Chapter Summaries

The Phantom Troupe gathered to discuss the recent deaths of its members and their plans for the exhibition, while Jing Yang and Kurapika identified an invisible member as the likely target they had been searching for. Jing Yang ambushed Pakunoda, Phinks, and Feitan, then spirited Pakunoda away with his Sleeve of the Universe.

• Abusoro dismissed the deaths of the previous Number 4 and Number 12, provoking Uvogin until Franklin intervened and Feitan urged the Troupe to kill their pursuer.
• Nanika revealed that Rinka had disguised himself as tiny lizards on the Troupe members, then Chrollo told the group to focus on stealing what they needed from the exhibition.
• Kurapika concluded that one unseen Spider member had an invisibility ability, and Jing Yang left the exhibition crowd after hearing his deduction.
• Feitan, Phinks, and Pakunoda confronted Jing Yang in an alley and asked about Lieh Ying, Kalluto, and Bop.
• Jing Yang released his Nen constructs and used Sleeve of the Universe to make Pakunoda vanish, telling her she was the person he least wanted to see.

Jing Yang and Kurapika fought the Phantom Troupe, capturing Pakunoda and leaving Nobunaga incapacitated as Feitan, Phinks, and Uvogin escaped. At the charity exhibition, Silva confronted Chrollo, saying the person he wanted to kill was with him.

• Jing Yang targeted Pakunoda because her memory-reading Nen ability threatened his secrets, and his Nen Beast swept her into its sleeve.
• Jing Yang, Kurapika, Shizuku, and their Nen Beasts battled Nobunaga, Uvogin, Feitan, and Phinks, with Jing Yang using blood blades and Kurapika attacking with the Flame Skeleton Knight.
• Jing Yang's manipulation left Nobunaga unable to move as commanded, and Nobunaga suddenly thrust his sword at Uvogin.
• Feitan, Phinks, and Uvogin escaped while Nobunaga remained behind, and Jing Yang urged Kurapika to stop before his red eyes became too much to bear.
• At the charity exhibition, Chrollo found every exhibit missing, and Silva confronted him, saying his target was with Chrollo.

Nanika recalled how Chrollo inspired her to join the Phantom Troupe before her Nen ability brought several members together in the underground garage. As Kurapika interrogated Feitan inside a conjured book, Jing Yang found Menchi, who had defeated Machi in a cooking contest, and asked what demands she had made.

• Nanika remembered watching Chrollo dub a damaged recording as a child and later joining the Phantom Troupe with her ability, Our Minds Unite.
• Nanika combined with Uvogin, Phinks, and Feitan in the underground garage, but the members separated when they sensed the clash between Chrollo and an opponent upstairs.
• Phinks realized Uvogin and Feitan had been checkmated, while Kurapika captured Feitan inside the world of the Abyss book and left Nobunaga immobilized by Jing Yang's order.
• Jing Yang used animals controlled by Star Mark to locate Menchi, who heated a world inside her frying pan and released Machi after defeating her.
• Menchi complained that Jing Yang had stayed at a distance, and Jing Yang asked what three demands she had made of Machi.

Menchi made Machi her apprentice and ordered her to leave the Phantom Troupe and avoid killing except in self-defense. Jing Yang regrouped with his allies, learned Feitan had returned and Uvogin was dead, then met the badly injured Biscuit; meanwhile, Chrollo confronted Kurapika in the ruined exhibition building.

• Menchi imposed three demands on Machi: become her apprentice until she became a one-star Gourmet Hunter, leave the Phantom Troupe, and kill only in self-defense.
• Jing Yang questioned Machi about powerful figures in Meteor City, then saw Feitan pass by with his Aura unguarded.
• Jing Yang found Uvogin dead on Nobunaga's sword, learned Zhuque had gone after Chrollo, and sent the Jade-faced Nun to follow him.
• Jing Yang waited with Shizuku for Biscuit, who arrived on Netero's giant bird with her right arm missing.
• In the ruined exhibition building, Chrollo killed Rinka and struck Silva with a cursed blade, but Silva vanished before Kurapika arrived to confront Chrollo.

Jing Yang and Shizuku reunited with Biscuit, who revealed that she had lost an arm near a Dark Continent-related unknown and was regrowing it through her Star Mark. Jing Yang then reached the exhibition hall after Kurapika’s battle, where Kurapika asked why Jing Yang had shown no killing intent toward the Phantom Troupe before vanishing into his conjured book, Abyss.

