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In the Guild arc of Bungou Stray Dogs, Moby Dick, a giant flying mechanical whale, is going to crash into the city of Yokahama, and explode with the force of 140 tons of TNT. This is a multi-city block (8-A) level feat
Francis Fitzgerald states that he would survive this thanks to his gift, which allows him to increase his physical strength by "spending" his assets. As Francis was planning on being within Moby Dick at the time, he would be right at the centre of the explosion. He also uses past tense, implying that he has already strengthened himself enough to survive the explosion.
Now, we don't know how much he would have needed to pay to get this level of durability. However, later in the scene he pays all of his assets, so in this stage he should definitely have 8-A durability.
Therefore, Francis should have his highest durability, when paying all his assets, upgraded to 8-A.
Additionally, it is likely that this would mean his AP is also 8-A, as the boost he gains is to his strength, so it seems that his increased durability is actually the result of his increased strength.
Akutagawa in Demonic Armour form and Atsushi in Man-Tiger Hybrid mode both take hits from Francis at his maximum power. They are getting beaten, but they are still surviving the attacks and not getting one-shot or seriously injured. However, they are individually unable to harm Francis, as even Atsushi punching him directly in the face does not faze him, so their AP does not scale to this.
So, findings:
1) Francis Fitzgerald should have 8-A dura.
- Due to the nature of his ability, he likely also has 8-A AP
- This would mean that Man-Tiger Hybrid Atsushi and Akutagawa have a lower level of 8-A durability