Chapter Summaries

Jilan confronted Bakugo after the attack, then watched the United Nations peacekeeping force take control of the scene and question Dr. David. As Jilan suddenly suffered a severe reaction to the undiluted solution, he lost control of his body and passed out.

• Jilan blocked Bakugo’s attack and explained that his strengthened Quirk and iron-sand control came from Dr. David’s drug and his Quirk.
• Jilan found the red-haired attacker unconscious and handed the broken Quirk amplification device to a United Nations official as the peacekeeping force arrived.
• The guards escorted the students away, while Dr. David went to see Sam and the official warned All Might to stay out of the case.
• Jilan followed the official and witnessed Dr. David’s exchange with him before a sharp pain struck Jilan’s heart.
• Jilan suspected the undiluted solution was causing the pain, then lost control of his body and consciousness as All Might and the students rushed to help.

Jilan recovered after two days unconscious from the side effects of the original solution and learned that Dr. David was being held under FBI supervision on I-Island. As an FBI agent escorted him from the hospital, Jilan asked to see Dr. David before leaving the island.

• Jilan completed his hospital discharge paperwork while an FBI agent paid his treatment costs.
• Jilan learned that Dr. David had stayed on I-Island under watch after All Might vouched for him.
• Jilan learned that his friends and classmates had visited while he was unconscious, and that Midoriya, Yaoyorozu, and All Might had left the island.
• Jilan read that Fran Grimm was listed as the illegitimate daughter of his classmate's grandfather and guessed Erina had arranged her legal identity.
• Jilan asked the FBI agent to let him see Dr. David before he left I-Island.

Jilan persuaded the agent to let him meet Dr. David, then learned that his Quirk Factor data had been classified as top secret and that officials wanted his remains for research. He refused to sign the transfer agreement and met Dr. David, who explained that Jilan’s Quirk had kept him alive until the degrading agent was ready.

• Jilan asked to meet Dr. David and convinced the agent that he needed to discuss his health and thank the doctor.
• The agent obtained approval for a monitored meeting and told Jilan that his Quirk Factor data had been uploaded without his consent and classified as top secret.
• The agent offered Jilan a large sum to sign an agreement transferring his remains to medical research, but Jilan refused.
• The agent escorted Jilan to Dr. David’s guarded basement laboratory and gave him ten minutes to talk.
• Dr. David welcomed Jilan, then said that Jilan’s Quirk had continued operating while he was unconscious and had kept him alive until the degrading agent was made.

Dr. David explained how his research on Raw Stone led to the Stock Solution, the Quirk Amplification Device, and the Degrading Solution, while Jilan questioned him about All Might’s injury and Melissa. The chapter ended with Melissa apologizing to Jilan for her father’s actions, though she admitted she had not apologized to Midoriya, Yaoyorozu, and the others.

• Dr. David traced his research back to an anonymous email about Quirk Factors and Quirk-enhancing substances, then described discovering Raw Stone and developing his solutions and device from it.
• Jilan learned the anonymous email likely came from Japan and confirmed that All Might had suffered a serious, lasting injury.
• Dr. David said his last Raw Stone had been used to make the Stock Solution and that he had found no more.
• Jilan asked what Dr. David thought of Melissa, then encountered her in his hospital room after leaving to see her.
• Melissa apologized for her father’s actions, and Jilan asked whether she had also apologized to Midoriya, Yaoyorozu, and the others; Melissa admitted she had not.

Jilan reassured Melissa that he considered her a companion and encouraged her to trust in her own talent while preparing for her father’s likely long imprisonment. As Jilan left I-Island for Japan, Alice arrived to take him aboard her plane.

• Jilan convinced Melissa that neither he nor Dr. Sam needed to apologize for choices made to protect others, and Melissa accepted his thanks instead of an apology.
• Jilan warned Melissa that Dr. David was unlikely to be released soon and urged her to believe in her inventing ability; Melissa resolved to respect her father’s choice and wait for him.
• An officer arranged for Jilan to leave I-Island on a private plane bound for Japan and joked that the FBI could give him a grand send-off if he signed a contract.
• Alice arrived with a suitcase, dismissed the officer, and told Jilan he would be flying on her plane.
• Jilan headed toward the hall to find his passport while Alice called after him for acting arrogantly.

