Chapter Summaries

Morin revealed how to make nigiri sushi, then warned the examinees that Menchi judged it by taste rather than appearance. He claimed a seasoning bottle could make passing easier, leaving the examinees wondering what it was.

• Morin explained nigiri sushi and showed the examinees an example, prompting them all to start making it.
• Hanzo presented his sushi to Menchi, but she rejected it as terrible and told him to try again.
• Morin pointed to Hanzo's failure and explained that Menchi's picky palate made cooking skill essential.
• The examinees objected that judging them by taste was unfair, but Morin said taste was the easiest way to pass and produced a small seasoning bottle.

Morin used his Flavor Enhancer on Tonpa’s nigiri sushi to demonstrate its effect to the examinees and the Gourmet Hunters. Menchi and Buhara were overwhelmed by the aroma, and Menchi ate the sushi and praised its taste.

• Morin offered to demonstrate the Flavor Enhancer, then chose the frightened Tonpa to test it.
• Tonpa presented the nigiri sushi he had prepared, and Morin sprinkled Flavor Enhancer over it.
• The aroma stirred the examinees’ appetites, while Hisoka and Illumi discussed how strongly it affected their desires.
• Menchi received the sushi, but Buhara rushed to claim it, so she ate it first.
• Menchi tasted the sushi and declared it delicious.

Morin used his ability to make Menchi experience the overwhelming deliciousness she had demanded, then refused to stop influencing the sushi test for the remaining examinees. At Hunter Association headquarters, Netero revealed he had knowingly allowed Menchi to examine alongside Morin, and Beanperson suspected he had arranged it to watch the clash unfold.

• Menchi became absorbed in the deliciousness Morin had given her, while Morin told Buhara that she was paying for her willful misuse of her authority as an examiner.
• Morin insisted he would keep helping the examinees make delicious sushi, and challenged Buhara to stop him if he believed Morin had broken the rules.
• Satotz watched from outside the factory and called the Hunter Association after seeing Menchi's predicament.
• Beanperson told Netero that the Hunter Exam had gone wrong, and Netero identified Menchi's test as the likely source of trouble.
• Netero explained that the Review Committee had selected Menchi and Buhara, while Beanperson realized Netero could have intervened but had chosen not to.
• Beanperson suspected Netero had deliberately arranged for Menchi and Buhara to examine Morin, and Netero began to respond.

Netero headed to the Hunter Exam venue after learning that Morin’s gadgets had changed the second test, while the Zodiacs gathered to accompany him. At the venue, Morin refused Buhara’s demand to inspect his Flavor Enhancer, and Netero arrived as tensions mounted.

• Netero reflected that Menchi had become absorbed in Morin’s food gadget and decided to visit the exam venue, while Mr. Beanperson followed him in exhaustion.
• Pariston and the Zodiacs blocked Netero’s way, then let him pass; Netero brought Hishito Douro along to mediate if talks with Morin went badly.
• Buhara confronted Morin and demanded a sample of the powder that had affected Menchi, but Morin refused and questioned Buhara’s authority to inspect his belongings.
• As the candidates grew wary and Buhara hesitated, Netero arrived by airship and leaped into the venue, drawing the candidates’ attention.

Netero arrived to settle the dispute over Menchi’s exam, and Morin agreed to end the matter after Menchi apologized and the test was restarted. Morin then challenged Netero to test his newly developed move in a single exchange.

• Netero arrived and acknowledged Morin, revealing that the two already knew each other well.
• Hishito Douro arrived and greeted Morin as his master, shocking the examinees and Takuto, who recognized him as a One-Star Hunter and a member of the Twelve Earthly Branches.
• Netero accepted responsibility on behalf of Menchi and the Hunter Association Review Committee, promising an apology and a new test.
• Morin accepted Netero’s proposed resolution but said he still wanted to continue their game.
• Morin challenged Netero to test his newly learned move in a single exchange, and Netero agreed.

