Recaps

Ian and Ging resumed excavating the Xie Tool Pillars under Aimina’s guidance while reports of her resurrection reached powerful figures outside the Ruins. Dr. Takeshima Ritsu and Kannari Takeshi sought to capture her alive, and Sashado vowed to descend once more.

• Ian and Ging set aside their dispute with Kannari Rin and restarted the Boring Machine to excavate the thirty-three Xie Tool Pillars.
• Dr. Takeshima Ritsu watched footage of Aimina and realized that she had returned from the Gandor Dynasty more than four thousand years after its fall.
• Dr. Takeshima Ritsu urged officials to deploy the Exorcism Xie Group and capture Aimina alive so they could study her preserved Nen Ability.
• Kannari Takeshi reported the discovery to a young V5 official, who ordered a Special Forces unit to accompany the Exorcism Xie Group.
• Sashado stood among the monster corpses in a purgatory-like space and vowed to descend once more.

Two airships carrying a Xie-Prohibition Team and the Scythe of Judgment headed for Gugurian City to investigate the resurrected enemy. Beneath the Gandor Ruins, Ian brought Elina to the site so she could help awaken Eluna when the final Xie Tool was unearthed.

• Team Leader Wilson warned the Xie-Prohibition Team to proceed carefully, while its members learned that Kannari Rin had explored the Gandor Ruins.
• Flash Ghost dismissed the reports of an ancient resurrection, argued with Yuliya, and was ordered to stand down by the black-robed elder.
• Ian and Ging uncovered the enormous Black Disk and prepared to dig out its thirty-third pillar as Aimina said Eluna needed to awaken.
• Ian returned to Sharku Manor, woke Elina, and told her to attach a Disaster-Repelling Sticker to her belly button for twenty-four hours.
• Ian reassured Machi that Elina would be safe, then took Elina through the Anywhere Door back to the ruins.

Ian brought Elina to the ruins, where she fell asleep and awakened as Eluna, an ancestor from the Gandor Dynasty. Eluna and Aimina reunited, then Eluna reinforced the seal over the Fear-Eaters, leaving the Hunters to wonder whether the danger had passed.

• Ian told Elina she was likely descended from the Gandor Dynasty and that an ancestor might awaken in her body; Elina trusted him and relaxed.
• At the ruins, Elina fell asleep and awoke as Eluna, who greeted Aimina after four thousand years apart.
• Eluna asked Ian and Ging to uncover the thirty-third Black Pillar, completing the set of thirty-three Xie Tools.
• Aimina told Eluna that their father had returned to life as a corpse, and Eluna mourned their lost past before beginning the sealing ritual.
• The thirty-three pillars rose and formed a Nen net as black Nen from the Fear-Eaters emerged beneath the ruins.
• Eluna brought the Nen net down, erasing the black Nen and resealing the pillars; the Hunters wondered if the danger was over.

Ian, Ging, and Netero watched as the ancient sisters Aimina and Eluna reunited and said goodbye after the seal was restored. Eluna faded away, while Aimina remained bound to the darkness with the Fear-Eaters; Ian then produced a piece of patterned cloth.

• The Hunters and Exorcism Team members discussed the terrifying black Nen and wondered whether the sealing had succeeded.
• Aimina’s memories revealed that Eluna had used the royal court’s people as bait to seal the Fear-Eaters, while Aimina sacrificed herself to strengthen the seal and Eluna arranged to awaken through her descendants if it failed.
• Elina awakened, and Ian reassured her as she saw Aimina and Eluna’s souls together.
• Eluna wept and told Aimina she had always loved her sister before fading into particles; Aimina also began to fade as she returned to the seal.
• Ian, Ging, and Netero watched the sisters’ parting, and Ian wiped his eye and produced a piece of patterned cloth.

Ian used the Time Cloth to restore Eluna and Aimina, but warned that they could remain only for two days at a time. He asked them to offer something in exchange, and Eluna proposed that the sisters serve him together, embarrassing Aimina and Ian.

• Ian covered Eluna with the blue side of the Time Cloth and restored her to an intact soul.
• Ian used the Time Cloth on Aimina, restoring her conjured body despite the sealing of her true body.
• Ian explained that the sisters would dissipate again after about two days unless he turned their time back again.
• Aimina asked Ian what price he wanted, and Ian said they could decide what their lives were worth to him.
• Eluna suggested that she and Aimina serve Ian together, prompting Aimina to scold her and Ian to blush.