On the flight, Jilan learned why Lisi had left I-Island and pieced together clues about All Might’s injury and Midoriya inheriting his Quirk. He resolved to avoid the League of Villains and let Midoriya take the lead while he pursued an ordinary career as a Pro Hero.

• Lisi teased Jilan about being Erina’s fake boyfriend and explained that Fran believed Jilan and Erina were her parents.
• Lisi told Jilan she left I-Island because its mentors opposed her Quirk cuisine research and she wanted to witness Erina’s rebellion.
• Jilan recalled evidence that All Might’s active hours had sharply decreased and that Midoriya had received his Quirk from someone else.
• Jilan concluded that All Might had been gravely injured by All For One and had chosen Midoriya as his successor.
• Jilan decided to limit his contact with the League of Villains and stay out of the spotlight as Midoriya fought to become the symbol of peace.

Jilan considered his unresolved problems and discovered that the Raw Stone he had stored inside the skull had shrunk. He suspected the skull had somehow taken part of it, leaving him to confront his bewildered safe.

• Jilan concluded that Alain was the Italian student who had studied under Dr. Vogelbaum, but saw little use in the discovery.
• Jilan worried about how to handle Fran and Erina, then considered asking Alice for Erina's address when she woke.
• Jilan realized that the Ambergris from Isana matched the Raw Stone used in Dr. David's Stock Solution and might help him make the formula himself.
• Jilan animated the skull with Killer Queen, Second Bomb, and found that the Raw Stone inside had become a smaller, round blue bead while its fragments had vanished.
• Jilan accused the skull of pocketing some of the Raw Stone, and the skull denied it and swore it would harm itself if guilty.

Jilan discovered that Sheer Heart Attack had evolved after absorbing the missing Raw Stone, gaining a controllable mode that could produce multiple tanks of different sizes. After testing its abilities in the airplane lavatory, he returned to find Alice waiting outside, and their exchange ended with her stomping on his foot.

• Jilan tried to deactivate Sheer Heart Attack, but it transformed into two miniature tanks linked to his thoughts.
• Jilan realized the missing Raw Stone had been absorbed by Sheer Heart Attack and caused it to evolve.
• Jilan tested the new mode in the airplane lavatory and learned he could control multiple tanks, adjust their size, and switch between modes.
• Sheer Heart Attack's skull excitedly tried to set off explosions, but Jilan deactivated the Second Bomb before the plane was endangered.
• Alice confronted Jilan outside the lavatory, accused him of taking too long, and stomped on his foot when he stared at her.

Jilan returned to Tokyo after his trip to I-Island, got Erina’s address from Alice, and reunited with Inasa Yoarashi. While they spent the evening together, Jilan watched the July Pro Hero rankings being announced.

• Jilan asked Alice for Erina’s address, and Alice told him Erina was staying at her grandfather’s house in Setagaya with little Fran.
• Jilan returned home and messaged his friends that he was back in Tokyo.
• Inasa Yoarashi visited Jilan and complained that Camie Utsushimi had kept him from meeting Jilan on I-Island.
• Jilan ate dinner with Inasa while watching the July Pro Hero rankings, where All Might remained first, Endeavor was second, and Hawks held third place.

Jilan questioned Inasa Yoarashi about All Might and concluded that the hero was hiding a serious decline in strength, leaving him to expect an unusual summer vacation. A week later, Yaoyorozu pursued new ways to improve her inventions and planned to seek a tour of Detnerat.

• Jilan asked Inasa Yoarashi about Shoto Todoroki and All Might, and Yoarashi said he admired All Might for protecting hostages and believed he remained immensely powerful.
• Jilan considered All Might’s hidden injury, his limited time, and his decision to train Izuku Midoriya as his successor.
• Yoarashi trained every day during summer vacation, while Jilan declined invitations from him and several classmates, switched off his phone, and disappeared for a week.
• Yaoyorozu studied creativity and invention after comparing herself with Melissa, and she decided to seek a visit to Detnerat.
• Yaoyorozu planned to submit a paper application to Detnerat and considered buying an invitation if her application was rejected.

