Chapter Summaries

Rure learned that Nen could be obtained only to see Razor kill Bobobo for sharing information, leaving her frightened but still determined to approach Razor. Meanwhile, Gon and Killua entered Greed Island, parted ways with Feitan and Phinks, and ran into trouble after mistaking cash for valid payment in Andochiwhi.

• Rure questioned Bobobo about Nen, but Razor killed him with a Nen-powered dodgeball and warned her against asking about Nen abilities.
• Rure became more wary of Razor but continued trying to get close to him and learn Nen.
• Gon and Killua said goodbye to Feitan and Phinks so they could train independently, while Feitan and Phinks headed toward Andochiwhi to pursue cards.
• Players began logging into Greed Island at Battra's castle, including a blonde girl in a red princess dress.
• Gon and Killua reached Andochiwhi, earned the Garugada card by completing a spaghetti challenge, and tried to pay their restaurant bill with paper money.
• The cat-faced restaurant owner explained that money had to be used through cards and called the police when Gon and Killua could not pay.

Killua and Gon washed dishes to pay for their restaurant meal while Feitan and Phinks encountered a group recruiting players to clear Greed Island. The recruitment pitch turned into a confrontation, and Phinks overwhelmed Kamara as the crowd prepared to attack.

• Killua and Gon discussed the difficulty of managing money as cards, then washed dishes until the restaurant waived their fees.
• A middle-aged man and his companions recruited new players into a large team aiming to collect the Spell Cards and clear the game quickly.
• Feitan and Phinks refused to join and mocked the team’s reliance on numbers, while Kensru quietly backed away after recognizing their strength.
• Kamara attacked Phinks, who caught his fist and crushed it in his grip.
• The middle-aged man urged the newly entered players to attack Feitan and Phinks together.

Feitan and Phinks massacred a group of Greed Island players, seized their cards, and learned the location of their base. The slaughter alarmed Battra, while Zushi noticed the pair climbing the card rankings and suspected they were hunting players.

• Feitan tortured the group's middle-aged leader until he revealed his companions' base and surrendered the cards in his Card Book, then killed him.
• Phinks returned after pursuing fleeing players, and Feitan reported that they had collected more than thirty Designated Pocket cards and many Spell Cards.
• Feitan and Phinks used Accompany to travel toward the group's base and hunt down more players for cards.
• Gon and Killua learned about the plaza massacre and recognized how dangerous Greed Island had become.
• Battra arrived at the castle as the dead players returned, was shaken by the scene, and ordered his staff to investigate what had happened in the game.
• Zushi saw Feitan and Phinks rapidly rise in the card rankings and suspected they were hunting powerful veteran players.

Feitan and Phinks slaughtered a card-collecting group and decided to explore Greed Island before hunting more players, while Kensru lamented his defeat. Lister monitored the new threats and considered enforcing the game’s rules, and Gon and Killua set off for Magic City Maserra before Killua rejected Steel Ball Body’s request to join them.

• Zushi learned that Feitan and Phinks had eliminated the leaders of a player organization and feared they would target him next.
• Feitan and Phinks left a cave with about fifty cards, deciding to play the game before hunting other players for their cards.
• Kensru and his two companions found the slaughtered group, and Kensru realized he was too weak to challenge Feitan and Phinks.
• Lister watched Feitan and Phinks on a screen, marked them, and warned that he could ban them if they broke the game’s rules.
• Gon and Killua began their journey toward Magic City Maserra, but Killua refused Steel Ball Body’s request to join their party.

Biscuit failed to get Gon and Killua to notice her, while Morin met with Netero at the Hunter Association to discuss the fallout from the You Kiss City incident. Netero asked Morin to find out what preparations V5 planned to make before pursuing another Dark Continent expedition.

• Biscuit pleaded with Gon and Killua to wait, but they chose a direction and started to leave without her.
• Netero discussed the You Kiss City unrest with Morin and explained that V5 was preoccupied with consolidating control over the underworld after the Ten Dons and Shadow Beasts were wiped out.
• Morin rejected Netero's attempt to draw him into responsibility for the Phantom Troupe's actions and warned that he would refuse any request he found too troublesome.
• Netero revealed that V5 planned to test whether the Six Continents could withstand Dark Continent disasters before launching another expedition.
• Netero asked Morin to use his gadgets to discover what preparations V5 intended to make.

