Honestly way better than the previous attempt... the pace was worse in the one before the 2022 reboot.

That said there were important parts to the prologue as well... but spent way too much time and effort on the wall street/investor nonsense...

Though likely thats also how the novel was written.

It made sense, he finally had fully subdued the financial world, the only real major thing to write about was him regrinding his stats again, though maybe some events signifigant to flash back to once "D" day occurs but likely mostly inconsequential compared to the change the world is about to undergo.

Truthfully glad its finally moving past all the finance B.S. this remake did a better job but, for a regressor/inverse isekai story, have been more than ready for the "otherworld" (isekai) to start invading (? if that is even what its called/considered)

Can't say for certainty but I think he likely isn't fully SS yet based on the conversation exchange sun and Johnathan just had "think you will make it in time?"

The main issue beyond time seemed like dungeon ranking, from the previous chapter sun was talking about how many B rank dungeons he would have to run/time it would take to get back to S/possibly cap out at SS running only B ranks.

My theory is that B rank dungeons may be the highest rank dungeons availably until "D" day. Hence why his growth is slow for what seems to be 8 years time skip.

Again a tad bit of speculation there but based on insinuation in the last few chapters I think I'm pretty close to guessing right... any novel readers care to correct me should I be wrong? I don't mind being spoiled.

When the whole pediatrician was garaki (back when his first appearance was just a silhouette next to AFO) my theory was deku's original quirk assuming he did in fact have one, and it was stolen from him was:

Hyper Reneration. My reasoning is twofold, a combination of a fire quirk aka kenetic/energy manipulation, and his mothers ability to move small objects aka control/manipulation of small objects, therefore a fusion/evolution of the two would be manipulating the energy of cells/regeneration in other words. The second reason, was the content of the conversation between AFO and doctor garaki before their faces were fully revealed specifically talked about the hyper regeneration quirk, which I guess is pointed in explaining how AFO was still alive after his "final" show down with all might but I think it was meant to be more than that.

That said, I honestly do thing originally deku having his own quirk that was stolen was a plot thread that was meant to play out, there was a time where horikoshi had an editor (who is notoriously bad... why the hell would they put him on MHA their best comic??) who may have caused horikoshi to dramatically pivot how he was going to do things. For example, nine from ... the 3rd? movie was originally meant to be part of the final arc of this story, but got used up as part of a movie plot instead.

I don't think so? hawks' vestiage within AFO said that would be too much of a fan service?

Though... if that is the case... and the really old theory that deku originally had a quirk but it was stolen from him...

My take specifically on it was if that theory was valid, deku's original quirk was hyper regeneration. Fire/energy and the ability to manipulate/control small things (cells) but also, the first time AFO and doctor garaki was shown (in his villainous capacity before we found out for sure he was the OG pediatrician that saw deku chapter/episode 1) the conversation brought up how it was a shame that they didn't find the hyper regeneration quirk sooner.

I find this even more impactful in so much that doctor garaki's true face wasn't revealed till way later in the series compared to AFO THE MAIN FUCKING BAD GUY... almost.

I believe the no talent editor that horikoshi was given for a bit fucked up his original plan/path for the story though, that plot thread may be off the table all together, or maybe just was never a thing in the first place, but with garaki, head of multiple hospitals and orphanages, acting as a general nobody pediatrician and to give such a non challant explination to deku being quirkless in an era where that should be nearly unheard of given both his parents were... 2nd? 3rd? generation quirk users...

Oh well, we shall see in the coming chapters.

Probably not? something about shirataki's unbridled hatred for everything allows him to over come the wills of OFA, but the way AFO was talking it sounded like he needed take over shigaraki's body to do so.

Or maybe it is that shigaraki could steal OFA now, but there is little point in doing so, only AFO is obsessed with doing so due to it being his brother's quirk, and "his" possession.

Where as shigaraki just wants to see the world burn and has more than enough power without long as he can take deku out.

He was a good villian, I liked to hate him is how I'd phrase it.

Was written perfectly detestable.

Are you daft? he's a villain, no where near as manganous or concerned with raising the next generation as much as ruling over all in fear.

It was painfully obvious once we knew that consciousness existed within quirk factors that AFO wanted to take over shigaraki's body since his original body even with doctor garaki's help was a wreck/REQUIREDE a life support device/mask.

That is to say this was a predictable path of the story telling, I'm honestly just surprised that AFO failed to take over shigaraki. Had assumed that was an inevitability.

Doubt she will remain so after summon, look at sil, she's only small when manifesting in our world technically.

Thought some one uploaded the wrong pages for a second there in the middle of the chapter, glad I continued reading though x.x

Clean...ish ending... shoulda left out that third play part if the series was going to end there... or is this based on a novel?

And never again will there be... sadge...

Bro literally praised the sun, I'm fucking dead lol!

Sunbro best bro, guess it was time for jolly cooperation.

honestly somewhat hate the trope because many of the stories using it keep the character ignorant in perpetuity...

Its one thing if ever one around the MC is looking down on them and their self confidence is damaged for a time, its another thing when you are 40/60/100++ chapters in and the MC still misunderstands that they actually "arent that strong"

Wouldn't a better "localized" version of the title be:
The Alchemist Doesn't Know How OP He Is.

If all his stats hit S-rank he can "prestige"

Aka all his stats/levels are reset, but with the benefit of unlocking a new higher cap for all stats.

To do so would be dangerous since this isn't a game from the in world perspective, you don't get a respawn, so throwing away all S rank stats to go back to the bottom again puts you at risk/vulnerable.

Moreover, the MC needs to raise his other stats to S-rank first before he can "prestige" combined with the looming "day of beginnings" he has to grind really hard to hit the cap and reset to hit his new raised cap all in 10 years.

Also if you are confused about the day of beginnings part, its where the world gets hit with an apocalypse/the whole lid off the awakener dynamic gets blown open.

While there are people who have discovered dungeons and awakened already, the gross majority wont be aware of the dynamic until which point the shit hits the fan. AKA the day of beginnings.

I mean yes he is a jerk, but really felt both in the novel and anime he earned himself a break in so much as demonstrating his devotion and dedication to his family/search there in.

The state that paul was in when he and rudi met in millishion shows how much he actually cared, and how desperate he was getting due to how hopless his search seemed to be, yet he endured.

Sure rudi and him didn't get along on that meeting, but they were able to make amends.

What relationship doesn't have trouble due to miscommunication and unreasonable expectations?

? What's there to be mixed about?

He's a jerk, a philanderer, and a man who wants to be a good father.

One who has put the search for his family first over everything else for the last 2-3 years since the teleportation incident.

He is a flawed and believable character, like most in the MT series, not some fantasy trumped up paragon of virtue.

Dear readers, we are now approaching turning point 3...

Well its not ONLY near a border but has a very valuable dungeon which makes it besides being a border town a high value target.

Also you are right about the replacement A/S rank bit for amanda to be able to step out.

Remember the Necromancer? He is amanda's counter part/one who helps cover down for her often... and in this case.