Chapter Summaries

Moro collected the Fighting Olympics prizes, absorbed Nen from two treasures, and discovered strange writing inside Fekamon's Violin. When Menchi and the others visited to inspect the prizes, Moro touched the Phantom Beast Egg and drained much of his Growth Ring Energy, causing the egg to hatch; the chapter ended with Moro asking whether it could still boost aura if cooked.

• Moro agreed to let Biscuit teach Kurapika in exchange for the Corundum Heart and Dome Treasure Box.
• After several days of promotional interviews, Moro received the seven Fighting Olympics prizes and absorbed the Nen from Fekamon's Violin and the Golden Compass, charging the Annual Rings to about 64%.
• Moro dismantled Fekamon's Violin and found strange, undecipherable writing inside its body.
• Biscuit, Menchi, Wing, Calista, and Zushi visited Moro to examine the prizes, and Menchi said the Phantom Beast Egg could be prepared as Onsen Tamago after two or three days of preparation.
• When Moro touched the Phantom Beast Egg, it drained about 15% of his Growth Ring Energy and began hatching.
• A little red, black-beaked creature emerged from the egg, and Moro asked Menchi whether cooking it would still increase aura.

Moro’s Phantom Beast Egg hatched after absorbing Growth Ring Energy, producing a bizarre creature he named Chimera that would only eat when Moro fed it. Menchi took responsibility for studying and caring for Chimera, while Kurapika passed the Hunter Exam and Biscuit left to teach him Nen, leaving Moro considering his own departure.

• The Phantom Beast Egg suddenly hatched after absorbing Growth Ring Energy, and Moro named the newborn Chimera.
• Chimera rejected food from everyone but Moro, ate enormous quantities, and repeatedly fell asleep after eating.
• Menchi agreed to care for Chimera and studied its appetite and unusually slow growth.
• Kurapika messaged Moro that he had passed the Hunter Exam, and Moro sent him congratulations.
• Biscuit left Heaven's Arena to teach Kurapika Nen, and Moro watched her airship depart before considering leaving as well.

Moro left Heaven's Arena after preparing to face Feitan, arranging care for Chimera and selling several treasures to fund his travels. He and Menchi parted ways, with Moro heading for Mount Pinyin and Menchi traveling to Ryuuou Country to find a weapon for him.

• Moro assessed the preparations needed to defeat Feitan, deciding to keep leveling up and charge the second ring of Annual Rings before the Death Node arrived.
• With Moro's approval, Chimera began eating food from Menchi and accepted her care, while Moro considered how Annual Rings Energy could hatch Phantom Beast Eggs and bind them to him.
• Moro listed the Fekamon violin for sale and arranged for Nenpisu Auction House to auction the Golden Compass, Ancient Creature Claw Fossil, and Desert Kingdom Selma Golden Scepter.
• Moro said goodbye to Kashi Toru, Calista, and Wing before leaving Heaven's Arena with Menchi, and he entrusted Chimera to her.
• Moro stopped Menchi from taking the Crimson Jade Bird Blade, thanked her for her food, and set off for Mount Pinyin as Menchi departed for Ryuuou Country to seek a suitable weapon.

Moro arrived at the Zoldyck family’s Testing Gate to assess his training, but Illumi emerged and attacked a group of Bounty Hunters before confronting him. Moro and Illumi began fighting, with Moro’s starlight ability helping him evade Illumi’s first close-range attack.

• Moro collected Big Eye Frog merchandise, boarded a bus to the Testing Gate, and messaged Kalluto that he had arrived.
• A group of armed Bounty Hunters failed to push the Testing Gate open, while Gubai recognized Moro and remembered their earlier encounter.
• Illumi pushed open six gates, turned the Bounty Hunters into Needle People, and drove the tourists away with his Killing Intent.
• Moro discarded his bag and drew his blade as he and Illumi exchanged words about the tourists and Illumi’s intentions.
• Moro killed one Needle Person by severing its head, and Illumi ordered the remaining three to attack.
• Moro used Star Brilliance Condensation to detect Illumi’s approach and dodged his aura needle as Illumi attacked from a blind spot.

Illumi used his special Needle People to pressure Moro while probing the limits of Star Brilliance Condensation. He forced Moro to abandon the ability and landed a powerful kick, leaving Moro bloodied and at a disadvantage.

• Illumi sent two special Needle People and an ordinary Needle Person to attack Moro while he analyzed Moro’s starlight ability.
• Moro dodged the Needle People and Illumi’s attacks, keeping the ordinary Needle Person alive as a potential medium for his star mark.
• Illumi threw four Head-pins at Moro, prompting Moro to end Star Brilliance Condensation and block the attack with his blade and Gyo.
• Illumi used the Head-pins as a feint to open Moro’s guard, then kicked him in the abdomen and sent him flying with blood on his lips.

