[Matrixbeast]

Hibiki Volume 9.
So, things happened.
Starting with Hibiki, we see that his training has led to a new ability. He's able to light his ongekibou on fire and throw multiple fireballs. Personally, I'm more of a fan of breathing fire, but I guess this gives him longer range and more control over the flames. He's kind of just fighting monsters the whole episode, killing the human ones and then taking out the giant bug, using his new style. It was a nice fight. Next, we have Ibuki trying to track down a Makamou, but having a little issue because the clues they give matches the natures of 2 different Makamou. Since they can't really plan for one or the other, they investigate, soon coming to a car crushed flat. This leads Ibuki to see that it's not a flying monster, but they continue on anyway as they're already there.

Finally, Asumu, who is having a crappy day, par for the course with him. Accidentally oversleeping, he misses out on a movie with his friends despite getting multiple messages to prepare for. He tries his hardest to get everything done with no time, but soon reaches the final message that his friends chose to watch the movie without him.

I know that feeling.
He wanders about instead, soon stumbling into a bookstore. There, he finds a set of ne'er do wells shoplifting. Making eye contact, he's torn over what to do until the owner steps in and stops them. They make a break for it and accidentally trips over Asumu, causing one of them to get caught while the other escapes. Left with a large bruise and a bloody nose, he's soon let out of the bookstore where, unfortunately, he finds the other shoplifter, pissed off and ready to fight.
Poor kid.

This episode was alright, if a little too spread out. I do enjoy seeing Hibiki's training from the previous 2 episodes leading to a new ability, but that's all he was this episode. Just action. He had one scene of rest, but that's it. I think he could've been cut and just have Ibuki do the fighting.
The main focus was Asumu this episode. Once again, he's torn on being passive or stepping up to do what's right. Though this time, he does stop one criminal, it's only due to being in the same aisle when they run, and accidentally tripping one up. He's also left worse for wear for accidentally being a hero. Poor guy, never catches a break.
Ibuki learns that the Makamou he's tracking probably isn't flying type, so he's not gonna have an advantage, but he continues onward, so I'm interested to see where it leads him next episode, but here he feels a tad underused. He didn't really do much and took up screen time that could've gone to Hibiki or Asumu, really.