MSR October 2023

 

 

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World Trigger 237

 

Ninomiya warns Ema that he shouldn’t be tempted to imitate Hatohara in sneaking off to the Neighborhood in unofficial non Border manners. The squads wonder about what the special battle sims will consist of and then we shift to the administrators discussing the various answers for changing Rank Wars and whether they can be implemented. Ultimately the exercise that’s used involves creating Trion soldiers that’ll be used in the upcoming simulations

 

 

 

 

Ice Head Gill 15-19

 

Jumir’s relic appears to overwhelm Gill, but he creatively works within the limitations of the cold affecting the water relic’s full potential. And Sana, given an apple from Idunn’s corpse leaving behind the gift, regenerates his arm and becomes the Book of Wisdom. Gill’s next major feat is taking the spring water he heads towards at Sana’s direction to manifest a giant dragon of ice

 

 

 

Greatest swoops in to defeat Jumir and as the lich army flees, Gill tries to follow, but falls unconscious. Sliz, tasked with killing Gill and Sana, decides not to, instead throwing the black blade on his back to track the lich’s ship. Sana recovers and Gill mourns the loss of his allies. Meanwhile, the lich king Baal gains control of Dreki’s body after someone presents articles suggesting Gill’s demise, ready to move on the human world

 

Gill’s group heads towards the north, following Sliz’ sword, part of a pair with Greatest’s blade, attracted to each other. The gates of hell, which have caused the long winter, must be destroyed with 4 relics of different properties: water of Odin, fire of Loki, wind of Thor and earth of Freyja. Unfortunately, they only have 3 and Baal has one of the fire relics, as well as a relic that lets him replenish his undead army. The gates of hell open and the snake, wolf and giant appear, as well as the other 2 surviving captains

 

The captains, Orden and Varthur, are there to meet Dreki, as well as the captains Dreki killed under Lich King Baal’s influence, such as Greatest’s brother, Honest. While Greatest and Honest fight, Orden takes on Munin, a human/crow hybrid, while Varthur heads with Gill, eventually running into Dreki

 

Gill remembers his father’s eyes being comforting in the past, though now he faces his father. After imitating a technique that hardens stone to be like steel bullets, Gill forms an axe that cuts stone to form teeth for his ice dragons. But Varthur intervenes as Baal uses a powerful axe technique, fatally wounding the assassin. In spite of Baal telling Gill how Ond has betrayed Dreki and Gill, the boy insists vengeance isn’t true strength, Ond stunned as Baal approaches him from above

 

 

 

 

Nue’s Exorcist 20-24

 

Nue reveals herself and confronts Moroyoki’s extreme level shikigami, unleashing her own Hollow Weapon, Starslave and destroying the massive beast with ease

 

 

Moroyoki’s defeat means he’s now their prisoner, Nue having spared him. But she explains she can’t use her personal Hollow Weapon, having burnt out an auxiliary device that enhanced Gakuro’s performance, since even using Zenoblade required much more power than he has at present, compared to a water tap versus what would be closer to a massive factory drain. And Gakuro learns from Moroyoki that Nue is a source of the spirits that exorcists face, his helping Nue making him their enemy

 

The captains of the Exorcist Bureau meet up and discuss the possibility that a new branch will open up, given they’ve created 5 already for the other Hyo. Nue says she plans to stop the other Hyo without sacrificing many lives as the Exorcist Bureau plans to and to achieve that, the first step is getting Gakuro to be a captain, nominating him at the meeting she bursts into

 

Gakuro is framed by Nue as tough and willing to challenge spirits of her caliber, the captains taken aback by this. And when he explains that they played games, Nue being more amiable and friendly makes the captains consider listening to Nue’s plan

 

Nue reveals her true name, giving the captains some leverage so she isn’t seen as a major risk for her plan to take down the other Hyo with a more complicated method versus the truename one, her true form seen briefly. In exchange, the Exorcist Bureau tasks Nue with taking down a Hyo that will revive in a few months, Gakuro temporarily granted the title of Captain for the Sixth Elimination Squad

 

 

 

4 Knights of the Apocalypse 123-126

 

Gawain and Tristan team up, Gawain even noticing the combined light and dark magic that Tristan uses as a Nephilim can break defenses and he devastates the Chaos Demon. And with Gawain’s help, Tristan Full Counters the last ditch attack, Schwarz freed and acknowledging Tristan’s strength

 

 

 

Meanwhile, Lancelot and Nanashi’s fight continues, the former Goddess pushed back and yet Lancelot was still holding back, now ready to fight at full power finally

 

Lancelot explains that he fought against Arthur before with his left hand to train it, actually ambidextrous. And the sheer power of even Nanashi’s strongest attack appears to be absorbed by Lancelot’s magic, the former Goddess defeated. He’s grateful as Lancelot vows he’ll defeat Arthur, taking Nanashi’s blade Shirojika, made by Dabuzu, the Giant blacksmith

 

As everyone recovers, Gawain reversing the petrification and Nasiens giving healing balms, we shift back to Percival’s fight against Mortlach, where Mortlach is shocked that the boy managed to deflect all his slashes, the training with Lancelot only stopping at level 5, against Lancelot himself. Mortlach is slashed, likely the loser of the duel.

 

 

 

My Hero Academia 402-405

 

All Might, still clinging to life, is dragged towards Shigaraki by All For One, still refused by his apprentice. But All Might, to keep Deku safe and focused on Shigaraki, seems to self detonate himself to occupy All For One more, the remnant dissipating in Deku’s mindscape.

 

 

 

All For One mocks All Might’s attempt to stop him and appears to end his life, Deku and Bakugou realizing this via their connections

 

Deku and Bakugou collaborate, Deku using the Gearshift Quirk to send Bakugou flying, where he snatches All Might, that energy from everyone encouraging All Might seemingly a factor for him getting there, All Might noted by Shigaraki to be on death’s door with his form solidifying in the mindscape of One For All

 

All Might manages to survive, the thing that died according to a vision of Nighteye, was All Might’s dream, but All Might grants part of his armor suit to Bakugou, who we see was the one who stimulated himself back to life with his Quirk, Edgeshot just offering stabilization. And All For One is seemingly blown up as Bakugou unleashes his fury

 

 

One Piece 1094-1096

 

As the Pacifistas turn on the Marines, Bonney is still in danger, Sanji getting her to safety. But Saturn of the Five Elders is summoned, stopping the Pacifista’s rampage against the Marines with his authority. As Luffy lands a blow that seems to affect Kizaru, Saturn looms over the group that crashed with Bonney in tow and she stabs Saturn in rage at her father’s suffering

 

 

 

Saturn easily recovers, planning to kill Bonney and Luffy, though Franky intervenes to get Luffy to safety. We learn Kuma is descended from the Buccaneer, a slave caste that committed a grave crime in the past. Kuma’s mother dies, his father killed later. And then Kuma is put on an island for a hunting competition among the Celestial Dragons on the God Valley island. But not only are the natives hunted, but Kuma, Ivankov and Ginny (possibly Jewelry’s mother?)

 

A battle begins before the hunt even has initiated, the Rocks Pirates, Roger’s crew and Garp arrive to get the treasure on God Valley. In the chaos, Big Mom gets the Blue Dragon Devil Fruit for Kaidou and Kuma gets the Paw Paw Fruit and helps people escape. Afterwards, Ivankov leaves to travel, while Ginny and Kuma stay behind and start to build a life in Sorbet Kingdom.