Chapter Summaries

Josen received Atomic Samurai’s SSR swordsmanship card and traveled to a new Imaginary Space to test it. After creating an island in the energy ocean, he absorbed the card and had F-kid remove his Herrscher Core so he could use its power to create life.

• Genos heard Josen’s telepathic call, left the guest room, and headed to the mountain to meet Master Bang for training.
• F-kid collected fragment cards from the sleeping Saitama and gave Josen an SSR card containing Atomic Samurai’s swordsmanship abilities.
• Josen opened a gateway to another Imaginary Space and built a stable island from Honkai Cubes in the energy ocean.
• Josen absorbed the Atomic Samurai card and gained his swordsmanship memories and insights.
• Josen realized he could use a Herrscher authority to create life, and F-kid struck his chest and pulled out his Herrscher Core.

Josen forced Herrscher Kiana to reveal what she knew about creating Honkai Beasts, then used his Herrscher Authority to create and test a Templar-Class Honkai Beast. He discovered that the creature obeyed simple commands but lacked normal emotions and awareness.

• Josen flicked Herrscher Kiana out of the Herrscher Core and threatened her until she agreed to answer his questions.
• Herrscher Kiana shared everything she knew about creating Honkai Beasts, and F-kid returned her to the Herrscher Core.
• Josen condensed Honkai Energy in his palm and used his Herrscher Authority to create a tiny Honkai Beast.
• Josen fed the creature Honkai Energy until it grew into a heavily armored Templar-Class Honkai Beast that knelt before him.
• Josen tested the beast and found that it understood simple commands but lacked the emotions and awareness of an ordinary creature.

Josen created a Honkai Tachi and tested it by cutting down a Templar-Class Honkai Beast. He then unleashed thousands of accelerated punches on the sea of energy, broke the Imaginary Space, and returned to the Flowing Water Dojo.

• Josen formed and enchanted a custom Honkai Tachi, naming it the Honkai Tachi.
• Josen ordered the Templar-Class Honkai Beast to attack and destroyed it with a thousand consecutive slashes.
• Josen combined several abilities to unleash thousands of punches at the sea of energy.
• Josen's punches opened a vast abyss that swallowed the island and destabilized the Imaginary Space.
• Josen escaped the collapsing Imaginary Space and returned to the dojo, where Saitama woke up in confusion.

Saitama and Josen went to watch Genos train with Bang in the hills behind the dojo. As they joined the group, Josen noticed Garou training alone in the woods.

• Saitama woke up and learned that Genos was training with Bang after Josen had sent him there.
• Josen and Saitama walked to the training ground, where Saitama noticed craters left by Josen's earlier battle.
• Genos practiced the Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist fundamentals under Bang's instruction while Atomic Samurai and his disciples trained nearby.
• Saitama greeted the group, sat beside Atomic Samurai, and watched Genos continue practicing.
• Josen sensed someone moving through the woods and recognized the training figure as Garou.

Atomic Samurai challenged Saitama after losing his temper over being called an old guy, while Bang led Genos away to continue training. The chapter ended with Saitama facing Atomic Samurai’s drawn sword at the training ground.

• Josen admired Bang’s group and Garou before leaving with the Body Flicker Technique.
• Saitama grew bored watching Genos train and asked where Josen had gone.
• Atomic Samurai became furious when Saitama repeatedly called him an old guy and challenged him to fight.
• Bang stopped Genos from interrupting and led him away to focus on martial arts training.
• Saitama looked at Atomic Samurai’s drawn sword and asked whether they were really going to fight.

Saitama reluctantly fought Atomic Samurai and overwhelmed him, first with a punch and then by interrupting his ultimate sword technique. Atomic Samurai was launched into the woods while Saitama mourned the loss of some of his hair.

• Atomic Samurai challenged Saitama to attack first, and Saitama's ordinary punch sent him flying and made him spit blood.
• Atomic Samurai insisted he was fine and praised Saitama's power as inferior to Josen's punches, while his disciples admired his resolve.
• Atomic Samurai unleashed Atomic Slash, but Saitama dodged through the sword strokes and reacted with dismay when a tuft of his hair was cut off.
• Atomic Samurai began his Atomic Beeline Slash, but Saitama punched him in the face and sent him soaring into the distant woods.
• Saitama complained about losing hair and called Atomic Samurai a stubborn old geezer as his disciples stared in shock.

Josen watched Garou train in the forest, where Garou’s relentless blows brought down a massive tree. When Garou sensed someone nearby, Josen stepped out of the shadows, and Garou recognized the man he hated.

• Saitama’s punch sent Atomic Samurai crashing into a tree, leaving him gravely injured and unconscious before his disciples reached him.
• Garou trained by repeatedly striking a huge tree until his final punch split its trunk and toppled it.
• Josen observed Garou’s harsh training and reflected on how Garou and Saitama had broken their limiters in different ways.
• Garou heard Josen nearby, turned to search the forest, and prepared to fight.
• Josen emerged and greeted Garou, who recognized him and tensed with hatred.

