Chapter 273

The Thrill of Destruction (のボルテージ) is the two hundred and seventy-third chapter of Kohei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia.

Summary
Despite Deku's best efforts to push back the decay, it continues with no sign of stopping, causing Uravity to remark that this is not some sort of impact. When Froppy comments that everything is turning to dust, Deku thinks back to when he met Tomura Shigaraki in the mall before going to Training Camp, and how he told him how his Quirk worked when he grabbed him by the throat, and he quickly realized this was his doing. Shoto uses his Heaven-Piercing Ice Wall to try and stop the decay, but that too fails. Burnin orders everyone to fall back and the Heroes do so while trying to escape with the civilians. Burnin tries reaching out to the Hospital Raid team hoping for a response on the situation, but receives none.

Back at what was left of the lab and hospital, Tomura overlooks the destruction he caused before noticing the large machine behind him with a smoking hole in it. He opens it up and sees that most of the Quirk-Destroying Drugs are ruined, and after all the time Kyudai Garaki spent trying to mass-reproduce them. He also notes that this will be hard on Overhaul when he finds out. He hears a voice telling him to 'destroy', and he picks up Kyudai's phone, realizing he now control his Quirk when he touches stuff. He also realizes that the reason why he has awoken is because of the Heroes fighting the Paranormal Liberation Front. He calls Gigantomachia and orders him to bring everyone to the city, because he is ready to destroy everything. Gigantomachia responds by roaring.

At the Gunga Mountain Villa, Fat Gum notices Tsukuyomi flying away with Hawks and he informs him that there is support on standby at the rear. One Hero asks Cementoss if he is alright and he says yes, and that he will help break through Geten's ice. Mt. Lady gets back up and attacks Geten, intending to pay him back for his earlier attack. As the Heroes follow Mt. Lady, one notices the Hero that was sent to capture Himiko Toga and Mr. Compress. Just as he is about to ask what he is doing back with them, he gets his throat cut by the Hero. The Hero proceeds to cut up the other Heroes as they all realize it is actually Himiko Toga using her Quirk. Dabi meets up with Mr. Compress inside the Villa as he asks where the others are while Mr. Compress yells where he was the whole time since he is a lieutenant. Mr. Compress tells Dabi that the Heroes won't be able to function with a surprise attack, and Dabi asks if Mr. Compress intends to run away. Mr. Compress says that since Twice was killed by the Heroes, Himiko ran out onto the battlefield despite his best efforts to stop her, as he deduces that his death has caused her to completely lose her composure. As Himiko's disguise melts away, she says that living in this society is hard for her, which is why she wants to make a society where she can live easily and with the things she likes, and the only thing standing in her way are the Heroes.

In the city, Endeavor charges towards Tomura, who is ready to fight him.

Chapter Notes

 * The U.A students try to hold back the spreading Decay, but it doesn't work.
 * The machine that X-Less destroyed was producing the Quirk Erasing Bullets, with most of them being ruined as a result.
 * Tomura is shown to have control over what he wants to decay when he uses Kyudai's phone.
 * Tomura orders Gigantomachia to bring the Paranormal Liberation Front members to him, saying that they're going to destroy everything.
 * Himiko Toga is shown slashing through many heroes while being transformed into the hero that had captured her and Mr. Compress earlier, enraged by Twice's death.
 * Endeavor confronts Tomura.