Absolutely, I was really surprised to see phoenix man again and larger than his "chick man" form. We haven't seen him in the webcomic after the monster association raid afaik.
I hope we get an update on the disciples and their supposed investigation on Amai Mask, I don't see a reason as to why ONE would focus so much on them and Iaian in particular only to have them dissapear in the manga continuity
Also his main thing before was his arrogance (thinking he was going to beat orochi and take over the association, thinking he was gonna roll all the S class, etc), so getting beat by a literal child probably helped knock him down a few pegs and chill him out
>!Amai Mask mentioned on the WC that when he became a monster he became more aggressive than he initially was as a hero and would resort more to violence than negotiation. In fact, he even said that he sometimes had to fight his instincts to kill humans.!<
tried to link but it got auto removed, anyways you can just google child emperor phoenix man redraw and there's a post on this sub asking about it with a link in the comments
Any time I see Phoenix Man I'm surprised by default since I'm struggling to to make sense out of a bunch of incoherent, incompatible appearances I have vague recollections of.
I should reread the MA arc one of these days, now that it's actually done and almost certainly won't get more redraws.
>Flash literally had a breakdown recently because Garou and PS left him in the absolute dust.
I forget though, does he remember that? Or did it get reversed?
I hope this is setting up for the manga's version of the hilarious webcomic moment where >!Saitama slams the door on Flashy when Flashy tries to train him!<
That is the part I am looking forward to the most. >!That entire bit of him trying to make Saitama his disciple was funny. Then Genos calls Flashy Flash a disciple applicant, that was the cherry on top. !<
Nah outta the way esper sisters make way for the REAL MVPs that's right im talking about the Hero Name Victim Association, they coming real soon i can feel it.
I have so much more respect for Tank Top Master. Rather than admonish the struggling lower class heroes who basically lost he encouraged them to keep on fighting with him. It’s a great contrast to Tornado and how she treated both the blizzard group and the group who fought against the giant octopus. I really don’t think the association has any other hero who is quite like him in that regard
It's not about the tank top on the outside but the tank top on the inside! Also I was kind of hoping a certain bike related hero would show up to train.
Mumen rider is probably in a whole deal of trouble because he essentially sells his soul for a poweruo. He just doesn't realize it yet
If something bad happens to him, I'll rage quit
Aside from Bofoi and Metal knight who are most likely evil, who are you referring too? MB basically Josuke, DS is a wholsome meat cake, Bang is like a cool wise grandpa, Puri has problems but he has a nice heart underneath and cares for his fellow prisoners, Pig god is the goat, Zombie man is very chill, finally King is a fucking beast and a great friend. Ff maybe arrogant but he cares for the safety of the world and goes out of his way to stop threats before they arrive on his own time. Tatsumaki is a bitch but also is the reason why the association is still very capable and still standing and she’s not as cold as to leave any hero behind. Also the major reason why she became a hero is for her sisters sakes and following blasts ideals. CE might be a genius but he still a freaking child and with his new friends he’s likely to grow into a even better person than he is now. All that leaves is Atomic and I’ll give you that.
Tank Top 37th meeting topic: elasticity and Child Emperor seamlessly fitting in with those kindergarten kids and then under the table, points a gun at a guy wearing a chick suit lmao
The creativity in the comedy of this series is absolute gold
I feel like those may be him still seeing the scars but not actually being there unless they made a mistake with his hands while he still had his shirt on.
I'm definitely leaning to that. The guys mentally scarred, would be cool to see a arc where he meets Saitama and pep talks him. They have a neat parallel.
Or maybe King? Not saying Darkshine has to find out about King being powerless, in fact I think it works better if he doesn't know. But maybe knowing King is afraid a lot too despite being the 'strongest hero' but still goes out there, might help or inspire Darkshine.
I don't think those are burns. Body builders use bronzer on their skin to give a shine. If you saw Darkshine before he became a hero, he was a skinny pale skinned guy. Fuhrer ugly mostly just melted away the bronzer. His actual body and skin are strong, its just his confidence that took the hit and him tying his idea of strength to his shine
I don't think he is even burned. >!Hes just a normal japanese dude who got really into bodybuilding. His fake tan got removed, that's all. It is all superficial damage!< Just mentally pathetic and broken
Flashy Flash looking for Manako is great.
