Chapter Summaries

Lanny reviewed footage of Genos and Saitama defeating a Demon-level monster and recorded their contributions. She then learned that public hostility toward Saitama was approaching a flashpoint, with accusations that he was unworthy of S-Class and stealing credit.

• Genos joined Saitama after defeating a monster, and Saitama set the damaged apartment building upright with one hand.
• Lanny received and reviewed footage of Saitama and Genos defeating a giant teddy bear monster in D City and saving citizens.
• Lanny updated both Heroes’ achievement records, splitting credit for the Demon-level disaster evenly.
• A subordinate warned Lanny that negative public sentiment toward Bald Caped Hero was escalating, including claims that he lacked S-Class strength and stole credit from other Heroes.

Lanny ordered a crackdown on online rumors attacking Saitama and reported the situation to Josen. Josen tracked down a prolific forum troll and beat him in his rented room, where the violence caused a prolonged series of small earthquakes.

• Lanny directed her subordinate to pressure platforms to delete posts, send legal warnings to rumor spreaders, and identify the worst offenders.
• A blond forum user posted insults and rumors about Saitama, then argued with another user who challenged him.
• After the blond taunted his opponent to come through the internet and beat him up, Josen appeared in his room.
• Josen identified the blond as the poster behind the rumors and demanded to know if he understood what he had done wrong.
• Josen struck and threw the blond repeatedly, and the resulting violence shook the building for ten minutes.

Josen brought a blond online hater to Saitama and Genos’s apartment after spending the day rounding up people who had spread malicious rumors. There, he found Saitama opening hate mail and took him away for an unspecified errand, leaving Genos to guard the apartment.

• Josen spent the day rounding up more than a hundred online haters and ora-punched the blond man before healing him and restoring the damaged furniture.
• Saitama and Genos returned from their daily Hero work and found a parcel of hateful letters among their deliveries.
• Genos secretly recorded the addresses on the letters, intent on confronting the senders.
• Josen arrived and magically made the letters disappear, then restored them when Saitama said he wanted to check for real fan mail.
• Josen told Saitama to come with him and asked Genos to stay behind and watch the apartment.

Josen brought the people who had smeared Saitama online to a freezing mountain summit and let Saitama decide what to do with them. Saitama spared them, and Josen ordered them to delete their posts and apologize before the two heroes left them there.

• Josen and Saitama appeared above the stranded crowd on the mountain summit.
• Josen explained that he had brought the online smearers there to reflect on their attacks against Saitama.
• Saitama said the criticism would not stop him from being a Hero, while Josen threatened to put the crowd down humanely.
• The crowd begged for mercy and called Saitama the Bald Caped Hero, angering him until they went quiet.
• Saitama decided to let them go, and Josen ordered them to delete their posts, apologize, and avoid smearing Saitama again.
• Josen told the crowd to thank Brother Saitama, and they shouted their thanks.

Saitama played games with King while Josen replaced his broken controller and secretly collected limiter fragments from him. That night, Josen reviewed the powerful resources he had gathered from the Dragon Ball World and considered how they could help people in the One-Punch Man World.

• Saitama lost to King in a fighting game, broke his controller, and received a replacement from Josen.
• Josen and King secretly coordinated to keep Saitama losing, with Josen acting as an honorary leader of the troll army's hacker division.
• That night, Josen collected a limiter fragment from Saitama while F-kid searched beside him.
• Josen recalled that Saitama's named punches were basic attacks powered by raw stats, so copying them would provide no benefit.
• Josen inventoried his Dragon Ball World assets, including Dragon God's Power, healing abilities, Senzu Beans, advanced technology, and ki-based combat techniques.

Josen visited the House of Evolution and found that Dr. Genus had expanded and upgraded the underground base. The clones staged an elaborate welcome, which Josen told them not to repeat.

• Josen checked his Fate Draw count, which had reached 998, and went to sleep.
• Josen found the House of Evolution's old surface building gone and used his Mantra to confirm that the underground base remained and had expanded.
• Clone No. 42 alerted the House of Evolution, and the clones mobilized to prepare for Josen's arrival.
• Josen entered through the new elevator and was greeted by the clones, Armored Great Ape, and Mosquito Girl in a maid outfit.
• Josen told the clones to stop holding welcoming ceremonies, while Mosquito Girl brushed glitter from him and introduced herself.

