Chapter Summaries

Moro defeated Hisoka in an open field and spared him so he could recruit him against the Phantom Troupe. Hisoka agreed to work with Moro in exchange for a rematch at Heaven’s Arena after their cooperation ended.

• Moro marked Hisoka with a flying star and overwhelmed him with repeated barrages, leaving him unable to fight back.
• Moro dragged the unconscious Hisoka to a clinic, where a doctor treated him; Hisoka woke the next day beside Moro and Kalluto.
• Moro told Hisoka he wanted to deal with the Phantom Troupe, and Hisoka confirmed that he had joined the group as a pretense.
• Kurapika glared at Hisoka with his Scarlet Eyes, and Hisoka teased him by emphasizing that his membership was not genuine.
• Moro offered Hisoka a partnership as an inside man, threatening to kill him if he refused; Hisoka agreed on the condition that they fight at Heaven’s Arena after their cooperation ended.

After learning that Shalnark had contacted Phinks about Feitan’s death, Moro decided to attack Shalnark before the Phantom Troupe could regroup. After a gang assault forced Moro and the others to flee the clinic, they drove toward the cemetery, where Shalnark was waiting for the corpse’s identification.

• Moro learned from Hisoka that Shalnark had seen the cemetery aftermath and called Phinks, so he considered striking the Phantom Troupe before they could investigate.
• Armed members of the Shu Wu Wu family attacked the clinic, and Moro killed the gang members who entered, including two Nen users.
• Moro gave Hisoka the remaining Zoldyck medicine, then left the clinic with Hisoka, Kurapika, and Kalluto as Molena learned that her provocation had led to the clinic attack.
• Moro drove the group toward the cemetery, intending to kill Shalnark if he was still alone there.
• Shalnark used Carry Another's Fate to turn Fonde Town’s mayor into a puppet and arranged for the charred corpse to be identified while he waited for Phinks.

Moro tracked Shalnark to Fonde Town and attacked him after Shalnark confirmed Feitan’s death. Shalnark fled, but Moro’s Star Brilliance Condensation marked him and Flying Star cornered him, forcing Shalnark to activate Autopilot Mode.

• Moro disguised himself in a raincoat, left Kalluto behind, and found Feitan’s corpse missing from the ruined cemetery.
• Shalnark confirmed that the corpse was Feitan, sent the result to his companions, and used his Manipulation ability to control Fonde Town’s mayor.
• Moro arrived at the forensic examination center, broke through the glass doors, and made Shalnark flee while the mayor attacked him.
• Moro implanted a star mark in the mayor, which transferred to Shalnark when the mayor fell, then pursued Shalnark with tracking Flying Star attacks.
• After repeated Flying Star impacts weakened him, Shalnark used his second antenna on himself to activate Autopilot Mode.

Moro defeated Shalnark by escaping Auto-Mode’s pursuit with his shooting stars, then killed him after the ability exhausted his Aura. The Spider lost its second leg.

• Shalnark activated Auto-Mode and launched himself after Moro, who used two shooting stars to ascend beyond his reach.
• Shalnark repeatedly tried to pursue Moro, but Auto-Mode’s rigid programming left him unable to adapt as the distance widened.
• After less than a minute, Shalnark exhausted his potential Aura and regained consciousness on the ground.
• Moro descended unharmed, approached the exhausted Shalnark, and cut off his head.

Moro killed Shalnark, destroyed his corpse, and escaped before the Troupe could catch him. When Chrollo arrived in Fonde Town, he inferred that the killer had known about Feitan's ability and ordered Pakunoda to check every member for a possible information leak.

• Moro gained two levels from killing Shalnark and considered whether manipulating emotions could increase the chance of post-death Nen.
• Moro destroyed Shalnark's corpse and left Fonde Town before Phinks, Nobunaga, and Uvogin arrived.
• Phinks, Nobunaga, and Uvogin found Shalnark's remains, killed responding law enforcement officers, and vowed to hunt down the killer.
• Chrollo arrived with Pakunoda and Kortopi, concluded the killer was cautious and may have known Feitan's ability, and proposed that Pakunoda examine every Troupe member.

After Chrollo ordered the troupe to gather and hunt Shalnark and Feitan’s killer, Moro advised the injured Hisoka to alter his memories before meeting the others. Moro then left Kakin with Kurapika and Kalluto, while Hisoka contacted Illumi for help.

• Chrollo examined the troupe members’ memories with Pakunoda’s ability, then announced that the troupe would assemble and hunt the murderer.
• Nobunaga suggested searching intelligence channels and, if necessary, using a Nen ability to obtain information from the dead.
• Moro learned that Chrollo had ordered the troupe to meet in Gart, Kakin, within seven days, and advised Hisoka to have a Manipulator alter memories tied to his betrayal of Shalnark.
• Hisoka accepted Moro’s suggestion and considered asking Illumi to alter his memories; Kurapika reconsidered how he should prepare for his fight against the troupe.
• Moro dropped Hisoka off, then boarded an airship out of Kakin with Kurapika and Kalluto the next morning.
• Hisoka called Illumi to request his ability and special topical medicine, and Illumi reminded him that he still owed a large sum of money.

