Growth Process
Manga ChapterGrowth Process is a bonus chapter released with Volume 16 of One-Punch Man. It turns a small convenience-store scuffle into a quiet study of ambition, contrasting two low-ranking heroes as one chases danger and the other wrestles with envy.
Summary
Eyelashes and Glasses put a stop to some criminals at a convenience store, then fall into conversation about where each of them stands. Eyelashes compliments how far Glasses has come, but Glasses brushes the praise off, insisting he still has plenty left to work on.
Key Events
A distant blast draws Glasses toward the trouble. Eyelashes tries to hold him back, doubting he can face the monster on his own, yet Glasses restates his determination to grow and heads off anyway.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Growth Process chapter about in One-Punch Man?
Growth Process follows Eyelashes and Glasses stopping criminals at a convenience store, then contrasts their ambitions as Glasses heads off alone toward a distant monster attack.
Why does Eyelashes try to stop Glasses from responding to the blast?
In Growth Process, Eyelashes tries to hold Glasses back because he doubts Glasses can face the monster alone, but Glasses restates his determination to grow and heads off anyway.
What does Eyelashes do after Glasses leaves in the Growth Process chapter?
Left behind in Growth Process, Eyelashes phones Fubuki to report that a hero is already at the scene, watching Glasses go as jealousy quietly settles over him.
Which volume of One-Punch Man contains the Growth Process bonus chapter?
Growth Process was released with Volume 16 of One-Punch Man on April 4, 2018.
What chapter follows Growth Process in the One-Punch Man manga?
The chapter Confidence immediately follows Growth Process in the One-Punch Man manga.
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