One Punch Man chapter 212: Saitama rejects Sweet Mask's proposal

With the release of One Punch Man chapter 212, the manga saw Sweet Mask explain why he wanted Saitama to inherit his ideals. As expected, Saitama rejected the proposal, citing that he did not wish to be a puppet. The manga later saw Sweet Mask taking on Pesky Clown.

The manga's previous chapter saw Sweet Mask guide Saitama on how he could improve his public image. However, when the A-Class Rank 1 Hero realized that Saitama wasn't interested in that, Sweet Mask revealed to him his origin and how he was slowly turning into a monster.

Disclaimer: This article contains spoilers from the One Punch Man manga.

One Punch Man chapter 212: Sweet Mask faces off against Pesky Clown

Sweet Mask, as seen in One Punch Man chapter 212 (Image via Shueisha)

One Punch Man chapter 212, titled We're all Human after all, opened with Sweet Mask explaining how he lived as a monster with a fake appearance. Although it was difficult for him, he took it with a positive attitude and continued his heroic activities.

Additionally, his fake handsome face worked in his favor as he became widely known, helping him rise to the #1 spot. This also included him getting acting and media offers, and all of it was a major change from when he did good deeds while he was still ugly.

Before he realized it, Sweet Mask became just like the people around him and refused to show his real appearance to anyone. That said, he had also recently started feeling that the monsterization process was affecting his mind as well. Hence, the only thing keeping him on humanity's side was killing monsters.

With that, he further expressed that if he were faced with a situation where he could only save one side, he would choose the side with fewer casualties. This is why he wanted Saitama to inherit his ideals while he still had some of his humanity left.

Saitama, as seen in One Punch Man chapter 212 (Image via Shueisha)

However, as one would expect, Saitama was least interested in acting "big" and asked Sweet Mask to look for someone else more suitable. Then, Sweet Mask immediately questioned Saitama if the latter was really satisfied with the way things were, including his "stupid" hero name and lack of fan mail.

According to Sweet Mask, Saitama only needed to pay some attention to his appearance, and his life could change drastically. However, Saitama believed that sounded like being a puppet.

Saitama thought that the ideal hero would not care about others' opinions and would focus on what he was rather than how he was perceived, as they were "all human after all." Just as Sweet Mask realized that Saitama hadn't been listening to him at all, the Caped Baldy remembered that he had promised to play with King, and he left immediately.

Sweet Mask against Pesky Clown in One Punch Man chapter 212 (Image via Shueisha)

As for Sweet Mask, he refused to give up and was still determined to pass on his ideals to Saitama. That's when he heard a commotion below in the amusement park. While he initially thought some event was taking place, he soon realized that people were screaming for help.

A Mysterious Being called Pesky Clown was attacking the place. After taking down the security guards, he switched his focus to the citizens. Right then, Sweet Mask arrived at their aid.

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