The S-Class and support heroes arrive in a deserted Z-City, only to discover King is missing. Child Emperor expresses frustration at King’s absence. The team is suddenly ambushed by a swarm of monsters led by Evil Eye, a psychic fused with monstrous eyes. Tatsumaki erects a psychic barrier to shield the group but forces heroes…
The Hero Association convenes its S-Class heroes to plan an assault on the Monster Association. Tensions rise when Sweet Mask asserts leadership, angering Tatsumaki, Flashy Flash, and Zombieman. The arrival of King defuses the argument, and Sweet Mask departs to join an underground team instead. Meanwhile, Sekingar and Sitch discuss mission leadership, with Sekingar revealing…
Garou is trapped by Gyoro Gyoro’s psychic bindings and lectured on the process of monsterfication, which involves repeated near-death trauma to surpass human limits. Gyoro Gyoro boasts of his experiments—including torture and cannibalism—that created Orochi, but claims Garou’s potential exceeds even Orochi’s. Resisting, Garou exploits Gyoro Gyoro’s single-action psychic limit to break free, attacking the…
Garou confronts Super Mouse, Showerhead, and Unihorn, who are quickly eliminated by Overgrown Rover. Garou then directly battles Overgrown Rover, only to be overpowered by the Monster Association executive. At this moment, Gyoro Gyoro intervenes, demanding a discussion with the Hero Hunter, signaling the Monster Association’s continued interest in controlling Garou.
The Hero Association deploys all available S-Class heroes—excluding Watchdog Man, Blast, and Metal Knight, and unaware of Genos and Bang—to handle Dragon-level monsters, while lower-ranked heroes manage other threats. Tatsumaki threatens Sekingar to keep Fubuki out of the mission. Meanwhile, Garou infiltrates a Monster Association facility, rescues Tareo, and kills Royal Ripper despite sustaining a…
At Hero Association headquarters, Child Emperor, growing paranoid after consulting Metal Knight, removes Genos and Bang from the upcoming rescue mission, overriding Sitch’s objections. Meanwhile, at Saitama’s apartment, the hot pot meal descends into chaos: King is knocked out unnoticed, Fubuki uses telekinesis to grab meat, sparking a scuffle with Genos, and Saitama fumes over…
At Saitama’s apartment, Genos, King, Bang, and Bomb await his return. Saitama arrives frazzled, denying any recent fight with Garou, preoccupied with a lost wallet and cabbage. Fubuki shows up, annoyed at covering his meal, while Dr. Kuseno crashes in with a mech suit, gifting premium meat for a shared hot pot. Meanwhile, the Monster…
Garou protects Tareo when Bug God and Royal Ripper order him to kill the boy to prove his loyalty. Garou refuses, triggering a brutal fight where he is outmatched by their combined power. Meanwhile, Gyoro Gyoro tells Phoenix Man the plan to break Garou psychologically and forge him into the next Orochi. Elsewhere, Zombieman visits…
Garou defeats a hostile group, then runs into Saitama at a restaurant where both try to dodge the bill—Saitama tricks Fubuki into paying. Later, Garou scares off bullies targeting Tareo, unintentionally acting like a hero. Saitama confronts him but casually knocks him out again. After waking, Garou vows to kill Saitama, yet when Bug God…
After waking in the Monster Association base, Garou learns the captured squad was enslaved by Do-S.Monster King Orochi orders him to kill a hero within 24 hours to prove loyalty, sending Bug God and Royal Ripper to watch him.