Recaps

Ging defeated and restrained Uvogin, Nobunaga, Feitan, and Chrollo while asking the Phantom Troupe to help him obtain the Dark Sonata. The chapter ended with Ian warning them over the phone that their attacker was not a mafia member, as Ging teased them about Ian’s concern for the group.

• Uvogin and Nobunaga attacked Ging, but he blocked them and used black talismans to immobilize them.
• Ging knocked Feitan back with a Nen attack, then used Transfer and Heavy Pressure to pin Chrollo beneath a giant rabbit.
• Ging kept Uvogin and Nobunaga trapped and asked Franklin and Feitan to stop fighting so they could discuss Elena and the Dark Sonata.
• Ian called and warned the group that they had misidentified their attacker and that the attacker was not a mafia member.
• Ging smiled at the group and remarked that Ian seemed to care about them.

Ian learned that Ging had subdued Chrollo, Uvogin, and the others while seeking the Dark Sonata, and he used the Anywhere Cannon to hurry back to Sharku Manor. His Command Gun demonstration and sudden teleportation left Tsubone and Illumi astonished.

• Ian spoke with Franklin and Feitan, learned Ging had subdued Chrollo, Uvogin, and Nobunaga, and agreed to discuss the Dark Sonata when he returned.
• Ian declined Tsubone's offer to fly him back and conjured the Anywhere Cannon instead.
• Ian used the Command Gun to order Gazer to return to Yorknew City and wipe out the gangsters he had contacted.
• Ian entered the Anywhere Cannon and pulled its lanyard, vanishing from the forest and appearing on the screen at Sharku Manor.
• Tsubone and Illumi watched Ian teleport and wondered at the scale of his Nen ability.

Ging held Chrollo and several Phantom Troupe members at Sharku Manor while Ian was away, but Ian arrived and struck Ging with a powerful Nen palm. Ian then turned to free Chrollo and prepare to confront Ging's abilities, which remained active.

• Ging pinned Chrollo with a rainbow rabbit and bound Uvogin and Nobunaga with talismans while he questioned the group about Ian and their connection to Meteor City.
• Ian arrived from the sky, and Ging became distracted by thoughts about using Ian's travel ability in a game he was designing.
• Ian attacked the distracted Ging with the First Palm of his 100-Type Guanyin Bodhisattva, sending him crashing into a building and releasing Uvogin and Nobunaga from their restraints.
• Chrollo warned Ian that Ging had used a shockwave ability and talismans that sealed movement, while the rabbit continued to pin him down.
• Ian told Chrollo they would deal with him after beating Ging, then prepared to strike the Nen rabbit and send it flying with its master.

Ian failed to move the Rabbit restraining Chrollo and learned that Ging Freecss had arrived. Ian accepted Ging’s wager and challenged him to a fight, but his opening punch was stopped by the Rabbit.

• Ian struck the Rabbit with the 100-Type Guanyin Bodhisattva, but the creature remained unmoved and kept Chrollo restrained.
• Ging emerged from the rubble, and Ian recognized him as Ging Freecss after Ging identified Ian’s attack as Netero’s ability.
• Ging proposed a wager over the Dark Sonata and promised to release Chrollo regardless of the outcome; Ian agreed to fight instead of copying Ging’s ability.
• Ian charged Ging with a powerful punch, but the Rabbit appeared between them and neutralized the blow.
• Ging smiled and told Ian that he had predicted his move.

Ian attacked Ging with the 100-Type Guanyin Bodhisattva, but Ging blocked every strike with a rabbit-paw technique of his own. Ging admitted he had imitated Chairman Netero’s ability, leaving Ian convinced that Ging had copied the Guanyin’s power.

• Ging commanded the Rainbow Rabbit to use Suppress, but Ian dodged its gravity pulse.
• Ian summoned the 100-Type Guanyin Bodhisattva and attacked Ging from multiple angles.
• Ging blocked thousands of Ian’s strikes with a colorful rabbit-paw apparition that appeared near his body.
• Ian stopped attacking and accused Ging of secretly learning Chairman Netero’s ability.
• Ging claimed he had only imitated the chairman’s ability as a tribute, and Ian recognized Ging’s exceptional talent for Nen.