Morin and Netero silently clashed, leaving the examinees unable to grasp the scale of their power. Netero then replaced Menchi’s sushi test with a new challenge, and the group traveled to Mount Gamahora to retrieve Grape Spider eggs.

• Neferpitou leaped to stop Netero and Zeno, and heard Netero’s thoughts through Heartbeat Fist Listening.
• Morin and Netero exchanged a brief strike that stunned the Hunters who could sense their power, while the examinees saw only a gentle fist bump.
• Netero led Morin and the examiners into the factory, and the confused examinees followed, with Kurapika reaffirming his resolve to become a Hunter.
• Netero told Menchi that hand-pressed sushi would no longer serve as an exam question, so she chose a replacement challenge.
• Menchi, Netero, Morin, and the examinees traveled by airship to Mount Gamahora for the new test: retrieving Grape Spider eggs.

Morin and the other examinees passed Menchi’s Grape Spider Egg challenge, then rested aboard the airship as Netero spoke with Morin about the exam and the people connected to him. The chapter ended when an eliminated examinee sneaked back aboard and caused trouble, prompting Netero and Morin to investigate.

• Menchi set the Grape Spider Egg challenge at Mount Gamahora, and Morin used his Automatic Rope-Tying Gadget to retrieve an egg without descending into the gorge.
• Gon used his fishing rod to collect a cluster of eggs and shared them with Leorio, Kurapika, and Killua; forty-three examinees passed the test.
• The examinees returned to the airship to rest before the third phase, and Netero offered Morin a Hunter License, which Morin declined in favor of continuing the exam.
• Netero asked Morin about Hisoka, Gon, and Killua, and Morin explained that Hisoka followed his own path while Gon and Killua were connected to him.
• Beanperson reported that an eliminated examinee had sneaked aboard and was causing trouble, so Netero and Morin went to check on the situation.

Anida attacked Killua to avenge her father, but Hishito Douro stopped her and revealed his own history with the Zoldyck Family. Netero offered Anida and the examinees a chance to avoid punishment by winning a game, promising Hunter Licenses if they beat him.

• Anida attacked Killua, and Hishito Douro disarmed her before questioning why she had come after the Zoldyck Family at the Hunter Exam.
• Hishito Douro told Anida that he had survived an assassination attempt by Zeno and Silva, then asked Killua how they were doing.
• Hisoka restrained Gittarackur—Illumi—and warned him not to reveal his connection to the Zoldyck Family.
• Netero ruled that Anida should be expelled from the ship and barred from future exams, but offered a game as an alternative after Gon and Kurapika pleaded for her.
• Netero promised Hunter Licenses to the group if they beat him, and Gon, Kurapika, Leorio, and Killua followed him to play.

Morin recruited Tonpa for his talent for surviving Hunter Exams and avoiding calamity, while the examiners realized that Examinee No. 406 was the famous Gadget Master. The chapter left them recognizing Morin’s extraordinary identity and wondering at the gadgets he had used.

• Hishito Douro told Morin about the examinees and the Hunter Association before hurrying to check on Netero’s training.
• Tonpa apologized to Morin for tricking him twelve years earlier and asked why Morin wanted him to come along after the exam.
• Morin reassured Tonpa that he valued his talent for surviving exams and urged him to join after the Hunter Exam.
• Morin reflected that Tonpa had taken thirty-five exams since age ten and wondered whether his knack for avoiding calamity could become a Nen ability.
• Satotz, Buhara, and Menchi discussed Morin’s strength and learned that Examinee No. 406 was the renowned Gadget Master from the list of the World’s Five Greatest Nen Users.

Satotz and Buhara learned that Morin was the renowned Gadget Master, while Menchi fumed over Netero’s surprise. At Trap Tower, Rippo added a rule against descending from outside and began planning special arrangements for Morin as the third test started.

