Chapter 423: One For All vs. All For One
The chapter begins with AFO saying that he found it weird that the regeneration wasn't healing his body. In addition to that, each hero's hostility came together to confuse danger sense and "hide" Deku's presence.
This shows that his body is exhausted and his mental state has never been worse due to Yoichi's "death". Deku remembers All Might saying that OFA would make a weak body explode and tells AFO that he directly received the power cultivated by the nine users.
AFO's body begins to crumble and some heroes think the fight is over, but AFO uses various quirks to keep himself together. He says that he hasn't achieved anything yet and that he can't die, because the demon lord is absolute and he has to fulfill his dream.
He says he just has to start all over again, like he did with Shigaraki. In other words, he just needs to transfer the All For One quirk to Midoriya or some other hero and take over their body. He then approaches Deku, but Kurogiri moves.
Mic shouts "Shirakumo!" and he replies "Shouta, Yamada... I'm sorry, but I have to go. I need to protect Tomura Shigaraki". He opens a portal between Deku and AFO and Mic cries, saying that Shirakumo always reaches out to those who need help.
Shirakumo: "All For One, give Shigaraki back. His friends are waiting for him". Kurogiri starts to disappear but, at the last second, Bakugou appears and propels Deku with his explosions. Mic says that he should be in the hospital, but he flew there with his quirk.
Bakugou says that Shoto made an ice ramp for him to get up there. "Be careful or else I'll end up surpassing you, Izuku!". Deku says that he'll never forgive AFO, but that he's not an incomprehensible monster or a demon lord. Deep down, he's just a very lonely man.
We then see AFO talking to a flame that represents Yoichi. He says that Midoriya's last punch transferred the last ember of OFA, that is, the last fragments of Yoichi -- the quirk itself. AFO says he doesn't care about that, he just wants to see Yoichi's face.
Yoichi says that he failed to take his brother in the right direction, but now Midoriya is allowing both Shigaraki brothers to finally rest. AFO starts shouting, saying that he won't allow it, that he loves Yoichi and needs him by his side.
Yoichi says that it's time for AFO to pay for the crime of using so many people and that they're not alone in there. Next, we see all the OFA users + Shigaraki coming out of the shadows and a full page of Deku and Tomura punching AFO's vestige.
The vestige disappears and Deku and Tomura's hands touch. Tomura says that he thought he had been completely swallowed by AFO this time, but Nana's vestige connected with him and prevented him from disappearing. He then says "Kurogiri..." and we see the last bits of him.
He says that even though he briefly got his body back, he didn't managed to destroy anything. Midoriya was right, deep inside he was just a crying boy -- and that's why he couldn't destroy Deku's hands.
Deku says he continued to fight because he couldn't forgive what Shigaraki had done, but also because he wanted him to stop - he wanted the sadness to be over. "Izuku Midoriya, if Spinner is still alive tell him this: Tomura Shigaraki fought to destroy until the very end”.
Deku says that he managed to destroy what he really needed to. The last page goes back to the real world and reveals that Shigaraki's body has been completely destroyed and turned into dust. The rain has finally stopped and the sun is shining. End of chapter.
The chapter begins with AFO saying that he found it weird that the regeneration wasn't healing his body. In addition to that, each hero's hostility came together to confuse danger sense and "hide" Deku's presence.
This shows that his body is exhausted and his mental state has never been worse due to Yoichi's "death". Deku remembers All Might saying that OFA would make a weak body explode and tells AFO that he directly received the power cultivated by the nine users.
AFO's body begins to crumble and some heroes think the fight is over, but AFO uses various quirks to keep himself together. He says that he hasn't achieved anything yet and that he can't die, because the demon lord is absolute and he has to fulfill his dream.
He says he just has to start all over again, like he did with Shigaraki. In other words, he just needs to transfer the All For One quirk to Midoriya or some other hero and take over their body. He then approaches Deku, but Kurogiri moves.
Mic shouts "Shirakumo!" and he replies "Shouta, Yamada... I'm sorry, but I have to go. I need to protect Tomura Shigaraki". He opens a portal between Deku and AFO and Mic cries, saying that Shirakumo always reaches out to those who need help.
Shirakumo: "All For One, give Shigaraki back. His friends are waiting for him". Kurogiri starts to disappear but, at the last second, Bakugou appears and propels Deku with his explosions. Mic says that he should be in the hospital, but he flew there with his quirk.
Bakugou says that Shoto made an ice ramp for him to get up there. "Be careful or else I'll end up surpassing you, Izuku!". Deku says that he'll never forgive AFO, but that he's not an incomprehensible monster or a demon lord. Deep down, he's just a very lonely man.
We then see AFO talking to a flame that represents Yoichi. He says that Midoriya's last punch transferred the last ember of OFA, that is, the last fragments of Yoichi -- the quirk itself. AFO says he doesn't care about that, he just wants to see Yoichi's face.
Yoichi says that he failed to take his brother in the right direction, but now Midoriya is allowing both Shigaraki brothers to finally rest. AFO starts shouting, saying that he won't allow it, that he loves Yoichi and needs him by his side.
Yoichi says that it's time for AFO to pay for the crime of using so many people and that they're not alone in there. Next, we see all the OFA users + Shigaraki coming out of the shadows and a full page of Deku and Tomura punching AFO's vestige.
The vestige disappears and Deku and Tomura's hands touch. Tomura says that he thought he had been completely swallowed by AFO this time, but Nana's vestige connected with him and prevented him from disappearing. He then says "Kurogiri..." and we see the last bits of him.
He says that even though he briefly got his body back, he didn't managed to destroy anything. Midoriya was right, deep inside he was just a crying boy -- and that's why he couldn't destroy Deku's hands.
Deku says he continued to fight because he couldn't forgive what Shigaraki had done, but also because he wanted him to stop - he wanted the sadness to be over. "Izuku Midoriya, if Spinner is still alive tell him this: Tomura Shigaraki fought to destroy until the very end”.
Deku says that he managed to destroy what he really needed to. The last page goes back to the real world and reveals that Shigaraki's body has been completely destroyed and turned into dust. The rain has finally stopped and the sun is shining. End of chapter.