Illumi met with Hisoka to arrange a memory alteration, while Moro worried about Kalluto’s safety and encouraged him and Kurapika to train. Ten days later, Hisoka’s message asking Moro for money confirmed that the plan had not exposed them at the Spider gathering.

• Illumi met Hisoka, learned how he had survived his loss to Moro, and agreed to alter his memories while calculating how much interest to charge him.
• Moro assured Kalluto that Hisoka would seek Illumi’s help and explained that the Star Mark could warn them if they were exposed; Kalluto grew angry over Moro’s concern for his safety and trained.
• Kurapika asked Moro about his grudge against the Phantom Troupe, and Moro explained that he had to kill Feitan while warning Kurapika about the danger he had faced.
• Moro brought Kalluto sweet cakes, and Kalluto invited Kurapika to share a new wasabi-flavored cookie after hearing Kurapika explain his life-threatening restriction.
• Kalluto and Kurapika trained against Calista for ten days, then Moro received Hisoka’s request for money and concluded that Hisoka had not been exposed at the Spider gathering.

Moro learned that the Phantom Troupe was operating in teams while helping Kurapika develop Chain of Healing, which could heal other people at the cost of Kurapika’s lifespan. As Moro considered ways to gather Nen objects, Menchi called about a weapon he wanted, but its owner required a trial that only men could take.

• Hisoka told Moro that the Phantom Troupe had investigated for a traitor and planned to hunt Feitan and Shalnark’s killers while seeking replacements; Chrollo ordered members to operate in teams.
• After Kurapika recovered, Moro helped him develop Chain of Healing, and Kurapika demonstrated that it could instantly heal wounds on both himself and Moro.
• Kurapika revealed that using Chain of Healing on others shortened his own lifespan, adding to the lifespan cost of Absolute Time.
• Moro considered gathering Nen objects from Yorknew City’s market, auctions, or a private museum to fill the second ring of Annual Rings.
• Menchi called Moro about a weapon that might meet his requirements, then explained that its owner’s trial was restricted to men.

Moro traveled to Ryuuou Country with Kurapika and Kalluto to trade the Crimson Jade Bird Blade for the Nen-infused short blade Gokuen. At the shrine where Gokuen was kept, Moro sensed post-death Nen within the hall.

• Moro decided to visit Ryuuou Country after Menchi found a weapon that might surpass the Crimson Jade Bird Blade, and he absorbed the blade’s Nen before leaving.
• Moro, Kurapika, and Kalluto arrived by ferry, and Menchi gratefully accepted the Crimson Jade Bone Cleaver in exchange for her help finding Gokuen.
• Menchi led the group toward Returning Wind Forest and explained that the dojo master guarding Gokuen had refused her offer to buy it, insisting Moro would need to pass a trial.
• Moro asked Menchi about Ryuuou Country’s Nen-using Ninja, Onmyoji, and spirit mediums as they climbed the path to the shrine.
• Moro reached the neglected shrine and sensed post-death Nen coming from inside its slightly open doors.

Moro entered the shrine to claim Gokuen, a short sword whose scabbard suppressed dangerous post-death Nen. He absorbed the sword and its Nen instead of being controlled, filling his second Annual Ring and charging the third to 12%, while sealing away the weapon's killing intent.

• Menchi explained that she had killed the dojo's egg-laying hen to make soup, and the old man confronted her before warning that Gokuen's resentment could force anyone who drew it to kill themselves.
• Moro asked to attempt the trial despite Menchi's concern, then entered the shrine and picked up Gokuen.
• Moro drew Gokuen, released its suppressed post-death Nen, and absorbed the weapon into his right hand without being controlled by it.
• The absorption filled Moro's second Annual Ring and charged his third to 12%, while inflicting intense pain and leaving him with a powerful killing intent.
• Moro suppressed the killing intent within himself, and the old man stared in shock as he wondered whether Moro was an Onmyoji.

Moro purified Gokuen and took its sheath, while Menchi renewed her determination to find a weapon for him. Days later, Souya and a Shikan Ryu Ninja discovered Gokuen was gone, and Moro’s group continued traveling through Ryuuou Country as Moro considered confronting the Phantom Troupe more aggressively.