• Satotz and Buhara realized Morin was one of the World's Five Greatest Nen Users, and Menchi angrily blamed Netero for not warning them.
• Gon and Killua continued challenging Netero aboard the airship, and Gon eventually forced Netero to use his right hand and left foot.
• The candidates arrived at Trap Tower, where Beanperson announced they had seventy-two hours to reach the ground alive and could not descend from outside.
• Rippo watched the candidates on surveillance monitors and explained that he had added the outside rule because Morin might otherwise bypass the test.
• Rippo arranged for Hisoka to be sent to another person, then turned his attention to planning how to handle Morin in the tower’s prisoner-run stages.

Morin joined Gon, Kurapika, Leorio, and Killua on the Voting Road through Trap Tower, where they had to make group decisions to proceed. The group reached a choice between two paths, and Morin explained why the right passage might be safer.

• Rippo monitored the examinees and worried about keeping Morin safe during the descent.
• Gon, Kurapika, Leorio, and Killua found five hidden doors and used the Guiding Angel, which said any door was suitable.
• Morin and the others entered the same five-person route, where Rippo explained that the minority had to obey the majority.
• The group opened the first combination-lock door and Leorio assumed their teamwork would make the route easy.
• When the group had to choose left or right, Killua argued for the right path, and Morin explained that the left might contain a harder challenge.

Morin’s group chose the right-hand route with Guiding Angel’s advice and reached the arena in Trap Tower. Director Rippo offered the prisoners a new sentence-reduction deal to make them fight harder, and the chapter ended as the group saw the isolated arena between the cliffs.

• Guiding Angel told Gon’s group to take the right-hand path, and Leorio decided to follow its choices without questioning them.
• Rippo warned five prisoners that one of the examinees was stronger than him and offered them five years off their sentences for every hour they delayed the group.
• The prisoners accepted Rippo’s deal and began planning how to hold the examinees back, while Rippo wondered how Morin’s teammates would fare.
• Morin’s group arrived at a torch-lit passage exit and saw a large square arena standing between two cliffs.

Bandot explained that the examinees had to win three of five one-on-one matches against the prisoners to pass the stage. Killua volunteered to fight the murderous Johnny, who threatened to tear him apart, and the chapter ended with Killua calmly clarifying that death meant a loss.

• Bandot laid out the match rules, and the examinees accepted the challenge by pressing the circle buttons.
• Bandot chose Johnny to fight first, and Leorio recognized him as a notorious serial killer who dismembered victims with his bare hands.
• Johnny crushed a chunk of stone with his grip and declared that he wanted to tear someone apart.
• Killua stepped forward to face Johnny, while Gon trusted that he could handle the fight.
• Johnny threatened to slaughter Killua, and Killua asked whether the person who died would lose.

Killua killed Johnny in the first match, and Gon defeated Setta in the second, giving Morin's team a 2–0 lead. With match point reached, Leorio and Kurapika urged Morin to fight next.

• Killua swiftly pulled out Johnny's heart and killed him, winning the first match for Morin's team.
• Rippo watched Killua's technique and wondered whether he belonged to the same family as a notorious group.
• The prisoners hesitated to fight until Bandot forced Setta to face Gon.
• Gon followed the Guiding Angel's advice, chose Setta's hidden normal candle, and won the candle contest.
• The display changed to 2, and Leorio and Kurapika agreed that Morin should take the field next.

Morin faced Chahuo in the decisive third round of the majority-rule arena match while Hisoka dealt with a revenge-seeking examiner elsewhere in the tower. Chahuo’s attack missed, leaving him shaken as Morin stood unmoved.

• Morin entered the arena for the third round, and the prisoners chose Chahuo after Bandot refused to risk facing him.
• Hisoka encountered the examiner he had injured the previous year, broke his Infinite Four-Blade Style, and continued onward.
• Chahuo tried to frighten Morin with his appearance, threats, steel-filled fist, and claimed Phantom Troupe ties, but Morin remained calm.
• Chahuo leaped forward and smashed a hole in the floor, but Morin dodged the strike and flying rubble without moving his feet.
• Chahuo saw Morin’s mocking expression and sweated as he realized his attack had failed.

