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** Mugen decides to cut their conversation short and leaves just as All Might arrives to takes the kids to the awards ceremony. All Might doesn't immeadiatly catches his nemesis in time, but it's very clear he felt All for One's horrible presence and nearly had a freak out over it. Unknown to him or the students, the villain managed to escape using some kind of BlobMonster Quirk that allowed to slip through the sewers. Once again, All for One could have caused so much damage but chose not to simply because it's way more amusing to play with his targets.

* Chapter 35:

** FridgeHorror: Just imagine how the Vestiges are freaking out by seeing their killer and arch-nemesis not only alive but in full strenght and health. It's clear that the chill down the spine that Itsuka feels is the closest thing they can do to activate Danger Sense and warn her to stay the hell away from this monster.

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* Appearently, the Hero Commission is ''not'' behind the Hero Killer. That doesn't mean they are any clean, however. Much to the contrary. In fact, the serial killer presents himself as such a threat to them, that they are willing [[GodzillaThreshold to pull Lady Nagant out of prison]] in order to eliminate his threat. There is also the reveal, straight from the current Commission President, Kanshi Shiriyu, that any person who attempted to investigate Nagant's fake backstory about her imprisonment has been killed. And that has been happening for over a decade.
** There is also the overall... disturbing feeling that Kanshi gives off. The fact that she is an {{Expy}} of Makima from ''Manga/ChainsawMan'', who herself is a very disturbing character on so many levels, only worsens this feeling.

** While things were pretty scary in canon during this arc, the whole idea is a group of villains invading a school and ready to murder teenagers who are not even a week into the hero course, here it's arguably more horrifying. First, the Villain Consortium is led by a far more cold, calculating, and sociopathic mastermind than Shigaraki, with Nine far more shrewd and calculating, and has a crew composed of several competent villains, confirmed to have killed both Pro Heroes and villains alike in the past. And not only did they bring the Nomu with them, but Nine also brought '''Hood''' for good measure.

** Chapter 16 is this on steroids. After Izuku refuses to take Nine's offer of peace, the villain decides to sic Hood onto Izuku to pass time until All Might arrives. Props to the author for writing an absolutely terrifying sequence, or more accurately, one-sided massacre, and giving Izuku a beatdown more brutal than anything he got in canon, at least until the PLF War arc. It's a miracle he is still alive by the end of the arc.

* After a relatively light-hearted Chapter 22, the ending of the chapter is extremely harrowing. Itsuka, walking by herself, runs into Eri, and soon discovers that she's about to be confronted by someone heavily implied to be Overhaul himself. What makes this even more terrifying is that, unlike Izuku who had Mirio with him, Itsuka is entirely on her own, and the street is even mentioned to be empty. Had Itsuka not trusted her senses and sprinted away with Eri as fast as she could, no doubt what would've happened if Overhaul got his hands on her ...

* Chapter 23 ends on a rather disturbing note. Remember when Camie met Izuku and Nejire in the previous chapter? Turns out it wasn't a coincidence for her to meet them there. Camie is the newest recruit of the Villain Consortium and her first assignment is to track down all students from Class 1-A, which she succeeds. By the end of the chapter she and by extension, the Consortium, has a complete list of the addresses, routines, all of it. Nine was dead serious when he made all students his personal enemies and one can only fear when he decides to act on it.
** In the following note, the Consortium now has a girl capable of casting hyper-realistic illusions on their crew. As if they weren't dangerous enough on their own. Not to mention Camie's infatuation with both Izuku and Nejire, which bears a disturbing resemblance to Himiko's interest in Izuku and Ochako in canon. Reviewers also noticed that since her illusions can create realistic itens, she also counts as one for Twice.
* At first, TheReveal that Stendhal is a hero sounds like good thing, meaning that the heroes have one of the most badass characters on their side and that the Hero Killer won't stand a chance... until Akaguro takes a drop of Tensei's blood and he becomes far more morally ambigious individual. And then ParanoiaFuel kicks in: There is a good chance that there is no "Hero Killer", and that this might just be a hoax used by Stendhal to murder fellow heroes without drawing suspicions. And to make the paranoia worse, it all could be an even bigger cover up by the Hero Commission to get Heroes that are not aligned with their interests killed and pinned by somebody else. The fact that Tensei seems to be the main target from the blood quirk user, only adds fuel to the theory that [[HeKnowsTooMuch Tensei is close to unfold something he is not supposed to]] about the Trigger theft and heroes murdered by the Consortium and the corrupt organization wants him out of the picture.
* More details about All Might's fight against All for One resurface. Apparently, the killing blow that he inflicted on the villain (a United States of Smash most likely), turned the entire forest ''into a crater''. And after making sure that All for One wasn't breathing anymore, Nighteye arranged for the body to cremated, and its ashes disposed off, which raises the questions over how Demon Lord managed not only to survive All Might's most furious attack but came back full recovery.

