Chapter 212 (Online)

After All, We're Human
Information
Title	After All, We're Human
Viz Media Title	Because We're Human
Pages	Online Release: 17 Volume Release:
Release Date	August 14, 2025
Arc	Supreme Hero Arc
Webcomic	Chapter 120 Chapter 121
Cover Character(s)	Tatsumaki Saitama Genos King
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"After All, We're Human" (人間なんだから, Ningen Nandakara, Tonari: 257) is the two hundred twelfth online chapter of the One-Punch Man manga series.

Short Summary

Sweet Mask reveals to Saitama that monsterization is slowly corrupting his mind and humanity, and he wants Saitama to inherit his ideals while he still has some humanity left. Saitama refuses and leaves. Though let down, Sweet Mask resolves to convince him later. Soon, Pesky Clown appears at the park, and Sweet Mask confronts the clown-like monster.

Long Summary

Inside a Ferris wheel gondola at the I-City Grand Amusement Park, Sweet Mask continues his story, explaining that no matter how many good deeds he performed, nobody noticed. He says outward beauty clouds people's vision, and before realizing it, he had become the same as them. Though difficult at first, he stayed positive and eventually became the number 1 celebrity. He reveals that recently, the monsterization process has been affecting his mind and humanity, and that killing monsters is the only way he has remained on the side of humans. Regardless, he states that if faced with a situation where he can only save one side, he will sacrifice the side with fewer casualties without hesitation, even though he will act as if he struggled with the choice. If he continues down this path, justice will become nothing more than a symbol, and eventually he will lose the ability to understand what it means to be human. That is why he wants Saitama to inherit his ideals while he still has some humanity left. Saitama, still nonchalant and unaware that Sweet Mask is now a monster, refuses the proposal, saying it does not suit him. Sweet Mask tries to convince him to reconsider, pointing out how little support he currently receives from the public, and criticizing his foolish hero name, telling him to pay more attention to his appearance like he does. Saitama responds that it sounds like being a puppet, and states his view that the ideal hero would not care about the opinions of others. To him, it is about what you are, not how you are seen. He adds, "We are human after all," which makes Sweet Mask realize Saitama does not understand that he has become a monster.

Saitama then leaves the gondola, leaving Sweet Mask disappointed but still determined to persuade him later. Moments later, chaos erupts below. Sweet Mask quickly realizes civilians are in danger. Pesky Clown, a clown-like Mysterious Being craving attention, begins wreaking havoc across the park, having already taken down several security guards (the identities of the guards are later revealed to be Sosshi, Chinpi, Sanshon, and Gomago). Just as he moves to harm nearby civilians, Sweet Mask intervenes.

Characters in Order of Appearance

• Saitama
• Sweet Mask
• Pesky Clown (Debut)
• Sosshi
• Chinpi