Ian made a one-year deal with Eluna and Aimina, allowing them to remain in the world in exchange for sharing their knowledge and advising his team. After introducing the ancient women as teachers hired by Dawn, Ian said he planned to return home, while Eluna teased Aimina about him.

• Ian offered Eluna and Aimina a year-long agreement: they could stay if they passed their knowledge to him and his team and advised them when needed.
• Eluna hugged Elina and proudly called her a descendant, but Ian pulled Elina free and Aimina scolded Eluna for teasing.
• Ging and the other Hunters gathered to ask Ian about the two women, and Ian called them teachers hired by his Dawn organization.
• Netero asked Ian what he planned to do next, and Ian said he was going home to rest now that things had settled.
• Eluna suggested that Aimina make a move on Ian, and Aimina called her an idiot.

Ian left the Ruins with Aimina, Eluna, and Elina, warning Kannari Rin that the escaped Sashado was the greater threat. He brought the two ancient sisters to Sharku Manor, then teleported away to rest, leaving Milluki to accommodate them.

• Kannari Rin tried to stop Ian from taking Aimina and Eluna, but Ian warned her about the escaped Sashado, and Netero urged her not to act impulsively.
• Ian said goodbye to Netero and Ging and led Aimina, Eluna, and Elina away while Netero explained Sashado's danger to Kannari Rin.
• Ian opened the Anywhere Door and brought the group to Sharku Manor in Ejin City, where Aimina and Eluna quietly took in the sunlight and their new surroundings.
• Milluki arrived and mistook Aimina and Eluna for Ian's new girlfriends, but Ian asked him to find them rooms and teleported away to rest.
• Eluna and Aimina struggled to understand Milluki's language, leaving him confused as he wondered why Ian had brought home two foreign girls.

Milluki struggled to keep Aimina and Eluna’s arrival at Sharku Manor secret while Ian slept, but Mina exposed their visit and the manor’s residents gathered to meet them. After waking, Ian asked Milluki about his family and the arrangements for the newcomers, and found everyone assembled in the manor.

• Ian left Milluki to manage Aimina and Eluna while he went to sleep.
• Milluki ran into Jorar and Mina, and Mina hurried off to tell Uvogin and the others that Milluki’s relatives had arrived.
• Milluki took Aimina, Eluna, and Elina to Machi, who arranged rooms and waited for Ian to wake.
• Uvogin and Nobunaga arrived to meet Milluki’s supposed cousins, then quickly withdrew when Machi confronted Milluki.
• Ian woke in the afternoon, learned Kikyo had been contacting Milluki about his weight, and went with Milluki to find everyone gathered in the manor.

Ian returned to Sharku Manor and discussed Ejin City’s progress with Xia and Kazan, urging them to protect both justice and the people’s willingness to help one another. He introduced Aimina and Eluna as teachers for Chrollo and the others, then prepared Translation Konjac so the two women could communicate with everyone.

• Ian arrived at Sharku Manor, where Xia and Kazan had arranged a banquet to welcome him back.
• Xia described Ejin City’s progress, including reduced crime, job creation, slum redevelopment, government reforms, and growing trade.
• Ian warned Xia and Kazan that laws alone could fail to protect good people, using the example of someone being punished after helping an injured stranger.
• Ian urged them to preserve their convictions and build a just city, so they could later help transform places such as Yorknew City.
• Ian told Chrollo and the others that Aimina and Eluna would teach them to develop their Nen Ability concepts.
• When Eluna said they could not understand the others, Ian took out Translation Konjac and promised they would soon be able to communicate.

Ian had Aimina and Eluna agree to teach his companions the Gandor Dynasty’s Nen techniques, then challenged them to a one-year bet about his companions’ potential. When Aimina asked what would happen if they won, Ian promised he could restore the Gandor Dynasty.

• Ian gave Aimina and Eluna Translation Konjac so they could understand his companions and the people in the hall.
• Eluna called Ian’s companions mediocre and estimated their talents were outside the Gandor Dynasty’s top fifty thousand Nen users.
• Ian bet that all his companions could reach the level of Sashado’s imperial guards within a year if Aimina and Eluna taught them properly.
• Eluna offered Aimina’s marriage as the stake if they lost, but Ian instead demanded the Gandor Ruins and offered any wish if he lost.
• Aimina asked whether Ian could restore the Gandor Dynasty as their wish, and Ian calmly said he could.

