Recaps

Midoriya defeated Toru Hagakure, and Jilan Jiyu treated Hagakure before confronting the rude Takeshi Goda and his family in the stands. Shoto Todoroki then defeated Sero with ice, while a fire broke out at the Goda family’s seats and Endeavor watched Todoroki from the stands.

• Midoriya defeated Toru Hagakure with a powerful attack and was carried to the treatment station, where Rui En prepared to treat him.
• Jilan Jiyu found Hagakure in the stands, healed her minor injuries with Hamon, and stopped her from confronting the rude spectators beside them.
• Takeshi Goda demanded Jilan’s seat, and Jilan gave it up while secretly resolving not to let the boy’s behavior go unpunished.
• Takeshi found a golden game token, which his father took and put in his pocket.
• Shoto Todoroki covered half the arena in ice and defeated Sero, then apologized as he thawed him.
• The golden token heated and ignited the Goda family’s seats, and Todoroki noticed Endeavor watching him from the back of the stands.

Jilan Jiyu defeated Denki Kaminari by provoking him into overloading his electricity, while Tenya Iida won a match that Mei Hatsume turned into a long advertisement for her support gear. The next match began with Bakugo facing Uraraka.

• Toru Hagakure watched the arena cleanup with Jilan Jiyu, while staff cleared Shoto Todoroki's ice from the arena.
• Jilan Jiyu warned Denki Kaminari that he was vulnerable to long-range attacks, prompting Kaminari to unleash his maximum-output electricity.
• Jilan Jiyu endured Kaminari's attack, dragged him across the boundary line, and won after Kaminari's Quirk left him helpless.
• Tenya Iida agreed to use Mei Hatsume's support gear, but Mei dodged his attacks while presenting her inventions to the audience, and Iida won in tears.
• Bakugo faced Uraraka and told her to surrender if she did not want to get hurt.

Uraraka used floating arena debris to create an opening against Bakugo, but he destroyed it with a powerful blast and knocked her down. Bakugo then charged at her, and the match continued with Uraraka on the ground.

• Bakugo repeatedly blasted Uraraka away as she charged him, while Midoriya watched anxiously and the crowd criticized Bakugo for his relentless attacks.
• Aizawa defended Bakugo, explaining that he fought cautiously because he respected Uraraka’s strength and wanted to win.
• Uraraka made the rubble from the damaged arena float above Bakugo, then charged as it began raining down on him.
• Bakugo unleashed a powerful cannon-like blast that shattered the rubble and blew Uraraka to the edge of the arena.
• Uraraka shakily stood again, and Bakugo charged at her; they rushed toward each other before Uraraka fell heavily to the ground.

The first round of the tournament ended with Bakugo, Shiozaki, and Tokoyami advancing after their matches, and the final eight were decided. The second round was set to begin with Midoriya against Todoroki, while Rui En continued treating the injured students.

• Midnight stopped Uraraka from continuing, giving Bakugo the win, and Rui En received Uraraka for treatment.
• Kirishima defeated Ashido, but Ashido’s acid had injured his arms, so she took him to the doctor.
• Jiro used her earphone jacks to send sound through Shiozaki’s vines and hurt her, but Shiozaki struck Jiro with a vine and won.
• Rui En treated the unconscious Jiro and the injured Shiozaki after injecting herself and preparing medicine.
• Tokoyami drove Yaoyorozu beyond the white line with Dark Shadow, winning the final match of the first round.
• The second-round matchups were set: Midoriya versus Todoroki, Jilan versus Iida, Bakugo versus Kirishima, and Tokoyami versus Shiozaki.

Uraraka hid her disappointment after losing to Bakugo and encouraged Midoriya before his match against Todoroki. Endeavor confronted Midoriya on the way to the arena, and the chapter ended as Midoriya and Todoroki prepared to fight.

• Uraraka told Midoriya that Dr. Rui En had healed her injuries, then pretended she was unbothered by her loss to Bakugo.
• Uraraka encouraged Midoriya before his match with Todoroki, then broke down after he left and received a call from her father.
• Endeavor told Midoriya that Todoroki had an obligation to surpass All Might, and Midoriya replied that Todoroki was not Endeavor.
• Midoriya asked Todoroki why he would not use his fire, and Todoroki accused him of taking Endeavor's money.
• Uraraka joined Toru Hagakure in the stands as Bakugo and Jilan Jiyu traded barbs with Neito Monoma.
• The match began.

Izuku Midoriya pushed his injured body to its limit against Shoto Todoroki, forcing Todoroki to embrace his fire and fight with both sides of his Quirk. Their final attacks shattered Cementoss's barriers and knocked Midoriya unconscious, leaving the match's outcome unresolved.