Ian used his Invincible Turret to bombard Ging, but Ging drew Ian and the turret into his Game World, leaving Uvogin and the others behind.

• Ian brought out the Invincible Turret and fired at Ging, whose Nen defense kept him alive under the repeated blasts.
• Ian continued the barrage while Ging struggled to fight back and became excited by the unusual duel.
• Ging used Transfer to appear beside Ian, but Ian countered with the 100-Type Guanyin Bodhisattva.
• Ging activated Game World, causing his figure, Ian, the Invincible Turret, and the rainbow rabbit to vanish into particles.
• Uvogin rushed toward Ian as Ian silently mouthed that he would return soon.

After Ging transported Ian into a game-like Nen space, Ian began clearing its monster stages with the Invincible Turret and rapidly gained levels. Ging watched in disbelief as Ian relied on overwhelming firepower, while a new wave of Red-Eyed Rabbits appeared to challenge him.

• Uvogin, Chrollo, and Nobunaga worried when Ian vanished, but Nobunaga and Chrollo urged the others to trust him and let his duel with Ging play out.
• Elena told them she did not know Ging's ability and believed he had become absorbed in the battle like a game.
• Tsubone and the others watched Ian and Ging's fight on the Anywhere Cannon's television, while Illumi considered giving up assassination to pursue strength like theirs.
• Ian found himself in Ging's white, grid-patterned Game Space and entered a cave after Ging challenged him to clear six stages.
• Ian blasted the Red-Eyed Rabbits with the Invincible Turret, quickly raising his level to 20 and earning the title "Rabbit Slayer."
• Ging watched Ian's relentless cannon fire and warned that the rabbits were only an appetizer as more Red-Eyed Rabbits emerged from the grassland.

Ian cleared Ging’s Red-Eyed Rabbit stage with the Invincible Turret, then entered a ruin and used the Nonliving Hypnosis Loudspeaker to turn its stone guards into vehicles and sculptures. After Ian placed a sapphire into a device at the ruin’s center, the ruin began to sink.

• Ian used the Invincible Turret to defeat the Red-Eyed Rabbits, including the special rabbit holding a crystal, and reached level 40.
• A pyramid-like ruin rose at the prairie’s edge, and Ian entered it with a tree branch transformed into a lamp.
• Ian turned a stone statue guard into a mud tanker truck and drove through the ruin, knocking aside the other guards.
• Ian reached a plaza, transformed its two giant guards into sculptures of Chinese rural dogs, and took the sapphire they had guarded.
• Ian placed the sapphire in a slot, causing the entire ruin to shake and rapidly sink.

Ian left the ruin and entered a mechanical city, where steam robots attacked him with lasers. He summoned a Reflective Cloak and challenged the robots to fire, while Ging watched from his observation space, eager to investigate Ian’s abilities.

• Ian followed an arrow through the ruin and emerged into a vast, overgrown mechanical city.
• Seven or eight steam robots appeared and fired lasers, destroying the dump truck Ian had been driving.
• Ging watched Ian from his observation space and hoped to learn how Ian had used the Nonliving Hypnosis Loudspeaker.
• Ian summoned a Reflective Cloak, which could reflect energy attacks, and walked toward the robots.
• Ian waved the cloak and ordered the robots to fire at him as their lasers charged.

Ian defeats the Steam Robots in Yamina until he discovers that a Guardian can talk and guides him toward the Merfolk Kingdom. In the Observation Space, Ging realizes the game’s dialogue matches names and details recorded on an ancient stele at the Palona Ruins.

• Ian reflects the Steam Robots’ lasers, destroys them, and reaches level 41 while exploring Yamina.
• Ian lets the lasers strike the ground, allowing Guardian No. 1001 to speak and classify him as eligible to enter Yamina.
• Guardian No. 1001 tells Ian that he needs its key and must pass through the Red Bay Passage to reach the Merfolk Kingdom.
• Ian takes the golden key from Guardian No. 1001 and follows it deeper into the city.
• Ging connects the game’s altered dialogue to ancient names and details found on a stone stele at the Palona Ruins.

Ian traveled from Yamina to Fish-Man Country, where he befriended a mermaid NPC and asked how to reach the next stage. When she heard him mention Yamina, she repeated the name as Ging sensed something terrifying was about to happen.