* Gran Torino mentions that Tsukauchi's investigation has a new lead: Yuga Aoyama. It appears that the boy was found in a hospital in a similar situation that Nine and All for One's previous victims. While it may be a relief find out the boy is not dead, or worse, FridgeHorror kicks in when you remember that All for One made very clear his family would pay for his failure, and how he will react when he finds out about it.
* While Kaminari accidentally stunning down most of the contenders from the second event is not something that we spent much time on, that doesn't change the fact that the poor boy electrocuted nearly 15 people unconscious. If the boy unleashed something stronger with less control, so many people could have got hurt in worse ways.
* Shoto expresses an unsettling level of LackOfEmpathy after Izuku and Ochako crash into the ground. This become worse when he mentions that is a trait that he got from his brother Toya. Clearly, the eldest Todoroki behaves an awful lot like SociopathicHero for someone who went through a case AdaptationalHeroism, raising the question if Toya is actually that different from his villain canon self.
* Appearently, the Hero Commission is ''not'' behind the Hero Killer. That doesn't mean they are any clean however. Much for the contrary. In fact, the serial killer presents himself as such a threat to them, they are willing [[GodzillaThreshold to pull Lady Nagant out of prison]] in order to eliminate his threat. There is also the reveal, straight from the current Commission President, Kanshi Shiriyu, that any person who attempted to investigate Nagant's fake backstory about her imprisoment has been killed. And that has been happening for over a decade.
** There is also the overall... disturbing feeling that Kanshi gives off. The fact that she is an {{Expy}} of Makima from ''Manga/ChainsawMan'', who herself is a very disturbing character in so many levels, only worsens this feeling.
* Chapter 32 sheds some light over the situation of how many villains the heroes will have to face in the future, and if you thought the PLF looked bad when it formed, this is even worse.
** According to the Vigilantes, there is a secret cabal of major villain organizations called "The Inner Circle" that is operating on Japan and outside of it. As we find in the end of the chapter, said cabal is composed of All for One, Humarise and soon, the Meta Liberation Army. And those are just the villains we are aware of.
** Speaking of reveals made by the Vigilantes, there is also some insights into All for One's agenda regarding Nine and the Consortium. Appearently, All for One is building a machine that will allow a human body to receive as many Quirks as possible without the host going braindead and said machine is nearly complete. The mastermind, however, does not intend to use Nine as a host, and is still in search of his proper vessel. So far no idea of who this person might be, but if a healthy yet aged All for One is something to fear, a healthy and undoubtedly younger All for One is somehow even more dreadful (as the current manga can attest).
** Ever since his introduction in the story, there isn't a single person, both in and out of it, that is not ticked off by Daikoku Yaoyorozu's personality, from being an AbusiveParent capable of making Endeavor and ''Kotaro Shimura'' look "not so bad by comparison" to his overall ManipulativeBastard act, everyone knows there is something profoundly wrong with the Yaoyorozu patriarch and now we find out why: The man is truly a villain, not only a key figure in the Inner Circle and good friends with Re-Destro but also acting as the middle man between All for One and the MLA. In fact, he even adquires a component for All for One's machine from Re-Destro and is going to arrange a meeting between the two villains to strenghten their alliance, which is already bad enough on its own terms but now is even worse.

** As Daikoku puts the mask on, Rapt believes his guard's is down and tries to attack... only for the attack to ''reflect'' at him. And then we get TheReveal. From [[WhamShot the description, to the Quirk and finally]], [[WhamLine his explanation about his backstory]], we find that Daikoku Yaoyorozu, one of most influential and powerful men in Japan and possibly the whole world, '''[[CanonCharacterAllAlong is none other than Flect Turn]]''', the supposedly imprisoned leader of Humarise. This sheds a whole new light on how deep the Inner Circle and Humarise power goes. This villain conspiracy has officially reached nightmarish levels.

