Chapter 281

Plus Ultra is the two hundred and eighty-first chapter of Kohei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia.

Summary
Manual and Rock Lock carry Eraser Head to Tomura's current location as the latter tells the former to adjust his water flow accordingly. At the same time, Gran Torino gets on his knees and asks what Tomura just said about Heroes. Tomura tells the Heroes in front of them that he considers Heroes have only been pretending to protect society, asking how many times in the past have Heroes turned a blind eye to things the couldn't protect or swept the filth of society under the rug, thinking about his own childhood experience. He says that rotting feeling accumulates overtime; the trash cooled by being protected all the time and fake Heroes only serving to spoil a pathetic society. He says that the destruction that follows is a result of the recklessness of the current Hero Society, which is how the filth of society gets cast out, break, and retaliate over and over again. He declares this is the dichotomy of Heroes and Villains; something he believes the Heroes are incapable of understanding. Endeavor responds by shooting a blast of fire in Tomura's direction, sarcastically thanking him for his monologue because it gave him time to cool down. To his shock though, Tomura dodges by jumping into the air, causing Endeavor to question how he can still move.

Gran Torino tackles Tomura to the ground and internally notes that Endeavor's fire has severely weakened. Tomura turns to face Gran Torino as he tries to jump away. Tomura, however, grabs Gran Torino's left leg and crushes it before slamming him into the ground. Endeavour, Katsuki, and Deku all try to reach him as Gran Torino takes a closer look at the twisted and warped face Tomura had. Gran Torino thinks back to when Nana Shimura left her son at a foster home and how she told him that she made sure he couldn't be traced through the family registry, believing that if All For One ever found out about him, he would most likely exploit that. She says to him and herself that she never had a child, but slowly starts breaking down as he embraces her to comfort. Gran Torino also thinks about what Tomura claimed his father's words were about Heroes, and after connecting the dots, Gran Torino questions the choice the two of them made as Tomura punches straight through Gran Torino's chest, killing him.

Deku screams in anguish witnessing his mentor get killed, but when he tries to strike him with Blackwhip, Tomura rushes past him and Katsuki aiming for Eraser Head. He gets stopped by Ryukyu who grabs him in her hands, and Tomura realizes he is losing stamina. Deku grabs Tomura with Blackwhip successfully and yells at him that he won't forgive the likes of him. Tomura, in turn, says he won't forgive anyone as he elbows Deku in the gut. Deku endures it and keeps him restrained for Katsuki and Endeavor to charge forward. Tomura, however, digs through Ryukyu's hands carrying the Drugs that were made by Overhaul from Eri's body that destroys a person's quirk, saying that the Heroes still don't know he has them. He aims for Eraser Head's position as a picture of Eri from Christmas appears.

Chapter Notes

 * Tomura reveals his perspective on how he sees the Hero society as a messed up system filled with selfish Heroes that causes those who have been oppressed to become Villains.
 * Gran Torino is brutally killed by Tomura, when the latter punches through his chest.
 * A flashback revealing Nana feeling sadness over sending Kotaro away to a foster home with Gran Torino comforting her is shown.


 * Tomura explains his motivations to the heroes, which gives Endeavor time to recover.
 * Ryukyu grabs Tomura and Deku stops him using Black Whip, while Endeavor charges up an attack to finish him off.
 * Tomura grabs a Quirk Destroying Bullet and prepares to throw it into Eraser Head's direction.