• Guardian 1001 sent Ian through the Red Bay Passage toward the fourth stage and wished him a pleasant journey, surprising Ian and alarming Ging.
• Ian emerged in an underwater palace, put on a diving suit, and explored the new stage he believed was Fish-Man Country.
• A mermaid girl confronted Ian, but he used the Good Friend Ring to make her treat him as a friend and dismiss her turtle and shrimp escorts.
• Ian asked the mermaid about the stage's clearing requirements, but she did not know what they were.
• When Ian said he had come from Yamina, the mermaid froze and repeated the name while Ging feared that something terrifying was about to descend.

After Ging's game world collapsed, Ian and Ging returned to Sharku Manor, where Ian gave Ging the Dark Sonata and warned that he would confront the nobles who had attacked them. Ging learned that Netero and the Hunter Association were involved in the ruins crisis and hurried away to contain its consequences, while Ian turned to deal with the Zoldyck Family's unexpected arrival.

• Ging ended the game after sensing something was wrong, and Ian and Ging emerged at Sharku Manor after seven hours inside.
• Ian learned that Ging's game could not continue because it was under maintenance, then gave him the Dark Sonata to use against the Gogar Kingdom ruins.
• Ian warned Ging that he would visit the nobles Ryuk had named once the trouble was settled, and Ging said he would not interfere.
• Ian told Ging that Netero had arrived and was gathering Hunters to investigate the ruins, prompting Ging to leave with Elena and try to limit the V5's involvement.
• Ian called everyone back inside and prepared to address Tsubone and the others after the Zoldyck Family had unexpectedly sent a child to him.

After fighting Ging, Ian shared a hearty dinner with his friends and warned Tsubone that Ging was destined to surpass Netero. He learned the Zoldycks had brought Illumi and Milluki to seek his guidance, then declared Milluki his little brother.

• Ian and the others devoured dinner at Sharku Manor while Machi looked after him and Tsubone watched their lively meal.
• Tsubone asked Ian about Ging, and Ian warned her that Ging Freecss would surpass Netero and that the Zoldyck Family should avoid making him an enemy.
• Tsubone explained that Silva and Zeno had sent Illumi and Milluki to meet Ian and possibly receive his guidance.
• Ian called Milluki over, and Milluki eagerly addressed him as his big brother.
• Ian patted Milluki on the shoulder and told him, "You're my little brother now!"

Ian drew a hundred Take-copters and showed Machi, Pakunoda, and Elina how to use them, turning the gadget into a flying game. As Milluki saw Ian and the others chasing one another through the sky, he was amazed to see his big brother flying.

• Milluki told Illumi that Ian's gadget and Uvogin's fighting lessons had helped him exercise, lose weight, and enjoy training; Illumi noticed a new spark in his younger brother.
• Chrollo told Illumi that Ian had approved him using the Gate of Glory to train, and Illumi eagerly accepted.
• Ian reflected on Ejin City's growing order and his plans to expand his efforts to other cities, while noting that he still needed capable people to help govern.
• Ian drew a hundred Take-copters and demonstrated one by placing it on his head and flying into the air.
• Machi, Pakunoda, and Elina tried the Take-copters and flew after Ian, while Milluki looked up in astonishment.

Ian distributed Take-copters to the group while Uvogin teased Milluki, and the story shifted to Netero and a team of Hunters investigating evil Nen at ancient ruins in Gugurian. Ging identified the site as a ruin of the Gandor Dynasty, and Kannari Rin arrived to claim the Exorcism Team had taken control.

• Ian gave Take-copters to everyone present, including Milluki, Illumi, and Tsubone.
• Uvogin took Milluki's Take-copter and ran off with it, prompting Milluki to chase him.
• Ging told Netero and the gathered Hunters that the ruins likely dated to the Gandor Dynasty under Gandor IV.
• Moreka explained her fear that the ruins might be connected to a demon god and asked to withdraw from entering them.
• Netero accepted Moreka's request but encouraged her to remain outside, while the other Hunters voiced confidence in handling the danger.
• Kannari Rin arrived with armed troops, declared the site under the Exorcism Team's control, and challenged Netero's involvement.

