Episode 123

The Ones Within Us (僕らの中の人) is the one hundred and twenty-third episode of the My Hero Academia anime and the tenth episode of the sixth season.

Summary
Deku, in shock, watches Bakugo get stabbed with a Rivet Stab attack intended for him, as the bloodied hero tells him not to try and win by himself. As this happens, "Tomura" tells someone else to "stop it" before dismissing the Rivet Stab, causing Bakugo to tumble toward the ground, but he is quickly caught by Shoto. "Tomura" attempts to speak, before being interrupted by All For One, who states that too much blood was spilt unnecessarily in the fight, with Bakugo's being the most unnecessary of all. Deku remembers the words of Daigoro Banjo, and how the Quirks inside One For All reacts to the emotions of the user, so it is important he keeps control of his heart.

Hearing "Tomura’s" words, Deku snaps in a rage destroying and biting down on the Villain's incoming Rivet Stabs, demanding that he take back those words, as All For One's face partially emerges, grinning. Before he can reach "Tomura", the Villain touches his face and begins to steal One For All, with Shoto crying out in fear for Deku. However, as this happens, both men's consciousnesses are transported into a different place, with Deku wondering what is happening and where everyone else has gone. Deku sees Tomura in front of him, as well as All For One who has started to merge with his body, with Tomura telling him to not show his face.

All For One remarks to Tomura that if he hadn't lended his power to him, then he would have burned to ash and died, and that even if he did survive, he would have died from the fall. Tomura tells All For One to shut up, reminding him that this is his dream. Deku tries to walk over to Tomura but falls over in the attempt. Nana Shimura then appears, placing her hand on Deku's head, telling him that he cannot yet move in this place, and that the rest of them will deal with it.

Meanwhile, in Sairo City, journalists are reporting on the rampage of Gigantomachia, as he continues to trample cities with no signs of slowing. As he continues running, he picks up on two of his master's scent. In the suburbs of Jaku City, the Heroes are told to leave the evacuation of the civilians to the Police Force and rescue teams in the area, as they need to head toward the path of Gigantomachia's rampage, so that they can try and put to a stop to the villain. They also state that they cannot contact those at Tomura's position due to a communications blackout, so they send heroes who can fly as messengers. Ingenium, despite not being able to fly, runs alongside them, apologizing to Nejire Chan but affirming his aim to rescue his friends. Among the group of Heroes dealing with Machia's rampage is Uravity, who notes that the current situation isn't getting any better, but rather the opposite, and ever since they met Tomura, the shadows have seemed to grow longer when the sun sets.

Back inside of the vestige world, Nana says that she never thought she'd see All For One again after her death, and Izuku recognizes her as the seventh user of One For All. All For One chimes in, confirming to Tomura that his grandmother is with them, and that she is dead too. He says that the reason she is here is because of "transference". All For One explains that it is theorized that after an organ transplant, the recipient's personality and tastes can change, and that despite not being recognized, there are several reported cases. He goes on to say that, rarely, he has strange dreams about the previous owners of Quirks he had stolen and how they made him feel guilty, but when he parts with a Quirk, he never dreams of the owner of it again. It was only after meeting Kyudai Garaki that he was able to determine the cause of these dreams: like cells and organs containing memories, a Quirk's factors house the owner's consciousness, and that he is able to see them due to his power to directly mess with Quirks.

Tomura recognizes Nana from his memories, as All For One says his younger brother also has the capility to interfere with Quirks directly with his power to transfer Quirks. When he gained the power stockpiling Quirk, the two Quirks merged to form a train that carried consciousnesses between users. All For One asks Nana if she would like to meet her grandson, whom she identifies as such, but Tomura says that no matter the reason for things ending up like this, he definitely hates her too.

One For All's vestige realm begins to fall apart at the hands of Tomura, which All For One attests to the sheer amount of hatred Tomura holds overwriting the will of the user of One For All. All For One himself then begins to be destroyed by Tomura as well, but he is thrilled for this, saying that this is what it means to be the Symbol of Evil, but it's not enough, as the erosion stops. All For One remarks that his younger brother is stubborn like him, as he appears before the villains, standing by Izuku's side.

The first user of One For All asks him if Tomura is the next one he has chosen to manipulate, with All For One blaming him for not falling in line. The first user states that he and the other users shall remain with Izuku and that they will never succumb to evil, as they begin to push back Tomura and All For One. In an attempt to push back against his younger brother, All For One suggests combining the power of both himself and Tomura, so that they may overcome and finally steal One For All. He tells his younger brother to stop acting tough, and that he has seen everything through Tomura's eyes, calling Izuku weak for failing to protect his friends and teachers, instead being the one that has be protected. He also says that Izuku is giving into rage, like his master before him, resulting in him not being able to move now, and cowering in fear. He exclaims that his brother made a mistake letting his power get into the hands of someone so useless.