Moro used his injuries and Illumi’s predictable tactics to transfer Star Brilliance Condensation onto an ordinary Needle Person, then baited Illumi into sacrificing two special Needle People to protect it. His Essence Drain Flying Star destroyed the special Needle People and sent their stolen Nen back to Moro, leaving the fight still underway.

• Moro endured Illumi’s attacks and charged at him, anticipating that Illumi would exploit Limb Distortion and strike him again.
• Moro let Illumi’s elbow send him flying toward the ordinary Needle Person, then used Star Brilliance Condensation to bind it with a Golden Chain.
• Illumi realized Moro’s ability might threaten him through the Needle Person and ordered two special Needle People to shield it.
• Moro fired an Essence Drain Flying Star at the special Needle People, destroying them and absorbing the Nen that streamed from their bodies.

Moro and Illumi’s battle escalated as they countered each other’s abilities, until Maha Zoldyck’s overwhelming Killing Intent stopped them both. Maha then ignored the fight to retrieve Big Eye Frog sunglasses from their bag and take a selfie, leaving Moro and Illumi stunned.

• Moro used the life force of two special Needle People to recover, but Illumi spotted the Star Mark on an ordinary Needle Person and foiled Moro’s attempt to transfer it.
• Moro destroyed the ordinary Needle Person with a Deceptive Flying Star, injuring Illumi, who then attacked Moro at close range.
• Illumi pressed Moro to the edge of a cliff and nearly landed a killing blow, but terrifying Killing Intent erupted from the Testing Gate and halted them both.
• Illumi recognized the source as his great-great-grandfather, Maha Zoldyck, while Moro backed away and watched Maha approach.
• Maha took Big Eye Frog sunglasses from the canvas bag, put them on, and took a selfie as Moro and Illumi silently watched.

Maha intervened in Moro and Illumi’s fight after Kalluto sought his help, then stopped Illumi and accepted Moro’s Big Eye Frog merchandise on Kalluto’s behalf. With the danger over, Kalluto reunited with Moro and agreed to help with a long-term commission.

• Maha’s Killing Intent forced Moro and Illumi to stop fighting, and Illumi realized Maha had intervened because of Kalluto.
• Maha dressed Illumi in Big Eye Frog merchandise, while Moro photographed him and told Maha he already had the merchandise at home.
• Maha took Moro’s new Big Eye Frog products on Kalluto’s behalf and explained that Moro should thank himself for proving his strength.
• Silva, Kikyo, Zilva, Mihile, and Kalluto greeted Maha at the Testing Gate, where he gave Kalluto a Big Eye Frog headband and said Moro reminded him of someone.
• Kalluto checked on Moro, then agreed to help with his long-term commission and warned that his rates would be higher.

Moro took Kalluto away from the Zoldyck estate on a long-term commission after Maha approved, while Kikyo gave Kalluto a lengthy lecture and demanded an outrageous fee. Kalluto left with Moro, and Killua learned of her departure from a photo Moro sent him.

• Kikyo took Kalluto aside at the Testing Gate and lectured her about keeping her distance from Moro before eventually letting her leave with him.
• After nearly three hours, Kikyo and Kalluto came out carrying bags, and Moro helped Kalluto as she said goodbye to Silva and Kikyo.
• Illumi emerged to watch Kalluto leave, but Moro ignored his glare after Kalluto tugged his sleeve.
• Kalluto told Moro that Maha had supported her because he had grown fond of Big Eye Frog after seeing the fan Moro had made for her.
• Moro asked Kalluto to defer the commission deposit until he sold his Fighting Olympics prize, then learned Kikyo had demanded a fifty-billion fee and that Kalluto's funds were inaccessible.
• Killua finished a commission and saw Moro's photo of Kalluto on his phone; he laughed with delight, then admitted he was jealous.

Moro and Kalluto traveled toward Yorknew City while arranging money and intelligence for their next steps. After Argo sent a list of high-bounty criminals, Moro identified Feitan as his target to kill and chose serial killer Bazel Hernandez as their first target for earning money and gaining experience.

