Chapter 128

Bang and Bomb finish off a joint technique against Overgrown Rover, and Fubuki looks on in amazement, convinced the beast has finally fallen. She is especially struck by Bomb, having taken him for a plain old man, and moves to bring him into her Blizzard Group. Her pitch is cut short when Rover springs back to its feet, none the worse and full of energy despite the brothers' combined blow. Exasperated, Bang orders the creature to sit and behave, and to everyone's astonishment it obeys, letting the group move on unopposed.

Elsewhere, Flashy Flash and Saitama ride a mine cart toward the Monster King's lair, steered by Manako, who plans to send the cart plunging to their deaths at a switch point. A Gyoro Gyoro drone clings to the ceiling above, keeping watch. Yet when Manako sees just how far the drop falls, nerves get the better of her and she cannot bring herself to go through with it.

Bang and Bomb's combination attack fails to keep Overgrown Rover down, but Bang subdues the monster with a spoken command to sit. Fubuki tries to recruit Bomb into her group. On the mine cart, Manako intends to kill Flashy Flash and Saitama with a rigged drop but loses her nerve at the sight of the fall.

Part of the Monster Association Arc, this Volume 26 chapter released on January 10, 2020 and draws partly on webcomic chapter 69. Saitama is the cover character, and the online cover carried a New Year greeting from artist Yusuke Murata. The volume edition adds a bonus page with a stylish group portrait of Bang, Bomb, and Fubuki. The chapter corresponds to Tonari serialization number 168.