Ian encouraged Uvogin, Feitan, and the others to prove their potential through hard work, strengthening their bonds with playful camaraderie as Aimina and Eluna watched. Later, two teams arrived at the Gandor Ruins and learned that the crisis had already been resolved, leaving them questioning how it happened.

• Ian told Uvogin, Feitan, and the others to train hard and prove Aimina and Eluna wrong, while promising future enhancement items for the group.
• Uvogin, Feitan, Nobunaga, Chrollo, Machi, and Pakunoda joked and played together, and Aimina and Eluna watched with envy.
• Aimina warned Eluna to watch what she said if she wanted to see the outside world.
• Wilson and the Exorcism Xie Group arrived at the Gandor Ruins with the Scythe of Judgment team and asked Xikeli about the revived ancient corpse.
• Xikeli told Wilson that the Ruins problem had already been resolved and that Kannari Rin was resting with the Hunter Association members.
• The Exorcism Xie Group and the Scythe of Judgment team reacted in surprise and approached Xikeli for details.

The Scythe of Judgment arrived at the Ruins and learned that the resurrected ancient corpse had escaped, while its members clashed with Wilson's Exorcism Xie Group. They confronted Kannari Rin and Netero, and the cloaked member recognized Netero.

• The Evil Mage controlled Hickley to question him, and Hickley said Ian and the resurrected woman had sealed the Ruins while the ancient corpse had escaped.
• Wilson attacked Flash Ghost for controlling Hickley, but Flash Ghost's Giant Black Skeleton quickly restrained him until a cloaked teammate ordered him to stop.
• The Evil Mage concluded that the corpse had escaped and led the group to find Kannari Rin, while Wilson questioned Hickley about the Ruins.
• Kannari Rin listened to Netero explain the Gandor Dynasty's immense Nen power as Hunters left the site.
• Flash Ghost mocked Kannari Rin for letting the corpse escape and invoked Bono Netani, then the cloaked member noticed Netero and greeted him as Chairman Netero.

Ian explained why Netero was among the strongest humans and encouraged Uvogin to continue training under him, then demonstrated Netero’s punch and its demanding origins. As Uvogin embraced the idea of becoming Netero’s worthy rival and Nobunaga chose to seek guidance from the Cat Master, Netero showed his strength by defeating five Special Forces members.

• Ian told Uvogin that Netero ranked among the strongest humans and urged him to continue his apprenticeship, saying he had the potential to inherit Shingen-ryu’s core teachings.
• Ian explained that young Netero had built his strength through relentless practice and demonstrated a copied version of Netero’s punch, while Aimina stopped its blast from reaching the table.
• Ian said Uvogin’s love of fighting made him like Netero, inspiring Uvogin to hope for a thrilling duel with the chairman.
• Ian offered Nobunaga a chance to train under Netero, but Nobunaga declined and decided to visit the Cat Master, whom he already regarded as his teacher.
• Netero defeated five Special Forces members at the ruined camp outside Gugurian, astonishing the Exorcism Team and the Xie Prohibition Team.

The Scythe of Judgment fled after Netero defeated them, then resolved to report the encounter and search for Ian. Outside the Gandor Ruins, Wilson and the Exorcism Xie Group witnessed the devastation and asked Kannari Rin what had happened, newly aware of how far Netero surpassed their weapons.

• The injured members of the Scythe of Judgment escaped into the forest, where Siming confirmed Golden Gun had severe internal injuries but would survive.
• Flash Ghost blamed Evil Mage for provoking Netero, while the group recognized that they could not defeat him and Siming said he would report the battle to V5.
• Siming ordered the group to find Ian and learn the whereabouts of the revived ancient corpse, following an order from Lord Bono.
• Outside the Gandor Ruins, Wilson watched Netero and reconsidered whether the Exorcism Xie Group's weapons could challenge a Nen user of his power.
• Wilson asked Kannari Rin to explain what had happened as the subdued Exorcism Xie Group surveyed the ruined grounds.

Kannari Rin told Wilson that the escaped Sashado, the ancient Fourth King of the Gandor Dynasty, posed an A+ threat to humanity. Wilson rushed to alert V5, while Netero trusted that humanity’s weapons could still counter the king.

