Chapter Summaries

Oboro recognized the injured boy Moritonio brought into the Circus as the young Hisoka and realized the troupe was tied to Hisoka’s origins. A newly activated system offered Oboro personalized training guidance, while Hisoka woke and began sizing up the troupe.

• Moritonio stopped the Circus caravan to rescue the bloodied Hisoka, and Oboro recognized him from his memories of Hunter x Hunter.
• Moritonio ordered Oboro to care for Hisoka, and Oboro carried him into the carriage while recalling the troupe leader’s dangerous reputation and Nen training.
• Oboro considered killing Hisoka but decided against it because Hisoka’s death could disrupt the story and cost him his foreknowledge.
• A system appeared to Oboro after he encountered Hisoka, displaying his attributes and recommending training methods suited to him.
• Hisoka woke, teased Oboro for staring at him, and listened as Oboro warned him that the troupe might resent him.
• Oboro left the carriage, and Hisoka cleaned himself while observing the Circus members.

Oboro worked to establish himself in the Moritonio Circus while secretly training to prepare for the troupe’s eventual collapse. After Hisoka watched him train and asked about his secret, Oboro rejected his offer of help and insisted they were colleagues, not friends.

• Oboro learned that Hisoka had been secretly studying the circus performers and had noticed Oboro training at night.
• The Moritonio Circus performed successfully in Graham, and Ringmaster Neo assigned Oboro to perform basic horsemanship the next day.
• Oboro gave ordinary performances while Hisoka took over his logistics duties, and the circus gradually became popular in Graham.
• Oboro continued intense nightly training until his physique grew markedly stronger, and he decided to begin practicing Chinese Martial Arts methods.
• Hisoka revealed that he had watched Oboro train and asked to hear his secret so he could help, but Oboro told him to die and said they were colleagues, not friends.

Moritonio gave Hisoka a chance to perform despite Belize’s objections, while Oboro continued grueling training and grew more distant. As the Circus prepared for the Royal Graham Show, Moritonio encouraged Abachi to get along with Hisoka.

• Belize objected to Hisoka’s place in the Circus, but Hisoka remained unfazed and demonstrated impressive card magic when Moritonio asked if he knew magic.
• Moritonio took Abachi to train her Nen, while Oboro continued intense physical and martial arts training and felt relieved when Hisoka stopped following him.
• After a performer injured his ankle, Moritonio appointed Hisoka to replace him, and Hisoka’s flawless debut earned loud cheers despite the other members’ hostility.
• Abachi worried that Hisoka might endanger the Circus before the Royal Graham Show, and Moritonio urged her to calm her Nen and try to get along with Hisoka.

Oboro trained until he had strengthened his body but still remained an ordinary human, while he waited for Captain Moritonio to teach him Nen. After Moritonio summoned him and Hisoka following dinner, Oboro hurried off, hopeful that his long-awaited Nen training was about to begin.

• Oboro practiced Iron Shirt and Vajra Finger in the forest, then checked his system panel and saw that both skills had barely reached beginner level.
• Oboro worried that Royal Graham’s grand show was less than a month away and considered where to go after leaving the Circus, despite the troupe increasingly isolating him for associating with Hisoka.
• Captain Moritonio took Oboro, Hisoka, and Abachi into downtown Garance, where they saw a wanted poster for Hundred-Face John Doe; Oboro recognized Moritonio as the killer using Texture Surprise.
• At dinner, Oboro complained that the troupe’s members were excluding him, while Hisoka noticed that Oboro had grown stronger and questioned him about it.
• Abachi told Oboro and Hisoka to meet her after dinner, and Oboro eagerly left, believing Moritonio was about to teach them how to train Nen.

Moritonio introduced Hisoka and Oboro to Nen, and Hisoka quickly showed that he could see aura and had exceptional potential. Oboro asked Moritonio to force open his Aura Nodes and, despite lacking Hisoka’s ability to sense aura, gained control of the resulting flow in only a few minutes, leaving Moritonio and Abachi stunned.