--> '''Daikoku/Flect:''' This quirk, has other capabilities. You see, I can also store anything I perceive as an attack inside me to reflect later, rather than immediately. And I have a small habit of … well, it's strange, but I have a habit of occasionally allowing others to touch me. A slap on the back, a small punch to the chest, a handshake, a hug from my wife … all of that gets stored up over time.\\

** Flect then decides to end Rapt's suffering right then and there, and uses his stocked up energy from God knows how long to crush Rapt's skull in the most excruciating way possible. Skip/Rody can't bear to look at it, while Jin just stands and watches to whole thing emotionessly. And then Daikoku orders them to make Rapt's death look like suicide and get the car ready so he can pick Momo and Yukiri at the Festival. The really spared no expenses to introduce one of the villest monsters of the story so far.
** The commercial that aired during Daikoku and Re-Destro's meeting, which [[HarsherInHindsight looking back, is chilling bit of foreshadowing]]. The last bit actually plays at the end of chapter, as Daikoku orders his men to dispose of Rapt and find who he worked for:
--> '''Commercial''': - and with you, our future is bright, Yaoyorozu Corporations - reflecting the future onto you.
** The ParanoiaFuel and overall RealismInducedHorror of Momo's (and quite frankly, anyone close enough to her like Kyoka and Shoto) situation. One thing is being stuck at a house with an AbusiveParent, the other, is this plus the fact that said parent is a sociopathic mastermind willing to stop at nothing to achieve his will. If the poor girl's situation before, now it's stuff of nightmares are made of.

** Chapter 32 sheds some light over the situation of how many villains the heroes will have to face in the future, and if you thought the PLF looked bad when it formed, this is even worse.

** As Daikoku puts the mask on, Rapt believes his guard's is down and tries to attack... only for the attack to ''reflect'' at him. And then we get TheReveal. From the description, to the Quirk and finally, his HannibalLecture moment, we find that Daikoku Yaoyorozu, '''[[CanonCharacterAllAlong is none other than Flect Turn]]''', the supposedly imprisoned leader of Humarise.

** Speaking of reveals made by the Vigilantes, there is also some insights into All for One's agenda regarding Nine and the Consortium. Appearently, All for One is building a machine that will allow a human body to receive as many Quirks as possible without the host going braindead and said machine is nearly complete. The mastermind, however, does not intend to use Nine as a host, and is still in search of his proper vessel. So far no idea of who this person might be, but if a healthy yet aged All for One is something to fear, a healthy and undoubtedly younger All for One is somehow even more dreadful (as the current manga can attest.)

* More details about All Might's fight against All for One resurface. Appearently, the killing blow that he inflicted on the villain (a United States of Smash most likely), turned the entire forest ''into a crater''. And after making sure that All for One wasn't breathing anymore, Nighteye arranged for the body to cremated, and its ashes disposed off, which raises the questions over how Demon Lord managed not only to survive All Might's most furious attack but came back full recovery.

* Everyone is quick to pick the words "Look '''into''' me." The way it draws parallels between this and sexual abuse is very surreal.

* In the following note, the Consortium now has a girl capable of casting hyper-realistic illusions on their crew. As if they weren't dangerous enough on their own. Not to mention Camie's infatuation with both Izuku and Nejire, which bears a disturbing resemblance to Himiko's interest in Izuku and Ochako in canon. Reviewers also noticed that since her illusions can create realistic itens, she also counts as one for Twice.

* Gran Torino mentions that Tsukauchi's investigation has a new lead: Yuga Aoyama. It appears that the boy was found in a hospital in a similar situation that Nine and All for One's previous victims. While it may be a relief find out the boy is not dead, or worse, FridgeHorror kicks in when you renember that All for One made very clear his family would pay for his failure, and how he will react when he finds out about it.
* While Kaminari accidentally stunning down most of the contenders from the second event is not something that we spent much time on, that doesn't change the fact that the poor boy electrecuted nearly 15 people unconscious. If the boy unleashed something stronger with less control, so many people could have got hurt in worse ways.

* Gran Torino mentions that Tsukauchi's investigation has a new lead: Yuga Aoyama. It appears that the boy was found in a hospital in a similar situation that Nine and All for One's previous victims. While it may be a relief find out the boy is not dead, or worse, FrigeHorror kicks in when you renember that All for One made very clear his family would pay for his failure, and how he will react when he finds out about it.