Josen visited Dr. Genus’s expanded underground base and learned it was being developed as a town-scale shelter and model for post-disaster reconstruction. Just as Dr. Genus explained his new business plans, a high-speed object rushed toward them.

• Josen inspected the modified Mosquito Girl and traveled with the clones to the new base, leaving Armored Great Ape behind because he was too large for the transport.
• Clone No. 42 explained that the base was being expanded to ten times its original size to support Dr. Genus’s new research project.
• Josen met Dr. Genus, who showed him the base’s residential and functional districts, designed to serve more than ten thousand people.
• Dr. Genus explained that he was developing reconstruction and medical services to replace income lost after shutting down most of the illegal trading channels.
• A piercing rush of wind sounded as a fast-moving object approached.

Josen met Dr. Genus’s seven successful Psychic Power test subjects at the new base and assessed their abilities and memories. After confirming they were mentally stable, he watched them demonstrate their powers, beginning with No. 1’s extraordinary strength.

• No. 7 raced to Josen, recognized him as the House of Evolution’s boss, and introduced himself as the fastest of seven stable Psychic Power test subjects.
• Dr. Genus arranged for No. 7 to gather the other test subjects and took Josen and Mosquito Girl on a tour of the new base.
• Josen met all seven test subjects in the training area and learned that they had inherited Dr. Genus’s memories along with additional combat techniques.
• Josen used Mantra to examine the test subjects’ thoughts, found no hidden malicious intentions, and withdrew his psychic surveillance.
• No. 1 demonstrated his nearly 100-ton lifting strength and showed a physique comparable to Carnage Kabuto in his normal state.

Josen copied No. 6’s Plant Manipulation ability and arranged a spar between No. 6 and No. 2 to assess it. The battle began on a grass-covered arena, with No. 6 preparing his attack as No. 2 hovered above him in flames.

• Josen reviewed the seven brothers’ abilities and decided No. 6’s Plant Manipulation might help him develop Wood Release.
• Josen used Over-limit Element Pickup to obtain a Plant Manipulation Ability Card, which could rapidly grow and control plants but left them vulnerable to fire.
• Josen ordered No. 2 and No. 6 to spar while Dr. Genus led everyone to the live-combat facility.
• Dr. Genus transformed the arena into a grassy field, giving No. 6 terrain suited to his ability.
• No. 2 entered the arena in Fire Transformation and invited No. 6 to attack first.
• No. 6 crouched and pressed his hands to the ground as a faint green glow surrounded him.

Josen watched No. 6’s Plant Manipulation ability fail against Pyro’s flames, then assessed the test subjects’ powers and discussed having them join the Hero Association. The chapter ended with Dr. Genus agreeing to prepare their social and financial records and have them enter in batches while concealing some of their strength.

• Josen explained that No. 6 had already lost because he had not clapped his hands before using his ability, then demonstrated the gesture himself.
• No. 6 sent thorny vines at Pyro, who burned them away with Fire Punch, and Josen praised No. 6 for continuing to fight despite the disadvantage.
• No. 6 launched wooden spikes at Pyro, but Pyro destroyed them with Fire Spin, so No. 6 fled the arena and the match ended.
• Josen comforted No. 6, then watched No. 3, No. 4, and No. 5 demonstrate their abilities and judged the test subjects’ strength satisfactory.
• Josen told Dr. Genus to create complete records for the test subjects and send them to join the Hero Association in batches while having them conceal some of their strength.

Josen reviewed the House of Evolution’s plans with Dr. Genus, approving upgrades for its Supes while requiring oversight of Genetic Enhancement Serums. Dr. Genus accepted the restrictions and continued his research under Josen’s watch.