• Moritonio explained Nen, Shu, and Ren after Hisoka recognized the aura covering his body, then began training Hisoka alongside Abachi.
• Oboro asked Moritonio to forcibly open his Aura Nodes, claiming he had learned about Nen from another user, and accepted the risks.
• Moritonio opened Oboro’s Aura Nodes while Hisoka and Abachi watched, and a huge volume of aura poured from Oboro’s body.
• Oboro brought the leaking aura under control within a few minutes, astonishing Abachi and Moritonio.

Oboro awakened his aura, learned that he was a Conjurer, and trained Nen alongside Hisoka. As Hisoka and Oboro rapidly advanced, Abachi shared her dream of becoming a Hunter, while Oboro left the rooftop to continue working himself hard.

• Oboro gained control of his aura, and Moritonio began teaching him and Hisoka the basics of Nen.
• Water Divination revealed that Hisoka was a Transmuter and Oboro was a Conjurer.
• Hisoka exposed Oboro’s apparent preexisting knowledge of Nen, and Oboro called him annoying.
• Hisoka learned to use Ren in one week, while Oboro mastered it after half a month of intense training.
• Abachi told Oboro and Hisoka that she hoped to fulfill Moritonio’s dream by becoming a Hunter, and she struggled to choose what she wanted to hunt.
• Hisoka offered gum to Abachi and Oboro, and Oboro left without answering as Hisoka remarked on his relentless training.

Oboro secretly followed Abachi and watched Hisoka save her from the serial killer John, injuring the killer’s eye. Back at the troupe’s base, Hisoka revealed that he had sensed Oboro watching and showed off his advanced Nen control.

• Oboro followed Abachi through the city, expecting her to encounter John that night.
• Abachi confronted John after discovering him murdering a victim, but he overpowered her and knocked her down.
• Hisoka surprised John with a playing card, cut his left eye, and drove him to flee.
• Oboro watched from hiding and realized Hisoka might have detected his imperfect Zetsu.
• Moritonio warned the troupe to stay alert after they heard about John’s attack on Abachi.
• Hisoka demonstrated his Nen control in the bath and told Oboro he had sensed him nearby; Oboro shut the bedroom door in response.

After the Circus’s successful performance at the Graham Hotel, Hisoka and Oboro confronted Moritonio about his hidden identity as a serial killer. Moritonio confessed to killing for the reactions of his victims, and Hisoka challenged him to a deadly fight.

• Moritonio’s Circus performed successfully before the Graham Clan’s head, while Moritonio was taken to meet the clan boss.
• During the troupe’s celebration, Abachi noticed Hisoka, Oboro, and Moritonio were missing and was warned to stay away from Hisoka.
• Hisoka and Oboro found Moritonio alone in the empty venue, and Hisoka accused him of being the serial killer known as John Doe.
• Moritonio removed the artificial skin from his face and confessed that he killed people to satisfy his desire for extreme facial reactions.
• Oboro left as Hisoka said he had obtained the Nen power he wanted and challenged Moritonio to try to frighten him.
• Hisoka launched a playing card at Moritonio and charged at him, beginning their fight.

Hisoka defeated Moritonio after deciphering his magnetic Nen ability and turning it against him. Moritonio died, and Hisoka copied John Doe’s face before leaving the Circus with Oboro.

• Moritonio used his handkerchief to reveal his John Doe disguise and attacked Hisoka with invisible magnetic force and iron pillars.
• Hisoka used Gyo to see the iron pillars, escaped Moritonio’s crushing attack, and recognized the basis of his ability.
• Hisoka used Bungee Gum to control Moritonio’s magnets and crush him with the iron pillars.
• Moritonio died after realizing Hisoka had used his ability better than he had, while Oboro explained Moritonio’s combat flaws.
• Hisoka used the handkerchief to imitate John Doe’s face, then left the arena with Oboro as Abachi searched for them.

Oboro and Hisoka parted after testing each other’s resolve, and Oboro left to build his strength in the wilderness. After six months of punishing training, Oboro had tripled his aura capacity and prepared to begin practicing Ten, Zetsu, Ren, and Hatsu.

• Hisoka challenged Oboro, but Oboro withdrew his aura and refused to fight, saying Hisoka did not interest him as he was now.
• Oboro told Hisoka to go to the hospital and stop following him, and Hisoka left after giving Oboro his contact information.
• Oboro decided to strengthen his body, martial arts, and Nen foundation before seeking further advancement, then left Graham Galance for the mountains.
• Oboro trained for six months by conditioning his body, studying Nen, observing living creatures’ auras, and surviving in the wilderness.
• Oboro assessed that his aura capacity had tripled and his foundation was nearly complete, then leaped from a mountaintop.