Josen confronted Garou in the forest and exposed his ambition to become a true Monster. Garou refused to back down and attacked Josen, who blocked his strikes before hurling him into a tree.

• Garou recognized Josen as a dangerous opponent and restrained his urge to attack.
• Josen claimed he could read minds and told Garou he knew about his desire to become a true Monster.
• Garou admitted his ambition, rejected Josen's threats, and prepared to fight rather than abandon his convictions.
• Garou launched a surprise attack and followed with the Tooth-Piercing Finger and a scorpion kick aimed at Josen's eyes.
• Josen caught Garou's leg and flung him into a large tree.

Josen stopped Garou’s escape, knocked him unconscious, and used the Sharingan to erase his memories of the encounter before leaving him to continue training. Back at the dojo, Bang trained Genos, and Josen learned that Atomic Samurai was recovering from widespread contusions.

• Garou fled toward a cliff, but Josen followed him through the air and brought him back to the forest.
• Garou tried to attack again after landing, so Josen knocked him out, healed the crater he had made, and used the Sharingan to remove his memories of the fight.
• Garou woke an hour later, mistook his injuries for the effects of training, and resumed practicing.
• Bang praised Genos for learning the Flowing Water Fist routines and began combat training with him.
• Josen returned to the dojo for chilled drinks and learned from Iaian that Atomic Samurai had contusions all over his body and was using ice packs to recover.

Josen obtained Garou’s Undying Will Fantasy Card and gained powerful healing and resilience. He then visited Bang’s dojo, where Saitama was helping Genos train with his new fighting techniques.

• Josen reassured Iaian that he understood what had happened to Atomic Samurai and pointed him to the freezer for ice.
• Josen used his space authority to return to his guest room and inspected Garou’s newly dropped Undying Will card.
• Josen absorbed the card, increasing his vitality and gaining Garou’s rapid healing and imperishable will.
• Josen arrived at the Flowing Water Dojo and gave Bang a can of oolong tea.
• Bang explained that Saitama was helping Genos practice his new techniques, while Genos combined Flowing Water Fist principles with his cyborg attacks.

Josen warned Bang about Garou’s ambition to hunt heroes and become the strongest monster, prompting Bang to confront his disciple. Three days later, Genos won Bang’s friendly tournament, while Garou placed second and was left injured.

• Josen told Bang about Garou’s childhood and his plans to hunt heroes and become a monster.
• Bang vowed to stop Garou from becoming a monster, and Josen worried that his warning had stirred Bang’s old fighting spirit.
• Atomic Samurai recovered from his injuries and accepted that Saitama was a formidable opponent.
• Bang held a friendly Disciple Cup tournament, where Genos defeated Garou and won the championship.
• Josen congratulated Genos and prepared to treat him and the injured Garou.

Josen healed Garou after his defeat by Genos, and Garou’s body grew stronger as a result. Bang took Garou aside for a serious talk while the tournament’s defeated disciples and their masters came to terms with their losses, and Atomic Samurai departed.

• Josen healed Garou’s injuries with healing chakra, and Garou recovered quickly, feeling stronger than before.
• Garou recognized Josen and tried to question him, but Josen escaped with Genos while Bang took Garou aside for a talk.
• Saitama congratulated Genos on his victory, and Genos eagerly promised to keep training.
• Atomic Samurai comforted his tearful disciples Iaian, Bushidrill, and Okamaitachi after they placed last in the Disciple Cup.
• Atomic Samurai said goodbye to Bang, praised Garou’s ruthless look, and left.

Josen invited Garou to join Bang, Saitama, and Genos for hot pot, then went to find King in M City and discovered a Demon-level lava monster attacking the city. He arrived at the scene as Fubuki was struck by the monster’s counterattack, leaving her fate uncertain.

• Josen invited Garou to help prepare hot pot with Bang, Saitama, and Genos, then vanished to find King in M City.
• Josen sensed King, Tatsumaki, and Fubuki near a huge explosion and teleported to the disaster site.
• The Demon-level Son of Lava erupted through North City Shopping Street, killing and injuring civilians as it attacked the area.
• Fubuki used Hell Bombardment to strike the monster, but its lava body quickly regenerated from the damage.
• Son of Lava hurled two houses at Fubuki, and the wreckage exploded over her position.

Fubuki nearly died fighting the Lava Monster until Tatsumaki rescued her, and King arrived to destroy the monster with a lightning-charged punch. The chapter ended with King standing atop the monster’s corpse in the ruined commercial district as Josen searched for him.

