Chapter Summaries

Moro, Kurapika, and Menchi earned nearly 1 billion Jenny selling antiques in Yorknew City, but still needed 4 billion for the auction. After Kurapika and Menchi defeated three Meteor City mafia members seeking revenge for the Phantom Troupe, Ging Freecss appeared and revealed that Moro was his target.

• Moro and his companions sold antiques and curios across Yorknew City, bringing their earnings close to 1 billion Jenny while remaining 4 billion short.
• Menchi told Kurapika she had learned he received a one-star Hunter title, but Kurapika said he cared only about recovering his clan's Scarlet Eyes.
• Kurapika and Menchi sensed three attackers and led them into Sky Botanical Garden, where the Meteor City mafia members opened fire on Kurapika.
• Menchi killed two attackers by striking from concealment, and Kurapika killed the third with a chain hidden among the hanging vines.
• Ging emerged from the bushes and said his target was Moro, then demonstrated how suppressing his hostility could prevent Kurapika's Chain Jail from activating.

Ging Freecss tracked Kurapika down in Yorknew City, tested his Chain Jail, and asked him to lead him to Moro so Ging could have his Nen removed. Moro then fought off two mafia attackers and met Ging, who had been watching from above.

• Ging revealed himself to Kurapika, broke Chain Jail, and explained that he wanted Moro to remove his Nen.
• Menchi recognized Ging as a two-star Ruin Hunter and one of the Twelve Zodiacs, while Kurapika confirmed his identity with a photo and Kanzai's reaction.
• Ging asked where Moro was, then left; Kurapika and Menchi searched the three dead mafia members but found no proof of their identities.
• Moro received Kurapika's photo and message about Ging, then entered an alley where two mafia attackers ambushed him.
• Moro used Star Brilliance Condensation to evade and bind the attackers, killed one, and escaped the other's self-detonation.
• Ging appeared above the alley and asked whether Moro planned to use one attacker as bait; Moro instead showed him Menchi's warning about a peeping creep.

Moro accepted Ging’s commission to remove post-mortem Nen and arranged for Ging to deal with the Ten Dons so he could bid for the Scarlet Eyes. After learning where Pavel had regrouped, Moro went to the arms warehouse and appeared behind him with a red blade.

• Ging offered Moro a dangerous post-mortem Nen removal commission, and Moro agreed while reserving the right to refuse after assessing it.
• Moro told Ging the auction for the Scarlet Eyes could not be delayed, so Ging offered to handle the Ten Dons after their subordinate was killed.
• Moro told Kurapika and Menchi he would find and kill the Nen user who controlled the human bombs.
• Porcupine told Sick Dog that Pavel was at the arms warehouse on Second Street, where Bat had intercepted him.
• Bat confronted Pavel about abandoning his post and attacking Moro, then Moro suddenly appeared and drove his red blade into Pavel’s forehead.

Moro killed Pavel, Bat, and two Meteor City attackers at the arms warehouse, then defeated Sick Dog when he tried to ambush him. Ging watched the fight from a rooftop and admired Moro’s ability to sense Killing Intent.

• Moro arrived by Flying Star and killed Pavel before Bat and the others could react.
• Bat tried to escape, but Moro pinned him with the Sheath of Abyssal Containment and fatally struck his head with its wave of light.
• Pavel’s two companions fired at Moro, who crossed through the gunfire and killed them with the Crimson Jade Bird Blade.
• Moro finished Bat with a Flying Star, while Bat threatened that the Ten Dons would make him pay.
• Ging watched as Sick Dog emerged from the shadows and prepared a sneak attack on Moro.
• Moro anticipated Sick Dog’s attack, used Flash Strike to move behind him, and killed him with a Nen Bullet as Ging praised his sensitivity to Killing Intent.

Moro killed Sick Dog, then attacked the Ten Dons’ Kandeli Building to warn the Mafia and test Star Brilliance Condensation on ordinary people. After killing nearly three hundred armed Mafia members with marked starlight, he was recognized by Molena inside the building.

• Moro killed the wounded Sick Dog and decided that gathering Growth Ring Energy took priority over leveling up.
• Moro headed for the Kandeli Building, a Ten Dons property, while Ging left after observing him and learning what he needed about Moro’s Nen-removal method.
• Porcupine and Leech received news that Moro had defeated Bat, Sick Dog, and others, while Mafia forces gathered to defend the auction and its guests.
• Moro destroyed the snipers’ positions with Nen Bullets, then landed outside the Kandeli Building and used Star Brilliance Condensation to mark and kill nearly three hundred Mafia members.
• Molena recognized Moro from inside the building as he emerged from the dust, while Porcupine and Leech reacted in fear to his power.

