Chapter Summaries

Hizashi Yamada, the Pro Hero Eye of Dawn, fought Stain to save Indian but was wounded before he could call for backup. A student in a knight-like uniform then challenged Stain, identifying himself as Ingenium.

• Stain confronted Hizashi Yamada and threatened Indian, while Yamada stood his ground rather than flee.
• Yamada revealed his golden-light Quirk and struck Stain, sending him flying and buying Indian a chance to escape, but Indian remained paralyzed by Stain's Quirk.
• Yamada tried to call for help, but Stain threw a knife through his phone and wounded him in the shoulder.
• Stain turned back toward Indian, but sensed an ambush and slashed a uniformed boy, who landed safely thanks to his helmet.
• The boy declared that his hero name was Ingenium and vowed to defeat Stain.

Iida confronted Stain over his brother and was paralyzed after Stain wounded him, but Midoriya arrived in time to stop Stain from killing him. Stain offered Midoriya a chance to leave with an injured hero, and Midoriya refused to abandon Iida.

• A train attack interrupted Midoriya and Gran Torino’s trip, and Midoriya chased the Nomu-like attacker after Gran Torino struck it away.
• Iida found Stain in an alley and attacked him, blaming him for ruining Ingenium’s career; Stain wounded Iida and paralyzed him with his Quirk.
• Stain criticized Iida for acting out of personal revenge and prepared to kill him.
• Midoriya arrived, punched Stain, and told Iida he had come to save him.
• Stain recognized Midoriya and offered to let him leave with an injured hero if he moved away from Iida, but Midoriya refused.

Kurogiri offered Jilan Jiyu a Warp Gate to Hosu City after warning that Midoriya was facing the Hero Killer while Pro Heroes were occupied by the Nomu. He revealed that his master admired Jilan and wanted him to join the League of Villains, then pressed him to choose whether to go help his friend.

• Kurogiri left Shigaraki in Oumagadoki City and sent him through a Warp Gate to a place near Stain.
• Jilan Jiyu and Aoi Hana secured permits and arranged publicity and supplies for a circus at Oumagadoki Park.
• Jilan received Midoriya's location in Hosu City, learned of the villain attack there, and worried that Midoriya and Iida were in danger.
• Kurogiri appeared in the park and told Jilan that Midoriya was facing the Hero Killer alone because the Pro Heroes were busy fighting the Nomu.
• Kurogiri offered to transport Jilan to Hosu City and revealed that his master wanted Jilan to join the League of Villains.
• Jilan questioned Kurogiri's motives as Kurogiri demanded that he decide whether to enter the Warp Gate.

Endeavor took Shoto Todoroki to Hosu City to track the Hero Killer and teach him what it meant to be a hero. After Shoto rushed to help Midoriya and Iida, he confronted Stain and vowed to protect them until the Pro Heroes arrived.

• Endeavor explained that the Hero Killer's ideology made him certain Stain would strike again, then brought Shoto to Hosu City.
• When panicked civilians sought help, Shoto received Midoriya's message and ran to the address while Endeavor handled the incident nearby.
• Midoriya dodged Stain's attack and struck him, but a tiny cut left Midoriya paralyzed by Stain's Quirk.
• As Stain raised his blade to kill Iida, Shoto arrived and forced him back with flames.
• Shoto used ice to move the injured people to safety, then stood between Stain and his friends and vowed to protect them.

Midoriya and Todoroki fought Stain while trying to protect the injured Indian and Iida, whose paralysis wore off as he recalled the kind of hero he wanted to become. Iida struck Stain with Recipro Burst, and as Midoriya got back up, an unknown voice offered Stain help.

• Midoriya identified that Stain's Quirk worked by licking the blood on his blades, and Todoroki used fire and ice to keep Stain at bay.
• Midoriya deduced that the paralysis duration depended on blood type, then drew Stain's attention while Todoroki supported him.
• Todoroki urged Iida to get up and remember the hero he wanted to become, and Iida resolved to follow his brother Ingenium's example.
• After Midoriya was immobilized again, Iida used Piston Engine: Recipro Burst to knock Stain several meters away.
• Midoriya recovered, and Stain considered retreating before an unknown speaker offered to help him.

Tomura Shigaraki and Stain attacked Midoriya, Iida, and Todoroki, but the injured Pro Hero Hizashi Yamada rose from playing dead and knocked them back. The students then launched a coordinated counterattack on Stain.

