Chapter 209: Set sail on the U.A. Cruiser!
Soon, the group reached the docks and watch Klepto flew out of their sight as he laughs mockingly, causing Kouna to look around until she saw a familiar cruise ship (which is called the U.A. Cruiser) before telling the group to follow her. When they got on the cruise ship, Kouna quickly tell everyone to prepare to set sail before rushing off to the wheelhouse to start the ship and go after Klepto the vulture, causing Esme to look out at the sea with a worried expression until Buddy assure her that they will get her brooch back from Klepto, which caused her to hug him as Hisashi look at a message from Gretel saying that he has two hours to return to Braveworks academy for graduation. Henry then appears with a book of the Midoriya family history afterwards before sitting down to read it.
Soon, after Kouna put the cruise ship on autopilot, Esme told her, Hisashi, and Pomegranate that she's going to tell them the history of the royal brooch. A flashback then began as Gwen told a four-year-old Esme about how their ancestors passed the brooch down for many generations. The first ancestor's name is Queen Lillian, who created the brooch to blast away villains with a powerful light of heart. The brooch has abilities that gives the ones whoever possessed it either a blessing, or a curse. So far Esme have the abilities to talk to animals, turn into a mermaid, and transform into any animal she thinks of, which was given to ancestors a hundred years before her. After that an ancestor got married and have kids of her own, she gives the brooch to the second child, who then passed it to his second child as a montage began until Gwen was born. After the flashback, Kouna got excited and asked Esme if the brooch have a princess trapped inside of it, causing Esme herself to become confused as Hisashi told her that he and Kouna used to watch Sofia the first when they were little, which also caused the triplets to chuckle before Esme herself told Kouna that the brooch is just like her locket, except she has the option to use the abilities that were given to her ancestors. After Kouna pouted in disappointment, Buddy gets everyone's attention because he can see Klepto heading straight for America.
Just as Kouna was about to set off to sail the ship towards America, Esme grabs her before telling Hisashi to steer the ship while she talks to Kouna about something about her brooch, which caused the twins to say "ok" as Kouna herself walk with Esme towards a cabin that used to belong the Kirishima family and locked the door behind them. Esme then revealed that last week, the brooch rewarded her with a new ability that's similar to super support bond +, and she wants Kouna to support her when they face off with the Devil Brats again, causing Kouna to give Esme a look of determination before saying that she will do anything for a friend, which also caused Esme to smile at her before telling her that she's going to show her something in the spirit world, but she's going to be a different size. Kouna then became astonished as Esme warned her to be careful of her once they reached the spirit world, causing Kouna herself to understand before Esme told her to take her hands and close her eyes, which Kouna did as the duo began teleporting to the spirit world. After Kouna opens her eyes, she became amazed that she's actually in the spirt world before looking at Esme, who appears to be fifty feet tall and wearing a different outfit that represent the spirit world. Esme then grab Kouna before starting walking as the ground shakes with booming footsteps until they reach the vestige museum of the royal family, causing Kouna to be amazed before asking Esme if these are her ancestors, which she confirms before telling Kouna about how her ancestors protected the United Kingdom until the responsibility is given to her parents Gwen and Henry. After putting Kouna on her shoulder, Esme told her that after graduation, she and her brothers will be returning to the United Kingdom because she's going to be queen with someone as her king, causing Kouna to be initially sad until Esme cheers her up by saying that if she ever needs her and her brothers to come and help her and their comrades, they will be there, which also caused Kouna to smile and hug Esme's cheek.