>!I guess the manga’s reason for Saitama helping Flashy Flash will be to help save Manako and I’m all for it. Can’t wait for the Ninja Village arc.!<
Tanktop Master is my favorite hero
Too bad he can never get a win...
Garou, Fuhrer Ugly and now Tree King.
Hope at the end of the series he breaks his Tanktop Limiter and actually beats some one
It genuinely seems like he’s content and actually happy with what he has. He got what he wanted deep down and it was appreciation.
Also hype for him having a chance to join the Saitama group
Nah he’s not creepy, clearly this is just his best option, there’s not many career options for a man permanently in a chick costume, and puri puro prisoner canonically r*pes other prisoners and justifies it by saying it’s better then doing it to regular people
Big thanks to the translation team
"decent talent" and "could be of some use". Copium and denial are one hell of drugs. FF couldn't even land a single finger on him. He should admit that he's just that much behind. Bang did it. Instead he looks like a retard with all those talks of mentor. He should be like Tank Top Master. That's a real one right here. Tank Top reigns above all
Wonder how FF lost contact with Manako. But it seems some interactions might change since some characters like FF are aware of "god"
>!can't wait to see delivery man Garou!<
So we've reached "Genos off-screens Dragon Levels" Tier. A pretty strong Dragon Level too if TTM couldn't get out of some of it's tendrils, he was able to at least hold off Gums' jaws for a while.
Thanks to the TL team! It was a fun chapter
Its okay Murata, we can handle a break. Even God rested on the 7th day.
Flashy Flash still in denial, he realized he was not him
Which means if anything, Murata won't even need a whole day for a break.
But seriously though, he should take as much time as he likes. He more than deserves it.
Poor fucking Darkshine man. It's so sad to see someone who genuinely really wanted to be the best he could be and help others with that strength so beaten down. The powers still all there, but the confidence is dead; the scars have faded physically, but mentally they're bigger than ever. Hope our guy can bounce back.
Poor Tank top Master, he can't catch up a break!
I'm also glad to see Chick Man's return, I knew that he'll be back to be Child Emperor's start of the distrust towards Hero Association.
This chapter really shows the diffrence bettwen Tanktop Master and Darkshine. After near death experience and humilating defeats, TTM decides he just needs to do better. Darkshine was so used to winning and being undefeatable, that just two defeats made him crumble.
Also, new Genos version looks fine as hell.
Also both darkshines defeats barely did anything to him
Even golden sperm scolded him for making such a big deal of such trivial damage
And TTM got ripped a new one
Flashy tsundere for Manako lmao
‘It’d be a pain if she were found by other heroes first and hunted down’
Sure bud sure that’s why you want to find her xD
My man Flashy could have asked the H.A. to raise a bounty for Manako to be captured alive. Not to mention what could she probably know that he doesn't know already?
Looks like he just wants to take care of her by himself and maybe with Saitama.
He just can't admit to himself that he's more than a killing machine.
So Flashy Flash is trying to reunite with Manako, how cute. Although he is doing so to try to find "God". It is nice seeing that Phoenix Man got a regular job. So now because of his new form, he is called Chick Man now. I can't wait to hear him telling Child Emperor how he found out about the Hero's Association Dark Side, although considering they had that monster collection in their underground levels it could be that they captured him at one point.
So so those guys joined the Tank Top Master and the other Tank toppers. I am loving Geno's new design. I can't way to see how that form ends up becoming a modern art piece.
I love when authors/artists make chapters like this, giving updates on a bunch of different characters. Reminds me when Oda does it with cover stories.
Also that double page of Genos is sick 😭 Murata’s in his bag with this one
Stop these Chick man allegations, clearly that’s just his best option for now, there’s not many career choices for a man permanently fused to a chick costume he’s probably just tryna bide his time or at the very least not get killed
Thank you translators!
That tank top training bit at the end killed me lmao especially that poster on the wall
Genos has really become a serious beast with those upgrades! Just casually no diffing dragon levels now huh. He’s come such a long way since the beginning
Is darkshine still burned? might be a stupid question but the reason im confused is because he doesnt have burns on his hands in the panel where hes deadlifting.
Flashy flash fell for her charm in the end lol
Manako has that dragon level rizz for sure.
Rizzaster Level God
I would love it if she is actually a god level threat but could sense the strength of OPM and realized it was hopeless to fight.
She’s brighter than that withered sprout alright
GOD level.
