#chapter 431

I lived and loved as I pleased.

For starters actually, Bakugo asking Izuku to join his Hero agency... doesn't really make sense canonically. The reason I say this is because apparently at the end of 430 Izuku is at #4, and he's at #5.

Bakugo, earlier in the series expresses that he wants to "be at Izuku's heels" for the rest of their lives. But when talking about the ideal person to work at his agency- he speaks of someone who chases after HIM. This already takes us out of the current timeline. Although this is a minute detail, it showcase how when chapter 431 was written- it was written without any of the prior chapters in mind. Why would Bakugo want Midorya to be a sidekick who would surpass him when he's currently trying to surpass Midoryia??

Not to mention that whoever put this together tried to make it seem as if bakudeku was some kind of unrequited love... Kirishima talking about how Bakugo got "rejected" and the Izuku having literally no reaction to Bakugo asking and just being like "Huh? oh nah i'm not doing that." It was lowkey sad to read- when it didn't really need to be

Even though we know Izuku would never react in that way- he especially wouldn't for the reason he gave. If Izuku were to say "No because I want to start my own agency" or "No because I don't want to be a SIDE KICK" the maybe I would have understood... but he said no because want to be... a teacher. Izuku, baby, you're ALREADY a teacher. You're a teacher and the #4 hero... this makes no sense????

Like I've already seen about 5 new fics in the todobaku community of todoroki swooping in to win bakugo's heart after finding out izuku rejected him.

Bakugo got rejected and now everyone is competing on who gets to win his heart and give him the love he deserves lmao they were all WAITING.

My sympathies to the bakudeku shippers cos wtf Izuku, but also thank you Izuku, for freeing bakugou from ya'lls years long situationship so other people can finally have a chance.

431 announced. On May 2026.

I'm warning you all right now, I will go absolutely insane with a tunneled vision on mr. Shoto Todoroki and I will not apologize for the insufferable person I become when it airs.

IT IS NOT CANON! IT IS NOT FROM HORIKOSHI! AND EVEN IF IT HAD (WHICH IT DIDN'T HE HAS CONFIRMED AS MUCH) IZUOCHA WASN'T CONFIRMED EITHER! Yeah they "held hands"- in an incredibly NOT romantic way. They held hands the same way bros do when they dap each other up and do that handshake into a hug thing. Compare that to ALL of the MANY scenes throughout the manga, show, and movies where bkdk hold hands and reach out to each other so as to work in perfect harmony, strengthen and literally pull the other up alongside them and or push them ahead toward the future? It's not even a fight.