he was still human and accept him as a patient he would help.

Orochimaru explained to Beaut how monsterization might be reversed and showed him two artificial vampires with different levels of mental monsterization. He outlined three possible methods and left Beaut hopeful that Life Return and Haki could help him regain control, while considering ways to make the process easier.

• Orochimaru removed Beaut’s seal, and Beaut’s released power briefly disrupted his ability to maintain his human appearance.
• Orochimaru told Beaut that he needed to believe monsterization could be reversed and learn to control his mutation abilities.
• Dr. Genus showed Beaut two artificial vampires: one was mentally consumed by monsterization, while the other remained mostly rational.
• Orochimaru explained that different races were not necessarily monsters and described external control, Life Return, and Haki as methods for reversing monsterization.
• Orochimaru suggested that powerful Haki might dispel mental monsterization, while he considered developing equipment to help control monster abilities.

After the world enjoyed a peaceful interval following the Hero Association's collapse, Imu considered how to manage Hades and its demons. He planned to create a clone to guard Hades, absorb the Hades Will, and reorganize its seven levels, while Lala returned to Sea Star to travel.

• People adapted to the safer world, accepting the human-blood nutrient solution in Kabane bio-underwear as the news covered the Morgan Group's rapid subway construction.
• Imu and Lala played Othello in Noah, and Imu agreed that she could return to play with him while declining to travel with her.
• Lala took Sastin and the others through a Small Star Gate to Mary Geoise, planning to visit the Academy of Sciences and several famous islands.
• Imu weighed whether to open another Star Gate as the World Government managed several worlds and Kizaru's fleet approached the Galactic Empire's border.
• Imu planned to create a clone to oversee Hades, devour the Hades Will, and lead seven new supreme demons, one for each level.
• Imu began sketching plans to rename Hades, give each level a distinct function, and make its demons less hostile and more useful to the World Government.