• Shigaraki revealed himself and joined Stain in attacking Midoriya, Iida, and Todoroki.
• Todoroki blocked Stain's knife with ice, but Shigaraki crumbled the wall as Stain attacked Todoroki.
• Hizashi Yamada shattered his lenses and released a powerful shock wave that sent Shigaraki and Stain flying.
• Yamada revealed he had been conscious but paralyzed by Stain's poison, and the students prepared to fight again.
• Todoroki restored Iida's engines while Midoriya and Iida charged at Stain together.
• Iida and Midoriya struck Stain, and Todoroki engulfed him in flames.

Midoriya, Shoto Todoroki, and their allies defeated Stain and drove Shigaraki into retreat as Pro Heroes arrived in Hosu. Jilan Jiyu, who had watched the battle from a rooftop with Kurogiri, left through a Warp Gate without revealing his presence.

• Midoriya and the others knocked Stain unconscious with a combined attack, while Hizashi Yamada called out to Shigaraki as Pro Heroes approached.
• Jilan Jiyu subdued Kurogiri on the rooftop, then forced him to open a Warp Gate to Hosu City.
• Jilan watched the fight without helping his classmates, and Kurogiri invited him to seek out Giran and join the League of Villains.
• Jilan left through Kurogiri's Warp Gate, unseen by the people below.
• Midoriya, Shoto Todoroki, and Iida kept Shigaraki at bay until Kurogiri returned and opened an escape portal.
• Shigaraki fled through the Warp Gate, and Shoto caught Midoriya as his strength gave out, telling him the fight was over.

Jilan recalled how he had avoided being drawn into the fight in Hosu City, where Hizashi Yamada had rescued Midoriya and Shoto Todoroki from the villains. Back at Oumagadoki Park, Jilan and Aoi Hana finished arranging the circus publicity and flew back to the mountain aboard Takahi​ro-go, with the director's help.

• Jilan reviewed what he had learned from Kurogiri and explained how he had tracked the Warp Gate to Hosu City, then stayed hidden rather than risk being caught intervening.
• Jilan watched Shoto Todoroki and Midoriya struggle against Stain and Shigaraki, but Hizashi Yamada rose and blasted both villains away with golden light.
• Aoi Hana returned to Jilan and reported that the city and neighboring areas would advertise the circus over the next two days.
• The director arrived at Oumagadoki Park on Takahi​ro and, despite Aoi Hana's protests, lassoed her and ordered Jilan to use a rope to fly up.
• Jilan looped his rope around Takahi​ro's foot, and the giant eagle carried Jilan, Aoi Hana, and the director toward the mountain.

Jilan Jiyu learned that the Hero Killer’s arrest and a leaked video had made Stain a viral figure, while he suspected the League of Villains had released the footage to promote him. At the League’s hideout, Shigaraki realized the attention around Stain could help advance the League’s goals.

• News reports identified Chizome Akaguro as the Hero Killer and described how he had been captured after saving a student and confronting Pro Heroes.
• Jilan wondered why Midoriya and the other students’ roles were being kept secret, then concluded Kurogiri had likely filmed and leaked the video to publicize Stain and the League.
• Jilan watched online viewers respond to the video and recognized that the League’s plan to attract attention appeared to be working.
• At the League’s hideout, Shigaraki complained to his teacher that Stain had overshadowed the Nomu and asked why they had uploaded the video.
• Shigaraki recalled his desire to destroy society and All Might, and Kurogiri explained that Stain’s popularity could inspire people to join the League.

The Oumagadoki Zoo animals boarded trucks to travel to their first circus performance, with Shishido agreeing to take part after Jilan endured his training. On patrol, Snake Woman explained to Yaoyorozu how a Pro Hero could ease public anxiety after the Hero Killer’s ideas spread, then invited Yaoyorozu and Kendo somewhere interesting that night.

• Aoi Hana told Igarashi that the director had chosen him as the circus mascot, and showed him the poster Jilan Jiyu had sketched.
• Shishido agreed to perform after he trained Jilan and lost a bet that required Jilan to last five minutes against him.
• The director loaded the animals into two trucks, shut the zoo gates, and led the circus toward its performance.
• Snake Woman took Yaoyorozu and Kendo on patrol and told Yaoyorozu that greeting people could ease their anxiety after the Hero Killer’s ideas spread.
• Yaoyorozu understood Snake Woman’s advice, and Snake Woman invited her and Kendo somewhere interesting that night.