• Jing Yang questioned Biscuit about losing her right arm, and she said she had survived in hiding with help from his Transformation Talisman until Chairman Netero found her.
• Biscuit identified Silva’s Nen Ability as Shadow Dancer after he appeared on the roof, announced that the deal was complete, and vanished among his afterimages.
• Biscuit showed Jing Yang and Shizuku her Star Mark regenerating her severed arm, while Jing Yang sensed that Kurapika’s battle had ended.
• Jing Yang arrived at the devastated exhibition hall, where Kurapika stood with his Scarlet Eyes active and asked why Jing Yang had never shown killing intent toward the Phantom Troupe.
• Jing Yang replied that he might not hate the Troupe that much, and Kurapika transformed into aura and entered his conjured book, Abyss.

Chrollo was captured by Kurapika and forced to accept vows that would prevent him from using Nen or associating with the Phantom Troupe, while Kurapika doubted his restrictions would achieve lasting revenge. Jing Yang and Shizuku offered different interpretations of Chrollo’s final words, pointing to the possibility that the Troupe would simply be replaced as long as Meteor City remained.

• Chrollo escaped Kurapika by fusing with Nanika, but the fusion dissolved and Chrollo disappeared, leaving Nanika with Phinks.
• Kurapika captured Chrollo in the Abyss, where Chrollo recognized him as a member of the Kurta Clan and saw the Scarlet Eyes and Lieh Ying’s corpse.
• Kurapika imposed vows on Chrollo to disband the Phantom Troupe, sever ties with its members, and never use Nen Abilities, but Chrollo was released and vanished.
• Kurapika despaired that his vows might be undone and that his refusal to kill made revenge impossible.
• Jing Yang suggested Chrollo meant the Troupe would replace lost members, while Shizuku argued Meteor City would keep producing groups like it.

Jing Yang and his companions escaped the police response after Kurapika passed out, while Jing Yang left Menchi and Machi to deal with Nobunaga. The chapter ended with Nobunaga regaining consciousness and Shalnark planning to follow Chrollo and search for Abusoro.

• Kurapika lost consciousness after overusing his eyes, and Jing Yang, Shizuku, Biscuit, and the Jade-faced Nun fled the building as police converged.
• Jing Yang used Swift Wind to glide away from the building, while Shizuku transformed into a Hui Yu bird and Biscuit propelled herself upward with a burst of aura.
• Menchi and Machi confronted Jing Nobunaga, but Machi cut off his fingers after he taunted her; Jing Nobunaga let them leave and said he would release Nobunaga later.
• Half an hour later, Nobunaga woke by the roadside and saw Chrollo pass without acknowledging him.
• Phinks restrained Nanika while Shalnark proposed following Chrollo and searching for Abusoro.

Jing Yang released Pakunoda into the wilderness after discussing her Nen abilities and the Phantom Troupe with Machi, then checked how long Kurapika had spent using his life-burning power. Kurapika calculated that the two-hour-and-fifteen-minute ordeal had cost him 337.5 days of lifespan.

• Jing Yang speculated that Pakunoda developed her memory-reading and memory-writing abilities because she wanted to understand and care for her companions, provoking Machi’s hostility.
• Jing Yang and Menchi argued over the vague terms of Machi’s agreement, while Machi warned that she could kill Jing Yang in self-defense.
• Jing Yang sent Pakunoda away from the airship and released her into the wilderness, where she wondered why her captors knew about her Nen and why they had let her live.
• Jing Yang returned the Jade-faced Nun to his body and told Machi not to kill him now that the hostage was released.
• Kurapika woke and estimated that his ability had burned 8,100 hours of lifespan, or 337.5 days.

Jing Yang and his companions discussed why he had released the Phantom Troupe while Kurapika struggled with the choice between revenge and refusing to kill. After the group landed, Machi suspected Jing Yang had let the Spiders go because he wanted them to come after him.

• Jing Yang learned they would land in about two hours at a public airport and explained that the group was returning to Battra's old castle.
• Menchi questioned Jing Yang about capturing and releasing members of the Phantom Troupe, and he insisted their conflict was an internal matter.
• Machi and Shizuku discussed the Phantom Troupe's relationship to Meteor City, while Jing Yang joked about the group's resemblance to the Hunter Association's Twelve Zodiacs.
• Kurapika silently considered his hatred for the Phantom Troupe and his reluctance to kill them, worrying that his revenge might endanger his companions.
• The airship landed, and Machi suspected Jing Yang had released Chrollo and the others because he wanted them to seek revenge against him.

Jing Yang and his companions returned to Battra’s castle, where Ganshu and the other Bombers tried to ambush them for Jing Yang’s fortune. Machi and Shizuku eliminated the Bombers, while Jing Yang confronted Sabazih about the bomb on his back.