• Izuku Midoriya continued attacking despite severe injuries, while Jilan Jiyu explained to Uraraka that Midoriya risked permanent damage and Rui En revealed that a stimulant was suppressing his pain.
• Midoriya urged Shoto Todoroki to use his fire, then struck his burn scar and challenged him to accept his own power.
• Todoroki remembered All Might's words, ignited his fire, and declared that he wanted to be a hero too; Endeavor mistook his decision as acceptance of Endeavor's ambition.
• Midoriya and Todoroki launched their strongest attacks at the same time, breaking through Cementoss's walls and sending a powerful shock wave across the arena.
• The stimulant wore off, and Midnight's sleep-inducing fragrance knocked Midoriya unconscious as he worried that he had failed All Might's wish.

Jilan Jiyu stayed behind to help Recovery Girl and Rui En treat Izuku Midoriya’s shattered hand, while Midoriya’s classmates returned to the arena. He went to the basement storage room for Rui En’s unusual medicinal ingredients and wondered how they would be classified as trash.

• Jilan Jiyu and the others learned that Izuku Midoriya had been taken to the infirmary, and Cementoss paused the matches while the arena was repaired.
• Recovery Girl sent Midoriya’s classmates outside and asked Jilan to stay and help with the treatment.
• Recovery Girl explained that Rui En’s Extraction Quirk could rapidly heal Midoriya, whose right-hand bones were shattered.
• Jilan took Rui En’s ingredient list and went to the basement storage room to collect the supplies.
• Jilan found shelves of preserved materials and wondered which ones counted as dry waste or wet waste.

Rui En’s experimental medicine made Midoriya’s shattered arm unnaturally flexible, but Jilan Jiyu used Hamon to guide the broken bones back together. The chapter ended with Midoriya’s arm restored and the narrator describing a community’s reunion as the “Reunion Movement.”

• Jilan Jiyu separated the medicinal ingredients, and Rui En ground and brewed them into an injectable medicine.
• Rui En injected Midoriya, whose fingers and hand regained movement before his arm twisted like a soft-bodied creature.
• Recovery Girl warned that Rui En’s medicine had worsened Midoriya’s injury, while Jilan Jiyu suspected Rui En was hiding something.
• Jilan Jiyu used Hamon to draw Midoriya’s bone fragments back into their original arrangement.
• Rui En explained that the medicine’s effect was temporary, and Midoriya’s arm returned to normal as the bone fragments reunited.

After recovering from his injuries, Midoriya urged Jilan Jiyu to face Todoroki at full strength, while Jilan noticed something strange around Midoriya’s arm. Iida withdrew from the Sports Festival after learning his brother had been attacked by the Hero Killer, sending Jilan straight to the next round and setting up a tense rivalry with Todoroki.

• Recovery Girl restored Midoriya’s arm and warned him that his body would eventually break down if he could not master his Quirk.
• Midoriya told Jilan to go all out against Todoroki, arguing that being a hero meant interfering in other people’s business.
• Jilan returned to the stadium, reassured Uraraka that Midoriya was fine, and noticed a distortion around Midoriya’s forearm.
• Iida learned from his mother that his brother had been attacked by the Hero Killer and withdrew from his match against Jilan.
• Mic announced that Jilan advanced to the next round, surprising the crowd and upsetting the bookmakers.
• Todoroki stared at Jilan and raised one finger, silently declaring that only one of them could win.

Jilan Jiyu fought Shoto Todoroki in the Sports Festival and tried to provoke him into using his fire, while an unseen force seemed to influence Jilan. The fight continued with Todoroki still resisting his fire as Jilan charged at him.

• Jilan Jiyu told Shoto Todoroki he expected to lose but accepted a request from Midoriya to knock some sense into him, then bet ten thousand yen that Todoroki would be weaker using fire.
• Todoroki opened the match with ice pillars, which Jilan shattered with Hamon Overdrive before making an ice spear and throwing it at him.
• Jilan struck Todoroki with Hamon Spring Punch, but Todoroki used ice to twist himself back into the arena and avoid elimination.
• Todoroki kept probing with ice while Jilan's thrown spears nearly hit him, and frost spread across the right side of Todoroki's body.
• Jilan grew angry that Todoroki would not use his fire, sensed an unseen influence within himself, and charged at him demanding more fun.