Yaoyorozu ran into Jilan while he was out with Fran, who called him Dad, and became suspicious about their relationship. Jilan invited Yaoyorozu to a cold drinks shop to explain, leaving Fran to choose ice cream.

• Yaoyorozu spotted Jilan walking hand in hand with Fran and wondered if they were lovers.
• Yaoyorozu questioned Jilan about his recent absence and asked who Fran was.
• Fran called Jilan Dad and warned Yaoyorozu that strangers who asked about her were bad people.
• Jilan reassured Fran that Yaoyorozu was his friend and invited her to a cold drinks shop to talk.
• Jilan asked Fran to go with the waitress and choose ice cream while he offered to pay.

After winning Senzaemon Nakiri’s approval, Jilan reunited with Fran and took her out for a trip. He explained Fran’s background to Yaoyorozu, then declined her invitation because he had plans to travel with Fran.

• Jilan recalled how Senzaemon had tested him before approving him as Fran’s father and allowing him to see her.
• Jilan received permission to take Fran on a trip, while Erina stayed behind because she was busy.
• Yaoyorozu asked Jilan to explain why Fran called him Papa, and he told her the story of finding her aboard the Voyager.
• Jilan reassured Yaoyorozu that Kaminari would make the right choice, then welcomed Fran back with her ice cream.
• Yaoyorozu invited Jilan to stay at her large home, but he declined and said he wanted to take Fran somewhere.

Jilan learned from Fujiwara Takumi that the rabbit director and the Oumagadoki Circus had traveled to the Tottori Sand District for a government-sponsored performance. He decided to take Fran to see the animals, leaving them ready to visit the circus.

• Jilan asked Fujiwara Takumi where the rabbit director and the others had gone while he ate with Fran.
• Fujiwara Takumi explained that the director had sought a new script after performing around the region, then recruited a screenwriter and rejected many submissions.
• Fujiwara Takumi said Aoi Hana had told him about the director’s script search when she came down from the mountain to collect mail.
• Fujiwara Takumi gave Jilan the circus’s address in the Tottori Sand District and explained that the prefectural government had invited the circus and covered its expenses.
• Jilan described the zoo animals to Fran, who eagerly agreed to go see them.

Jilan took Fran on an outing and arranged for Fujiwara Takumi to drive them to the Tottori Sand Dunes the next day. They arrived at Qiyuan Inn, where Mrs. Qiyuan mistook Fran for Jilan’s sister and grew suspicious after hearing her call him Dad.

• Jilan paid Fujiwara Takumi to close his shop and drive them to Tottori Prefecture the next morning.
• Jilan and Fran walked together, and he reflected that he had brought her on vacation to learn more about her secrets.
• Jilan and Fran arrived at Qiyuan Inn and greeted Mrs. Qiyuan, who remembered Jilan from his previous visit.
• Mrs. Qiyuan offered them two rooms, but Jilan registered them for one and asked after Xiaoyou.
• Mrs. Qiyuan heard Fran call Jilan Dad, imagined he had turned her into a daughter, and raised Xiaoyou’s flute against him.

Jilan and Fran stayed at the Qiyuan Inn after Mrs. Qiyuan relented when Fran fell asleep, and the next morning Mrs. Qiyuan treated them warmly. Xiaoyou apologized for her mother’s behavior, but Jilan’s reassurance did not convince her.

• Mrs. Qiyuan initially tried to drive Jilan and Fran away, then let them stay because Fran was asleep and might be unsafe outside.
• Mrs. Qiyuan showed Jilan to a room and warned him with a cleaver not to make unusual noises or approach Xiaoyou.
• Jilan and Fran woke at seven, and Fran said she was ready to set out.
• Mrs. Qiyuan served Jilan a Japanese breakfast while Xiaoyou watched a superhero cartoon.
• Xiaoyou apologized for Mrs. Qiyuan’s suspicion and told Jilan she would not forgive someone so easily if she were in his position.