Morin exposed Chahuo’s fake Phantom Troupe identity and overwhelmed him with a Nen-powered punch. Chahuo charged as Morin struck the arena, leaving the outcome of the clash unclear.

• Chahuo revealed a spider tattoo and claimed to be a member of the Phantom Troupe, alarming Gon, Leorio, and Kurapika.
• Kurapika pointed out flaws in Chahuo’s story and concluded that he was a fraud using the Phantom Troupe’s name.
• Morin listed more reasons Chahuo was a fake and mocked his weak attack, leaving Chahuo sweating and trembling.
• Morin advanced until Chahuo was trapped at the arena’s edge, then raised his fist and explained Uvogin’s Super Destruction Fist.
• Morin smashed his Nen-infused fist toward the ground as Chahuo charged at him, unleashing a tremendous blast of stone fragments and shockwaves.

Morin and the others cleared the five-versus-five battle and continued through Voting Road’s trials. At the final fork, Morin rejected the two-door choice and punched toward it.

• Morin’s punch destroyed Chahuo and carved roughly two meters from the arena floor, convincing Rippo to declare the examinees victorious.
• As the group continued along Voting Road, Morin told Gon about his past Hunter exam and explained that Uvogin and Nobunaga had once served as Tower Masters at Heavens Arena.
• Gon, Leorio, Killua, and Kurapika followed the Guiding Angel’s directions through several trials and reached the final fork with more than sixty hours remaining.
• Rippo explained that one door offered a forty-five-hour route for all five, while the three-minute route required two people to remain cuffed.
• Morin argued that strength made the forced choice unnecessary, recalled how Gon had passed Quiz Grandma’s test by staying silent, and threw a punch at the doors.

Morin and his group cleared Trap Tower quickly, then waited out the remaining time as more examinees arrived. When the seventy-two-hour limit ended, Director Rippo announced that twenty-eight had passed and ordered them to board an airship.

• Morin punched through the reinforced steel doors and reached the waiting area with Gon, Killua, Leorio, and Kurapika, where Hisoka was already waiting.
• Morin used his Door of Nothingness to enter a private room and rest, leaving the others in the hall with Hisoka.
• Hanzo, Illumi, Gretta, Bokur, Gou Si, and other examinees arrived as the countdown continued, and the examinees received food.
• At the end of the seventy-two-hour limit, Director Rippo announced that twenty-eight examinees had cleared Trap Tower and told them to board an airship.
• A huge airship rose from below the cliff as Morin emerged from his hidden room.

Morin and the surviving Hunter Exam candidates reached Jelbird Island for the fourth phase, where examiner Rippo explained the week-long Number Tag hunting test. Morin drew Bokur as his target, leaving the other candidates relieved that they had not been chosen by him.

• The candidates reached Battleship Island, where the innkeepers offered accommodation in exchange for antiques salvaged from nearby wrecks.
• Morin rested inside the Door of Nothingness while the other candidates worked together through a storm to move Battleship Island to safety.
• The surviving candidates boarded an airship and then a ship, heading toward Jelbird Island as they became rivals again.
• Rippo explained that candidates had one week to collect six points using their own, target's, and other candidates' Number Tags.
• Morin drew number 53 and tossed the slip to Bokur, who reacted with alarm at being chosen as Morin's target.
• The candidates removed their Number Tags after Rippo finished explaining the test rules.

The examinees compared their targets for the fourth Hunter Exam test as the ship approached Jelbird Island. After they landed, Morin waited openly at the beach entrance, while Gon remained determined to face Hisoka himself.

• Miss Kara announced that the ship would reach Jelbird Island in two hours and that the examinees would receive free round-trip travel to next year's exam.
• Gon and Killua shared that Gon's target was Hisoka's number 44, while Killua had drawn number 199, one of the Amori Brothers.
• Kurapika and Leorio revealed that they had allied with Killua to hunt the three Amori Brothers and offered to help Gon afterward, but Gon insisted on facing Hisoka alone.
• The ship docked at Jelbird Island, and Hisoka left first while Morin sat cross-legged at the beach entrance to wait for examinees.