Moro killed Porcupine and Leech at Kandeli Building, reached Level 71, and faced Molena, her guards, and the auction guests. As reinforcements arrived, Chimera burst into the lobby and obediently joined Moro, leaving the witnesses stunned.

• Greg and Euros urged Molena to evacuate Kandeli Building, but she stayed composed and watched Moro.
• Moro charged into the lobby, overcame Porcupine’s hair-spike attack, and killed him before Leech’s Moist Touch could hit him.
• Moro used Flash Strike to get behind Leech and kill him, then gained enough experience to reach Level 71.
• Molena, Greg, and Euros entered the lobby and found the dead Shadow Beasts, while auction guests gathered nearby and froze under Moro’s Aura.
• The gang’s reinforcements arrived outside, but Chimera attacked them and crashed through the lobby doors to crouch beside Moro.

Moro left Yorknew City after defeating the gang forces, then told Kurapika that he planned to investigate Tserriednich’s Scarlet Eyes through Molena. At the Nenpisu auction, Ging bought the Scarlet Eyes and Menchi’s chef’s knife, but Greg and Euros intercepted him on his way out.

• Moro departed the Kandeli Building with the Chimera, leaving the Ten Dons to learn that the attack stemmed from the gang’s actions against him and to blame Meteor City’s Pavel group for manipulating events.
• Moro met Menchi and Kurapika at a rocky hill and explained that he intended to approach Molena to find out where Tserriednich kept the Scarlet Eyes.
• Ging attended the Nenpisu auction on September 5, bought a Seven Chef’s Knife for 820 million, and purchased two pairs of Scarlet Eyes for 7.8 billion and 2.9 billion.
• Greg and Euros intercepted Ging after he left the auction house, and Ging invited them to attack so he could respond in self-defense.

Ging defeated Greg and Euros after they tried to seize the Scarlet Eyes, then confronted Molena, who accepted his judgment without resisting. Moro intervened to protect Molena and secretly arranged with Ging to spare her, while their staged exchange resulted in Greg and Euros being killed by redirected Nen Bullets.

• Ging used precise movement and carefully controlled attacks to cripple Greg and Euros without initially killing them.
• Moro and Molena watched Ging's fight, and Moro wondered whether Star Brilliance Condensation could replicate Ging's extraordinary technique.
• Ging confronted Molena and prepared to disable her, but Moro emerged from hiding and knocked the Nen Bullet into Greg, killing him.
• Moro secretly told Ging not to harm Molena, and Ging agreed while pretending they were opponents.
• Ging fired another Nen Bullet, which Moro redirected into Euros, killing him as Molena watched in silence.

Moro killed Greg and Euros, then negotiated with Molena over their shared interest in Tserriednich’s Scarlet Eyes. After reuniting with Kurapika, Menchi, and Ging, Moro traveled with them to a lake in Gugan Jade, where Ging’s ruin and its dead Nen awaited.

• Moro killed the crippled Greg and Euros, while Ging staged a fight with him before escaping.
• Molena deduced that Moro wanted Tserriednich’s Scarlet Eyes and agreed that their goals could align; Moro told her he had known her since Kakin and left.
• Moro returned to Kurapika and Menchi with their Scarlet Eyes and chef’s knife secured, and Ging later delivered the items to them.
• Ging fed Chimera several foods, confirmed it was omnivorous, and agreed to leave for the ruin with Moro and the others.
• On September 11, Chimera landed by the lakes in Gugan Jade, where Moro sensed dead Nen beneath the water.

Moro and Ging dove into Thousand Mirror Lake to reach an underwater relic protected by post-death Nen. Moro studied Ging’s Nen control on the way, then absorbed the relic’s dead Nen in one effortless sweep, leaving Ging stunned.

• Ging explained that a geological collapse had submerged an Akashal Country relic beneath Thousand Mirror Lake and led Moro into the water.
• Moro used Star Brilliance Condensation to study Ging’s aura waves, then practiced combining En with Emission to push aside underwater plants.
• Ging and Moro reached an underground cavern where roots from the lakeside trees powered the excavation lights.
• Ging led Moro to a circular stone door covered in thick, aggressive post-death Nen and asked whether Moro could remove it.
• Moro claimed the removal would be risky, then absorbed all the dead Nen at once, raising his Growth Ring Energy above 60% and leaving Ging bewildered.

Moro removed the powerful post-death Nen guarding the ruins and agreed to serve as Ging’s Nen removal consultant in exchange for a year of sparring to improve Star Brilliance Condensation. After Ging arranged payment and called the excavation team, Moro awaited the ruins’ exploration while considering the possibility of finding more post-death Nen.