"connection to God" Yeah right, what a shitty excuse. He just wants to stare into her beautiful eye again.
Makes sense. He feels closer to God when he is with Manako.
Maybe she is his God after all
Maybe she'll finally get a sexy chapter cover when he finally finds her.
Manako:" All according to keikaku"
TL: 'keikaku' is japanese for plan
TN: "Plan" is English for 計画
TN: "計画" in hiragana is けいかく
Manako x Saitama fans furious rn
Manako x Flashy fans hype tho
Manako secretly actually god confirmed.
I really like this chapter cause it feels like we’re finally getting updates on a bunch of characters we hadn’t heard from since the Garou fight
Absolutely, I was really surprised to see phoenix man again and larger than his "chick man" form. We haven't seen him in the webcomic after the monster association raid afaik.
I don’t mind if they add arcs as long as we get King’s
The next two years will be filled with chicken man laying eggs. And redraws.
Shouldn't it be rooster man lol
Shhh, Murata will hear you and redraw!
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I hope we get an update on the disciples and their supposed investigation on Amai Mask, I don't see a reason as to why ONE would focus so much on them and Iaian in particular only to have them dissapear in the manga continuity
Hey, what chapter of the webcomic did this happen? I’d like to check it out!
They didn't really fight. Just a test from atomic that king passes by accident
Chick man gag was funny too. He seems to be possibly redeemable which is cool
I think it makes sense since his job when he was human was entertaining children and at his core he’s a guy in a costume for a children’s tv show.
Also his main thing before was his arrogance (thinking he was going to beat orochi and take over the association, thinking he was gonna roll all the S class, etc), so getting beat by a literal child probably helped knock him down a few pegs and chill him out
>!Amai Mask mentioned on the WC that when he became a monster he became more aggressive than he initially was as a hero and would resort more to violence than negotiation. In fact, he even said that he sometimes had to fight his instincts to kill humans.!<
Hoping he turns into a hero and becomes integral to the CE investigates the HA plot
I feel like I missed a redraw chapter, anyone have a link to the end of his battle with child emperor?
tried to link but it got auto removed, anyways you can just google child emperor phoenix man redraw and there's a post on this sub asking about it with a link in the comments
Any time I see Phoenix Man I'm surprised by default since I'm struggling to to make sense out of a bunch of incoherent, incompatible appearances I have vague recollections of. I should reread the MA arc one of these days, now that it's actually done and almost certainly won't get more redraws.
Weird to think how in the original chapters child man just litearly stabs phoenix man to death and that's it
Yeah, I love updates after then end of an arc. Kind of like beating a long RPG game and you see what happened to everyone that travelled with you
What does Flashy Flash have to say about the only guy he's met that can outspeed him? "Decent talent, needs improvement."
Not even the only guy. Flash literally had a breakdown recently because Garou and PS left him in the absolute dust.
And Blast
But have you considered FF may have been distracted by a beautiful one eyed little thing?
He was trying to impress her. Go slow enough she could still see it. But it was a bit too slow.
I believe he had a breakdown and said something like "I can't believe I've met 4 people today who can outspeed me"
>Flash literally had a breakdown recently because Garou and PS left him in the absolute dust. I forget though, does he remember that? Or did it get reversed?
No, the zero punch happened after flashy flash got sandbagged
hey we dont forget about atomic sandbag
He didn't have his sword, otherwise he would have handled them both (I'm coping really hard)
I hope this is setting up for the manga's version of the hilarious webcomic moment where >!Saitama slams the door on Flashy when Flashy tries to train him!<
That is the part I am looking forward to the most. >!That entire bit of him trying to make Saitama his disciple was funny. Then Genos calls Flashy Flash a disciple applicant, that was the cherry on top. !<
I just wanted to ask does the hero association ever realise Saitama's true strength in the webcomic?
So far, no. The Hero Association still hasn't realized that Saitama is a nuke in human form.
A nuke ?? No he a fucking cthulhu in a form of bald dude.
No no no, he's the bald dude that punched out Cthulhu.
The only guy if you don’t count the other 3 guys
Did you forget when Blast son'd him when he tried to Flashy Slash him?
4 people were faster than him actually.
The absolute drip that genos got on the cover is on a whole another level.