• Moro took Gokuen’s sheath without payment after purifying the blade, and Shimotsuki told him it belonged to him once he drew it.
• Menchi admitted she was disappointed to lose the weapon she found, then vowed to trade for Moro’s Crimson Jade Bird Blade and keep searching for suitable weapons.
• Souya and a burned Shikan Ryu Ninja arrived at the shrine and found Gokuen had been completely purified by an outsider.
• Souya revealed that he would still honor his agreement to use Spirit Medium of the Dead for the Ninja if he found a Banshō Meitō bearing Nen intent.
• Moro, Menchi, Kalluto, and Kurapika spent several more days sampling Ryuuou Country’s food, while Moro reflected on his full Growth Ring Energy and whether to hunt the Phantom Troupe more boldly.

Moro and his companions entered the Forest of Flowing Fire to visit Chimera, where the Phantom Beast revealed a powerful bond with Moro and drove a tense encounter with local Ninjas into the background. Moro decided to leave Chimera in the forest but planned to mark it before departing Ryuuou Country, while wondering whether it could awaken Nen.

• Menchi led Moro, Kurapika, and Kalluto into the Forest of Flowing Fire to find Chimera, which she said slept in volcanic lava after every meal.
• Two fleeing Nen users entered the clearing, but three Ninjas tripped them with Nen-wrapped chains as Moro sensed more Ninjas hiding in the woods.
• Chimera descended into the clearing, frightened the Ninjas, and eagerly rubbed its head against Moro, confirming their bond through Growth Ring Energy.
• The Ninjas dragged away the two Gourmet Hunters, whom Menchi recognized by the seasonings and ingredients they carried and suspected of breaking the forest's hunting rules.
• Moro chose to leave Chimera in the forest, where it had thrived, but planned to leave a star mark on it and wondered whether it could awaken Nen.

Moro discovered that the sheath from the Bamboo Grove Shrine could absorb Nen and fire it back out, while safely holding the Crimson Jade Bird Blade. The discovery led him to consider developing a new Emission ability, possibly one with spatial-traversal properties, as he prepared for the future hunt for the Phantom Troupe.

• Moro tested the sheath and discovered that it resisted the Crimson Jade Bird Blade when drawn, absorbed his Nen, and fired it out as a small aura projectile.
• Moro confirmed the sheath did not drain the Crimson Jade Bird Blade's Nen, then demonstrated the sheath's ability to Kurapika and Kalluto.
• Kalluto tried stuffing paper scraps into the sheath, but it only fired a projectile after Kurapika fed it Nen, knocking the scraps back out.
• Moro considered how the sheath might counter Franklin's attacks, then dismissed the idea and began planning a new Emission ability.
• Moro decided to prioritize functionality over raw power and considered developing a high-speed ability with spatial-traversal properties to create concealed attacks.

Moro named his sheath Sheath of Abyssal Containment and tested its limits after returning to Heaven's Arena, finding it could absorb and reflect a powerful Deceptive Flying Star. Meanwhile, Chrollo used his stolen Love Dial ability to locate a gambler who matched his search criteria.

• Moro decided to pursue a high-speed movement ability, ideally one with spatial properties, and considered how spatial attacks might fit his existing abilities.
• Moro and Kurapika named the sheath Sheath of Abyssal Containment, and their group returned to Heaven's Arena on June 12th.
• Kurapika registered for a two-hundredth-floor match while Moro went to the arena's rooftop to test the sheath.
• Moro increased the power of his Deceptive Flying Stars until Sheath of Abyssal Containment absorbed and reflected a star made from fifty percent of his manifested aura.
• Moro considered testing the sheath against Franklin but decided to find Hisoka and investigate the Phantom Troupe's movements first.
• Chrollo used Love Dial to locate a target in a casino by searching for someone with a specific ability or specialty.

Chrollo tracked down a Nen user whose Secret Room Fish matched Love Dial’s search, defeated him, and stole his ability. After Pakunoda and Machi joined him, Chrollo searched for a Nen ability that could recreate scenes from a corpse, hoping to use Feitan’s corpse to obtain information, but Love Dial could not locate its owner nearby.

• Chrollo followed the man in dark sunglasses into a guest lounge and attacked him after identifying his Secret Room Fish ability.
• Chrollo used Fragile Thing and a finger-bone fan to destroy the Nen fish and defeat the man in dark sunglasses.
• Chrollo stole Secret Room Fish and left the man limbless, then questioned him about what would happen if the fish ate his frontal lobe.
• Pakunoda told Chrollo that the woman had been set free, while Machi stitched the injured man’s wounds.
• Chrollo used Love Dial to search for someone whose ability could recreate scenes from a corpse, but the phone reported that the owner was not nearby.

After nearly two months of work, Moro developed Flying Star Jump, a spatially launched Nen attack, though his hoped-for teleportation ability remained out of reach. Watching Kurapika win a sparring match, Moro prepared to resume hunting the Phantom Troupe, with Franklin as his next target.

