Chapter Summaries

Moro learned the Harp Solo movement’s resurrection power and its devastating costs while absorbing the post-death Nen from the victims. After finishing the task, he asked Kanzei how they could locate the movement’s source, and Kanzei suggested seeking help from an Item Hunter in the Association.

• Moro learned that the Harp Solo movement could resurrect its performer, but erased the movement from their mind, killed seven closely connected people, and caused the performer to turn to ash within seven days.
• Moro suspected Third Princess Eve had shifted the resurrection cost onto unrelated people and decided the Harp Solo movement was too dangerous to use as it was.
• Moro continued absorbing post-death Nen from the Nen recipients while Kanzei and Nen Ze watched him recover from the mental strain.
• Moro absorbed the last recipient’s post-death Nen, bringing his second ring of Growth Ring Energy to 66%.
• Moro asked Kanzei how to find the Harp Solo movement’s source, and Kanzei proposed asking an Item Hunter in the Association for help.

Moro, Kang Jae, and Lupei used Lupei’s Call of the Lost Item to search for the harp connected to the post-death Nen. The Object Seeking Hand led them toward Gugan Jade’s Royal Mausoleum, leaving them unsure how they could enter.

• Kang Jae told Moro that Lupei belonged to the Anti-Netero Faction and might try to recruit him into the group.
• Lupei arrived while Moro was removing post-death Nen and showed interest in Moro’s rare ability.
• Lupei conjured the Object Seeking Hand, and Moro drew the harp so the ability could establish a connection to it.
• The Object Seeking Hand reacted to the drawing, ate it, and loudly pointed the way to the lost harp.
• Moro, Kang Jae, and Lupei followed the hand beyond Haozhu City, where Kang Jae suspected the harp was inside Gugan Jade’s Royal Mausoleum.

Moro and Kanzai broke into the Royal Mausoleum so Moro could absorb the harp’s post-death Nen, but Third Princess Eve appeared and revealed that humanity’s need for vocal music meant the power would not truly disappear. She transported Moro into a fantasy arena to test his strength, where he immediately beheaded her with a concealed blade.

• Lu Pei completed Kanzai’s commission, received payment, and left Haozhu City after failing to recruit Moro.
• Kanzai admitted he regretted his earlier decision but refused to abandon the matter, and Moro agreed to help him break into the Royal Mausoleum.
• Moro, Kanzai, and Kalluto infiltrated the Royal Mausoleum, with Kalluto luring tomb keepers away while Moro entered the burial chambers.
• Moro absorbed the harp’s post-death Nen with Annual Rings, causing the stained sheet music to vanish.
• Eve appeared beside the harp, explained that humanity would always need vocal music, and used a Truth Eye card to place herself and Moro in a fantasy fighting arena.
• Moro threw the Crimson Jade Bird Blade at Eve under In, then beheaded her when she charged toward him.

Moro repeatedly beheaded Eve in their fabricated space, while she explained how her Specialist ability transferred the Harp Sonata’s post-death Nen price to people who acknowledged her. With that danger resolved, Moro used the space to test Ko and blasted Eve apart.

• Moro controlled the Crimson Jade Bird Blade to behead Eve, but her head returned to her body as time seemed to reverse.
• Moro beheaded Eve a second time by removing his Nen control from the blade to make its return strike faster, and she revived again.
• Eve explained that her Specialist ability, Life Like Dust, randomly transferred the Harp Sonata’s post-death Nen price to people who had acknowledged her.
• Eve became absorbed in experiencing Nen, while Moro gathered his aura into his palm to release Ko.
• Moro fired the concentrated aura, and the blast tore Eve apart.

Moro tested Eve’s recovery and pain while training his Hard attacks, and Eve kept trying to control her aura despite being repeatedly injured. Their exchange left Moro feeling a quiet kinship with Eve as they continued to pursue strength.

• Moro blasted Eve with a Nen wave and reflected on the power and risks of charging aura for Hard attacks.
• Eve recovered and tried to copy Moro’s aura control, so Moro tested whether she felt pain by injuring her with Flying Stars.
• Moro concluded Eve could feel pain but remained focused on learning Nen, then used her as a training target while charging repeated Hard attacks.
• Eve objected when Moro attacked before she could recover, then launched at him while his aura defenses were down.
• Moro abandoned his charge, defended himself, and cut off Eve’s head as they passed each other.
• Eve recovered again and noticed that Moro had not begun charging his aura in advance, while Moro felt a subtle sense of kinship with her.

