Chapter Summaries

Ging destroyed Shaiapouf’s posthumous Nen attack, leaving all three Royal Guards defeated, while Gon learned that Kite was dead and Killua reminded him that Morin might still be able to help. The chapter ended with a renewed spark of hope in Gon’s eyes.

• Shaiapouf died while obsessing over protecting the King, and his resentment formed a corpse clone that attacked Ging.
• Ging dispelled Shaiapouf’s resentment, causing the clone and its other copies to vanish for good.
• Gon, Killua, Morel, and Knuckle found Kite’s lifeless body, and Neferpitou confirmed that Kite had died before fighting her and could not be brought back by her ability.
• Gon blamed himself for Kite’s death, but Killua struck him and insisted that self-blame would not help.
• Killua reminded Gon of Morin’s words about life and death, and Gon regained a glimmer of hope.

Gon clung to the hope that Morin could bring Kite back, while Neferpitou caused the base to collapse around them. Elsewhere, Zeno and Silva sensed Netero’s restored aura and discussed Morin’s role and the Ant King’s likely fate, as Netero confronted Meruem.

• Gon excitedly insisted that Morin might be able to bring Kite back to life, while Morel and Knuckle doubted it was possible.
• Neferpitou retreated and triggered a collapse, sending stones falling around Gon, Killua, Morel, and Knuckle.
• Zeno and Silva sensed Netero’s powerful aura and concluded that Morin had restored him to his youthful strength.
• Zeno advised Silva to let Hishito Douro win if necessary to settle the Zoldyck Family’s old dispute, and said Morin would clear obstacles to the expedition.
• Zeno predicted that the Ant King would not survive the night, citing Netero’s trump card and Morin’s possible intervention.
• At an abandoned battle base far from the palace, Netero addressed the Ant King: “Your name is Meruem.”

Netero revealed Meruem’s name and resumed their fight at full strength, while Meruem learned that Komugi was safe and vowed to return to her. Their battle began in earnest, leaving Morin to watch as the two traded powerful blows.

• Netero told Meruem that his mother had given him his name and that he would now fight without holding back.
• Meruem asked Morin about Komugi, and Morin said he had healed her and left Youpi to protect her.
• Meruem promised to return to Komugi and insisted that he would not lose to Netero.
• Netero summoned Hyakushiki Kannon and attacked, while Meruem took the initiative and charged at him.
• Meruem and Netero exchanged devastating blows as Morin watched and judged that their battle would last a while.

Morin watched Meruem’s battle and spoke with Ging, who reported that one Royal Guard had fallen and asked Morin to check on Morel and Gon. They also discussed the possibility that Kate had been reborn through his Nen ability, leaving Morin to consider arranging a public reunion between Ging and Gon.

• Morin received Ging’s call and learned that Ging had dealt with his own trouble and taken down one of the Royal Guards.
• Ging asked Morin to check on Morel and Gon after sensing them near the collapsed palace floor, while he pursued Neferpitou.
• Morin privately decided to orchestrate a grand public meeting between Ging and Gon.
• Ging told Morin that Colt had reported the rescued child could speak and claimed to be Kate.
• Ging explained that Kate’s Nen ability included Absolute Immortality and said he believed Kate could not die if the ability had activated.

Morin discussed Kite’s reincarnation with Ging, then freed Gon and the others from the palace rubble. After examining Kite’s corpse, Morin confirmed that Kite’s soul was gone but left Gon hoping that resurrection might still be possible.

• Ging told Morin that Kite had been reborn as a rapidly growing humanlike Chimera Ant, and Morin agreed to visit her on Greed Island later.
• Morin left the battlefield, reached the collapsed palace, and used Floaty Gas to lift the rubble trapping Gon, Killua, Morel, Knuckle, and the others.
• Gon asked Morin to heal Kite, and Killua urged them to focus on escaping before discussing anything else.
• Morin freed the group and examined Kite’s corpse after Gon explained how important Kite was to him.
• Morin said Kite’s soul had already left the body and that reversing death would be difficult, prompting Gon to ask whether it was still possible.

Morin explained that his Time Wrapping Cloth might restore Kite but carried severe costs and uncertain effects on humans, while Gon took heart from the possibility of finding a cure through Ging. Morin then traveled to Greed Island to examine the girl claiming to be Kite, arriving with the Memory Restoration Hammer.

