One Punch Man Chapter 187 – The Butterfly and the Back

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Pavillion 800, also known as Mad Devil Yankee, sits with his butterfly wings against a column as…

…Mr. McCoy monitors him from the control room. A transport van opens its doors in town, revealing a fearful monster on a live screen.

Spectators at a dining table engage in Hero Gambling, betting on the responding heroes as Papillon 800 requests assistance upon seeing the monster.

The hero gambling scheme, a hidden income source for the H.A., is observed by Papillon 800, who considers the monster to be of a lower threat level.

Pavilion 800, actually Mad Devil Yankee, engages in a rigged fight with the scared monster but is injured and thrown into a garbage area.

As he blacks out, he recalls Mr. McCoy’s attempts to coerce him into hero gambling, including threats to his hospitalized mother.

Waking up, he reports the “crazy strong monster” to HQ while McCoy and others watch. Despite his injuries, he continues the fight, recalling Mumen Rider’s determination against the Deep Sea King.

Saitama interrupts the rigged match by defeating the monster, shocking everyone present, including Pavilion 800.

Mr. McCoy yells at Saitama for defeating the monster. Fortunately, Child Emperor shows up and exposes McCoy’s rigged game and vows to investigate further.

He shows them the hero gambling website where heroes are given odds of winning in defeating monsters.

Saitama, feeling disheartened by his assigned odds in hero gambling, tries to participate in the activity. He almost loses some money if he bets on himself after returning a stolen purse instead of defeating a monster.

A bicycle is showing the rear wheels on a stand.
Credits to the translator, redraws, cleaning, typeset, and QC.
A hero named Papillon 800 is sitting with his back on a column. He has butterfly wings.
Mr. McCoy monitors hero Papillon in the control room. A transport van opens its wing doors in the middle of a town.
A monster rat with a muscular body and looks afraid appears inside the transport van. It's shown on a live screen.
A group of spectators dining on a table watches the Demon-level monster and puts their bets on the responding heroes.
Hero Papillon sees the monster and asks for assistance. The spectators are engaging in Hero Gambling.
Hero gambling is an H.A.'s hidden source of income. Hero Papillon looks at the monster, thinking it's actually wolf level.
Papillon 800 is actually B-Class Rank 4 Mad Devil Yankee. This "fight" is rigged. He dashes to the monster.
Papillon 800 tries to punch the scared Shiverhuahua. Mr. McCoy and a fat guy holding a wineglass watch.
Shiverhuahua punches Papillon 800 and leaves him unconscious.
Mr. McCoy and the fat guy watch. Papillon 800 is injured and thrown into a garbage area. Shiverhuahua powers up.
Pavillon 800 starts blacking out as Shiverhuahua approaches him. He remembers talking to Mr. McCoy.
Mr. McCoy tries to convince Mad Devil Yankee to participate in hero gambling. He disagrees.
Mr. McCoy threatens Mad Devil Yankee's mother, who is confined at the Hero hospital. Mad Devil Yankee is mad.
Mr. McCoy taps Mad Devil Yankee's shoulders while telling him his hero activities take lots of money.
Back to the Hero gambling, Pavillion 800 wakes up and reports the crazy, strong monster. McCoy thinks his acting is good.
Shiverhuahua attacks Pavillion 800 with a series of punches. The monster's eyes glare, and his muscles bulge.
Shiverhuahua uppercuts Pavillion 800, throwing him away. The agents in the control room think he is convincing.
Pavillion 800 is beaten up by Shiverhuahua. He stands bloody while remembering his mother in the hospital.
Pavillion 800 remembers Mumen Rider facing the mighty Deep Sea King.
Hero Pavillion remembers cheering for Mumen Rider. Back to the fight, he calls Shiverhuahua and faces him.
Shiverhuahua swiftly punches Pavillion 800. He coughs blood while getting pummeled.
Pavillion 800 remembers cheering for Mumen Rider as one of the crowds. He stands back up as the bettors watch him.
Knowing that he'll be killed by the monster, Pavillion 800 calls HQ, leaving them a message to his mom that he quit being a hero and moved to another city.
Mr. McCoy still thinks he's acting. Pavillion 800 is about to clash punches against Shiverhuahua.
Saitama suddenly appears and punches Shiverhuahua to oblivion. Pavillion 800 is shocked.
Pavillion 800, the gamblers, Mr. McCoy, and the fat guy are shocked after seeing Saitama and Genos.
Pavillion 800 collapses and remembers Saitama beating the Deep Sea King back then.
Saitama and Genos tender the injured Pavillion 800. The fat guy is angry and calls Mr. McCoy. McCoy is mad at Saitama.
MacCoy appears and yells at Saitama for killing the monster. He says Pavillion 800 should get the credit.
Child Emperor appears behind Mr. McCoy and tells him about his rigged game. Mr. McCoy swiftly leaves.
Child Emperor shows Genos and Saitama about the hero gambling website. Saitama is pissed after seeing his odds.
Child Emperor says he will investigate more about the H.A.'s dark secrets. Pavillion 800 is riding a vehicle.
Pavillion 800 wakes up and realizes he is on a bike with Mumen Rider. Mumen Rider says they are almost at the hospital.
Mumen Rider admires Pavillion's 800 strength for standing up against a monster stronger than him.
Pavillion 800 realizes this and cries.
Saitama can't sleep after knowing his assigned odds of winning. He talks with Genos the next day about betting for himself.
Genos and Saitama dashes outside after seeing the odds published and a monster attacking the city.
Saitama and Genos see a purse snatcher riding a Formula One race car after snatching the woman's purse.
Saitama returns the purse after capturing the snatcher. He looks depressed after knowing he almost lost the bet.
End of Chapter with a French translation of the word Papillon and some information about Saitama's rank.

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