Oboro finished a year and a half of Nen training in the mountains and traveled to Graham to prepare for Heavens Arena, seeking money and real combat experience. At the airship terminal, he unexpectedly encountered Illumi Zoldyck, who noticed Oboro watching him.

• Oboro left the mountain wolf pack after honing the foundations of Nen and experimenting with advanced techniques.
• He returned to Graham, learned that Moritonio had vanished and the Circus had dispersed, then bought new clothes and a phone.
• Oboro decided to travel to the Republic of Padokea and fight at Heavens Arena to earn money and gain combat experience.
• At the Graham airship terminal, Oboro recognized Illumi Zoldyck and tried to hide his unease when Illumi sat beside him.
• Illumi asked whether Oboro knew him, then remained beside him in silence until the airship boarding announcement sounded.

Oboro and Illumi fought at the airship terminal, each injuring the other before Illumi used his Nen Needles to control the security staff and clear the way for boarding. Oboro followed Illumi onto the airship to avoid missing his flight to the Republic of Padokea, while the controlled puppets later died by suicide.

• Illumi attacked Oboro with Nen Needles, and Oboro defended himself and countered with an elbow that cracked Illumi's bones.
• Oboro and Illumi exchanged fierce blows in the terminal until Illumi tried to escape using afterimages, but Oboro tracked him and slammed him into the ground.
• Security guards arrived and aimed their guns at the fighters, so Oboro and Illumi separated; both were injured, and Oboro recognized that Illumi had not used his full strength.
• Illumi controlled the security guards and administrators with Nen Needles, then boarded the airship after checking its departure time.
• Oboro took a ticket from a controlled woman and boarded the airship behind Illumi; after takeoff, the puppets controlled by Nen Needles committed suicide.

Oboro traveled by airship with Illumi, who kept probing him and arranged a private room for him. After they arrived in the Republic of Padokea, Oboro gave Illumi Hisoka’s number to divert his attention, and Illumi called Hisoka, who did not recognize the voice.

• Oboro resolved to go to Heavens Arena to gain combat experience and earn money.
• Illumi discovered Oboro had no money and paid to upgrade his ticket to a private room beside his own.
• Illumi questioned Oboro about his past and explained that he had reconsidered killing him because Oboro might become a future client.
• After half a month, Oboro and Illumi arrived in the Dendra region of the Republic of Padokea.
• Oboro gave Illumi Hisoka’s contact number and ran off, telling him Hisoka might need the Zoldycks’ services.
• Illumi called Hisoka, who asked who was speaking.

Oboro traveled to Heavens Arena, got money and a room for the night, and registered to compete. After silently knocking out a fighter who confronted him in the registration line, he entered his assigned waiting room as his first match approached.

• Oboro rode a bus toward Heavens Arena and met Ross Charles, a boastful fighter who told him about his past experience and plans to climb the arena.
• When they arrived in the city, Oboro used Nen to make Ross Charles hand over money, then found a hotel, ate, and bought a formal outfit.
• Oboro visited Heavens Arena that night and admired the towering building before returning to the hotel.
• The next morning, Oboro registered as a competitor and silently knocked out a Black man who told him to leave the line.
• Oboro completed the registration process, went to his assigned waiting room, and prepared for his first match.

Oboro made his Heavens Arena debut and defeated the much larger Canby in a single blow. After winning, he left Dan with a warning about his biased commentary, while spectators and gambling-house scouts began watching him closely.

• After waiting nearly two hours, Oboro was called to Hall Seven for his first-floor match against Canby, a former higher-floor Fighter.
• Dan introduced Oboro as an inexperienced office worker and mocked his casual clothes and sunglasses while Canby threatened him.
• When the referee started the match, Oboro vanished from Canby’s view and kicked him out of the ring with one attack.
• The referee declared Oboro the winner, and Oboro told Dan that he should improve his biased commentary.
• Dan praised Oboro as a rising star, while spectators and gambling-house scouts discussed his strength and took notes.