Morin refused Netero’s initial rewards for investigating V5’s Dark Continent preparations, then secured a promise from him in exchange for learning what V5 planned. Netero directed Morin to ask Pariston, whose role in the preparations appeared to be significant.

• Morin rejected Netero’s offers of a Two-Star Hunter rank and Dark Continent information, saying Maha Zoldyck had already told him enough.
• Netero let Morin name his own price, and Morin asked him to promise to do one future task that did not violate his principles.
• Netero accepted Morin’s condition, then asked him to find out what V5 was planning and report the details without interfering.
• When Morin asked where to begin, Netero suggested that he question Pariston.
• The chapter’s author added a personal note about beginning a potential first romance, then discussed Pariston’s suspected involvement in the Chimera Ant preparations and the fate of the remaining eggs.

Morin learned why V5 had arranged to bring Chimera Ants to the NGL and went to investigate how the Navigation Bureau had transported them. He found the Bureau’s hidden base inside the Gormodra Volcano Group and entered the magma using gadgets that concealed him and protected him from the heat.

• Morin decided not to contact Pariston or Beyond and kept V5’s plans to himself rather than risk Netero thinking he was setting him up.
• After leaving Netero’s office, Morin checked Hishito Douro’s work and training, caught up with Kanzai, and headed to the Navigation Bureau.
• Morin used a Direction Lamp to locate the Navigation Bureau’s base inside the magma of the Gormodra Volcano Group.
• Morin wore the Stone Hat, activated the Barrier Ball, and drank from the Eskimo Milk Bottle before plunging into the magma.
• The Bureau’s Nen detection swept over Morin but dismissed him as an ordinary stone, allowing him to descend toward the hidden base unnoticed.

Morin infiltrated the Navigation Bureau’s hidden base beneath the magma and discovered that V5 representatives were preparing the Ant Nest Plan. The representatives approved the plan and moved to contact the Gatekeeper again.

• Morin swam through the magma, passed a chained Snake Fish guarding the base, and entered one of its twin towers.
• Morin followed a senior official through the base and recognized that the corridor’s Nen could influence the staff’s personalities.
• Morin entered a meeting attended by five V5 representatives and watched them review the Ant Nest Plan.
• The senior official approved the plan on behalf of his nation, joining the other representatives in supporting it.
• The representatives agreed to contact the Gatekeeper again and began preparing to proceed.

Morin witnessed V5 and the Navigation Bureau contact the Gatekeepers to request access to the Dark Continent. The Gatekeepers reacted with scorn until the Elegant and Noble Man clarified that they sought its disasters as a test of whether humanity was ready to return.

• Morin watched the Navigation Bureau receive V5's approval to contact the Gatekeepers.
• The Navigation Bureau officials channeled Nen to establish a connection with the Gatekeepers on their remote island.
• The Gatekeepers recalled a previous human expedition and mocked humanity's renewed interest in the Dark Continent.
• The Elegant and Noble Man asked the Gatekeepers for something from the Dark Continent, prompting them to accuse humans of greed.
• The Elegant and Noble Man explained that they sought the Dark Continent's disasters to challenge themselves and assess whether they were ready to return, and the Gatekeepers understood his intent.

The Elegant and Noble Man persuaded the gatekeepers to send a disaster to the Six Continents, choosing a Chimera Ant Queen. As the agreement was reached, a pitch-black figure appeared behind the gatekeeper in charge of the exchange.

• The Elegant and Noble Man endured the gatekeepers’ mockery and convinced them to provide humanity with a Dark Continent disaster.
• The Elegant and Noble Man named the Chimera Ants as the disaster his group wanted.
• The gatekeepers discussed the Chimera Ants and agreed to deliver a Queen Ant by guide.
• The gatekeeper in charge of the exchange warned the humans not to bother them again if they could not handle the ants.
• A pitch-black figure suddenly appeared behind the gatekeeper in charge of the exchange, who turned and froze at the sight.