The Exorcism Team took control of the ruins and sent a Nen-armed squad into a cavern full of winged monsters, where one soldier was infected during the fighting. Meanwhile, Ian's Toy Soldier Corps punished Milluki for mocking them.

• Kannari Rin rejected Netero's warning and took the Exorcism Team into the ruins while the Hunters were sent to wait outside.
• Hunter Jast examined the team's weapons and guessed they used Nen rather than ordinary bullets.
• An Exorcism Team squad threw a Radium Bomb into the cavern, revealing thousands of monsters that flew out and attacked.
• The squad fired Nen-powered weapons at the swarm, but a monster reached Number Ten and strange runes spread from it onto him.
• The infected Number Ten began approaching his teammates as they warned him to stop.
• Ian ordered the Toy Soldier Corps to teach Milluki a lesson, and the toy soldiers jabbed him with their bayonets.

At Sharku Manor, Ian used the Toy Soldier Corps and Copying Mirror to build up a small army, then listened as Milluki admitted he wanted another mother because he longed for more attention. Ian said he could not provide a real replacement but offered a fake way to get their mother to notice him, which Milluki eagerly accepted.

• Ian stopped the Toy Soldier Corps after they taught Milluki a lesson and explained how their autonomous attacks could protect him.
• Ian used the Copying Mirror to duplicate the Toy Soldier Corps, creating fourteen soldiers and planning to expand his forces.
• Milluki asked Ian to make him another mother, explaining that he wanted someone to spend more time with him.
• Ian comforted Milluki and told him to accept himself, then admitted he could not make him a real mother.
• Ian offered a fake way to get Milluki's mother to pay attention to him, and Milluki eagerly agreed.

Ian used the Face Redrawing Tool to transform Milluki’s appearance and encouraged him to embrace his new look while doubling his training. Meanwhile, after the Exorcism Team lost seven members exploring the ruins in Gugurian, Kannari Rin’s captains urged her to make the Hunter Association take responsibility and handle further exploration.

• Ian seated Milluki and used the Face-Erasing Eraser and Face-Drawing Pen to give him silver hair, ice-blue eyes, and a new face resembling Killua and Toshiro Hitsugaya.
• Ian photographed Milluki and told him to send the picture to Kukuroo Mountain, presenting the transformation as his future self and a reward for wanting to improve.
• Ian told Milluki that appearance did not equal strength and ordered him to double his training; Milluki enthusiastically agreed.
• In Gugurian, Kannari Rin questioned why Nen-protective gear had failed to prevent infection during the Exorcism Team’s ruin exploration, which had cost seven members.
• The squad captains urged Kannari Rin to call in the Hunter Association, blaming its information and arguing that Hunters should handle further exploration while the team focused on the seal.

After the Exorcism Team suffered heavy casualties in the Gandor Ruins, Kannari Rin asked the Hunter Association to help investigate the rapidly evolving monsters. Ging discovered that black runes infected Meng’s Nen-controlled locusts, suggesting the runes spread through Nen and might be destroyed by fire.

• Kannari Rin told Netero that seven members of her squad had turned into monsters within seconds and asked the Hunter Association to help identify how the infection spread.
• Netero sent Meng to investigate the cave with his Nen-controlled locusts, and Meng reported that the monsters had grown fleshy wings, appeared to be mating, and attacked with sound while seemingly using Nen.
• Meng suspected that black runes on the monsters carried faint, unusual Nen, and he concluded that Nen fluctuations might attract them.
• Ging stopped Meng from retrieving the locusts and spotted black runes spreading across their wings; the runes burst through his Nen bubble before a Hunter burned the locusts.
• Ging concluded that the black runes spread through Nen and suggested that flames might destroy them.

Ging volunteered to scout the cave after explaining how its monsters infected Nen users. At Sharku Manor, Ian’s check-in rewarded him with the Superpower Hat, and he immediately used its telekinesis to lift Uvogin into the air.

• Ging told the Hunters he could safely scout the cave from a distance using Emission, then entered while the others watched in surprise.
• At Sharku Manor, Tsubone trained Ian and the others in practical combat, demonstrating a chained throw and blade-palm attack on Uvogin.
• Ian thought about relying on duplicated soldiers and magical items instead of enduring the Gate of Glory’s difficult training.
• Ian checked in and received the Superpower Hat, which granted telekinesis, teleportation, and x-ray vision when worn.
• Ian put on the hat and used telekinesis to make Uvogin float, prompting Uvogin to struggle in midair while Nobunaga laughed.