• Morin described the Time Wrapping Cloth’s ability to reverse time and warned Gon that its use had severe costs and uncertain effects on people.
• Gon vowed to cure Kite, but Killua reminded him that Ging might have healing cards from Greed Island, easing Gon’s despair.
• Morin brought Gon and Morel’s group back to the Four-Dimensional Apartment, then entered Greed Island to find the ants.
• Morin met Razor, who led him to Kurt and the girl claiming to be Kite; Kurt said she had recently begun speaking human names and identifying herself as Kite.
• Morin entered the girl’s room carrying the Memory Restoration Hammer and saw her sitting by the window with her Chimera Ant tail swaying.

Morin used the Memory Restoration Hammer to restore Kite’s memories, returning him to his former identity and personality. Kite thanked Morin and accepted his rebirth in a Chimera Ant body as a second chance at life.

• Kite agreed to let Morin use the Memory Restoration Hammer to recover his memories.
• Morin struck Kite with the hammer, and Kite recalled his past, including Ging, Crazy Clown, Gon, and the Chimera Ants.
• Kite thanked Morin, who explained that Ging had sent him to help.
• Kite revealed that he knew of Morin’s reputation and admitted Ging had likely made remarks about him.
• Kite told Morin that Ging praised his items and their role in restoring the Ruruka Ruins.
• Morin asked how Kite felt about his new body, and Kite said he was grateful to have survived and lived again.

Kite accepted his new body’s potential but asked Morin to change him back into a man, then decided to stay on Greed Island to retrain in Nen. He planned to create a new ability suited to his body rather than use Crazy Clown again.

• Kite told Morin that his Chimera Ant-human body had far greater potential than his original one, though he remained uncomfortable being a woman.
• Morin sprayed Kite with the Male-Female Gender Conversion Agent, changing him back into a man.
• Kite thanked Morin and said he would remain on Greed Island to reopen his Aura Nodes and restore his Nen and combat skills.
• Morin suggested Kite train with Razor, List, and the pirates, then asked whether he would cultivate Crazy Clown again.
• Kite rejected Crazy Clown and decided to develop a new ability suited to his body.

Kite decided to test his Nen category after recovering, while Morin visited him and urged him to contact Gon. Morin then joined Ging near the battle between Meruem and Netero, where they discussed the Chimera Ants and traded jokes before heading off together.

• Kite said he wanted to discover his Nen category, and Morin left after checking on him, telling him to call Gon.
• Morin joined Ging at the royal palace, where Ging watched Meruem and Netero fight and explained that he had taken one of Neferpitou’s legs in retaliation for Kite’s injury.
• Ging asked Morin how he had turned Youpi to his side, and Morin explained that his gadget could control animals without human genes.
• Ging launched into a lengthy explanation about dragon fruit and bowel movements, so Morin kicked him off the rooftop.
• Ging asked whether Netero was all right, and Morin confidently said he could handle any problem before the two vanished into the wind and sand.
• In the Dimensional Apartment, Gon sensed something briefly, then blamed his concern over Kite’s situation while Killua ate chocolate beans.

Gon learned that Kite was alive while Meruem and Netero continued their battle at the abandoned experimental base. Meruem tried to outlast Netero, but Netero countered with his peak-strength Zero Hand, leaving Meruem eager to consume his powerful life energy.

• Gon answered a call from Kite and reacted with excitement when he learned Kite was alive.
• Meruem and Netero exchanged attacks for several minutes, and Meruem recognized that Netero in his prime could kill him.
• Meruem decided to fight defensively and exhaust Netero, relying on his superior physical constitution and aura reserves.
• Netero recognized Meruem's strategy and concluded that he had to end the battle with Zero Hand.
• Netero unleashed peak-strength Zero Hand, and Meruem was amazed by his aura and wanted to eat him even more.

Netero trapped Meruem in the Avalokiteshvara statue and struck him with Zero Hand, leaving the Ant King gravely injured. Morin and Ging joined the exhausted Netero as Meruem rose from the crater, still alive and furious.