Moro and Eve repeatedly fought inside Eve’s Nen space, using the cycle of death and revival to improve their Nen. The space collapsed when Eve ran out of energy, leaving her in Zetsu and vulnerable as Moro asked where she had obtained the Truth Eye card.

• Moro attacked Eve repeatedly, using their battles to practice his Nen techniques while Eve’s control and aura improved.
• Eve stopped suppressing her emotions and charged at Moro, but he evaded her and struck her down with a Flying Star.
• Moro realized he was enjoying the training too, while Eve vowed to treat every revival as if it might be her last.
• After countless revivals, Eve ran out of energy and her Nen space collapsed, returning them to the tomb chamber.
• Eve fell into a weakened state, and Moro warned that she could truly die if killed now.
• Moro asked where Eve had gotten the Truth Eye card, and she said she had bought it for fifty billion Jenny.

Moro realized that his clashes with Eve in the Truth Eye card’s mental space had left him with stored experience that could be brought into his real training. Eve explained that the card worked like software she could run and customize, leaving Moro with more questions about its abilities.

• Moro recalled that Eve had paid fifty billion Jenny for her Truth Eye card and grew curious about the organization and the card’s effects.
• Moro checked his phone and realized that the battles with Eve had taken place in a mental space while little time passed in reality.
• Moro tested his sword swings and found that the clashes had left him with experience he could gradually release through training.
• Moro decided to focus on advanced Nen training and convert that stored experience before the Death Node arrived.
• Moro asked Eve whether the mental space came from her card or her own ability, and Eve compared the card to software that she could run and customize.

Moro and Kanzai resolved the Royal Mausoleum incident through a binding agreement with Eve, then left Gugan Jade with Kalluto. As they departed, Kanzai recommended a secluded Secret Realm with a muting ability for Moro to use as a training ground.

• Eve told Moro she accepted the risks of using the Truth Eye because the harp could resurrect her, while Moro insisted that someone else would decide her fate.
• Kanzai arrived at the burial chamber, and Moro told him his task was complete and that he would support whatever decision Kanzai made about Eve.
• Kanzai agreed with Eve to leave the country and treat their intrusion into the Royal Mausoleum as though it had never happened, using Vow and Restriction to safeguard the agreement.
• Kanzai revealed that Eve had required Moro's communication code as a condition of accepting the agreement, and Kalluto struck Kanzai with his fan before the group left the mausoleum.
• Moro, Kanzai, and Kalluto returned to Haozhu City, then boarded an airship departing from Gugan Jade at dawn.
• Kanzai thanked Moro and recommended a secluded Secret Realm with a muting ability, which Moro recognized as an ideal place to train.

Kangzai took Moro and Kalluto to a hidden Secret Realm, where they trained for more than two months. After Moro reached level 50 and finished digesting his accumulated experience, he decided it was time to deal with the Death Node.

• Kangzai led Moro and Kalluto through a passage hidden beneath Burtus Death Eye and showed them how to enter the Secret Realm through a Nen mural.
• Moro and Kalluto explored the realm, and Moro confirmed that it could block Kalluto's person-finding ability before beginning his training there.
• Moro and Kalluto practiced Nen techniques and sparred, but Moro rapidly surpassed Kalluto's proficiency with every advanced technique.
• After more than seventy days of training, Moro finished digesting his accumulated experience and brought his Nen control into sync with his thoughts.
• Moro saw that he had reached Lv.50 and decided he was ready to deal with the Death Node.

Moro and Kalluto left the cave in the Demon Realm to locate Feitan, but Benjamin confronted them over Moro’s Bird Blade. Moro killed Benjamin and gained no level, leaving his plans to deal with the Death Node still ahead.

• Moro decided to find Feitan before pursuing level 51 and left the cave with Kalluto, who tracked Feitan with a Paper Person of Life.
• As Moro and Kalluto traveled toward the Demon Realm’s border, Benjamin approached their camp and demanded Moro’s Bird Blade.
• Benjamin attacked Kalluto, but Moro intercepted him and fought back with the Bird Blade.
• Moro restrained Benjamin and used him as a shield when a shooting star struck, killing him.
• Moro checked Annual Rings and found that killing Benjamin had not earned him a level, while Kurt searched Benjamin’s bag for money.

After escaping the Demon Realm, Moro learned that Kurapika had completed his Nen training and began searching for Feitan. Meanwhile, Kurapika hunted for the Phantom Troupe in Kakin Nation, where Feitan and Shalnark were heading to a Soul Return Festival.