Ian let Machi try the Superpower Hat, then drew Fighting Gloves that attacked Uvogin whenever he wore them. Meanwhile, Ging reported that Malice Crystals inside the Gugurian ruins disrupted Hunters’ Nen, and he considered asking Ian for an item that could counter them.

• Ian gave the Superpower Hat to Uvogin, but Uvogin failed to make himself fly and only farted.
• Machi used the hat to fly, carried Ian through the air, and warned him not to misuse its X-ray vision or let others use it.
• Ian refused to let Uvogin try the hat again, then promised him that tomorrow’s item might be more suitable.
• Ian drew the Fighting Gloves, which attacked Uvogin’s face until Ian rescued him; Uvogin said he would never trust Ian again.
• Kannari Rin sent tanks to fire into the Gugurian ruins after Ging returned with news that Malice Crystals disrupted Hunters’ Nen, and Ging thought Ian might have an item that could help.

A figure awakened deep in the Ruins and began rallying the monsters of the Gandor Dynasty, while Ging concluded that Ian might be able to deal with the Rune Insects. When Kannari Rin dismissed the idea of relying on a fourteen-year-old, Ging called Ian anyway, and Ian refused to come.

• A charred figure emerged from a coffin deep in the Ruins and summoned the monsters to restore the Gandor Dynasty.
• Ging warned Kannari Rin and an Exorcism Team captain that artillery could not destroy the Rune Insects and might leave more of them dormant.
• Ging suggested that Ian, whose Nen ability could attack from a distance, might solve the problem at the Ruins.
• Kannari Rin and the captain doubted Ging's plan when he revealed that Ian was about fourteen.
• At Sharku Manor, Ian pretended the phone signal was bad and ended Ging's call about the Ruins.

Kannari Rin tried to requisition Ian for the crisis in the ruins, but he mocked her demand and asked for a spaceship to return to the M78 Nebula. After Chairman Netero called and explained the danger, Ian reluctantly agreed to think about helping.

• Ging and Netero told Kannari Rin that Ian was not a Hunter Association member and doubted V5 could make him cooperate.
• Kannari Rin called Ian and ordered him to assist V5, but he demanded a spaceship and claimed he needed to return to the M78 Nebula.
• Ian called Kannari Rin's authority a threat from V5 and declared himself a god, enraging her and leaving Ging and Netero speechless.
• Ging asked Netero to contact Ian, and Netero revealed that Ian's Nen Ability had given him a remarkable fight during their previous encounter.
• At Sharku Manor, Ian answered Netero's call with a joke, then heard that the evolving monster in the ruins could threaten the entire country.
• Ian said he would think about helping Netero.

Ian agreed to help Netero with a dangerous mission and planned to travel from Ejin City using the Anywhere Door. Before leaving, he secured Netero’s permission to borrow his Nen ability and said goodbye to Machi.

• Ian decided to help Netero because he felt indebted to him, and called to accept the mission.
• Netero agreed to let Ian copy his ability again, while Ian promised he would come himself instead of waiting for an airship.
• Ian told Machi he would leave on a long trip and asked her to tell Uvogin to train hard under Netero.
• Ian opened the Anywhere Door and stepped through, still wearing the psychic hat.

Ian arrived at the Ruins using the Anywhere Door, disarmed the Exorcism Team with his Superpower Hat, and met up with Netero and Ging. After shaking Netero’s hand, he ignored Kannari Rin’s offered handshake and urged everyone to get moving toward the problem at the cave.

• Ian appeared in the forest through a pink door, then made it vanish as the Hunters and Exorcism Team watched in alarm.
• When the Exorcism Team aimed their guns at him, Ian used the Superpower Hat’s telekinesis to turn their weapons away.
• Ian greeted Netero and shook his hand, while Ging explained that a new problem had arisen at the Ruins cave.
• Ian learned that the stern woman beside them was Kannari Rin, leader of the Exorcism Team.
• Kannari Rin offered Ian her hand, but he avoided touching it and said they should hurry to solve the problem.