Morin revealed himself in the V5’s secret meeting with the gatekeepers, exposing their broken agreement and provoking a confrontation. After he swiftly disarmed one representative, the V5 identified him as Gadget Master Morin but remained unsure how he had bypassed their defenses.

• Crow accused the V5 of breaking their agreement by allowing an outsider to observe and record their communication, and urged the gatekeepers to end their cooperation.
• Morin removed his Stone Hat and appeared before the five V5 representatives, who realized he had entered their heavily guarded meeting room undetected.
• The V5 representatives argued with Morin and feared that the gatekeepers would sever contact, jeopardizing their plans for an expedition to the Dark Continent.
• When the Man in Military Uniform tried to summon reinforcements, Morin moved in a flash and severed his arm and communicator with a Nen-wrapped hand blade.
• The Plump Woman recognized Morin, and the representatives recalled his reputation as a powerful Nen user and speculated that his gadgets had helped him infiltrate the room.

Morin confronted five V5 officials who recognized him as one of the World's Five Greatest Nen Users, and they feared he would kill them to protect his identity. As they reconsidered his hidden connections and past manipulations, they recalled how V5’s attempt to blame the Phantom Troupe for the Kurta Clan’s extermination had been exposed, leaving them terrified of Morin’s reach.

• A middle-aged Navigation Bureau official recognized Morin and regretted calling out his name.
• Morin asked the five V5 officials how he should deal with them now that they knew who he was, and they feared he would kill them.
• The officials connected Morin to Hishito Douro, the Phantom Troupe, and the rise of both criminal and lawful figures after the Kudou Bandit Group was destroyed.
• The officials recalled that V5 had attacked the Kurta Clan and tried to frame the Phantom Troupe for the massacre.
• The officials remembered that influential media exposed V5’s deception, causing public fury and severe consequences for V5.

Morin confronted Crow, a gatekeeper who despised humans, during a V5 meeting. Crow declared their agreement void, but Morin mocked him for keeping the connection open and daring him to come closer.

• The V5 officials realized Morin’s gadgets could explain the strange phenomena they had witnessed and grew more afraid of him.
• Crow appeared on the screen, insulted humans, and reacted angrily as Morin examined him and answered calmly.
• The V5 officials retreated into a corner, fearing Morin more than Crow and looking for a chance to escape.
• Crow declared the agreement void and said he would never contact humans again, but kept the connection open to watch their despair.
• Crow admitted he wanted to preserve the humans’ regret after losing contact, and Morin mocked his arrogance and challenged him to attack through the screen.

Morin confronted the gatekeepers through a crystal ball, provoking Crow before the calmer liaison Chiyan intervened and explained his people's growing distrust of humanity. Chiyan warned Morin about the Dark Continent, while Morin defended his plans and challenged the gatekeepers' disrespect toward humans.

• Crow tried to smash the crystal ball, but Chiyan stopped him and warned that doing so might serve Morin's interests.
• Crow accused Morin of trying to make the gatekeepers end contact, then vowed they would continue their agreement and left.
• Chiyan introduced himself and recognized Morin as a powerful explorer who intended to travel to the Dark Continent.
• Chiyan warned that the Dark Continent was far more dangerous than Morin imagined and explained that human greed and past deceptions had soured his people's view of humanity.
• Morin criticized the gatekeepers for demanding courtesy while insulting humans, and Chiyan said their opposing positions meant they pursued their own races' interests.

Morin denied having a hidden purpose when Chiyan questioned him, but accepted Chiyan’s offer of a guide for a future Dark Continent journey before ending their call. Chiyan decided Morin was a powerful human worth befriending and began planning how to curb Crow’s radical influence within the Gatekeeper clan.

• Chiyan questioned Morin about why he had infiltrated the Navigation Bureau, and Morin truthfully said he had no other purpose.
• Chiyan offered Morin a guide if he wanted to leave Lake Mobius, and Morin accepted the goodwill while withholding his name.
• Morin cut off the communication without giving Chiyan his name, wary of possible Nen abilities tied to names.
• Chiyan judged Morin to be an extraordinarily powerful human worth contacting and kept his encounter secret from Crow.
• Crow returned and told Chiyan he had arranged for a powerful Chimera Ant that could consume Nen users to be sent to the Six Continents.
• Chiyan began planning a gradual effort to restrain radical clansmen like Crow before they brought disaster upon the Gatekeepers.