• Moro took Benjamin's Hunter License and absorbed the Nen from the Crimson Jade Bone Cleaver, then set the knife aside for Menchi.
• Moro and Kalluto left the Demon Realm, and Moro caught up on messages from Biscuit, Menchi, Kurapika, and Kashi Toru, including news that Hisoka had defeated Kashi Toru after Moro missed their match.
• Moro decided to find Feitan and left town with Kalluto the next morning, following the Paper Person of Life.
• Kurapika beat a swindler who had sold him false information, then continued searching Kakin Nation for the Phantom Troupe while trying to control his urge to confront them.
• Phinks told Shalnark that Feitan had gone to observe the Soul Return Festival, and Shalnark set out to find him.

Feitan attended the Soul Return Festival to learn its torture techniques, then encountered Kurapika at the cemetery. After Feitan revealed that he had tortured the Kurta Clan, Kurapika’s rage flared, but his chains continued to defend against Feitan’s attacks.

• Feitan watched the Soul Return Festival’s priests torture and burn criminals, studying how they used the Pain Mark Tool.
• After everyone left, Feitan took a Pain Mark Tool and confronted Kurapika, who had been watching from the cemetery gates.
• Kurapika’s chains intercepted Feitan’s attack and revealed that their automatic defense and tracking worked against Phantom Troupe members.
• Feitan recognized Kurapika’s Scarlet Eyes and admitted that he had tortured the Kurta Clan to obtain them.
• Kurapika lost control of his emotions, but his chains blocked Feitan’s blade and showed signs of being able to bind him.

Kurapika struggled to withstand Feitan’s relentless assault as his Scarlet Eyes and Absolute Time neared their limit. Remembering how Moro would manipulate an opponent’s suspicions, Kurapika used a lightning feint and concealed chain attacks to create an opening, but Feitan saw through the trap and decided to torture him to death.

• Feitan analyzed Kurapika’s chains and launched a rapid sword assault, while Chain Jail automatically blocked his attacks.
• Kurapika lost the initiative in his anger and was forced into a war of attrition that his body could not sustain.
• As his Scarlet Eyes began to fail, Kurapika wondered what Moro would do and resolved to make Feitan suspicious so he could predict his actions.
• Kurapika sent the Index Finger Binding Chain skyward to make Feitan suspect he was drawing lightning, prompting Feitan to retreat from the apparent danger.
• Kurapika used the retreat to conceal the Index Finger Binding Chain with In and attack alongside Chain Jail, but Feitan spotted the hidden chain and evaded both.
• Feitan stopped at a distance and told Kurapika he had changed his mind and would torture him to death.

Moro interrupted Feitan as he tortured Kurapika and used his abilities, combat skill, and a swarm of star-marked ants to turn the fight against him. Feitan was engulfed by Moro's explosions, while Kurapika and Kalluto watched from outside the battle zone.

• Feitan exploited Kurapika's waning concentration, wounded him repeatedly, and taunted him as he weakened.
• Moro arrived and redirected his returning Flying Star to create an opening, then struck Feitan in the abdomen with a Tiger Bite Fist Nen mass.
• Feitan broke through Moro's Nen Bullet swarm and attacked at close range, but Moro used Star Brilliance Condensation to evade his strikes.
• Feitan maneuvered behind Moro and thrust at his vital point, but Moro anticipated the attack and flashed forward with Gazelle footwork.
• Moro's blade shattered a jar of star-marked ants, and his Deceptive Flying Stars unleashed a barrage of explosions that engulfed Feitan.
• Kalluto told Kurapika to move farther from the battle zone and avoid getting in Moro's way.

Moro fought Feitan in the cemetery, using Golden Chains and a powerful Nen attack to send him crashing into the wall. Feitan survived and activated a power-up ability, emerging in strange clothing with a formidable Aura as Moro prepared to face him again.

• Kalluto led the severely injured Kurapika away from the battle zone so they would not interfere with Moro.
• Feitan rushed Moro through a barrage of split Nen Bullets, while Moro dodged his attacks and provoked him into focusing on rage.
• Moro closed his eyes and evaded Feitan's furious sword strikes until hidden starlight marks transformed into Golden Chains that bound him.
• Moro struck Feitan with Tiger Bite True Fist, breaking the chains as Feitan was sent through the cemetery and into its perimeter wall.
• Moro launched Deceptive Flying Stars at Feitan, devastating much of the cemetery, but Feitan survived and emerged with intensified Aura and bizarre clothing.

