Chapter 294

Final Performance (ラストステジ) is the two hundred and ninety-fourth chapter of Kohei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia.

Summary
Best Jeanist comments to himself that it is thanks to the work of everyone that put in the effort to try and stop and halt Gigantomachia being the reason the sedative finally managed to take its effect, and it being a testament to their strength that all would've been lost with just one weak thread. At this same moment, Eraserhead, Mirko, Gran Torino, and Ryuku are being treated for their severe injuries.

As Best Jeanist manages to restrain Gigantomachia, Lemillion, Ingenium, Nejire, and Dynamight continue to fight against the Near High-End Nomus, while Shoto and Dabi still remain fighting in the sky. Lemillion points out that despite their simple movements, their speed and strength are off the chart, likening it to be as strong as the Nomu from Kyushu. Ingenium yells at Dynamight to stand back as an attack from the Nomus in his condition could be fatal, but he stands his ground to distract them from Best Jeanist, who plans to start targeting the League of Villains.

Mr. Compress thinks to himself how due to being all tied up, he's unable to touch the cables to activate his Quirk, and only able to touch his butt. He looks on to see the distressed Tomura Shigaraki, and thinks about how, just like Spinner had mentioned earlier, they all, including Dabi and Himiko Toga, haven't accomplished their goals yet, to truly cause chaos.

Best Jeanist activates his new super move, Blackout Bind, choking the League members out to knock them unconscious. Mr. Compress manages to speak to Spinner, telling him he loved the League, and to help Tomura as he's about to buy them some time for them. He utilizes his Quirk on his own butt, gouging out his flesh, but giving his arm enough room to quickly escape, as he compresses Tomura and Spinner, and jumps his way up Gigantomachia.

Best Jeanist tries to take control of the fibers on his clothes to slow him down, saying that he has no hope of escaping with wounds that fatal, but Mr. Compress continues to use his Quirk to pop off parts of his body, as well as destroying his clothing. A contained Skeptic cries at Mr. Compress to save him too, which he does compressing him too.

He thinks about Oji Harima, the peerless thief, a criminal from the distant past who targeted the goods from false heroes, preaching reformation while giving back to the people on the streets, and then thinks about an unnamed family member, telling him that their family is all about exposing injustice, with righteous blood running in their veins.

Shoto tries to execute a Flashfire Fist to attack Dabi, but instead he uses a Jetburn attack on Shoto to knock him out, saying that since Endeavor is currently unconscious there's no point with continuing the fight, and that plans have changed, reuniting with Mr. Compress.

Mr. Compress declares that he is the great-great-grandson of Oji Harima, thinking about how he will hand off his family's desire of reformation for his boss, Tomura, to achieve, and that he will change the world in his stead. Throwing off his mask, he cries that he has saved his best trick for last, as the "first and final escape artist performance of Mr. Compress", releasing Spinner and Tomura right in front of Lemillion.

Chapter Notes

 * Best Jeanist successfully restrains Gigantomachia, and gives credit to the students and Pro Heroes for wearing him down prior, otherwise it wouldn't have been possible.
 * The students' continue fighting the Near High-Ends. Lemillion estimates they're about as strong as Hood. Ingenium advises Dynamight to retreat due to the latter's critical condition. Dynamight stays in order to keep drawing the Near High-Ends' attention away from Best Jeanist, who concentrates on the League of Villains instead of Gigantomachia.
 * Best Jeanist attempts to knock the League out using his new Super Move: Blackout Bind.
 * Mr. Compress maims his own body using his Quirk to escape Best Jeanist's restrains.
 * He compresses both Spinner and Tomura and begins to escape with them.
 * Dabi wins the fight against his brother Shoto and burns him, leaving him alive, as Endeavor could not see his masterpiece die, due to being knocked out.
 * Compress uses his Quirk to compress Dabi and continues his escape.
 * Mr. Compress reveals that he's the great-great-grandson of Oji Harima, the infamous king of thieves.
 * Mr. Compress escapes on top of Gigantomachia with Spinner, Dabi, Skeptic and Tomura, declaring that it's his greatest performance yet, as Lemillion approaches the Villains.
 * He takes off his mask for the first time, revealing his face.