• Meruem unleashed his full aura and tried to resist, but Netero enclosed him in the Avalokiteshvara statue again.
• Netero fired Zero Hand, devastating the surrounding landscape and dealing severe damage to Meruem.
• Ging and Morin reached Netero, who said he had no options left and asked them to take over if Meruem survived.
• Morin offered to treat Netero, but Netero asked him to check Meruem first.
• Meruem’s malicious Nen rose from the crater, and Ging prepared to fight while Morin sensed that Meruem’s aura had weakened.
• Meruem emerged from the rubble badly injured and condemned himself for being driven to such a state by a human.

Morin stepped forward to face the injured Ant King Meruem and prepared a gadget he believed would counter him. Ging offered to fight Meruem himself, but Morin chose to handle the final battle as Netero watched.

• Netero accepted that he could not defeat Meruem and looked to Ging and Morin as successors who could carry on Shingen-ryu’s legacy.
• Morin taunted Meruem by pointing out that another Zero Hand strike from Netero could kill him.
• Ging said he wanted to defeat Meruem quickly and asked Morin to treat any injuries he suffered.
• Morin stopped Ging from fighting and said his gadgets could counter Meruem without exposing Ging to danger.
• Morin took out a large machine and a stack of cassette tapes, then challenged Meruem to withstand the gadget.

Morin used the Ultrasonic Vibrator with a tape of Gian's singing as a weapon against Meruem. The sound proved unbearable even to Ging and Netero, while Meruem's response remained to be seen.

• Morin recalled how Doraemon and Nobita had used Gian's voice with the pest-extermination gadget and prepared to use its tape against the Chimera Ants.
• Morin warned Ging and Netero to cover their ears, and both men did so.
• Meruem silently recovered his aura and injuries while planning to attack, then grew furious at the pity he thought he saw in Morin's expression.
• Morin inserted the Gian's Voice tape, activated the Ultrasonic Vibrator, and protected his ears with earplugs and earmuffs as he retreated.
• Gian's amplified singing began, and Ging and Netero were shocked by how unbearable it was.

Morin used Gian's singing to kill Meruem and end the Chimera Ant rampage, though a disturbance in Meruem's body emerged as the others discussed the song. The chapter ended with Ging and Netero sensing a dark aura from the crater and questioning what it was.

• Gian's singing overwhelmed Meruem, ruptured his eardrums, and destroyed his body while he thought of Komugi and wished to return to their chess games.
• Morin switched off the vibration machine after confirming Meruem had died, bringing the final Chimera Ant rampage to an end.
• Ging and Netero recoiled from the singing and compared it to the sounds of creatures from Lake Kamelada and the Dark Continent.
• Morin suggested using Gian's singing against the Hell-Bell Rattlesnake, while Ging objected to enduring it alongside Hell's Bell.
• A disturbance arose in Meruem's body, and Ging and Netero sensed an intense black aura as they looked down into the crater.

Morin, Netero, and Ging watched Meruem’s post-mortem Nen move his corpse toward the palace, driven by his desire to play Gungi. There, they learned Youpi had attacked Hunter Association airships sent by Pariston to seize the ant cocoons, and Morel recognized the dead Ant King was being moved by Nen.

• Meruem’s post-mortem Nen animated his body, and Netero explained that his lingering obsession was playing Gungi rather than conquest or revenge.
• More than a hundred Hunter Association airships arrived at East Gorteau’s palace to take the ant cocoons from the Meat Tree Garden, but Youpi attacked them.
• Ging, Morin, and Netero followed Meruem’s corpse back to the palace, where Morel told them Youpi had stopped the airship operation.
• Morel recognized that Meruem had no life signs and that post-mortem Nen was driving his stiff movements.
• Ging suspected Pariston was involved in the airship operation, while Netero said he was nearing retirement; Morin reminded him of his promise to help develop the Six Continents.
• Morel said Knuckle and Shoot were calming the town’s residents, then glanced at Ging when asked about Gon and Killua.

Meruem used the last of his Nen to play Gungi with Komugi and tell her his name before dying. Morin entered the building to find Komugi mourning, while the Hunters outside confirmed that the Chimera Ant incident was over.