• Jing Yang and his companions took a truck from the airport to Battra’s remote castle, with Machi driving and Wu Er riding in the truck bed.
• At the castle gate, Sabazih recognized Jing Yang and opened the gates, prompting Kurapika to warn Jing Yang that the guard seemed suspiciously unsurprised by their return.
• Machi and Shizuku slipped away from the truck and hurried toward the castle while the others approached Sabazih and his security squad.
• Ganshu prepared to detonate bombs planted on Sabazih and his men so he could seize Jing Yang’s assets, but Machi killed the two other Bombers before Ganshu could give the signal.
• Machi and Shizuku killed Ganshu, and Jing Yang threatened Sabazih until he agreed to explain everything and reveal how to remove the bomb on his back.

Jing Yang and his companions killed the three Bombers, freed the castle guards from their threat, and arranged to recover the stolen Greed Island consoles. That night, Jing Yang refined his Death Qi and reached 50,000 Aura while considering what Conjurer ability to develop next.

• Kurapika revealed himself after questioning Captain Sabazih, who explained that the Bombers had threatened the guards and stolen game consoles.
• Jing Yang praised Sabazih and sent the guards to rest, promising that the Bomb Nen would be removed; a Taoist Nun accompanied Sabazih while handling the exorcism.
• Shizuku used Blobfish to swallow the three corpses and their blood, while Jing Yang searched the dead Bombers' belongings for clues to the consoles' auction proceeds.
• Biscuit offered to contact a Hacker Hunter and took the Bombers' belongings to pursue the money from the stolen consoles.
• Jing Yang trained overnight, refined his Death Qi, and increased his total Nen quantity from 47,222 to 50,000 Aura as he considered a new Conjurer ability.

Jing Yang explored his newly acquired castle, renamed it Wuzhuang Temple, and spent several days there with his companions. As Biscuit and Menchi prepared to leave, Menchi revealed that Netero had recruited examiners to try to keep Jing Yang from passing the Hunter Exam, while Machi chose to stay behind.

• Jing Yang agreed to keep Sabazih and his men as guards, then renamed Battra Castle Wuzhuang Temple.
• Jing Yang pondered developing a Nen Ability resembling the legendary Ginseng Fruit while his companions trained, read, cooked, and recovered in the castle.
• Biscuit and Menchi decided to leave because they were restless and the castle had limited ingredients.
• Menchi revealed that Netero had asked her to do everything possible to stop Jing Yang from passing the upcoming Hunter Exam and had invited several powerful Hunters as examiners.
• Biscuit explained that Netero was only trying to amuse himself, and Menchi pointed out that Machi wanted to stay behind.

Jing Yang marked Menchi with a Star Mark for protection before she left with Machi and Biscuit. Kurapika realized Machi had tested whether her apprenticeship allowed her to leave Menchi’s side, while Jing Yang began thinking about how to create a Sun Mark.

• Jing Yang questioned why Machi was following him, and Kurapika told her she was not welcome and accused her of seeking intelligence on them.
• Jing Yang asked Menchi where to place a Star Mark, explained how it worked, and marked the skin on her chest.
• Menchi, Biscuit, and Machi drove away from Wuzhuang Temple Castle.
• Jing Yang said he knew how to make a Sun Mark, and Kurapika explained that Machi had tested whether her apprenticeship required her to stay with Menchi.
• Jing Yang dismissed Machi’s plan and returned to the castle with Kurapika and Shizuku, speaking about ideas such as a Summoning Contract and a home base.

Jing Yang completed the Sun Mark and tested its ability to summon and empower a distant false body. After Kurapika collected the custom gourds and Jing Yang poured over 30,000 Aura into the summon, Kurapika’s original body vanished from the city and reappeared in the courtyard.

• Jing Yang finished refining the remaining Death Qi and completed the Sun Mark after a month of developing it.
• Jing Yang summoned Kurapika’s false body beside Shizuku and learned that it could use Kurapika’s abilities if supplied with enough Aura.
• Kurapika used his distant summoned body to explain that human traffickers had followed him, while he subdued them in the city.
• Kurapika collected twenty custom hollow wooden gourds from a gift shop and prepared to return to Wuzhuang Temple.
• Jing Yang transferred more than 30,000 Aura into Kurapika’s false body, causing Kurapika’s original body and the gourds to vanish from the city and reappear beside Jing Yang and Shizuku.

Jing Yang developed his Sun Mark summoning ability and began training to conjure a gourd, while Biscuit arranged for the proceeds from Greed Island console auctions to reach him. The chapter ended with Biscuit inviting him to watch the Yorknew auction broadcast on September 10th.

• Kurapika asked whether the Sun, Moon, and Star Marks were standard equipment for Akatsuki members, and Jing Yang explained that members could choose whether to accept them.
• Jing Yang examined the twenty matching gourds and said he planned to develop a long-range ability to complement the Jade-faced Nun's Sleeve of the Universe.
• Jing Yang spent the rest of August studying the gourd to improve his Conjuration, but his first attempt looked like cheap CGI and fell apart.
• On September 9th, Biscuit told Jing Yang that auction proceeds from Bomber and his companions' Greed Island consoles would ultimately reach his account.
• Biscuit asked Jing Yang whether he wanted to watch the Yorknew Auction House's live broadcast the next day.