Oumagadoki Circus prepared to open its first public show in the park, while Fujiwara agreed to attend with Steel Gate Rikishi and Soul Band traveled to provide live music. The chapter left the circus awaiting its first audience, with its finances depending on strong ticket sales.

• Customers told Fujiwara that Oumagadoki Circus was performing at the park, and Steel Gate Rikishi invited him to attend while helping police patrol the crowd.
• The director, Jilan, and Aoi Hana arrived at the park and inspected the completed circus tents, which had cost enough that Aoi Hana worried about breaking even.
• Aoi Hana accepted that the circus might lose money but insisted that Ogami and the other animals should still get to perform.
• Kyoka Makoto and Diduo Chengjie traveled with Soul Band to accompany the circus acts live, explaining that Jilan had asked them to provide the music.

Jilan and the circus animals prepared for their evening performance while the musicians and Snake Woman arrived at the tent. As Jilan began explaining the show, he recognized Momo Yaoyorozu, who had been waiting for him to notice her.

• Jilan gathered the animals and hurried to finish rehearsals, venue checks, and preparations for the eight o’clock performance.
• Shishido refused to test his dangerous finale act in advance because he wanted the challenge to be new onstage.
• Diduo Chengjie, Kyoka Makoto, Jiancao Erren, and Dave arrived to provide the performance’s music and hear Jilan’s plan.
• Snake Woman returned and greeted Aoi Hana and Jilan, while Aoi Hana complained about the director’s antics in her absence.
• Jilan started to explain the performance, then recognized Momo Yaoyorozu after she reminded him they had spoken on the phone.

Jilan reunited with Yaoyorozu and Itsuka Kendo while preparing an animal circus show, and Yaoyorozu and Kendo examined his illustrated plans. The chapter explained the laws and public debate surrounding animal rights and circuses, leaving the unusual show’s contents still to be revealed.

• Yaoyorozu and Jilan teased each other about their unusual work studies before Itsuka Kendo arrived with luggage.
• Yaoyorozu explained that Snake Woman and Soul Band’s groups had met on the train and traveled together to Oumagadoki City after learning Jilan was there.
• Jilan invited Kyoka Makoto and the others to tour the venue and discuss the show while Yaoyorozu looked through his sketchbook.
• Yaoyorozu and Itsuka Kendo found illustrations of a girl, a rabbit, and animals in Jilan’s sketchbook and wondered how they fit a circus show.
• The chapter described how animal-rights activism led to rules permitting zoos and certified animal circuses, while allowing qualifying Quirked animals to receive human rights.

Itsuka Kendo asked Snake Woman about the backstage, and Snake Woman invited her group to look around, reassuring Aoi Hana that they could be trusted. The chapter then shifted to Fang Ping’s rebirth in a world where martial artists and high-rank grandmasters shaped society, leaving him bewildered by how far reality had diverged from his expectations.

• Snake Woman offered to take Itsuka Kendo and the others backstage to answer their questions.
• Aoi Hana worried that Snake Woman was revealing too much, but Snake Woman reassured her that the girls would keep quiet.
• Fang Ping realized he had been reborn as a senior-year student at Yangcheng No. 1 High School in 2008.
• Yang Jian, Chen Fan, and their classmate discussed whether to pay the steep fee to register for the martial arts track.
• Zhang Hao announced that Grandmaster Ma had reached eighth rank and challenged Google executive Taimu, exciting the class.
• Fang Ping struggled to understand the news and realized that his new world did not match the one he remembered.

Jilan and the others noticed the director was missing and suspected the food delivery was connected when the director’s favorite carrots were absent. Jilan found the director near the entrance with a fresh carrot, then spotted a tall figure who appeared to have met with him.

• Jilan realized the director was missing, and Snake Woman grew worried when Jilan said he had not seen him since rehearsal.
• Jilan noticed the delivery cart had no carrots, and Ogami explained that the driver had left without getting the delivery receipt signed.
• Jilan sent Ogami to bring the food inside and went to search for the director before the show began.
• Jilan found the director by the park entrance holding a half-eaten fresh carrot and returned with him without asking where it came from.
• After the director hurried back upon hearing Snake Woman had arrived, Jilan noticed a tall figure waiting at an intersection and wondered why the director had met with him.

