Chapter 103

"Viewer-Prohibited Battle" (観覧禁止の戦い, Kanran Kinshi Notatakai, Tonari: 145) is the 103rd chapter of the One-Punch Man manga series.

Version 1
The three disciples decide to trust in Sweet Mask and retreat, leaving him alone to face Do-S and the brainwashed Narinki Squad. Do-S tells Sweet Mask that she is actually a fan of him, and offers to 'unbrainwash' the slaves in exchange for spending time with him. Sweet Mask tells her that bargaining won't work against him. Do-S responds by ordering her slaves to attack the hero, confidently stating that she would make him "her own".

Meanwhile, the disciples dash off to another area, discussing what Sweet Mask's solution could be. While Iaian theorizes that he possesses a hidden ace he does not want others to see, Okamaitachi suggests that Sweet Mask is planning to undo D-OS' brainwashing with the power of music, a notion her teammates chide her for.

Sweet Mask effortlessly tears through the entire Narinki Squad, subsequently killing all of them. He continues to charge towards Do-S, who is shocked at how Sweet Mask dealt with the mercenaries. She attempts to brainwash him by striking him with her whip but fails to do so as Sweet Mask is somehow immune to such attacks. Realizing this, Do-S quickly surrenders and submits to Sweet Mask, promising that she will obey his every command. Unmoved by Do-S' plea for mercy, Sweet Mask takes her life.

The scene cuts to the disciples staring in shock at Pig God, who was in the midst of digesting The Great Food Tub. Commenting on the implausibility of the scene, the three disciples agree to find another way into the base.

Version 2
The three disciples decide to trust in Sweet Mask and retreat, leaving him alone to face Do-S and the brainwashed Narinki Squad. Do-S tells Sweet Mask that she is actually a fan of him, and offers to 'unbrainwash' the slaves in exchange for spending time with him. Sweet Mask tells her that bargaining won't work against him. Do-S responds by ordering her slaves to attack the hero, confidently stating that she would make him "her own".

Meanwhile, the disciples dash off to another area, discussing what Sweet Mask's solution could be, and Iaian believes he would be planning to kill the brainwashed mercenaries. At first, Iaian was confused and disbelieved about Sweet Mask’s true nature as Okamaitachi does, but eventually becomes obvious that Sweet Mask’s actions aren't that of hero, but a murderer, remembering what Sweet Mask did to the surviving Dark Matter Thieves.

As Sweet Mask attempt to slice the entire squad's heads with his hand, the disciples return to the battlefield by knocking the brainwashed mercenaries out with surprise attacks before Sweet Mask can murder them. This gives Sweet Mask a chance to grab Do-S' whip and slam her head into the wall, disorienting her. Sweet Mask is displeased that the swordsmen came back and interfered with his conduct of justice. However, the swordsmen having figured out of Sweet Mask’s real plan, pretend that they believed that he had sent them away merely to lower the enemy's guard. Knowing Sweet Mask’s suspicion, Iaian tells his fellow swordsmen to go along with Sweet Mask’s threatening and apologize to him for the misunderstanding, though Iaian ensures his fellow swordsmen that he has a determination to dig up some info on him after the raid.

In his mind, Sweet Mask is considering to murder the swordsmen as well, because he thinks they are now evil since they helped evil's accomplices. Before Sweet Mask can fully consider his action, the freed Narinki Squad awaken and thank the heroes for saving them. As Sweet Mask watches the scene in silence, Do-S wraps her leg around the hero's throat, and pierces his eye with her tongue while his guard is down. In a moment of being able to hurt Sweet Mask, Do-S is shocked when she sees that the hero's right eye isn't bleeding, and that instead, his right eye and face are merely cracked, realizing that he is not a human. Before Do-S can reveal who Sweet Mask is, Sweet Mask immediately crushes her head, killing her.

The freed mercenaries rush towards Sweet Mask and ask him if he's alright, but the hero claims he's fine, the damage having already regenerated. The mercenaries instantly recognize Sweet Mask and ask for autographs and pictures. Annoyed by the mercenaries’ fanboying and fangirling around him, Sweet Mask decides to entrust the three swordsmen with taking them back to the surface safely while he remains on the battlefield.

Trivia

 * As of May 8th 2020, this is the only chapter to have most pages completely revised.

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