• Kannari Rin reported that an ancient corpse had escaped the sealed Ruins and might have been ten times stronger than Netero.
• Kannari Rin identified the revived king as Sashado and explained his history, power, and possible search for the strength he had lost.
• Wilson asked why Sashado had fled, and Kannari Rin said Ian, Netero, and another Hunter had driven him back.
• Wilson ordered Kannari Rin to return with him to V5 headquarters and report the crisis, then asked Netero to send details to his V5 contacts.
• Netero agreed to report the situation and recalled humanity’s destructive weapons as he considered the threat.

Netero summoned Biscuit to prepare for a dangerous challenger, as Sashado returned and unleashed a vast tide of Malice over a city. At Sharku Manor, Aimina and Eluna revealed their powerful Nen abilities to Ian, who welcomed them as allies.

• Netero called Biscuit and told her that a terrifyingly strong opponent was coming, so she agreed to hurry to Gugurian.
• Sashado emerged through the Netherworld Gate above the Democratic Republic of the Congo and descended toward the city as a mass of Malice spread across the sky.
• Biscuit sensed the danger, looked up, and saw black Nen nearly swallowing the moon.
• At Sharku Manor, Aimina demonstrated her ability, [King's Gaze of a Thousand Illusions], and described its basic, complete, and final forms to Ian.
• Eluna revealed [King's Edict: Hundred Heroes Seal] by snapping her fingers and summoning countless black chains around the group.

Uvogin and Chrollo challenged Eluna and Aimina to learn how far they lagged behind top-tier Nen users. Their defeats convinced Ian that his companions needed to build their own Nen Abilities soon.

• Uvogin charged Eluna, but her chains restrained him effortlessly, and he admitted defeat.
• Chrollo challenged Aimina, using Dark Step to approach her, but her scarlet eyes exposed his hiding place.
• Aimina urged Chrollo to use every means to reach her, then unleashed Intimidation and stopped him with overwhelming killing intent.
• Aimina’s Intimidation frightened the onlookers, and Ian concluded that helping his companions build their Nen Abilities could wait no longer.

Chrollo overcame Aimina’s Nen intimidation by using poison-induced pain, inspiring the others to challenge her through the night. Meanwhile, Sashado emerged in Feilieka and turned the city into a monster-filled sacrifice site, where Biscuit recognized him as the creature Netero had warned about.

• Chrollo endured Golden-Bark Tree Thorn Venom to shake off Aimina’s intimidation and complete his challenge.
• Nobunaga, Feitan, Machi, and the others were inspired by Chrollo and challenged Aimina through the night.
• Sashado attacked Feilieka, sacrificed its people, and used the city as he sought to restore his power.
• Biscuit crawled out of rubble, saw the monsters surrounding the high-rise, and called Netero.
• Biscuit told Netero that she believed she had found the monster from the Gandor Ruins, and Netero asked her what had happened.

News of the attack on Feilieka reached the Democratic Federation of the Congo, whose leaders concealed the footage and sent troops to capture the monsters before the V5 learned about them. Meanwhile, the Scythe of Judgment arrived in Ejin City to find Ian and question him about the resurrected Ancient Corpse.

• Congolese residents learned from the morning news that unknown forces had attacked Feilieka.
• The news director in Peji received video of monsters attacking Feilieka, and the military took control of the broadcasting building to secure the footage.
• The Grand Leader decided not to notify the V5, sealed information channels, and dispatched troops to Feilieka to capture a monster.
• The five members of the Scythe of Judgment arrived in Ejin City and discussed finding Ian, who had been stirring up trouble and created Evil's Nemesis.
• Yuliya and Deathshade urged caution as the group headed toward the center of Ejin City, while Flash Ghost dismissed Ian as a weak teenager.

Ian trained Nen with Chrollo, Uvogin, and the others under Aimina, using steady aura to suspend stones above their heads. After training, Ian revealed a Magic Bean and planted it, promising an adventure in the sky.

• Aimina guided Ian, Chrollo, Uvogin, and the others through a demanding exercise that tested their ability to maintain steady Nen beneath stones.
• Uvogin failed after opening his eyes, and Aimina made him continue training while the others rested.
• The group trained for nearly three hours until Feitan slipped up, leaving only Chrollo and Ian still supporting their stones.
• Ian attributed his success partly to his past experience with the Superpower Hat and his large supply of Nen.
• Ian showed the group a Magic Bean, buried it in the ground, and said it would take them up into the sky.