Yūko reluctantly accompanied her mother, Mrs. Qiyuan, to Oumagadoki Park for the circus opening. A clown’s comic performance and a swarm of paper cranes welcomed the crowd to Oumagadoki Circus, leaving the audience eager to enter.

• Yūko objected to attending the circus, but Mrs. Qiyuan persuaded her to come along.
• The park gates opened, and a clown appeared, turning his stumble and apparent panic into a comic performance.
• Steel Gate Rikishi joined the clown, who performed a series of balancing and spinning gags before his hat released a flood of paper cranes.
• The cranes formed an arch and spelled “Welcome to Oumagadoki Circus,” after which the clown bowed and withdrew through the gate.

The Oumagadoki Circus drew a growing audience as Jiancao Erren’s street performance and the glowing path welcomed visitors. On the way to the tent, Qiyuan Yūko found comfort in a swarm of fireflies, while a reporter’s unwelcome photograph nearly got him punched by her mother.

• Residents bought tickets and followed the blue-lit path through Oumagadoki Park toward the circus tent.
• Snake Woman reported that two-thirds of the tickets had sold, and Jilan thanked Jiancao Erren for attracting the crowd with his performance.
• Momo Yaoyorozu and Itsuka Kendo welcomed guests at the tent after volunteering to help.
• Qiyuan Yūko entered the park with her mother, and fireflies gathered around her and landed on her finger.
• A reporter startled the fireflies by photographing Yūko without permission, and Mrs. Qiyuan moved to hit him.
• Yūko stopped her mother and forgave the reporter, who dropped to his knees in apology as the others hurried toward the show.

Yūko and her mother watched a circus performance that began with a clown conducting an orchestra before a shadowy creature dragged him behind the curtain. Alice appeared onstage, received a poster asking for help rescuing the Mad Hatter, and was interrupted by a rabbit claiming to be from the Fairy Tale World.

• Yūko and her mother took their seats as the audience gathered for the circus performance.
• The clown pulled colorful handkerchiefs and a conductor’s baton from his pocket, then conducted music that filled the tent.
• A huge winged shadow appeared on the curtain and dragged the clown away by the neck.
• Alice entered the stage, read a poster saying the Mad Hatter had been captured by an evil black dragon, and dismissed it as a scam.
• A rabbit leaped in front of Alice to introduce himself as a resident of the Fairy Tale World, but Alice and the audience interrupted him by shouting, “A rabbit!?”

Alice agreed to help Mr. Rabbit rescue the Mad Hatter and reclaim the world’s smiles, then set out with him for the fairy-tale world. There, they encountered a potbellied cheetah who demanded a toll, and Alice sent Mr. Rabbit to face him.

• A rabbit introduced himself as a Yato and explained that Alice had to act as the hero because only a hero could defeat the evil dragon.
• Alice agreed to help Mr. Rabbit after learning the dragon had captured the Mad Hatter and threatened to take everyone’s smiles.
• Alice and Mr. Rabbit set out for the fairy-tale world, where a seal pushed a cheetah to finish his treadmill workout.
• The cheetah emerged from the bushes and demanded a toll from Alice and Mr. Rabbit.
• Alice stepped behind Mr. Rabbit and chose him to fight the cheetah.

Alice and the animals performed a comic play about a prophecy-bound quest to defeat the evil dragon, winning over the audience. After the crowd left, Yaoyorozu and Kendo praised the show while Aoi Hana and Snake Woman helped clear the stage and reflected on Jilan’s insight.

• The rabbit defeated the cheetah and convinced him to join Alice on her journey to find the evil dragon.
• The seal introduced himself as Igarashi, a private detective, and joined Alice’s party alongside the cheetah.
• The seal and rabbit told Alice the evil dragon’s long name and described the route to his lair, but Alice decided to call him simply the evil dragon.
• The audience applauded the performance and left the tent, praising the play and the animals’ acting.
• Yaoyorozu and Kendo entered after the last audience members had left and discussed the success of the show.
• Aoi Hana cleared the stage with Snake Woman’s help, while Snake Woman praised her portrayal of Alice and remarked on Jilan’s ability to understand the animals.