• Moro absorbed the post-death Nen at the ruins’ entrance and assured Ging that cleansing it would be safe.
• Ging agreed to pay Moro ten billion for removing the Nen, offsetting the amount against the Yorknew City auction proceeds.
• Ging invited Moro to join his team as a Nen removal consultant, and Moro asked Ging to spar with him and help evolve Star Brilliance Condensation to read aura techniques.
• Ging agreed to spar with Moro for one year, and they shook hands on the agreement.
• Ging contacted the excavation staff and told Moro that post-death Nen was common in ruins but that Moro should focus on purifying the Nen he had absorbed.
• Moro learned that the absorbed Nen had raised his Growth Ring Energy from 42% to 62% and looked forward to the excavation, hoping to find more Nen-bearing objects.

Moro and Ging explored the newly opened Akashal underground palace and found strange, seemingly living bodies hanging from roots beneath its red-lit ceiling. Suspecting a connection to the Dark Continent calamity Man-Beast Pupp, they tested one body, and Moro absorbed the black deathly smoke it released.

• Ging introduced Moro to the excavation staff, and the team entered the underground palace through the opened stone door.
• Moro used Gyo to discover faint Life Energy pulsing through the bodies hanging from roots, while he and Ging sensed dangerous post-death Nen inside the palace.
• Ging sent the excavation staff back to the passage and asked Moro about the Dark Continent; Moro said he had read New Continent Chronicle: East.
• Ging identified similarities between the bodies and the Man-Beast Pupp, one of the Five Great Calamities, and Moro suggested attacking one to test it.
• Moro shot one body with a Nen Bullet, then swept the black smoke released from its exploded head into Annual Rings.

Moro absorbed the aggressive post-death Nen in the ruins and suspected the living corpses’ roots had created their memories through an ability like Man-Beast Pupp’s. He stayed with the excavation team to train and clear the corpses, while Hisoka later entered the Hunter Exam after Moro went missing.

• Moro absorbed the post-death Nen and endured a brief flood of blurry memories before recovering.
• Moro and Ging theorized that the plant roots had created the living corpses’ memories through an ability similar to Man-Beast Pupp’s, and Moro promised he could clear the threat with time.
• Moro decided to remain with the excavation team for training; Kurapika stayed too, and Menchi agreed to join after Ging offered her rare ingredients and work.
• Several days later, Moro began clearing the living corpses, using the painful memory surges to train Star Brilliance Condensation and gain Growth Ring Energy.
• In late December, Hisoka signed up for the Hunter Exam because Moro had gone missing and Hisoka could not find him.

Hisoka searched the first-stage venue of the 286th Hunter Exam for Moro, unsettling the examinees when he inspected them one by one and found no sign of him. Meanwhile, Moro finished clearing the living corpses in the Akashal Dungeon Ruins and prepared to enter the sealed palace with Ging, Tessa, and Simbika.

• Hisoka arrived at the Hunter Exam venue and searched the examinees for Moro, alarming veterans including Tonpa.
• Hisoka inspected every examinee for disguises, found no sign of Moro, and left the crowd terrified; one rookie quietly withdrew from the exam.
• Moro destroyed the last shriveled miniature humanoid in the dungeon, refined its post-death Nen, and raised his Growth Ring Energy to 72%.
• Moro told Ging that the dungeon remnants were cleared, and Ging arranged for Tessa and Simbika to join them before they entered the sealed palace.
• Simbika reunited with Moro, while Tessa stepped between them and treated Moro and Ging with suspicion.

Moro absorbed the aggressive post-death Nen in the palace, gaining memories and bringing his third Growth Ring to about 85%. After catching up with Simbika, he and Ging agreed to officially begin improving Star Brilliance Condensation the next day.

• Ging led the excavation team into the palace, where they found a corpse on a throne entangled in roots and radiating post-death Nen.
• Moro approached the throne, dodged the roots' attack, and absorbed the Nen with Annual Rings while receiving its memories.
• The memories showed a parasitic object reviving a corpse, tendrils taking root in temple worshippers, and a gray feather falling during a storm as the earth split and shook.
• Moro confirmed that the third Growth Ring had reached roughly 85%, and the excavation team began investigating the palace.
• Moro spoke with Simbika about her medical work in war-stricken regions and warned her to protect her ability.
• Ging agreed to officially begin working with Moro on improving Star Brilliance Condensation the next day.

Moro and Ging trained together while discussing memories from the underground palace and the mysteries of the computer world. Months later, after the excavation report made Ging famous, Moro used Star Brilliance Condensation and his other abilities to trap Ging during a sparring match.