• Morin arrived with Ging and found Youpi guarding the building where Komugi was waiting.
• Meruem's remaining obsession brought him to Komugi, and they played Gungi together for many games.
• Komugi realized Meruem could no longer play and wept as she wished she could see him.
• Meruem told Komugi that his name was Meruem, then his remaining Nen and obsession disappeared.
• Morel, Knuckle, and Shoot confirmed the Ant King's death and felt the crisis lift.
• Morin entered the building and found Komugi silently sobbing beside the board.

After Meruem’s death, Morin left the palace while political fallout from the Chimera Ant crisis began to gather around Netero and the Hunter Association. Morin headed toward Zaban City, while Killua planned to rescue Alluka and Ging was summoned to an Association meeting about the incident’s aftermath.

• Morin told Komugi that Meruem had died after fulfilling his final wish, promised support for her family, and left with Meruem’s body.
• Pariston considered using the crisis to force Netero from the chairmanship, while news of Meruem’s death and Netero’s survival spread among powerful figures.
• Morin called Gon and Killua, and Killua said he planned to rescue Alluka with Gon after confirming Kite was safe.
• Ging received a summons requiring the Zodiacs to discuss the Hunter Association’s response, so he left Morin and hurried to headquarters.
• Ging joined the Zodiacs in discussing the aftermath, including how V5 and the Association would handle East Gorteau, NGL, and the Chimera Ant crisis.

The Hunter Association’s Zodiacs argued over Pariston’s proposal that Netero retire as chairman, while Ging learned that Netero was with his son Beyond discussing their Dark Continent contract. Morin explained Beyond’s alliance with Pariston and Kakin, leaving Ging to consider how Kakin might expose the Dark Continent and challenge V5’s control of access to it.

• Pariston urged the Zodiacs to pressure Netero into retiring, but the Zodiacs angrily opposed him and the meeting ended without a decision.
• Ging called Morin to discuss the meeting, and Morin told him Netero was with his son discussing their Dark Continent contract.
• Ging was surprised to learn Netero had a son, and Morin explained Beyond’s identity and his dealings with Pariston and Kakin.
• Ging realized that Kakin might make the Dark Continent public, threatening the agreement that required him to gain V5’s approval before traveling there.
• Ging reflected that V5 would not allow outsiders to reach the Dark Continent, whether they might bring back disaster or valuable hope.

Ging weighed the Dark Continent expedition and prepared for the Hunter Association’s upheaval, while Netero resigned after concealing his restored youth. The chairman election loomed, with Morin expecting Pariston to manipulate events so Chrollo ultimately took the seat, while Ging resisted becoming chairman himself.

• Ging accepted that his earlier efforts to meet the Dark Continent’s conditions had become unnecessary and focused on finding suitable teammates and preparing for the coming announcement.
• Gon and Killua left Greed Island after saying goodbye to Kite and headed for Mount Pika to rescue Alluka.
• Pariston called Beyond, who said he was still negotiating with Netero and intended to continue despite their disagreements.
• Netero told Morin he planned to retire, then resigned from the Hunter Association, prompting the Zodiacs to accept his decision and the Association to begin a lengthy transition.
• Morin learned from Hishito Douro and Ging that the chairman election would become a struggle between Pariston’s faction and Chrollo’s group, but expected Chrollo to take the seat in the end.
• Ging said he had to attend the election as a Zodiac but resisted becoming chairman because his real goal remained reaching the Dark Continent.

As the Hunter Association prepared for its chairman election, Netero freed Beyond from their agreement and began considering life beyond his former duties. Hunters from across the story converged on the Association, while Killua and Gon brought Alluka out to join them and Illumi waited for their arrival.

• Beyond laughed as Netero canceled their agreement, then left for the Dark Continent; Netero reflected that he could now pursue his own dreams.
• Pariston and the Twelve Zodiacs deadlocked over election plans until Mr. Beanperson played Netero's recording, which laid out the election procedure for the 661 Hunters.
• Killua and Gon took Alluka away from the Zoldyck estate and decided to bring him to the election, where they hoped to see their friends.
• Leorio headed to the Association after passing his finals, while Kurapika arrived with Neon and looked forward to seeing Gon, Morin, Leorio, and Killua.
• Illumi learned that Killua had removed the needle and that Alluka had been released, then went to the Association to wait for Killua and consider finding a new ally.