• Fubuki dodged the Lava Monster’s first attack and struck him with building debris, but her full-power blow only staggered him.
• The Lava Monster hurled more debris at Fubuki, leaving her unable to defend herself as she prepared to die.
• Tatsumaki arrived and shielded Fubuki, then held the monster’s incoming projectiles suspended in the air.
• King descended in a golden lightning bolt and destroyed the Lava Monster by detonating its scarlet crystal.
• Tatsumaki protected herself and Fubuki from the resulting explosion, and King stood atop the monster’s corpse amid the burning ruins.

Josen arrived after King defeated the Lava Monster and found Tatsumaki and Fubuki with him. As Tatsumaki scolded Fubuki, she became distracted by Josen and then by F-kid, who began examining the monster’s corpse.

• Josen reached the scene and recognized King, Tatsumaki, and Fubuki after King had defeated the Lava Monster.
• King introduced himself to Tatsumaki, while Fubuki questioned why her sister had followed her to M City.
• Tatsumaki scolded Fubuki for going out alone and for relying on the Fubuki Group.
• Tatsumaki stopped lecturing when she spotted Josen, and Fubuki noticed her sister’s unusual reaction to him.
• Josen pushed Tatsumaki aside as he passed, then F-kid approached the Lava Monster’s corpse and began examining it.

Josen captured the Son of Lava and discovered that its enormous father was rising toward the surface beneath M City. He tried to leave with King for hot pot before the monster arrived, but Tatsumaki stopped them and demanded a more sincere apology.

• F-kid turned the defeated Lava Monster into a card, and Josen learned it was the prince of the Lava Tribe.
• Josen used Mantra to detect a monster twice the prince's size moving upward through the crust, realizing M City's disaster was not over.
• Josen invited King to Master Bang's dojo for hot pot, and King offered to bring a crate of seafood.
• Tatsumaki blocked Josen and King's departure, questioned Josen about calling her little, and demanded a more sincere apology.

Tatsumaki joined Josen, King, and Fubuki just as a powerful underground monster emerged in M City. She destroyed the Dragon-level Lava King with a massive psychic tornado while Josen’s force field protected the surrounding residents.

• Tatsumaki insisted on joining Josen and King for hot pot, and Fubuki agreed to come too.
• King and the others sensed an underground monster as the ground began shaking again.
• Tatsumaki prepared to fight while Josen built force-field walls around the ruined neighborhood to contain the battle.
• The Lava King emerged, announced that it had come to avenge its fallen child, and threatened the humans.
• Tatsumaki silenced the Lava King and pulverized it with her Super Psychic Tornado.

Tatsumaki destroyed Lava King with a psychic tornado while Josen protected King, and F-kid captured Lava King's surviving spirit as a Fantasy Card. Josen teleported the group to King's apartment and then to the Flowing Water Dojo, where Tatsumaki mistook Genos for a housekeeping robot.

• Tatsumaki defeated Lava King with a psychic tornado, while Josen's force field contained the blast and protected King.
• Josen praised Tatsumaki and reassured King, while Fubuki privately compared her power to her sister's.
• F-kid pulled Lava King's spirit from beneath a rock and transformed it into an SSR Fantasy Card.
• Josen teleported himself, Tatsumaki, Fubuki, and King to King's apartment, where King retrieved his things.
• Josen brought the group to the Flowing Water Dojo, where Tatsumaki mistook Genos for a housekeeping robot.

Josen introduced Genos to King, Tatsumaki, and Fubuki, then brought the group to Bang and Saitama. After Tatsumaki and Saitama nearly fought, everyone settled in, and Tatsumaki began wondering about Josen’s Psychic Powers.

• Josen introduced Genos as a cyborg, and Genos explained that he had flown down the mountain to collect ingredients for dinner.
• Josen brought King, Tatsumaki, and Fubuki to the meeting room, where Saitama mistook the sisters for underage hostesses.
• Tatsumaki tried to attack Saitama after he called her a rude little brat, but Josen restrained both of them to protect the house.
• Fubuki greeted Bang, while King gave Bang a gift and told him that his Hero Association application had been approved.
• Josen asked Saitama why he was not helping in the kitchen, and Saitama said Genos had kicked him out.
• Tatsumaki wondered about the secret behind Josen’s Psychic Powers, but told Fubuki that she had said nothing.

Josen hosted the Hot Pot Group’s first full gathering, bringing heroes and rivals together for a fierce Sichuan hot pot meal. As the newcomers joined the food battle, King helped Fubuki eat while Tatsumaki struggled with the spice.

• Josen overheard the Tatsumaki sisters speaking and imagined Garou reluctantly working in the kitchen with Genos.
• Genos and Garou brought the hot pot ingredients to the table, and Saitama invited King to join the meal.
• The group toasted and began eating, while Tatsumaki, Garou, and Genos prepared to compete with the veteran diners.
• King served Fubuki a bowl of food, allowing her to eat amid the fast-moving hot pot battle.
• Tatsumaki caught a piece of veal with her psychic chopsticks, burned her mouth on the spicy broth, and Josen handed her chilled soda.