• Moro told Ging about the memories he had received from the post-death Nen, and Ging connected them to legends of Akashal Country and possible mysteries of the Dark Continent.
• Ging described the computer world as a place where residents could create freely, comparing humans controlled by the roots to people abandoning their bodies to enter a virtual world.
• Moro and Ging began regular sparring, with Ging repeating Nen movements while Moro studied his aura and techniques beneath Star Brilliance Condensation.
• By June 1998, the excavation of Akashal Country's underground palace was nearly complete, and Ging's team published its report, renewing Ging's worldwide fame.
• During a sparring match, Moro used Flash Strike to evade Ging's attacks and reposition Star Brilliance Condensation, fulfilling its conditions and binding Ging with Golden Chain.
• Ging broke the Golden Chain and caught the Sheath of Abyssal Containment Moro had launched at him, while Menchi complained that she could not see the fight.

After months of training with Ging, Moro prepared to enter the 287th Hunter Exam while Menchi and Kurapika accepted examiner roles. Menchi gave Moro a heartfelt farewell before leaving, and Moro was left with her gift of food and Chimera as the exam approached.

• Moro continued rigorous training with Ging after the Akashal Country excavation ended, while Kurapika used Ging's intelligence to begin reclaiming his clan's eyes and Menchi earned a One-Star title.
• In December 1998, Ging disappeared after turning off his phone, and Menchi told Moro that she had agreed to serve as a second-phase examiner for the 287th Hunter Exam.
• Menchi worried her demanding test might prevent Moro from earning his Hunter License, while Moro learned Kurapika had also agreed to serve as an examiner after Netero offered him payment.
• Moro gave Menchi the Crimson Jade Bird Blade to celebrate her One-Star title, and Menchi embraced him, kissed him, and left with Chimera for town.
• Chimera returned to Moro with a meal Menchi had prepared, and Moro shared the food with it while wondering whether Chimera liked Menchi.

Moro stored the Sheath of Abyssal Containment at a Tree Hollow pawnshop, learned that the Truth Eye card might cost him his lifespan, and began scouting Lake Moblesh for the Hunter Exam. There, he confronted a disguised creature, while Illumi demonstrated a refined needle ability during an attack by the Shadow Beasts.

• Moro stored the Sheath of Abyssal Containment at Tree Hollow and questioned the old man about the Truth Eye, whose warning made him consider selling the card to Eve.
• Moro planned to scout Lake Moblesh and Biskan Park, prepare a disguise, and wait for Ging to find him work removing post-death Nen.
• Moro explored Lake Moblesh, studied its dangerous creatures, and recognized that a frightened woman approaching him was a disguised predator.
• Illumi killed a Nen user in a hotel suite, then watched Lizard pierce one of his Needle People and confirmed his ability's precision.
• The real Illumi remained outside the room while Lizard faced another Needle Person, showing that Illumi had continued refining his abilities.

Moro studied a White-faced Monkey’s ability to transform its face, copied it imperfectly, and killed the creature before traveling to the Ferocious Foxes to learn their transformation techniques. After preparing for the Hunter Exam and securing the Foxes’ cooperation, he found a letter from Ging about a Nen beast named Gale.

• Moro restrained a disguised White-faced Monkey, observed its transformation, copied its face with Star Brilliance Condensation, and crushed its neck.
• Moro prepared for the Hunter Exam by learning about Silver-scaled Fish and visiting Serpent River, where he sampled the fish before stopping Chimera from eating more.
• Moro arrived at a Ferocious Fox territory on Chimera and pressured the clan into helping him study their transformation and limb-changing techniques.
• Two days later, Moro found Ging’s letter identifying a job involving Gale, a post-death Nen beast with petrification abilities.

Moro joined Gale and Lu Pei to locate the One-Eyed Serpent threatening Shvadani City, then repeatedly strengthened it before absorbing it and filling his third Growth Ring Energy ring. Gale and Lu Pei recognized Moro, and he planned to collect his payment and leave for the Hunter Exam with a potion formula that might help the victims.

• Kite refused to stop developing an antidote, while Gale arranged for Lupei to help locate the Serpent Nen Beast.
• Moro met Gale and Lupei, and Lupei used Call of the Lost Item to guide them to a concert hall where the One-Eyed Serpent was hiding.
• Moro repeatedly destroyed the One-Eyed Serpent, causing it to shed its skin and grow stronger, while Gale questioned his intentions.
• Gale's snake ability tore away Moro's mask, and she and Lu Pei recognized him as Moro.
• Moro let the One-Eyed Serpent reach its maximum strength, absorbed it into his body, and filled his third Growth Ring Energy ring.
• Moro obtained a potion formula from the Serpent's memory fragments and told Gale he was in a hurry to settle the payment before taking the Hunter Exam.