Jing Yang watched the Yorknew auction, then developed a Nen ability that let his conjured Purple Gold Gourd absorb people and drain their aura. As the Hunter Exam approached, Shizuku registered the group, while Kurapika discovered the gourd’s power firsthand.

• Jing Yang watched the secret Yorknew auction with Kurapika and Shizuku, learning that two Greed Island consoles sold for 18.8 billion Jenie.
• Jing Yang began keeping his Jade-faced Nun manifested and hidden nearby as both a trump card and Nen-control training.
• By mid-December 1996, Jing Yang completed the Purple Gold Gourd’s special ability after months of developing it.
• Jing Yang called Kurapika’s name while aiming the gourd at him, and Kurapika answered and was pulled inside.
• Kurapika realized the gourd could extract Nen aura before Jing Yang released him, and Shizuku returned with Hunter Exam registrations for all three.

Jing Yang tested his Ginseng Fruit ability, which trapped people and refined their Aura into restorative Nen Paste, and discovered that talismans borrowed by others sent the stored paste back to his own gourd. With the Hunter Exam only days away, Jing Yang, Shizuku, and Kurapika decided to head to the Hunter Association headquarters and visit Menchi.

• Jing Yang explained that Ginseng Fruit refined ten Aura per second, and Kurapika drank its Nen Paste to recover from being drained inside the gourd.
• Jing Yang, Shizuku, and Kurapika used talisman gourds to test the ability, emerging exhausted after different lengths of time without the gourds disappearing when their Aura ran out.
• Jing Yang used a talisman to conjure a gourd and found that it held Nen Paste refined by all three users, while Kurapika and Shizuku discussed its apparently limitless capacity.
• Jing Yang said the group would go to Association headquarters to see Menchi before the Hunter Exam, and Kurapika found that a gourd conjured from his talisman was empty.

Jing Yang used Menchi, Kurapika, and Shizuku to test his summoning ability across thousands of miles, then arrived at Menchi’s restaurant. He learned the Sun Mark could summon people cooperatively, and Menchi immediately put him to work on her cooking job for Kakin’s king.

• Menchi told Jing Yang she was working as a chef for Kakin’s royal family rather than staying at Hunter Association headquarters.
• Jing Yang possessed Menchi and used her Sun Mark to summon Kurapika, exhausting her Aura.
• Menchi recovered with her restorative seasoning, then helped Kurapika summon Shizuku.
• Kurapika, Shizuku, and Menchi jointly summoned Jing Yang from Wuzhuang Temple, discovering that the cost matched the summoned person’s total Nen quantity.
• Menchi told Jing Yang that the king of Kakin had hired her as his head chef and demanded that he help with the work.

Jing Yang, Shizuku, and Kurapika worked security at a banquet for Kakin’s royal family, where Kurapika identified the Fourth Prince as a Scarlet Eyes buyer and asked Jing Yang for help. The chapter ended with Camilla watching Jing Yang and Jing Yang wondering why she had stared at him all night.

• Menchi assigned Jing Yang, Shizuku, and Kurapika to provide security at the banquet, where Jing Yang used Star Marks to manipulate several waiters.
• Jing Yang tried to approach First Prince Benjamin through a waiter but abandoned the attempt after Benjamin detected the waiter with Gyo.
• Kurapika told Jing Yang that he had paid one hundred million for information identifying the Fourth Prince as a Scarlet Eyes buyer, and Jing Yang agreed they would help each other deal with Kakin’s princes.
• Camilla listened to her guards report on the princes while watching Jing Yang across the banquet hall.
• After the banquet, Jing Yang asked Shizuku and Kurapika why Camilla had been staring at him.

Jing Yang and his companions traveled toward the Hunter Exam after finding all direct transport sold out, then faced a bandit who revealed the bus ride was already part of the test. The bus continued with five passengers remaining, including a strange, lifeless-looking girl in the last row.

• Menchi told Jing Yang, Shizuku, Kurapika, and Machi that she was one of the Hunter Exam examiners, and the group prepared to leave for Brokenth Sakula.
• After failing to find train or airship tickets, Jing Yang and the others sprinted thirty-two kilometers to a bus terminal and boarded a coach bound for the exam destination.
• A scarred female bandit stopped the bus and forced most passengers to surrender their application materials and leave.
• Jing Yang, Shizuku, Kurapika, and Machi stayed aboard, and the bandit took over driving after Kurapika recognized the encounter as part of the Hunter Exam.
• Shizuku noticed a hollow-eyed girl sitting alone in the last row, making five passengers who remained on the bus.