• Mosquito Girl served coffee to Josen and Dr. Genus, then massaged Josen’s shoulders.
• Josen instructed Dr. Genus to have House of Evolution members join the Hero Association, build influence, and document evidence of any private-job offers.
• Dr. Genus presented plans to upgrade the first batch of Supes and develop Genetic Enhancement Serums from Carnage Kabuto’s genetic research.
• Josen approved the serum project in stages, requiring him to review and authorize each stage before it advanced.
• Josen explained the risks posed by the world’s influence of human will, and Dr. Genus apologized for overlooking them.
• Josen reassured Dr. Genus and kept the House of Evolution under Mantra’s close observation.

Josen learned that Dr. Genus planned to create a safer, weaker version of Carnage Kabuto’s Asura Mode for the House of Evolution’s Supes and gave him Senzu Beans to study. Back in Z City, Josen and Saitama found themselves without Genos to cook dinner and decided to seek a free meal at the Hero Association.

• Dr. Genus explained that he would modify the Genetic Enhancement Serum to give House of Evolution Supes a safer transformation modeled on Carnage Kabuto’s Asura Mode, and Josen approved the plan.
• Josen showed Dr. Genus Senzu Beans and explained their effects, then declined Dr. Genus’s offer of Mosquito Girl as a bed warmer.
• Josen returned to Saitama’s apartment and learned that Dr. Kuseno had called Genos away for an equipment upgrade.
• Josen and Saitama realized that neither wanted to cook and that they had no groceries.
• Josen suggested that he and Saitama go to the Z City Hero Association for a free hot-pot meal, and Saitama eagerly agreed.

Josen and Saitama enjoyed a massive free hot pot dinner at the Z City Hero Association, then went their separate ways. Josen reunited with Tatsumaki in A City for dinner and a stroll, promising to give her something later.

• Josen suggested dinner at the Association, and Saitama eagerly agreed to join him for free hot pot.
• After the meal, Josen left Saitama to walk around Z City and vanished using Ki Sensing.
• Tatsumaki defeated a Suitcase Monster at A City's train station and rescued the passengers it had captured.
• Josen surprised Tatsumaki, and after a brief psychic tussle and a Serious Head Pat, they changed into ordinary clothes and went out together.
• Josen took Tatsumaki to an izakaya for dinner, then walked with her and said he would give her something later.

Josen took Tatsumaki shopping, then brought her to the Imaginary Realm and showed her how he created Honkai Beasts with his Herrscher authority. After explaining Honkai and its connection to Herrschers, he revealed that the present he had promised Tatsumaki was a highly condensed ball of Honkai Energy.

• Josen bought Tatsumaki an emerald-green crystal bracelet, and she accepted it despite her complaints.
• Tatsumaki got tired while shopping and demanded her present, then threatened to fight Josen when he teased her.
• Josen subdued Tatsumaki and used spatial travel to take her to the empty replica of A City called Imaginary Space.
• Josen opened portals in the sky and used Honkai Energy to create and grow thousands of Honkai Beasts, which bowed to him.
• Josen explained Honkai and Herrschers to Tatsumaki, who compared Honkai’s destructive power to that of a Monster.
• Josen revealed a condensed ball of Honkai Energy as the present he had promised Tatsumaki.

Josen unequipped the Herrscher of the Void card and contained the Honkai Energy he had absorbed, then offered Tatsumaki the activated Herrscher Core so she could try to overcome the Will of Honkai within. Tatsumaki showed interest in claiming its power.

• Josen demonstrated a condensed sphere of Honkai Energy and explained that it was the power of a Herrscher.
• F-kid unequipped Josen's Herrscher of the Void Character Card, but the Honkai Energy he had absorbed remained inside him and was suppressed by his Energy Stellar Core.
• Josen and Tatsumaki began another battle, which ended with Tatsumaki telling him to stop pushing his luck.
• Josen had F-kid materialize the activated Herrscher of the Void Core and offered it to Tatsumaki, warning that she would have to defeat the residual Will of Honkai inside.
• Tatsumaki dismissed Josen's offer as a goad but showed clear interest in trying to claim the Core.

Josen decided to let Tatsumaki take the Void Herrscher power, confident she could handle Herrscher Kiana. He replaced the Void Herrscher Core with a Pseudo-Herrscher Core of his own, which began absorbing his powers and evolving toward an independent Herrscher Core.