Oboro continued his rapid climb through Heavens Arena, becoming a celebrated fighter known as the Suit Thug. After discovering that Wing was his next opponent, Oboro studied Wing’s past matches and suspected that Biscuit was training him nearby.

• Oboro defeated Gail Yousi with one punch, extending his winning streak and prompting the crowd to chant for the Working Knight.
• Oboro asked the arena to change his nickname to Suit Thug and quickly rose to the one hundred fiftieth floor with the officials’ help.
• The arena began arranging tougher, heavily promoted matches for Oboro and delivered him a profile of his next opponent, Wing.
• Oboro recognized Wing as Biscuit’s disciple and requested recordings of Wing’s previous fights.
• Oboro watched Wing’s matches, judged that Wing was refining his martial arts without using Nen, and suspected Biscuit was nearby.

Biscuit and Wing analyzed Oboro’s recordings, and Biscuit recognized his extraordinary physical ability and aura control before visiting him in disguise. Oboro saw through her act, clashed with her, and deduced that her youthful appearance concealed her real age.

• Biscuit told Wing that Oboro’s speed, strength, and ability to conceal and change his aura made him an exceptional Nen user.
• Biscuit left Wing and went to Oboro’s room disguised as a young girl, pretending to be his fan and asking him to be her boyfriend.
• Oboro invited Biscuit inside, then revealed he had seen through her act and grabbed her wrist.
• Biscuit and Oboro exchanged a blow, and both were surprised by the other’s physical strength.
• Oboro inferred that Biscuit was much older than she looked and that her youthful appearance came from an ability.

Biscuit warned Wing to forfeit his match against Oboro, and Wing’s withdrawal gave Oboro an uncontested win. After climbing to the 200th floor and accumulating hundreds of millions of Jenie, Oboro arranged for Charles to bet on his next opponent, planning to fight while holding back.

• Biscuit analyzed Oboro’s reflexes and physical training, then ordered Wing to forfeit because she feared Oboro might seriously injure him; Wing agreed.
• Oboro entered the arena to face Wing, but the host announced that Wing had withdrawn, and Oboro left after being declared the winner.
• Over the following month, Oboro maintained his undefeated streak, reached the 200th floor, and saved several hundred million Jenie.
• Charles reported that Oboro’s odds were 1.5 while his next opponent’s were 78, and Oboro told him to spread his money across the betting houses on the opponent to win.
• Oboro told Charles he would still fight but would go easy on his opponent, then headed into the street, looking forward to facing the challenges on the 200th floor.

Oboro fought Jinsha, a Nen user who tried to make him forfeit his upcoming Heavens Arena match, and uncovered the weaknesses in her conjured Barbie Doll ability. He trapped her dolls and dragged the terrified Jinsha back into the alley, insisting they still had to talk.

• Jinsha confronted Oboro in a secluded alley and demanded that he forfeit their match, threatening to kill him if he refused.
• Jinsha unleashed her conjured Barbie Dolls, whose automated attacks forced Oboro to dodge through the cramped alley and damaged his suit.
• Oboro stopped evading the dolls and revealed that their attacks could not harm him, then explained how Jinsha's ability protected her and what its limitations were.
• Oboro used his Nen-covered jacket to trap the dolls, leaving Jinsha unable to defend herself with her ability.
• Jinsha fled toward the street, but Oboro caught her, covered her mouth, and dragged her back into the darkness to continue their talk.

Oboro’s first match on the 200th floor ended when he surrendered after Jinsha was too terrified to fight him, drawing the attention of powerful Nen users. Oboro welcomed the challengers who now saw him as a potential opponent.

• Jinsha’s friends urged her to beat Oboro, but she panicked at his name and drove them from her room.
• Jinsha entered the arena trembling, and Oboro’s appearance brought back memories of his threats.
• When Jinsha could barely approach him and showed no sign of attacking, Oboro surrendered before she could do so herself.
• Jinsha collapsed after Oboro left, while a dreadlocked Nen user decided to challenge Oboro and his uniformed companion warned him to be careful.
• Biscuit and Wing recognized that Oboro had surrendered deliberately, while other Nen users discussed challenging him after the match.
• Oboro sensed powerful Nen users watching him and looked forward to fighting them, hoping to experience a serious defeat.