Ian planted a Magic Bean and used the Umbrella That Rains When Opened to make it grow into a towering vine. After explaining that the World Tree known to Aimina and Eluna was only a sapling, he led everyone up the vine toward the sky.

• Ian planted the Magic Bean and used the umbrella to water it, causing it to grow rapidly.
• Ian told everyone the Magic Bean would grow to the sky and let them climb it.
• Eluna recognized the vine as resembling the World Tree, and Aimina explained that their father had shown them a thousand-meter tree in the Gandor Dynasty.
• Ian said that tree was only a sapling and that the true World Tree was likely tens of thousands of meters tall.
• Ian gave the umbrella to Uvogin and led the group up the rapidly growing vine, with Aimina and Eluna joining them.

Ian led the group up the Magic Bean vine, turning the climb into a race by promising treasure at the top. The climbers reached the clouds, where Uvogin asked Ian where the promised treasure was.

• Milluki, Illumi, and Tsubone joined the climb, and Illumi found himself eagerly racing upward while Tsubone reflected on his change.
• Ian challenged the others to reach the top first for the first pick of the treasure, spurring Uvogin, Nobunaga, Feitan, and Chrollo to climb faster.
• Aimina and Eluna overtook the others, and Ian claimed climbing by his own strength was true cultivation; Aimina agreed with him.
• Ian told Aimina he would try to restore her body, and he promised he had another way if that failed.
• Ian reached the clouds first and lay down on them, while Uvogin arrived and asked where the treasure was.

Ian’s friends enjoyed the view from the cloud grown by his Magic Bean, while Illumi reconsidered his goal of becoming an assassin. In Ejin City, the Scythe of Judgment encountered unafraid civilians, and Flash Ghost erupted when a photographer invited him to model for a magazine aimed at men.

• Ian revealed that the cloud held no treasure, prompting Uvogin and Nobunaga to chase him before the group enjoyed the view from above the city.
• Tsubone wondered whether Ian might be connected to the gods, while Illumi reflected on the appeal of exploring the unknown and questioned his assassin ambitions.
• Yuliya and the other members of the Scythe of Judgment were surprised that Ejin City’s civilians stared at them and seemed unafraid.
• Flash Ghost threatened an old man for insulting their appearance, but relented when a photographer praised his pose and suggested he become a star.
• The photographer invited Flash Ghost to sign with his BL magazine, and Flash Ghost reacted with shame and fury, threatening the man.

Flash Ghost attacked a photographer in Ejin City, but the Justice Ropes intervened and drew the Scythe of Judgment into a growing confrontation. As more ropes emerged from the street, Steel Shell appeared and faced the group.

• Flash Ghost seized the photographer with a giant skeletal hand after the man mistook him for a homosexual and invoked Evil's Nemesis.
• A Justice Rope struck Flash Ghost's skeletal hand, freeing the photographer and prompting the crowd to cheer for Ejin City's Crime's Nemesis.
• Flash Ghost claimed the Justice Rope's hidden Nen user had broken V5 regulations and attacked the vine while his teammates searched for Ian.
• The Justice Rope wrapped around Flash Ghost, but his skeletal hands caught it and pulled it taut without breaking it.
• The ground trembled as many Justice Ropes emerged, followed by the larger Steel Shell, which narrowed its eye angrily at Flash Ghost holding the exhausted rope.

Steel Shell led the Justice Ropes in a battle against the Scythe of Judgment, while civilians rallied behind the defenders of Ejin City. After sensing that Justice Ropes were being destroyed, Ian prepared to return to the fight and confront the intruders.

• Golden Gun suggested the vine creatures might be dangerous beings from the Dark Continent, making Flash Ghost, Evil Mage, and Yuliya more cautious.
• Steel Shell and the Justice Ropes attacked the Scythe of Judgment, and both sides fought fiercely across the street.
• Yuliya, Golden Gun, Siming, Evil Mage, and Flash Ghost fought back using their weapons and Nen abilities, while Steel Shell battered Flash Ghost's giant skeleton.
• Civilians watched the Justice Ropes fight and shouted their support for them as the battle damaged the street.
• Steel Shell wrapped around Flash Ghost's skeleton and cracked its shoulder, prompting Flash Ghost to call for Evil Mage's help.
• Ian sensed that Justice Ropes were being destroyed, pulled out the Anywhere Door, and declared that enemies had invaded Ejin City.