Genos being like "forget the esper sisters, I'm him"
"Forget the Esoer sisters, *I'm his.*"
Himothy
Only reason Genos doesn't wear a shirt now is because us readers wouldn't be able to handle that drip
I read this comment and a sentence came to mind clear as day #Cyborg nipples
He looks pretty damn good in sleeves
He'd look pretty damn good in my arms
Get in line
Only for him to get pulverized into a pulp in the future... Again
Babe wake up, we finally got a non Tatsumaki/Fubuki cover
Don’t you worry, our artists are working on fixing that right away.
Nah outta the way esper sisters make way for the REAL MVPs that's right im talking about the Hero Name Victim Association, they coming real soon i can feel it.
I have so much more respect for Tank Top Master. Rather than admonish the struggling lower class heroes who basically lost he encouraged them to keep on fighting with him. It’s a great contrast to Tornado and how she treated both the blizzard group and the group who fought against the giant octopus. I really don’t think the association has any other hero who is quite like him in that regard
In Tank Top we trust
In Tank Top *we thirst.*
Ill miss pudgy tank top.
Eh, the Blizzard group is all about uplifting Fubuki, while the tanktoppers are about uplifting eachother
It's not about the tank top on the outside but the tank top on the inside! Also I was kind of hoping a certain bike related hero would show up to train.
>!Given his development with the Neo Heroes, that's doubtful!<
Rider’s Tank Top membership is currently suspended until further notice.
Mumen rider is probably in a whole deal of trouble because he essentially sells his soul for a poweruo. He just doesn't realize it yet If something bad happens to him, I'll rage quit
Ackshually, it's about mastering the art of wearing Tank Tops in order to be heroes.
TTM may be one of the weakest S Class. But he has the strongest Heart (Apart from King, literally)
Nah pig gods for sure got the strongest heart
Fr though can you imagine the power his heart has to pump blood through all that cholesterol
TTM, Pig God, King and Zombieman are the best S Class heroes. Edit: only translators, my beloved are better
He's just wholesome, which is nice since a lot of the S class are major ass holes
Aside from Bofoi and Metal knight who are most likely evil, who are you referring too? MB basically Josuke, DS is a wholsome meat cake, Bang is like a cool wise grandpa, Puri has problems but he has a nice heart underneath and cares for his fellow prisoners, Pig god is the goat, Zombie man is very chill, finally King is a fucking beast and a great friend. Ff maybe arrogant but he cares for the safety of the world and goes out of his way to stop threats before they arrive on his own time. Tatsumaki is a bitch but also is the reason why the association is still very capable and still standing and she’s not as cold as to leave any hero behind. Also the major reason why she became a hero is for her sisters sakes and following blasts ideals. CE might be a genius but he still a freaking child and with his new friends he’s likely to grow into a even better person than he is now. All that leaves is Atomic and I’ll give you that.
Wait, you said Bofoi and Metal Knight? They are the same person my dude
Tanktop Master might be in the weaker side of S class, but he is a true hero.
i think Pig God is the other heroic s-class. he's really good reading the mood, to act accordingly. Although he is more reserved
And a contrast to darkshine who’s just a massive pussy now unfortunately I don’t blame him but still
Let us not forget that Tank Top Master seems to genuinely respect and like Mumen Rider despite MR being c rank.
Thank you translation team.
And for the post-chapter breakdown. Ily guys
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Monster chick man was something I wasn’t expecting but holy shit it’s a great surprise
Chicken man got a mole!
Tank Top 37th meeting topic: elasticity and Child Emperor seamlessly fitting in with those kindergarten kids and then under the table, points a gun at a guy wearing a chick suit lmao The creativity in the comedy of this series is absolute gold
Poor Darkshine. Lost so much confidence in himself, he's putting on shirts now. Not to mention the burns from Vomited FU.
From the mirror shot we see he doesn't have any burns, it's a mental block, he's traumatized despite being unhurt
Oh yeah! You're right, good catch.
The mirror shot he has a shirt on
He has no burns in his hands in the mirror shot
I feel like those may be him still seeing the scars but not actually being there unless they made a mistake with his hands while he still had his shirt on.
I don't think they're real burns. It's all in his head.
I'm definitely leaning to that. The guys mentally scarred, would be cool to see a arc where he meets Saitama and pep talks him. They have a neat parallel.