Feitan activated Unforgivable Person, but Moro used Flying Star: Gemini to strike him while he formed the Scorching Sun and escape its heat. Feitan burned to death in his own ability, and Moro’s manifested Aura grew stronger as the Scorching Sun faded.

• Feitan’s injuries and rage fueled Unforgivable Person as he condensed his Nen into a Scorching Sun seed.
• Moro fired Flying Star: Gemini, striking Feitan with one star and riding the other toward Kalluto to escape the cemetery.
• The Flying Star tore Feitan’s protective outfit apart just as the Scorching Sun erupted around him.
• Feitan burned to death inside the heat of his own ability while Kalluto and Kurapika watched from outside the cemetery.
• The Scorching Sun and steam disappeared, and Moro sensed a sharp increase in his manifested Aura.

After killing Feitan, Moro reached Level 51 and lost the Death Node, then treated Kurapika’s wounds and let him return to the ruined cemetery. Watching Kurapika grieve, Moro considered hunting down the rest of the Phantom Troupe.

• Moro realized Feitan’s death had raised him to Level 52 and caused his aura to leap in power at the Level 51 threshold, while the Death Node vanished.
• Kalluto and Kurapika recovered from their shock at Scorching Sun, and Moro learned that Kurapika’s chains could not heal his severe wounds.
• Moro used Zoldyck medicine to stop Kurapika’s bleeding, then agreed to return with him to the cemetery.
• Kurapika faced Feitan’s charred remains and struggled with grief, anger, and helplessness as Moro and Kalluto watched.
• Moro reflected on how empathy could interfere with rational judgment and considered killing the Phantom Troupe members one by one.

After Moro defeated Feitan, he left the cemetery with Kalluto and Kurapika, while Hisoka arrived to investigate the scorched battlefield. Hisoka and Shalnark encountered each other there, and Hisoka concealed what he knew about Moro as Shalnark searched for answers about Feitan.

• Moro left the cemetery with Kalluto and Kurapika after telling Kurapika to follow him.
• Hisoka found the cemetery burned to scorched earth and suspected that the only charred remains belonged to Moro.
• Hisoka spoke with Illumi, revealed he was searching for Moro, and refused Illumi's offer to help kill him or lend him money.
• Shalnark arrived looking for Feitan, recognized the damage as the result of Scorching Sun, and found Feitan's charred remains.
• Shalnark questioned Hisoka about his presence and what he knew, but Hisoka denied knowing anything and kept Moro's name to himself.

Moro stayed with the feverish Kurapika at a clinic while deciding to hunt down the Phantom Troupe carefully. After Molena killed two men at the clinic, Moro discovered Hisoka waiting in Kurapika’s room, eager to fight him.

• Shalnark failed to reach Feitan, called Phinks, and focused on identifying the charred corpse while Hisoka left to search for Moro.
• Illumi sent Hisoka money and urged him to kill Moro, while Moro brought Kurapika to a clinic and resolved to eliminate the Phantom Troupe without rushing into Chrollo’s traps.
• Moro and Kalluto waited beside Kurapika as he lay unconscious, and Moro reassured Kalluto that neither she nor Kurapika needed anyone’s sympathy.
• A scar-faced man and a fox-eyed man confronted Moro and Kalluto at the clinic, but Molena and her companion arrived and Molena killed both men after the fox-eyed man shot at her.
• Moro sensed an unfamiliar presence upstairs, returned to Kurapika’s room, and found Hisoka waiting there with Kalluto guarding the bed.

Moro faced Hisoka outside town after Hisoka tracked him down from the cemetery, and the two began a Nen battle. Moro deliberately let Hisoka attack while evading enough strikes to activate Star Mark, leaving Hisoka confronted by its power.

• Hisoka's battle lust frightened Kalluto, so Moro shielded him and arranged to fight Hisoka outside town.
• Hisoka told Moro he had met Shalnark at the cemetery, and Moro realized the Phantom Troupe would learn Feitan's corpse had been found.
• Moro asked whether Hisoka was a Spider, and Hisoka denied it before attacking with cards and Bungee Gum.
• Hisoka pressured Moro with concealed threads and card attacks, while Moro used his blade, Flying Stars, and evasive movement to survive.
• Moro let Hisoka attach Bungee Gum to the Crimson Jade Bird Blade, then evaded the cards pulled toward it to fulfill Star Mark's condition.
• Golden light and the phantom image of chains appeared around Moro as he told Hisoka that he had celebrated too soon.