• Kalluto laughed at a photo of Illumi as a Big Eye Frog, then worried that Kikyo’s fifty-billion demand could prevent his commission from taking effect.
• Moro took Kalluto to Zaomu Town, calculated how to raise the deposit, and later flew with him toward Yorknew City.
• Moro gave up searching for criminal information online and asked Argo to compile a list of the top hundred criminals by bounty.
• Argo sent the list, and Moro identified Feitan as the person he had to kill; Kalluto recalled Silva’s warning not to provoke the Phantom Troupe but agreed to help locate Feitan.
• Moro told Kalluto he would face Feitan alone, then chose serial killer Bazel Hernandez, ranked fifty-second with a 1.98-billion bounty, as their first target.

Moro and Kalluto sold valuables and hunted for bargains in Yorknew, securing the funds needed for their deposit. Before they could leave to pursue Bazel, Zodiac Kalluto offered 5 billion Jenny for Feihomon’s Violin and insisted on meeting Moro, leaving Kalluto preoccupied with the possibility that she had a tracking ability.

• Moro and Kalluto sold Kalluto’s clothes and found bargains in Yorknew, then received 20.6 billion Jenny from the auction of the Golden Compass and Selma Scepter.
• Moro and Kalluto left Yorknew to hunt down Bazel, but Menchi contacted Moro with news that someone wanted to buy Feihomon’s Violin.
• Kalluto, a professional Music Hunter and Zodiac, called Moro, insisted on negotiating in person, and transferred 5 billion Jenny in earnest money.
• Moro confirmed Kalluto’s identity and suspected she could track people like Kalluto, while Kalluto wondered about her ability.
• Moro scolded Kalluto for competing with someone over an unconfirmed ability, and the two boarded their airship together.

Moro and Kalluto tracked Bazer to a warehouse in Cheshlon Harbor, where Bazer used his blood-based Nen ability to control a crowd and attacked them with the controlled people. As Moro fought back, Bazer’s younger brother approached the warehouse, while Mizaystun watched from above.

• Moro and Kalluto followed Bazer from a nightclub to a warehouse at Cheshlon Harbor.
• Bazer learned that two Nen users were after him and used Blood Contract Control to seize control of more than a hundred people in the warehouse.
• Bazer killed the bald middle-aged man and sent the people he controlled charging out of the warehouse.
• Moro launched Flying Star and released a swarm of mosquitoes, killing more than fifty attackers as he and Kalluto prepared to face Bazer.
• Bazer’s younger brother moved toward the warehouse, while Mizaystun observed him from an even higher vantage point.

Moro and Kalluto attacked Bazer at the warehouse, where Moro defeated him with a tracking Flying Star while Kalluto confronted Barok. Mizaystun arrived to arrest Bazer and restrained Moro, but Moro’s attack killed Bazer anyway, leaving Mizaystun confronting the young Bounty Hunter.

• Mizaystun decided to move on Bazer before the trafficking evidence arrived, while Bazer fortified the warehouse and summoned reinforcements.
• Moro and Kalluto used smoke grenades, marked ants, and Nen Bullets to assault the warehouse, and Moro entered after the attack devastated Bazer’s puppets.
• Moro bound and destroyed two of Bazer’s puppets, then blasted Bazer through a wall as he fled; Kalluto intercepted Barok and severed his arm.
• Mizaystun confronted the injured Bazer and asked Moro to identify himself, then restrained Moro with his yellow card after warning him to stop.
• Moro launched a tracking Flying Star despite being immobilized, killing Bazer in front of Mizaystun.

Moro killed Bazer despite Mizaystun’s insistence on bringing the criminal to trial, then joined Kalluto after he killed Barok. Impressed by their strength, Mizaystun introduced himself as a Hunter Association Zodiac and demanded to verify their identities as Bounty Hunters.

• Moro confirmed Mizaystun was not angry, saw his level rise to Lv.49, and defended his decision to kill Bazer despite Mizaystun’s professional ethics.
• Moro asked Mizaystun to watch Bazer’s body, then headed toward Kalluto; Mizaystun followed, considering Moro an unstable factor.
• Moro found Kalluto beside Barok’s cleanly killed corpse and praised him for the quick kill.
• Mizaystun was surprised by Kalluto’s strength, introduced himself as a Zodiac and Two-star Criminal Hunter, and demanded to verify their Bounty Hunter identities.

Moro and Kalluto were confronted by Mizaystun over their Bounty Hunter credentials, but an attack by Bazer’s gang interrupted the investigation. After escaping to their car, they met Kalluto of the Rooster and saw Mizaystun approaching behind them.

• Mizaystun questioned Moro and Kalluto about their Bounty Hunter registration, and Moro tried calling Kanzai and Biscuit for help, but neither answered.
• Bazer’s armed subordinates arrived and opened fire, forcing Moro and Kalluto to flee into the warehouse while Mizaystun dodged in another direction.
• Moro blasted through the warehouse wall and escaped with Kalluto toward the harbor’s outskirts.
• Moro and Kalluto found Kalluto of the Rooster waiting beside their car, and she complained that they had kept her waiting.
• Moro pointed out Mizaystun approaching behind them, and Kalluto realized he was the other person there.