• Tatsumaki agreed to take the Void Herrscher power, while Josen privately looked forward to seeing her merge with Herrscher Kiana.
• Josen explained that Tatsumaki’s training had made her strong enough to handle Herrscher Kiana and that he had a backup plan for giving up the Void Herrscher power.
• F-kid mocked Josen as a pervert during a skit inside Josen’s consciousness.
• Josen used his Stand Ability to form a Pseudo-Herrscher Core from Honkai Energy, imprinting it with himself.
• The Pseudo-Herrscher Core absorbed the Void authority and Josen’s other powers, beginning its evolution into a Herrscher Core independent of the Honkai World.

Tatsumaki touched the Void Herrscher Core and was pulled into its white mental dimension, where it attacked her memories. Josen restrained the rampaging Honkai Beasts and found Tatsumaki’s location, while Tatsumaki resisted the memory loss and began to recognize the trap.

• Tatsumaki touched the Void Herrscher Core, and a burst of white light carried her away from Josen and the Imaginary Space.
• Josen inferred that the Core had drawn Tatsumaki into a mental dimension, then subdued the Honkai Beasts when they lost their link to the Herrscher and attacked him.
• Josen used his Pseudo-Herrscher Core and F-kid’s connections to locate Tatsumaki’s mental dimension.
• The Will of Honkai stripped away Tatsumaki’s precious memories, but Tatsumaki recovered through her force of will and recognized that she was inside a mental world.
• Tatsumaki challenged the Will of Honkai, then faltered as she noticed something unexpected.

Tatsumaki lost access to her memories and psychic powers inside the Mind Dimension, where she was forced to relive her childhood imprisonment. The Honkai’s attempt to break her mind stalled when Tatsumaki rejected its false appeal to family and recovered her strong-minded form.

• Tatsumaki could not recall who had given her information, and discovered that her psychic powers no longer responded.
• A familiar male voice reached Tatsumaki, while Josen and F-kid watched from outside the Mind Dimension and worried that her consciousness might notice them.
• Tatsumaki’s surroundings transformed into the laboratory where she and her younger sister had been imprisoned, and purple Honkai energy began consuming her body.
• The manifested Will of Honkai embraced Tatsumaki and called her its child, but Tatsumaki insisted that her memories held no familial affection.
• Tatsumaki returned to her strong art style as the Honkai erupted from her body, turning its near-victory into a stalemate.

Tatsumaki recovered her memories and power, destroyed the prisonlike laboratory, and faced Herrscher Kiana in a battle between the queen of Psychic Powers and the queen of the void. Their attacks shook the collapsing dimension, and the fight continued after Tatsumaki suddenly vanished from sight.

• Tatsumaki suppressed the energy controlling her, regained her original form, and demolished the laboratory with her Psychic Power.
• Herrscher Kiana discarded her angel disguise and confronted Tatsumaki as the Void Herrscher.
• Tatsumaki absorbed Kiana’s Subspace Lances into a singularity and detonated it, shattering the dimension around them.
• Kiana and Tatsumaki traded Honkai Energy and Psychic Power attacks as the unstable world crumbled.
• Tatsumaki vanished from Kiana’s sight during their fight.

Tatsumaki defeated Herrscher Kiana inside the consciousness dimension and claimed the Void Herrscher Core, gaining Herrscher powers and a new appearance. She then found Josen in his Imaginary Space, where they discussed the Honkai Beasts she had inherited.

• Tatsumaki overwhelmed Herrscher Kiana by expanding her Psychic Power across the consciousness dimension and striking the entire world into darkness.
• Outside the dimension, Tatsumaki absorbed the Void Herrscher Core and transformed into a green-haired Herrscher of the Void.
• Tatsumaki tested her new powers, canceled her transformation, and used spatial authority to find Josen.
• Josen welcomed Tatsumaki and withdrew the force field suppressing the Honkai Beasts below them.
• Tatsumaki discovered she had inherited the Honkai Beasts, and Josen told her she could keep them as muscle or destroy the Imaginary Space to eliminate them.