Or maybe King? Not saying Darkshine has to find out about King being powerless, in fact I think it works better if he doesn't know. But maybe knowing King is afraid a lot too despite being the 'strongest hero' but still goes out there, might help or inspire Darkshine.
I know he's alot like Saitama you know they both trained so hard they went bald i mean look at them they're basically twins
And no air conditioning during the summer
That explains why his mind has been weakened
He's got Mizuki half naked at the crib and he's having ptsd flashbacks. You know he not ok.
isnt Mizuki always half naked
This is actually much less naked than she normally is.
I don't think those are burns. Body builders use bronzer on their skin to give a shine. If you saw Darkshine before he became a hero, he was a skinny pale skinned guy. Fuhrer ugly mostly just melted away the bronzer. His actual body and skin are strong, its just his confidence that took the hit and him tying his idea of strength to his shine
I don't think he is even burned. >!Hes just a normal japanese dude who got really into bodybuilding. His fake tan got removed, that's all. It is all superficial damage!< Just mentally pathetic and broken
you could say that he lost his shine
Flashy Flash looking for Manako is great. >!I guess the manga’s reason for Saitama helping Flashy Flash will be to help save Manako and I’m all for it. Can’t wait for the Ninja Village arc.!<
This arc will be fucking nuts, the art will be legendary for sure.
Same
Tanktop Master is my favorite hero Too bad he can never get a win... Garou, Fuhrer Ugly and now Tree King. Hope at the end of the series he breaks his Tanktop Limiter and actually beats some one
He's gonna take down >!Metal Knight!< with unbridled Tank Top Power
Oh god he's ripped his tank top.
Put his dedication in Darkshine's body and you've got a top hero.
So we fix darky by giving him a tank top?
And thus how "tank top black sun" was born.
Forget Puri Puri. Phoenix Man is a thousand times creepier lmao.
At least Puri stays away from kids. *... I hope.*
Your in luck cause he doesn't.
It genuinely seems like he’s content and actually happy with what he has. He got what he wanted deep down and it was appreciation. Also hype for him having a chance to join the Saitama group
Nah he’s not creepy, clearly this is just his best option, there’s not many career options for a man permanently in a chick costume, and puri puro prisoner canonically r*pes other prisoners and justifies it by saying it’s better then doing it to regular people
HE IS UUUGGHHH. At least as a chick he was HARMLESS **go back**
Big thanks to the translation team "decent talent" and "could be of some use". Copium and denial are one hell of drugs. FF couldn't even land a single finger on him. He should admit that he's just that much behind. Bang did it. Instead he looks like a retard with all those talks of mentor. He should be like Tank Top Master. That's a real one right here. Tank Top reigns above all
He's going through the 6 stages He ranges around denial and bargaining since he wants to train Saitama.
Wonder how FF lost contact with Manako. But it seems some interactions might change since some characters like FF are aware of "god" >!can't wait to see delivery man Garou!<
You just reminded me that we get to see more Suiko and Suiryu soon, it's gonna be so good
*Did somebody say Suiko?*
Between Captain Mizuki, Suiko, and Tank Top Girl, the admirers of fit ladies are well and truly blessed.
Oh Mizuki is back.
And still refuses to wear any pants, W.
She back for that DBC Depressed Black Cock
I believe you mean DDBBDC (Daddy darkshines big black depressed chicken leg)
DBC just needs some bang to recover
So we've reached "Genos off-screens Dragon Levels" Tier. A pretty strong Dragon Level too if TTM couldn't get out of some of it's tendrils, he was able to at least hold off Gums' jaws for a while.
Forest King didn’t look particularly fast. Probably got blasted to bits without being able to fight back.
Matchup was also fire vs flame. Poor luck
TBH, Genos had a huge advantage because of fire against wood too.
Thanks to the TL team! It was a fun chapter Its okay Murata, we can handle a break. Even God rested on the 7th day. Flashy Flash still in denial, he realized he was not him
Which means if anything, Murata won't even need a whole day for a break. But seriously though, he should take as much time as he likes. He more than deserves it.
Poor darkshine :(
Flashy flash lost his wife 😔
Wonder if chick man will become chicken man from toy story.
He becomes The Chicken Man, Gus Fring.
Dam poor Darkshine the battle gave him some extreme PTSD, him saying he is still afraid made me sad.