Morin decided to control the five V5 officials rather than kill them, and they eagerly agreed to serve him in exchange for their lives. He introduced the Friendship Tags and implanted one into the heart of the square-faced official, leaving the others to face the same procedure.

• The Elegant and Noble Man offered Morin the five officials’ service and intelligence in exchange for sparing them.
• Morin decided that controlling the officials would be less troublesome than killing them and provoking V5’s pursuit.
• Morin showed the officials the Friendship Tags and explained that each would make its bearer regard him as a best friend and obey his orders.
• All five officials agreed to accept the tags without hesitation.
• Morin opened the square-faced man’s chest, attached a tag directly to his heart, and sealed the wound without leaving a trace.

Morin completed Netero’s commission by gaining control of five V5 officials and obtaining the Navigation Bureau’s Dark Continent expedition records. He returned to Netero with authentic recordings and evidence of V5’s preparations.

• Morin planted heart-shaped devices in five V5 officials, activated them with remote controls, and warned them against resisting or trying to remove them.
• Morin secured the officials’ approval to obtain records from V5’s previous expeditions to the Dark Continent and left the Navigation Bureau with the materials.
• Morin returned to Hunter Association headquarters, where Beanperson announced his arrival to Netero.
• Morin told Netero that he had completed every assigned task and presented film rolls and videotapes documenting V5’s discussions, agreements, and meetings.

Morin delivered the Navigation Bureau and V5 intelligence to Netero, who praised him and decided to promote him directly to Three-Star Hunter. Morin then went to Greed Island to meet Ging, who was watching Gon and Killua begin their training with Biscuit.

• Morin showed Netero the intelligence and items he had gathered from the Navigation Bureau and V5, and declined to request an additional reward.
• Netero ordered Beanperson to promote Morin to Three-Star Hunter, citing his authority and Morin’s past achievements.
• Beanperson objected that the promotion required major accomplishments, but Netero decided to credit Morin with some of his own achievements and arrange a meeting with the Twelve Earthly Branches.
• Morin left the Hunter Association and went to Greed Island to find Ging.
• Morin found Ging watching Biscuit meet Gon and Killua on a screen in the island’s underground central hub.

Biscuit introduced herself to Gon and Killua and insisted on training them, while they questioned her credentials and resisted her authority. She revealed that she was Wing’s master and Morin’s master, leaving Gon impressed and Killua battered again.

• Ging and Morin watched Biscuit meet Gon and Killua, and Biscuit punched Killua after he mocked her age.
• Biscuit said she had come to train Gon and Killua because of their connection to Morin, prompting them to question how she knew him.
• Gon and Killua said they already had Wing as their master, but Biscuit revealed that Wing was her disciple.
• Biscuit confirmed that she had taught both Wing and Morin, and Killua called her a tiny old hag before she punched him again.
• Gon realized Biscuit had trained Morin and eagerly praised her teaching ability, while Ging watched her take pride in the compliment.

Biscuit defeated a barber who could learn physical information by eating hair, then agreed to train Gon and Killua in Nen. She revealed that Ging and Morin were among the world’s top five Nen users, leaving Gon and Killua ready to learn from her.

• Biscuit let the barber cut and eat some of her hair, and he discovered her age and extraordinary physical strength.
• The barber abandoned his scissors and challenged Biscuit to a martial arts spar; she defeated him while holding back and warned Gon and Killua that they would die if they faced him alone.
• Morin and Ging discussed the barber’s ability to assess hereditary aptitude and what it suggested about the role of bloodlines in Nen talent.
• Gon explained that he had entered the game to find clues about his father, Ging Freecss, and Biscuit said she knew Ging but did not know where he was.
• Biscuit told Gon and Killua that Ging and Morin were among the world’s top five Nen users, and Gon and Killua asked her to teach them Nen.