* Chapter 23 ends on a rather disturbing note. Remember when Camie met Izuku and Nejire in the previous chapter? Turns out it wasn't a coincidence for her to meet them there. Camie is the newest recruit of the Villain Consortium and her first assignment is to track down all students from Class 1-A, which she succeeds. By the end of the chapter she and by extension, the Consortium, has a complete list of the addresses, routines, all of it. Nine was dead serious when he all students his personal enemies and one can only fear when he decides to act on it.
* In the following note, the Consortium now has a girl capable of casting hyper-realistic illusions on their crew. As if they weren't dangerous enough on their own. Not to mention Camie's infatuation with both Izuku and Nejire, which bears a disturbing resemblance to Himiko's interest in Izuku and Ochako in canon.

** The prelude to the USJ relies on building a good amount of tension. As the students head towards the bus, they spot the storm clouds above them, wondering where it was supposed to come from since the forecast said that it would be sunny. Once they actually get to the USJ, the storm begins with earnest, with the students surprised that the weather seems to be pushing them inside. It's a tension-building setup for what's to come, as readers knowing what's about to happen can practically see Nine's pretty much urging them inside the trap he's made.
** Once they're inside, Nine decides to set the mood as soon as Thirteen finishes her speech about safety use of Quirks, using several bolt of lightning to cut the power to the building. And then Nine and his crew slowly make their way across Kurogiri's portals before Nine finishes the chapter with the following bone-chilling declaration.

** While things were pretty scary in canon during this arc, the whole idea is a group of villains invading a school and ready to murder teenagers who are not even a week into the hero course, here its arguably more horrifying. First, the Villain Consortium is led by a far more cold, calculating and sociopathic mastermind than Shigaraki, with Nine far more shrewd and calculating, and has a crew composed of several competent villains, confirmed to have killed both Pro Heroes and villains alike in the past. And not only they count with the Nomu with them, Nine also brought '''Hood''' for good measure.

* Chapter 17 brings another horrifying twist: Turns out that Muscular has been used as a base body for Hood. Think about this. Two of the strongest, AxCrazy and bloodthirsty characters in the manga have been merged with each other. And All for One reveals he is not even complete yet. God knows how much of a monstrosity it will be when the Doctor finishes upgrading it.
* '''All For One is healthy.''' Who could be arguably the most powerful and deadly character of the series lacks his DramaPreservingHandicap. And since it took All Might almost dying to stop his reign of terror years prior, and Itsuka just got One for All, is up to the readers imagine how worse things will be when the villain decides to step out of the shadows.
* By the end of chapter 18, Teko decides to go out for a walk to clear his thoughts. However, is revealed that he is actually going to meet with someone to get information about the Consortium. And who are the people he meets? Hekiji Tengai and Shin Nemoto, from the Shie Hassaikai. Which means that Teko had in the past ties with the Yakuza, and raises questions about the old master's past and makes a set up for dark secrets of the Kendo family.
* While Chapter 19 is mostly lighthearted, the beginning is not so much. Izuku wakes up after cuddling with Itsuka and Ochako much to his embarrassment, and Ochako's tone suddenly becomes sultry and flirtatious. You would think that it would lead to some EroticDream from this... if Ochako did not suddenly become Hood, grab Izuku's head and start to squish it until it explodes, prompting a CatapultNightmare. Needless to say Izuku can't bring himself to sleep again after such a nightmare.
* Also in Chapter 19, Nine and Slice's scene seems far more tame than when they first appeared - up until Slice seems to get cold feet about going after Class 1A again. Once she shows even the slightest hesitation, Nine turns the charm on, reminding her that he helped save her from her DarkAndTroubledPast and how he helped her see the world as it truly was. It's truly meant to serve to show the views that Nine and Slice's relationship is a very dark mirror of Izuku and Ochako's own relationship, and seeing the depths of Nine's ManipulativeBastard tendencies.

* A bit of FridgeHorror. It's implied that Overhaul got a good look on Itsuka's face (something Midnight lampshades on the following chapter) and the Sports Festival will happen very soon. And to make things worse, Itsuka will make the opening speech. Even if Eri is moved to a safe location like U.A., as soon as she appears on screen, Overhaul will know who is the person that took Eri and he might want to go after her for pure spite. And maybe not even Teko's friendship with the Boss will protect her against the capo's anger.
* While Overhaul's abuse towards Eri is not a surprise, there is some specially morbid about Eri's choice of words when she describes the MadScientist experiments on her:

* Chapter 23 ends in a rather disturbing note. Renember when Camie met Izuku and Nejire in the previous chapter? Turns out it wasn't a coincidence for her to meet them there. Camie is the newest recruit of the Villain Consortium and her first assignement is to track down all students from Class 1-A, which she succeeds. By the end of the chapter she and by extension the Consortium, has a complete list of the adressess, routines, all of it. Nine was dead serious when he all students his personal enemies and one can only fear when he decides to act on it.
* In the following note, the Consortium now has a girl capable of casting hyper-realistic illusions on their crew. As if they weren't dangerous enough on their own. Not to mention Camie's infatuation on both Izuku and Nejire, which bears a disturbing resemblence to Himiko's interest on Izuku and Ochako in canon.
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---> '''Eri:''' He … he has a long pointy mouth, he never takes it off unless - unless he has to look into me. And - and then he wears a mask when he does that."

* In the following note, the Consortium now has a girl capable of casting hyper-realistic illusions on their crew. As if they weren't dangerous enough on their own. Not to mention Camie's infuation on both Izuku and Nejire, which bears a disturbing resemblence to Himiko's interest on Izuku and Ochako in canon.

* In the following note, the Consortium now has a girl capable of casting hyper-realistic illusions on their crew. As if they weren't dangerous enough on their own. Not to mention Camie's interest on both Izuku and Nejire, which bears a disturbing resemblence to Himiko's interest on Izuku and Ochako in canon.

* A bit of FridgeHorror. It's implied that Overhaul got a good look on Itsuka's face and the Sports Festival will happen very soon. And to make things worse, Itsuka will make the opening speech. Even if Eri is moved to a safe location like U.A., as soon as she appears on screen, Overhaul will know who is the person that took Eri and he might want to go after her for pure spite. And maybe not even Teko's friendship with the Boss will protect her against the capo's anger.

--> '''Nine:''' It doesn't matter, we went through the trouble of bringing our entire cabal to meet the Symbol of Peace personally, and that's what will happen. We needn't worry if he's running a little late ... he'll come as fast as he can when he hears the screams of the children.
** While things were pretty scary in canon during this arc, the whole idea is a group of villains invading a school and ready to murder teenagers who are not even a week into the hero course, here its arguably more horrifying. First, the Villain Consortium is led by a far more cold, calculating and sociopathic mastermind than Shigaraki, with Nine far more shrewd and calculating, and has a crew composed of several competent villains, confirmed to have killed both Pro Heroes and villains alike in the past. And not only they count with the Nomu with them, [[spoiler: Nine also brought '''Hood''' for good measure.]]
** Not to mention his use for the thugs he brought along. In canon, Shigaraki intended to use them to help him fight All Might. Here, Nine brings them along for one terrifying purpose: [[spoiler:to take a syringe full of Trigger. Once they've taken them, they devolve into raving, monstrous beasts, unable to tell friend or foe apart as Kurogiri separates Class 1A and traps them with the monsters.]]
** Chapter 16 is this on steroids. After Izuku refuses to take Nine's offer of peace, the villain decides to sic [[spoiler:Hood]] onto Izuku to pass time until All Might arrives. Props to the author for writing an absolutely terrifying sequence, or more accurately, one-sided massacre, and giving Izuku a beatdown more brutal than anything he got in canon, at least until the PLF War arc. It's a miracle he is still alive by the end of the arc.
* Chapter 17 brings another horrifying twist: Turns out that [[spoiler:Muscular has been used as a base body for Hood. Think about this. Two of the strongest, AxCrazy and bloodthirsty characters in the manga have been merged with each other. And All for One reveals he is not even complete yet. God knows how much of a monstrosity it will be when the Doctor finishes upgrading it.]]
* [[spoiler:'''All For One is healthy.''' Who could be arguably the most powerful and deadly character of the series lacks his DramaPreservingHandicap. And since it took All Might almost dying to stop his reign of terror years prior, and Itsuka just got One for All, is up to the readers imagine how worse things will be when the villain decides to step out of the shadows.]]
* While Chapter 19 is mostly lighthearted, the beginning is not so much. Izuku wakes up after cuddling with Itsuka and Ochako much to his embarrassment, and Ochako's tone suddenly becomes sultry and flirtatious. You would think that it would lead to some EroticDream from this... [[spoiler:if Ochako did not suddenly become Hood, grab Izuku's head and start to squish it until it explodes, prompting a CatapultNightmare.]] Needless to say Izuku can't bring himself to sleep again after such a nightmare.