The first user, however, tells him otherwise. He tells his older brother that because he only uses and manipulates others, he cannot understand what Izuku is thinking as he sheds blood; his anger is for his peers, he works as hard as possible for the sake of others, and that he is obsessed with saving others to the point where it's not considered to be norm, and that they will stay with Izuku because of these reasons. With his remaining strength, Izuku pushes himself forward and lunges toward Tomura. Back in reality, in an explosion of light, "Tomura" and Deku begin falling away from each other. Deku realizes that One For All was not stolen, as All For One tells "Tomura" that this is because of the Quirk transplant not yet being complete. He tells "Tomura" to retreat and let his body reach completion, as Deku begs "Tomura" to not move anymore before losing consciousness.

At the Police Force HQ, they ask local police units to assist with firefighting, as they focus their efforts into rescuing the victims of Gigantomachia's rampage. The commander is informed of Kyudai's arrest but says that is second to gathering information about Gigantomachia's location and predicted path and keep sharing any information about this to the teams at each location of the battle. The police learn that Gigantomachia has entered Nabato City and his time to the predicted location of Jaku General Hospital is now under 10 minutes.

On the back of Gigantomachia, Skeptic informs the others that he has a visual on Tomura and that he is fighting Endeavor. Dabi finds this to be good and tells Skeptic to prepare himself for they are about to tear down "this fake hero society". Mr. Compress notices Himiko Toga looking off of the edge of Gigantomachia, asking if she was trying to look for Deku and Uravity. Himiko asks Mr. Compress what line needs to be crossed in order to become a hero, and that what is Twice, if a hero is a person who is meant to save other people. She questions whether if Heroes will kill her, as the same was done to Twice, and says that this is what she wants to ask Deku and Uravity and, depending on her answer, she will be fine with it.

The Heroes are informed of Gigantomachia entering Nabato City at a speed of 100km/h, as they make their way to his position. They're also notified of his ability to tear through buildings like a Mole through dirt, and that an evacuation needs to occur for the areas 5km around his path of destruction. One of the Heroes figures that at their current rate of speed, they will intercept the giant in about 8 minutes time and implores the others to protect the innocents at all costs, even if they have to die doing the job.

Skeptic becomes concerned about the Heroes' fast approach on Gigantomachia, but Mr. Compress assures him that this is convenient. Skeptic says that even though there aren't as many Heroes here as at the Villa, it's still a lot of people. As they start discussing their strategy, Compress tells Skeptic to stop and zoom in on the video as he has noticed something: Uravity and Froppy moving through the city. Himiko notices this and asks Compress to give her her equipment, which he does. As she puts on her gear, she prepares to head off and meet the heroes, which Compress tries and stops, as it's too dangerous. Himiko tells him that it's not good for her feelings to be so pent up like this, so she has to ask them now. He continues to try and convince her not to, even trying to get Dabi involved, but he does not care, instead telling the others to get ready, which annoys Skeptic.

Spinner then speaks to Himiko saying that while they may just be a bunch of misfits that just so happened to find each other, she's not the only one frustrated by the death of Twice, and that their group was the only place he felt like he belonged, and that Tomura would like to see them remain together. He continues, saying that they're experts at doing whatever they want, but asks that Himiko return to them. Himiko then leaves for Uravity and Froppy. Compress wonders if letting Himiko go was the right thing but is told by Spinner that it's not like they could try and make her listen otherwise.

On the ground, the evacuation process continues when an explosion of debris occurs, signalling Gigantomachia's rapid approach. Uravity turns and reacts in horror to this information, wondering just how fast Gigantomachia is. Froppy informs Uravity of two other civilians when a boulder suddenly crashes into the building Froppy was walking on, but they are saved by Uravity at the last moment. An elderly woman approaches the two Heroes yelling for help, saying that her husband is bedridden and is too heavy for her to move on her own. Uravity tells Froppy to move the two civilians to somewhere safe as she makes her way to the elderly woman's bungalow. Uravity comments on how fast the woman is running, which the woman says is because of her love for her husband. Uravity assures her that she will save him but is shocked to see the woman transform, revealing her to be Himiko.

Himiko slips into a nearby house with Uravity following shortly after. In hiding, Himiko says that she would have liked to have spoken with Froppy, deeming her a friend of hers, as well as Deku, as she finds it cool when he is injured, and declares her love for him. Himiko says she likes Uravity too as she jumps on her, pinning her down with a knife, and asks what she wants to do to her. Uravity asks, incredulously, if that's all she came here for, as well as what has become of the old lady she stole the blood from. Himiko is annoyed at Uravity's response, as the hero states that she wants to save as many people as possible in the current moment, and that if the villain is going to stand in her way, then she will be caught right here, right now, while throwing Himiko off of her.

Locations

 * Jaku City
 * Jaku Hospital Ruins
 * Hosu City
 * Police Force HQ
 * Gunga Mountain Villa

Battles & Events

 * Paranormal Liberation War
 * Jaku Hospital Raid
 * Hospital Raid Team & Trainees vs. Tomura Shigaraki (Continued)
 * Uravity & Froppy vs. Himiko Toga: Rematch (Started)

Anime & Manga Differences

 * A new Police Force HQ scene is included, which shows them planning how to deal with Gigantomachia's rampage.
 * Uravity throwing Himiko off of her after responding to her initial question is added in the anime.
 * Nejire and Tenya's interaction occurs in present time instead of as a flashback.

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