Jilan Jiyu defeated Shoto Todoroki in the tournament semifinal after exploiting the gaps in Todoroki’s control of fire and ice, advancing to the finals. Endeavor warned Todoroki that Jilan seemed tainted by something dangerous, leaving Todoroki unnerved as he watched him depart.

• Jilan Jiyu pressured Shoto Todoroki until Todoroki used his flames alongside his ice.
• Jilan explained that Todoroki himself was his greatest weakness and exploited the pauses in Todoroki’s attacks to close the distance.
• Jilan pinned Todoroki and threatened him with a Hamon Rasengan, so Todoroki surrendered and Jilan advanced to the finals.
• Todoroki asked Jilan what had gone wrong, and Jilan reminded him that he owed him ten thousand yen.
• Endeavor told Todoroki that his transitions between fire and ice were disjointed, but warned that Jilan seemed tainted by something he should not touch.
• Todoroki looked toward Jilan and felt as though he had plunged into an ice cellar.

Bakugo defeated Tokoyami and prepared to face Jilan Jiyu in the championship match, while Midoriya experienced a brief loss of part of All Might’s power. In the stands, Neito Monoma decided to help unite Class B around Tetsutetsu.

• Bakugo used constant flashes and explosions to exploit Dark Shadow’s fear of light, forcing Tokoyami to surrender.
• Midoriya saw Tenya Iida leave without speaking, then watched Jilan Jiyu defeat Todoroki; during the match, Midoriya briefly felt part of All Might’s power disappear before it returned.
• Doctors found that Bakugo was fit to fight and that Jilan Jiyu’s minor injuries had healed quickly; Bakugo visited Class A’s stands and asked whether Jilan had watched his match.
• After the break, Mic asked Shota Aizawa about Class A’s performance, prompting Neito Monoma to reflect on Class B’s losses and its need for a central figure.
• Neito Monoma decided to support Tetsutetsu as Class B’s leader and restore his confidence.

Katsuki Bakugo and Jilan Jiyu fought in the tournament’s final, with Bakugo’s growing explosions putting Jilan under pressure until Jilan caught him off guard with a Hamon Spring Punch. Bakugo then unleashed his full-power Howitzer Impact: Big Bang, leaving Jilan engulfed in light and smoke as Bakugo collapsed from exhaustion.

• Katsuki Bakugo and Jilan Jiyu began the final with a clash of explosive force and Hamon that filled the stage with smoke.
• Bakugo pressed Jilan in close combat, while Jilan struggled to keep pace with Bakugo’s improving combat awareness and stronger explosions.
• Jilan struck Bakugo in the chest with a Hamon Spring Punch, sending him out of the smoke and onto the ground.
• Bakugo recovered and launched himself into the air, then hit Jilan with Howitzer Impact: Big Bang at several times its usual power.
• Bakugo collapsed, drained of strength, and watched the smoke-covered area where Jilan had taken the attack.

Bakugo won the Sports Festival but felt the victory was hollow, while Jilan recovered and missed the awards ceremony. All Might presented the medals and promised to find Jilan, as Tomura Shigaraki watched the festival and vowed to destroy U.A.

• Bakugo defeated Jilan, who was taken to the infirmary, and Midnight announced Bakugo as the champion.
• Jilan woke in the infirmary, spoke with Rui En, and left for the awards ceremony after learning he could still attend.
• Midnight announced Bakugo as champion, Jilan as runner-up in absentia, and Todoroki and Tokoyami as joint third-place winners.
• All Might presented medals to Tokoyami, Todoroki, and Bakugo, who said he rejected the result because he had not fought the others.
• Bakugo asked All Might to find Jilan, and All Might promised to personally deliver his medal.
• Tomura Shigaraki watched the Sports Festival on television, accepted his Teacher's belief that Jilan could become an ally, and vowed to destroy U.A.

Jilan Jiyu struggled to contain a cold, machine-like emotion and his growing urge to use Killer Queen after his match with Shoto Todoroki. After nearly killing Bakugo in their match, he tried to leave the stadium, but All Might stopped him, gave him his silver medal, and comforted him until he broke down crying.

• Jilan Jiyu recalled how a cold, calculating state had taken over his thoughts during his fight with Shoto Todoroki and how Hamon had suppressed most of it.
• Jilan Jiyu found that his desire to use Killer Queen had grown stronger, then struggled to hold back against Bakugo and accidentally turned him into a bomb.
• Jilan Jiyu left the stadium rather than listen to the awards, but All Might leaped down from the canopy to stop him.
• Jilan Jiyu blurted out that All Might's hands were ugly, and All Might answered that those rough hands had saved countless people.
• All Might placed Jilan Jiyu's silver medal around his neck and hugged him, and Jilan Jiyu apologized as he broke down crying.

