Chapter 377

The Chain Thus Far (ここにるまでのなり) is the three hundred and seventy-seventh chapter of Kohei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia.

Summary
Due to the overwhelming difference in numbers and power between the Heroes and the Villains, the only chance of the former's success would be to divide the enemies to claim the advantage, however, as a raging tempest began to blow, the villains gain the upper-hand. At U.A., Eraser Head turns around to see "Kurogiri" and Present Mic emerging from a Warp Gate, further caught off guard as another portal opens, and the Twice Doubles begin to swarm them.

The Doubles push Eraser Head and Manual out of the way, knocking Phantom Thief to the ground, shutting his eyes and undoing Erasure. As a result, a screaming face emerges from the pustule in "Tomura"'s body and unleashes a massive explosion, destroying most of the fortress. In the underground station, Power Loader reports that the power line is busted, but the electromagnetic barrier is just barely standing. Then, Mandalay reports in that they've lost control of the flight system, the control center island is under attack, and that with Erasure no longer active, if U.A. falls and Tomura escapes, the world will be destroyed by his hands.

Deku notices a Warp Gate beginning to emerge near Tomura, realizing it is Kurogiri and wondering what happened at Central Hospital. He also sees after Tomura's explosion, his body has started to tear away, like as if he is shedding his skin. He then surprisingly addresses Deku, asking what he is going to do if he said "he's here now", telling him they aren't going to have a chat at the mall, since he's his villain; Deku realizes that Tomura's original persona has emerged.

Meanwhile at the Villains' secret hideout, Skeptic gloats about how he has managed to hack into U.A.'s systems as well as their subterranean evacuation system, declaring that the ignorant masses and Heroes will perish in the name of liberation. Deku begins to worry about how he needs to stop U.A. from crashing to save everyone inside, but also needs to keep an eye on Kurogiri so Tomura won't escape. He starts to run out of breath, which is a drawback of the powered-up Gearshift Quirk, as when his cells don't get a moment to rest, his body can't get enough oxygen.

The Second User reminds him he can't fall yet, however, he continues that there is a silver lining, as thanks to One For All and All For One resonating with each other, they can see "inside" each other, and can see All For One currently unable to manipulate Tomura's body. He tells Deku to do whatever to make his body act, as the chain of events leading to this moment will be his power. Back at the villain's lair, a voice suddenly hacks in to Skeptic's system, shocking him. At the Counter-Force's headquarters, La Brava gleefully declares that while it was a lot of work to track him down, nothing is too much for her, all for the sake of Gentle.

Chapter Notes

 * Eraser Head, Phantom Thief, and Manual are attacked by Twice Doubles sent by "Kurogiri", causing Phantom Thief to be knocked down and Erasure being undone.
 * Tomura unleashes a massive shockwave that destroys most of the U.A. Fortress, preventing further repair.
 * At the same time, Skeptic hacks into the U.A. system, as well as the evacuation facility, gaining control and preparing to plummet it into the ground.
 * Tomura's original personality re-emerges from outside his own body, as due to One For All and All For One resonating with each other, they can see All For One's control over the body has weakened.
 * Skeptic's system is then hacked into by La Brava, working alongside the Police Force.

Author's Comment
"My shoulders hurt so much. If it was gonna hurt this much, then I wish I never had shoulders."

- Kohei Horikoshi