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Chapter 431

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More (Mo (モ) re (ア) Moa?) is the four hundred and thirty-first, and final chapter of Kohei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia.

Summary[]

Ochaco finds herself in a field where she is confronted by Himiko, who starts to speak, before Ochaco wakes up at her desk, realizing it was a dream. Later that day, Ochaco and Tsuyu are joined by The Big 3, current Number 1 Hero Lemillion, Number 7 Hero Nejire Chan, and Number 18 Suneater who is also Fat Gum's Sidekick, to assist with Ochaco's Quirk Counselling. She tells them about how the most important thing is communication, and that children may be dealing with problems, big or small, so to continue being friendly until they feel comfortable to open up to them.

Suneater asks if it's exhausting, which Ochaco says it isn't, partially thanks to Hawks at the Hero Public Safety Commission helping to improve Quirk education negotiating with the Ministry of Education. He then asks if Ochaco gets any personal time, but before she answers an incredibly excited group of kids arrive to greet The Big 3. Lemillion riles them up by jumping in a tree, shaking his butt around and challenging the kids to "hit his peaches" with their Quirks. A nervous kid named Ooshima is then helped by Ochaco, using her Zero Gravity to allow him to hit Lemillion, who is congratulated by the hero and the kids. Ochaco then tells Suneater that she has a lot of responsibilities, but she loves seeing people happy, and with Tsuyu by her side, she considers her "me time" all the time.

On the train, Ochaco opens up to Tsuyu how she's been seeing Himiko in her dreams many times over the past month, but can't remember what's happening in them, wondering if it's stress related, since she went to the doctors and they found nothing. Ochaco wonders if Himiko is trying to tell her something, since Himiko gave up her life to save Ochaco's by giving her all of her blood, the blood might have mixed in with hers, and a part of her lives inside of her, just like One For All. Tsuyu comforts Ochaco, telling her she just needs to remember what happened in the dream.

At the same time, Katsuki, Eijiro, and Izuku are heading over to the dinner in Katsuki's new car. Katsuki complains about having to be Izuku's "chauffeur", to which Eijiro replies that he had already agreed to attend the dinner and teases him about Katsuki being hyped to show off his new ride. Katsuki counters saying that the only reason he's going is because Eijiro threatened to poke holes in his roof if he didn't go. Eijiro responds by saying that the Dynamight he knows isn't threatened by anything. Izuku's comments about Katsuki's backseat are ignored as the two bicker. Eijiro then asks Izuku if any of his students match his style, looking for Sidekicks having just started his solo career recently. They talk about how many of their old classmates started their solo careers years before, with Izuku and Eijiro reminiscing how Katsuki had a ton of Sidekick applications, impressed thanks to his battle against All For One, but all of them ended up giving up due to his personality. Katsuki emptily threatens to kick them to the curb if they keep teasing him about it. Katsuki comments he would've accepted them right away if they wanted to surpass him, as Izuku notices Katsuki's All Might trading card on his keychain, signed by the man himself.

Katsuki asks Izuku if he will keep teaching, which he says he will, collecting data on his suit on his days off, just like Shota used to do, and that he's been invited to give lectures and seminars by other schools, so has had opportunities to share his experiences with others every day. He says while the suit made him very happy, his feelings haven't changed, believing he would still become a teacher even if he still had One For All. He smiles and thanks the two guys that he is able to do both work that he loves. Eijiro comments that Katsuki was attempting to invite Izuku to work at his Agency, which Izuku bluntly declines. Katsuki then tells him that he should start thinking more highly of himself, because then he won't notice the most obvious things, that giving special treatment to everyone means that no one is really special to him, which confuses Izuku.

At a restaurant, the former students of Class A converge to celebrate Shoto becoming the Number 2 Hero on the Hero Billboard Chart JP. The classmates discuss amongst themselves the differing nature of the hero rankings nowadays and joking around about each other's placements and their current statues as Heroes and Sidekicks. Rikido mentions his surprise everyone has been able to get together once again, which Mashirao states is due to the decreasing number of Villains every year. Fumikage remarks on the Heroes both old and new that have continued fighting all this time, thinking that eventually Heroes are headed towards extinction.