Moro negotiated the sale of Fekamon's violin to Kalluto while Mizaystun tried to verify his identity. After Kanzai registered Moro as a Bounty Hunter, Mizaystun backed off, and Kalluto completed the deal before leaving after angrily scolding Moro for dismantling the violin.

• Kalluto offered Moro 6.8 billion for Fekamon's violin as Mizaystun arrived and demanded to verify their identities.
• Kalluto confronted Mizaystun, and the two nearly clashed before Moro answered Kanzai's call.
• Kanzai registered Moro as a Bounty Hunter and told him he was seeking a Nen remover for the Gugan Jade Great Country incident.
• Mizaystun lowered his yellow card and left after learning Moro knew Kanzai.
• Kalluto finalized the violin deal, then scolded Moro for dismantling Feihomon's Violin and departed.

Moro escaped the harbor chaos with Kalluto, then learned Mizaystun had secured Bazer’s bounty and accepted Kanzai’s request to investigate troublesome post-death Nen. Meanwhile, Biscuit continued training Kurapika and told him Moro had paid her to teach him, leaving Kurapika newly resolute.

• Moro drove Kalluto away from the harbor and later received Bazer’s 1.6-billion bounty transfer, which Mizaystun had processed.
• Moro called Kanzai, revealed that he specialized in removing post-death Nen, and agreed to meet him at an address in the Gugan Jade Great Country.
• Moro reflected on his Growth Rings energy and Nen training before speaking with Biscuit, who praised Kurapika’s rapid progress.
• Biscuit explained that she was using Kurapika’s hatred and Kurta bloodline power to improve his training, while supporting him with Cookie’s massages.
• Biscuit told Kurapika that Moro had given her two valuable treasures in exchange for teaching him, and Kurapika became more determined to train.

Moro and Kalluto arrived in Haozhu City, where Moro investigated Kanzai’s connection to a spreading post-death Nen phenomenon. Moro removed the corruption from Kanzai with ease, leaving Kanzai and Nen Ze stunned by how quickly it was done.

• Moro trained his Flow techniques during the four-day airship journey to the Gugan Jade Great Country.
• Moro and Kalluto arrived in Haozhu City, and Moro sent Kalluto to explore while he went to meet Kanzai at a temple.
• Moro noticed Divine Script carved into a temple stele before meeting Kanzai and the head monk Nen Ze.
• Kanzai revealed the carbonized corruption on his skin and explained that it could turn him to ash if his Ten failed.
• Moro absorbed the post-death Nen from Kanzai and restored his skin within seconds, surprising Kanzai and Nen Ze.

Moro removed Kanzai’s post-death Nen without suffering any side effects, then learned that the Third Princess of Gugan Jade had revived through Dark Sonata and that its cost was corroding many people. Confident he could solve the source of the problem, Moro set out with Kanzai and Nen Ze to help the affected ordinary people.

• Moro effortlessly cleansed the post-death Nen from Kanzai, astonishing Kanzai and Nen Ze, and explained that his Nen removal ability was restricted to post-death Nen.
• Kanzai told Moro that the Third Princess of Gugan Jade had revealed her resurrection ability and claimed she had mastered it thanks to him.
• Kanzai explained that the Third Princess had revived through the harp solo movement of Dark Sonata, whose price was corroding Kanzai and other people with post-death Nen.
• Moro concluded that removing the post-death Nen tied to Dark Sonata could resolve the problem at its source, and confidently agreed to help.
• Moro stood up and prepared to deal with the post-death Nen affecting ordinary people.

Moro entered a hall containing hundreds of people afflicted by the Dark Sonata’s post-death Nen and began removing it with his Growth Rings. As the energy accumulated, a violent mental sound identified as the Demon King’s movement suddenly struck him.

• Moro examined the divine-script barrier Nen Ze had created to suppress the post-death Nen inside the building.
• Nen Ze opened the doors, revealing around three hundred Nen recipients covered in black marks and surrounded by drifting Nen threads.
• Moro touched the afflicted people and absorbed their post-death Nen into the Growth Rings on his hand.
• Kang Zai and Nen Ze watched as Moro cleared the Nen with ease, while the second Growth Ring’s energy rose past 60%.
• Moro froze when a piercing, aggressive sound attacked his mind, and he recognized it as the Demon King’s movement.