After the Sports Festival, Aizawa encouraged Class A to accept the public’s support before assigning them a self-analysis as punishment for Kaminari’s complaints. That night, Jilan enjoyed the attention of a young fan and then followed a tipsy woman, watching her hands.

• Aizawa told the Hero Course students they had earned the privilege of not cleaning and reminded them that civilians were the people they would protect.
• Vlad King congratulated Aizawa, and Aizawa ordered Class A to write a thousand-character self-analysis before they could go home.
• Midoriya worried about Iida after learning that Ingenium had been gravely injured while pursuing the Hero Killer.
• Kaminari mistook Jilan for someone who had only just woken up, and Midoriya asked about the medal All Might had given him.
• A little girl recognized Jilan from television, hugged and kissed him, and encouraged him to become a hero.
• Jilan said he would become a hero, then silently followed a tipsy woman while admiring her hands.

After the U.A. High School Sports Festival, Satomi Ishihara walked home alone and was pursued by a sharp-mouthed man with powerful legs. She activated her distress transmitter, but when Vibration Hero Shin Shindo announced his response, the attacker realized she had called for help and charged at her.

• Satomi Ishihara left a celebratory meal and declined a taxi, choosing to walk home.
• Satomi Ishihara noticed a man matching her pace, ran toward a nearby police box, and threw off her high heels.
• The sharp-mouthed man used his powerful legs to leap ahead of Satomi Ishihara and block her escape.
• Satomi Ishihara offered him her money and warned that heroes attending the Sports Festival could catch him.
• The sharp-mouthed man dumped out her handbag, found her transmitter, and accidentally activated it.
• Vibration Hero Shin Shindo announced that he had accepted the distress call, and the sharp-mouthed man charged at Satomi Ishihara, threatening to kill her.

Jilan Jiyu saved Satomi Ishihara from a robbery and kept the sausage-mouthed man from attacking her while they waited for the Vibration Hero, Shin Shindo. The robber tried to escape, but his kick knocked a deathly pale hand from Jilan’s clothes, leaving Ishihara staring at it in shock.

• Satomi Ishihara feared the sausage-mouthed man would kill her until Jilan Jiyu grabbed her collar and struck the attacker.
• Jilan blocked the man’s attempts to reach Ishihara while she stayed behind and the Vibration Hero, Shin Shindo, announced his arrival.
• Ishihara warned Jilan that the robber had her wallet, and Jilan asked the man to leave it behind if he wanted to flee.
• The sausage-mouthed man used his Nine Heavens Thunder Double Kick to strike Jilan from behind and leap onto a wall.
• The kick sent a deathly pale hand flying from Jilan’s clothes, and it landed at Ishihara’s feet.

Jilan Jiyu was mistaken for a killer after Satomi Ishihara saw the severed-hand specimen he carried, but he reassured her and escaped her suspicions. The chapter left him poised to retaliate against the sausage-lipped man who had caused the hand to fall out.

• Shin Shindo used his Vibrate Quirk to knock the sausage-lipped man off a wall and chased him away from Jilan Jiyu and Satomi Ishihara.
• Satomi Ishihara questioned Jilan about the hand he had tucked into his clothes, and he considered killing her to keep her quiet.
• Ishihara embraced Jilan and offered herself as his final victim, moving him to abandon his obsession with hands.
• Jilan showed Ishihara that the hand was a silicone specimen borrowed for studying his Quirk, and she apologized for mistaking him for a killer.
• Jilan raised his right thumb and pressed it down, preparing to make the sausage-lipped man pay.

Endeavor stopped the sausage-lipped robber, but the man’s body suddenly exploded without harming his clothes. Endeavor and Shin Shindo investigated the scene and learned that a boy in a U.A. High School uniform had stood between the robber and his victim.

• The sausage-lipped man fled through an alley, hoping to escape into the crowd, but Endeavor blocked the exit.
• The robber attacked Endeavor with a spinning kick, and Endeavor knocked him back into the alley with a flaming punch.
• The robber surrendered, but his body swelled and began to tremble as Endeavor kept watch.
• Endeavor tackled Shin Shindo out of the way just before the robber exploded in a flash of light without a sound.
• Endeavor found the victim’s wallet and phone among the robber’s undamaged clothes, and Shin Shindo recalled seeing a boy in a U.A. High School uniform protecting her.

Jilan Jiyu accompanied Satomi Ishihara to the police station after helping her during a robbery, where Endeavor questioned him about the encounter and the criminal’s death. After the police returned Ishihara’s stolen belongings, Officer Tsukauchi offered to drive them home, and Ishihara blushed as Jilan showed concern for her.