Shoto then talks about how many people told him how he "fought against a cruel fate and fulfilled his destiny", looking back at his life and wondering even if they are all part of a much larger story, he would want to keep fighting to where they are now. He then reveals that he will be taking bowl and chopstick making classes in Ichikawa, wanting to try eating soba with stuff he made, and reflects on after praying at Toya's altar, he discovered he's always loved eating and that there is more than just being a hero that he wants to do, thanks to the more free time they have.

Toru then reveals that Shihai and Kinoko are now dating, leading Hanta to ask about Denki and Kyoka as a pair, since their Hero Agencies are right next to each other. They both laugh it off as Denki simply moving into the available building next door, while Izuku starts thinking about everyone's words, his thoughts about living his dreams, and Tomura's words to him to "do his best". He wonders if there is a "me" he hasn't discovered yet, when his gaze starts to look towards Ochaco. Suddenly, everyone receives a notification of a criminal's Quirk causing a lot of damage, as the former classmates blast off together.

The incident is quickly resolved, as the criminal is arrested, noting that it was just a "sudden impulse", with Tenya glad it didn't escalate any further. Eijiro points out despite what Fumikage said earlier, none of them are losing their jobs anytime soon, positive that heroes will always be needed. The group decide to split up for the night. Izuku says goodbye to Katsuki, inviting him to be a guest teacher sometimem. As this happens, Mina asks Katsuki to show her his new ride, while Eijiro says that Katsuki and him are going home in the same direction. Denki comments that he is going the same way as well, but only half way. The three are seen behind Katsuki singing about Katsuki's new car. Just then, Katsuki's words about "special treatment" still linger in Izuku's head. Elsewhere, Ochaco and Tsuyu go their separate ways, as the former feels disappointed, she wasn't able to talk to Izuku. She remembers his words to her years ago, calling her his hero, how they discovered what they wanted and needed to do, and despite continuing to smile, still longed to talk to him more.

She turns around to surprisingly see Izuku calling out to her, as she begins to remember Himiko's words from her dream. Izuku tells Ochaco that he respects and loves everyone, that he always thought it was as simple as that, but that he's finally realized that he wants to talk to Ochaco more, and that going forward he wants more with her. Ochaco is stunned as Himiko in her dream tells her that she lived exactly the way she wanted, and that Ochaco has so much life to live and love to give. Himiko gives Ochaco a push, causing a blushing Ochaco to run up close to an equaling blushing Izuku, and happily responds that the feeling is mutual, as the two embrace their hands together.

Chapter Notes[]

  • Ochaco has been having dreams about Himiko over the past month, believing she is trying to tell her something.
    • Ochaco also believes through the blood transfusion, Himiko's spirit/vestige may now be connected to her.
  • It is revealed Katsuki got All Might to sign his trading card.
    • Katsuki attempts to roundaboutly invite Izuku to his Hero Agency.
  • Izuku states his desire to continue being a teacher and a part-time hero.
  • The former Class A students reunite to celebrate Shoto becoming the Number 2 Hero.
  • The status and ranking of the former students and many of the Pro Heroes are revealed.
    • In addition, Hitoshi's hero name is revealed as "NightHide".
  • It is confirmed Toya died sometime between the last eight years.
  • Izuku realizes his feelings for Ochaco and goes to talk to her.
    • Ochaco realizes that Himiko is pushing her to embrace her feelings, and she reconnects with Izuku, as the two begin to take their relationship to the next step going forward.

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Trivia[]

  • This chapter is an extended epilogue released as a part of Volume 42. It is the only main chapter to not have appeared during the manga's weekly serialization.
  • This is the second longest chapter in the series behind Chapter 1, covering a total of 38 pages, compared to the series' average of around 15-19 pages per chapter.
  • On page 22, the ISBN for the Japanese edition of Volume 19 can be seen on a back cover.

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