Ch. 426Rescue operation: Preparations

Hagakure revealed that Midoriya, Todoroki, and Kirishima planned to search for Tokoyami, and Jilan allowed her to join so she could keep them in check. The group set out with Yaoyorozu’s tracker before the police and Pro Heroes’ operation, unaware that Jilan was following them.

  • Hagakure told Jilan she had overheard the students’ rescue plan and wanted to help save Tokoyami, so Jilan agreed to let her join and watch over them.
  • At the hospital, Iida tried to dissuade Midoriya, Todoroki, and Kirishima from going, but eventually joined them as a restraint.
  • Yaoyorozu arrived with a tracker showing Himiko Toga’s location and agreed to go along with Hagakure.
  • Hagakure appeared and explained that Jilan had approved her participation on the condition that she stop the others from acting rashly.
  • The group left the hospital to reach the location before the joint police and Pro Hero operation began, while Jilan followed them in disguise.

Ch. 427Showdown

Pro Heroes gathered to plan a covert operation against enemy strongholds, while All Might took a call from Jilan, who was accompanying Midoriya and the others. The chapter revealed that Jilan had confronted All Might about his weakening Quirk, his injury, and Midoriya as his successor, and All Might admitted he had expected the truth to come out.

  • Endeavor challenged Mount Lady's presence at the strategy meeting until Tiger explained that she would help destroy an enemy stronghold.
  • Officer Tsukauchi assembled the Pro Heroes, including All Might, to prepare for the operation.
  • All Might stepped out to call Jilan, who reported that he was following Midoriya and the others toward Kamino Ward and warned that they might encounter All For One.
  • The chapter flashed back to Jilan asking All Might whether his Quirk had weakened, whether he had suffered an irreversible injury, and whether Izuku Midoriya was his successor.
  • All Might calmly told Jilan that he had expected his secret to be discovered.

Ch. 428Passing the Torch

All Might explained to Jilan how his injuries and One For All connected to the generations-long battle against All For One. He refused a transplant that would cost him his Quirk and asked Jilan to join the fight for peace, and Jilan agreed.

  • All Might revealed his severe injuries and explained that he could be healed only by giving up his Quirk, while Jilan confirmed he knew about All For One from Stain.
  • All Might told Jilan the history of One For All, explaining that it began when All For One's younger brother's Quirk fused with a power-storing Quirk.
  • All Might said he would rather sacrifice what remained of himself than undergo a transplant before Midoriya could succeed him as the Symbol of Peace.
  • All Might asked Jilan whether he could trust him to fight for peace, and Jilan agreed to become his ally.

Ch. 429U.A. Press Conference

After learning more about All For One, Jilan watched Midoriya and the others go undercover in conspicuous outfits as they waited for the villains. Their outing was interrupted by news of U.A.’s press conference, where the school apologized for the League of Villains’ attack and began answering questions about student safety.

  • Jilan concluded that All For One was a native of their world rather than DIO, though he still wondered why All For One had targeted him.
  • Midoriya, Todoroki, Yaoyorozu, Iida, Hagakure, and Kirishima emerged from a clothing store in outfits that Jilan thought made them conspicuous.
  • Two drunk men harassed Yaoyorozu and Hagakure, and Kirishima stopped them by grabbing one man’s hand and squeezing it.
  • Midoriya and the others mistook a crowd’s shouts for discovery, but Todoroki realized people were reacting to U.A.’s televised press conference.
  • Aizawa apologized for U.A.’s failure to protect its students, and Principal Nezu described the school’s security measures as reporters questioned them.

Ch. 430The League of Villains' Persuasion

Midoriya and the others raced toward Kamino Ward as All Might and the police prepared a surprise attack on the League of Villains’ hideout to rescue Tokoyami. Shigaraki tried to persuade Tokoyami to join the League, but Tokoyami refused, placing his faith in All Might and Jilan Jiyu.

  • At the press conference, Aizawa defended his decision during the attack while reporters and the public criticized U.A. High School.
  • Midoriya and the others left the crowd and hurried toward Kamino Ward, where All Might and the police planned to strike the League’s hideout and rescue Tokoyami.
  • As the students squeezed through a narrow alley, they discovered Hagakure had become stuck because of her oversized motorcycle helmet.
  • At the hideout, Shigaraki and Stain tried to persuade the captive Tokoyami to join them by criticizing heroes and society.
  • Tokoyami rejected the League’s aims, saying their ideas would cost innocent lives and expressing faith in All Might and Jilan Jiyu.
  • Shigaraki freed Dark Shadow from its bonds without hurting it, but Tokoyami still refused to join the League, though Shigaraki’s words left a small impression.

Ch. 431Rescue Operation: Beginning (1)

After the League of Villains returned from the forest operation with Tokoyami but failed to capture Ragdoll, Shigaraki planned to exploit Tokoyami’s capture. Pro Heroes tracked down the League’s hideout and launched a surprise assault, freeing Tokoyami and trapping the villains.

  • Shigaraki berated the League for failing to capture Ragdoll, while Toga, Magician, and Big Sis Mag explained the operation’s setbacks.
  • Sensei told Shigaraki that the failed attempt to capture Ragdoll was no great loss, and Shigaraki learned that the League’s attack had caused trouble for U.A. High School.
  • Shigaraki revealed that he and Dabi had only pretended to persuade Tokoyami, intending to brainwash him or turn him into a Nomu.
  • All Might and Kamui Woods burst into the League’s hideout, where Kamui Woods bound the villains and Gran Torino disarmed them.
  • Edgeshot revealed that the Pro Heroes and police had found the hideout, while the assault team stood ready outside.

Ch. 432Rescue Operation: The Beginning (2)

All Might revealed that the Pro Heroes and police had captured the League of Villains' Nomu base and surrounded their hideouts, but Shigaraki's forces unleashed a wave of Nomu through black sludge. The chapter revealed that Midoriya and the others had found the warehouse and watched Mount Lady smash it, while Best Jeanist went silent during the battle.

  • All Might told Shigaraki that the Nomu base had been captured, the League members identified, and their escape routes surrounded.
  • Shigaraki laughed off the defeat, but black sludge brought countless Nomu into the fight, attacking the Pro Heroes and police.
  • Endeavor fought off the Nomu while Officer Tsukauchi tried unsuccessfully to contact Best Jeanist.
  • At the warehouse, Hagakure scouted with night-vision binoculars and discovered a large number of Nomu stored inside.
  • Midoriya and the others saw Mount Lady crush the warehouse with a truck, while the police arrived nearby.
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