• Moro spent nearly two months developing a Space Jump ability and unexpectedly created Flying Star Jump, which launched dark-blue Nen bullets through a cross-shaped marker within a hundred meters.
• Moro recognized that Flying Star Jump could be used in combat but still required a visible spatial marker, and he hoped its continued development would help him eventually create a teleportation ability.
• Moro watched Kurapika defeat Kashi Toru in a sparring match and saw how much Kurapika had improved.
• Moro reviewed Hisoka's intelligence about the Phantom Troupe's strict team operations and its newly recruited Manipulator, while deciding he was not yet strong enough to target Chrollo.
• Moro chose Franklin as his next target and messaged Hisoka to begin gathering information about Franklin's teammates.

Moro, Kalluto, and Kurapika traveled to the Gugan Jade Kingdom to track Franklin, stopping in Plit Town, where Kalluto killed men who targeted him. In Zhongyang, Franklin and Uvogin waited to meet a local mafia officer and discussed the Phantom Troupe’s search for the perpetrator and the Boss’s investigation in Ryuuou Country.

• Moro used Hisoka’s intelligence on Franklin and had Kalluto prepare a Paper Person of Life to track him, while planning to observe before attacking.
• Moro, Kalluto, and Kurapika traveled to the Gugan Jade Kingdom and followed the Paper Person of Life toward Plit Town, passing the abandoned village where Simbika had once treated people.
• In Plit Town, Kalluto killed several men who had approached the group with malicious intent, and Moro told Kurapika that the killings would deter others from targeting Kalluto.
• Moro’s group ate at the Red Dan noodle shop, where Moro explained to Kurapika that crime was common in the town and that Kalluto’s actions would frighten off local predators.
• In Zhongyang, Franklin and Uvogin waited to meet a local mafia family’s second-in-command and discussed their stalled search for the perpetrator.
• Franklin told Uvogin that the Boss had gone to Ryuuou Country to investigate a profession rumored to communicate with the dead.

After Feitan and Shalnark's deaths, Franklin and Uvogin met Shal to finalize a deal with the Ino Family, then traveled into the wilderness. Moro and Kalluto ambushed them there, and Moro killed Uvogin after Kalluto's paper scraps and a hidden chain left him vulnerable.

• Franklin and Uvogin confirmed their transaction with Shal, who decided that doing business with the Phantom Troupe might have been a mistake.
• Franklin and Uvogin drove away from Zhongyang City, while Moro and Kalluto tracked them and prepared an interception in the plains.
• Moro destroyed Franklin and Uvogin's vehicle with a Flying Star Jump, then attacked them with green flying stars.
• Franklin used Dual Machine Gun to counter Moro's attack, but Moro's underground strikes forced Franklin to dodge and blasted Uvogin aside.
• Kalluto's paper scraps engulfed Uvogin as a chain emerging from In sealed his Nen power.
• Moro stabbed Uvogin in the forehead with the Crimson Jade Bird Blade, killing him before he could use his transformation ability.

Moro, Kurapika, and Kalluto fought Franklin after Moro killed Uvogin, using coordinated attacks to overwhelm and bind him. The chapter ended with Kurapika draining Franklin’s Nen with his chain, leaving the injured Phantom Troupe member captured.

• Moro killed Uvogin with the Crimson Jade Bird Blade while Kurapika and Kalluto prepared to face Franklin.
• Franklin deduced that his enemies knew the Troupe’s abilities and tried to use Dual Machine Gun to create an opening before retreating.
• Moro charged through Franklin’s Nen Bullets with the Sheath of Abyssal Containment and chained Deceptive Flying Stars, Flying Star Jump, and a reflected Nen blast into a relentless attack.
• Franklin crashed to the ground badly injured, and Kalluto sent a wave of paper scraps at him while Kurapika prepared his chains.
• Kurapika bound Franklin and used the Index Finger Binding Chain to drain his Nen, prompting Franklin to recognize Kurapika as a member of the Kurta Clan.

Moro, Kurapika, and Kalluto killed Franklin after Kurapika chose not to deliver the fatal blow himself. Moro absorbed Franklin’s post-death Nen before it could warn the Phantom Troupe, and the group began disposing of the bodies as Kurapika found comfort in having companions.

• Franklin recognized Kurapika as a surviving member of the Kurta Clan and struggled to escape Moro’s chains so he could warn Chrollo and the Phantom Troupe.
• Franklin provoked Kurapika by claiming the Troupe had left no survivors, and Kurapika struck him twice before Moro offered Kurapika the choice to stop.
• Kurapika loosened his fist, so Moro killed Franklin with the Crimson Jade Bird Blade after warning him that he would destroy any post-death Nen.
• Franklin left behind post-death Nen meant to warn the Troupe, but Moro grabbed and absorbed it, raising his Growth Ring Energy to 20% and his level to Lv.59.
• Moro and Kalluto loaded Franklin and Uvogin’s bodies into the car to dispose of them, while Kurapika reflected that he had companions too.