• Kamui Woods escorted Jilan Jiyu and Satomi Ishihara to the police station and accepted Ishihara’s apology for her earlier report about Mount Lady.
• Endeavor arrived and questioned Jilan about why he had been out late and how he had fought the criminal, while Officer Tsukauchi confirmed Jilan’s account with Shiozaki.
• Jilan explained that he had focused on defending Ishihara and counterattacking, and Endeavor left without revealing his suspicions about the criminal’s sudden explosion.
• Officer Tsukauchi returned Ishihara’s stolen wallet and phone, and she thanked Endeavor as he left.
• Tsukauchi offered to drive Jilan and Ishihara home, and Jilan suggested taking Ishihara first; when her face reddened, he worried she had a fever.

After helping Satomi Ishihara, Jilan Jiyu left her with the police and tried to keep the incident quiet. He then entered an arcade hoping to win a ticket to the Soul Band’s concert, where he encountered a familiar high school girl who had won thirty Tekken matches in a row.

• Officer Tsukauchi asked Satomi Ishihara and Jilan Jiyu to keep her attack confidential, and Ishihara agreed before going home.
• Jilan asked Tsukauchi to protect Ishihara, then told him he had applied to U.A. High School to help people rather than pursue fame as a Pro Hero.
• After Tsukauchi drove away, Jilan let the severed hand in his possession turn to ash.
• Jilan noticed an arcade contest offering Soul Band concert tickets and entered the arcade to compete.
• A high school girl won her thirtieth consecutive Tekken match, spotted Jilan, and called out to him.

Camie Utsushimi took Jilan Jiyu to a bar to meet Diduo Chengjie, who had a concert ticket for him and wanted to see him again. Jilan learned that Diduo and Kyoka Makoto were members of Soul, and the chapter ended when they came out from the room where they had been practicing.

• Camie Utsushimi persuaded Jilan Jiyu to buy her a meal, then led him to a bar, saying she would give him a ticket and introduce him to someone whose life he had saved.
• Camie introduced Jilan to Hitomi Mishima, a young bartender who had left home and worked to support herself.
• Camie revealed that Diduo Chengjie had wanted to see Jilan and give him a concert ticket himself.
• Jilan deduced that Diduo Chengjie and Kyoka Makoto were members of Soul, while Camie kept quiet about how she knew Diduo.
• Hitomi made drinks for Jilan and Camie, and a little over ten minutes later Kyoka Makoto and Diduo Chengjie emerged from the back room.
• Kyoka looked anxious when he saw Jilan, while Diduo brightened and greeted him.

Jilan Jiyu accepted an invitation to the Soul Band’s concert after Diduo Chengjie thanked him for helping him return to music. As the band prepared to rehearse and Camie Utsushimi revealed she was their manager, she ended the night by asking Jilan if they should get a room.

• Camie Utsushimi gave Diduo Chengjie a concert ticket to offer Jilan Jiyu, who accepted it and agreed to attend.
• Diduo Chengjie introduced Jilan to Soul Band members Jiancao Erren and Dave, while Kyoka Makoto and the others reassured Diduo that he belonged in the band.
• Kyoka Makoto recalled how Diduo had left the group after a dispute and recognized that Jilan had helped bring him back.
• Diduo Chengjie invited Jilan to watch the band rehearse, and Camie Utsushimi revealed that she had become the Soul Band’s manager.
• Kyoka Makoto sent Camie Utsushimi and Hitomi Mishima home for the night, leaving Camie and Jilan alone at the bar.
• Camie Utsushimi asked Jilan whether they should go get a room.

After Jilan Jiyu spent the night at a hotel with Camie Utsushimi, Inasa Yoarashi mistook their photos for evidence that he had been abandoned and went home heartbroken. Jilan and Camie then visited Kyoka Hi’s bar, where they heard music coming from the basement and went to investigate.

• Inasa Yoarashi watched Jilan Jiyu defeat Shoto Todoroki at the Sports Festival, then waited outside Jilan’s house through the night.
• Camie Utsushimi sent Inasa photos showing Jilan leaving a hotel, and Inasa went home convinced he had been betrayed.
• Jilan Jiyu and Camie Utsushimi arrived at Kyoka Hi’s bar, where Camie scolded Kyoka Hi for overworking Hitomi.
• Kyoka Hi directed Jilan and Camie to the basement, where they heard a guitar, drums, and singing behind an iron door.
• Jilan and Camie opened the basement door to investigate.