Jilan and Fran traveled with Fujiwara Takumi to Tottori Prefecture, where they planned to find the director and the others at the House of Sand. After surviving Fujiwara’s reckless driving, Jilan continued toward the inn on foot, while the chapter also described Detective Conan’s ongoing Quirk-filled continuation in 2099.

• Xiaoyou apologized to Jilan and offered to make amends, while warning him not to have dirty thoughts about her.
• Fujiwara Takumi drove Jilan and Fran in his old Toyota 86, using his Quirk, Hearse Unification, to speed and drift through traffic.
• Jilan complained about Fujiwara’s dangerous driving after they arrived, and Fran was left dizzy from the ride.
• Fujiwara confirmed that the director and the others were staying at the House of Sand, but Jilan refused a ride for the rest of the way.
• The chapter explained that Detective Conan continued in 2099 with a parallel-world storyline where Conan fought superpowered criminals.

Jilan brought Fran to the House of Sand to meet the director of Oumagadoki Zoo, while explaining a Detective Conan story to her on the way. They found Aoi Hana and Mr. Igarashi instead, and Fran happily began petting the seal as Aoi noticed that Fran had called Jilan Dad.

• Jilan promised Fran he would finish telling her the Conan story when her mother could listen too.
• Jilan and Fran arrived at the House of Sand, where Aoi Hana welcomed them inside.
• Aoi Hana explained that the circus was staying there for its July fifteenth performance at the Tottori Sand Dunes and complained that the director had kept them training all night.
• Jilan decided to leave and return later so Fran could get something to eat before he spoke with the sleeping director.
• Mr. Igarashi greeted Jilan, and Fran asked permission to pet the seal before enthusiastically cuddling him.
• Aoi Hana asked Jilan whether Fran had called him Dad.

Jilan watched Aoi Hana wake the Oumagadoki Circus residents, and Cheetah and Shishido soon turned the morning call into a brawl. When Shishido threatened Aoi Hana, the director Shiina intervened and introduced himself.

• Jilan asked Aoi Hana whether the other residents were asleep, so she struck the courtyard drum and ordered them to get up.
• Cheetah rushed outside, fell into the stream, and asked Aoi Hana if it was mealtime.
• Shishido appeared at a window, argued with Cheetah, and attacked him after Cheetah splashed water on him.
• Aoi Hana struck Shishido with the mallet, but he threatened to eat her and opened his jaws.
• Shiina knocked Shishido into the water with Fleeing Rabbit Peace and introduced himself as the director.

Jilan met the rabbit director at the circus and learned how the director had settled a fight among the animals, then asked to speak with him privately. He left Fran in Igarashi’s care while he followed the director outside.

• The rabbit director assigned Aoi Hana and Ogami to prepare food, ordered Shishido to repair a drum, and sent Cheetah to run ten laps around the Tottori Sand Dunes.
• The director mistook Jilan for a planner and offered him a place in the show, while Fran complained that the rabbit was not cute.
• Jilan introduced Fran as his daughter, and the director accepted this without question; Aoi Hana objected to the idea, then angrily attacked the frozen rabbit meat with a cleaver.
• Jilan told the director he had come to ask him questions, and the director invited him outside to talk while watching Cheetah.
• Jilan asked Igarashi to look after Fran, promised to continue telling her Conan’s story later, and followed the director out.

Jilan told the director about his encounter with Isana aboard the Voyager and learned that the director had previously driven Isana back into the sea. The director grew serious as Jilan explained that Isana had attacked him and escaped by transforming into a giant sperm whale.

• Jilan watched Cheetah race along the coast with the director, who praised his speed and asked why Jilan wanted to talk.
• Jilan compared Oumagadoki Circus with Cirque du Soleil, prompting the director to conclude that their circus was already the world's best.
• Jilan described the accident and events aboard the Voyager, catching the director's attention.
• Jilan revealed that Isana had sensed the director's presence on him and attacked him.
• Jilan said the Voyager's captain rescued him, and that Isana escaped by transforming into a giant sperm whale.