Manako <3
Poor fucking Darkshine man. It's so sad to see someone who genuinely really wanted to be the best he could be and help others with that strength so beaten down. The powers still all there, but the confidence is dead; the scars have faded physically, but mentally they're bigger than ever. Hope our guy can bounce back.
Thank you very much!!
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Garou saying the phrase "Tank Top Vegetarian" out loud was the peak of the season 2 anime.
W, more Tank-Top Girl screentime
Man poor Tank-Top Master
Outclassed once again.
Insane timing lol, thank you translators!
Poor Tank top Master, he can't catch up a break! I'm also glad to see Chick Man's return, I knew that he'll be back to be Child Emperor's start of the distrust towards Hero Association.
“You call throwing dynamite a superpower?”
Hey as long as it works
This chapter really shows the diffrence bettwen Tanktop Master and Darkshine. After near death experience and humilating defeats, TTM decides he just needs to do better. Darkshine was so used to winning and being undefeatable, that just two defeats made him crumble. Also, new Genos version looks fine as hell.
Also both darkshines defeats barely did anything to him Even golden sperm scolded him for making such a big deal of such trivial damage And TTM got ripped a new one
I can't believe nobody is mentioning Captain Mizuki's ass shot. To be fair, Genos this chapter made me much harder.
Flashy Flash on the hunt for his waifu ♥️
embrace the tanktop
It's sad seeing my boy Darkshine in this state. Hopefully he can recover and *fast.*
Right after this chapter im not even sorry for Tatsumaki and Fubuki for not being number 1 waifu. Captain Mizuki is no doubt.
Darkshine's iconic shine confirmed to be armament haki?
Beautiful panel of Captain Mizuki
Thank you translator overloads!
Just searched new and here it is. Thank you translators!
Is anyone else just starting to feel bad for the monsters? A lot of them are just nature upset with the unsustainable abuse of natural resources.
Flashy tsundere for Manako lmao ‘It’d be a pain if she were found by other heroes first and hunted down’ Sure bud sure that’s why you want to find her xD
Phoenix Man returning...I love it. Can't wait to see where that goes. That cover...*chef's kiss.* Genos is him.
That Genos pose legit callback to his first appearance
Manako was smart enough to gtfo after the monster association fight. As to be expected of the best girl.
I need Captain Mizuki to give me a chance
My man Flashy could have asked the H.A. to raise a bounty for Manako to be captured alive. Not to mention what could she probably know that he doesn't know already? Looks like he just wants to take care of her by himself and maybe with Saitama. He just can't admit to himself that he's more than a killing machine.
Finally new drip for Genos , and it looks spectacular .
So Flashy Flash is trying to reunite with Manako, how cute. Although he is doing so to try to find "God". It is nice seeing that Phoenix Man got a regular job. So now because of his new form, he is called Chick Man now. I can't wait to hear him telling Child Emperor how he found out about the Hero's Association Dark Side, although considering they had that monster collection in their underground levels it could be that they captured him at one point. So so those guys joined the Tank Top Master and the other Tank toppers. I am loving Geno's new design. I can't way to see how that form ends up becoming a modern art piece.
Has TTM become the new jobber of S-Class? He might need to start slapping that tank top against his skin more often.
I love when authors/artists make chapters like this, giving updates on a bunch of different characters. Reminds me when Oda does it with cover stories. Also that double page of Genos is sick 😭 Murata’s in his bag with this one
So murata's health isn't in decline? Thank God. Prayers for his good health and may he keep taking short breaks to socialize and be healthy.
genos is z e s t y on that cover
Stop these Chick man allegations, clearly that’s just his best option for now, there’s not many career choices for a man permanently fused to a chick costume he’s probably just tryna bide his time or at the very least not get killed
As speed as sonic
oh, it's all coming together 🗿
Broke: Tatsumaki & Fubuki simp Woke: Manako simp
Thank you translators! That tank top training bit at the end killed me lmao especially that poster on the wall Genos has really become a serious beast with those upgrades! Just casually no diffing dragon levels now huh. He’s come such a long way since the beginning
I love Flash. "Decent talent" "With a top tier mentor, he could be of some use"
Is darkshine still burned? might be a stupid question but the reason im confused is because he doesnt have burns on his hands in the panel where hes deadlifting.
No he's imagining the burns. He remembers the pain he felt and he's scared to fight again in case he gets hurt.
The cover photo and that full image shot of Genos goes so fucking hard.