Chapter Summaries

Bare tried to assassinate Salé-salé, but Beyond Netero intercepted the bullet and overwhelmed the people present with his aura. Oboro then appeared and attacked Beyond to protect his people.

• Bare fired at Salé-salé, but Beyond caught the bullet before it struck him.
• Bare fired again, while Beyond’s aura stopped him and forced Benjamin and his soldiers to hold back.
• Beyond grabbed Bare and called out for the person behind the assassination attempt.
• Green mist spread across the ground, and a black figure descended, slamming Beyond’s arm into the ground.
• Oboro confronted Beyond, asking who had given him permission to touch his people.

Oboro confronted Beyond after King Nasubi maneuvered them into a clash, and Beyond tried to recruit him for a Dark Continent expedition. Oboro rejected him and began attacking, but Beyond endured the assault and drew a weapon that made Oboro sense mortal danger.

• Oboro pinned Beyond down while their opposing strength and Nen cracked the ground, and Oboro killed the Eighth Prince and his consort with a palm strike before ordering the others to leave.
• Beyond let Benjamin and the private soldiers escape, then invited Oboro to join his Dark Continent expedition and offered his life if Oboro defeated him.
• Oboro refused Beyond's offer, vanished into ghostly mist, and attacked him with swarms of ghosts and long-range finger techniques.
• Beyond weathered Oboro's barrage, declared that the unknown was more dangerous than predictable attacks, and summoned a massive black halberd that made Oboro feel the threat of death.

Oboro endured Beyond’s devastating blade strike and counterattacked with a precise blow that pierced Beyond’s arm. Beyond’s body then began to go numb, leaving him unable to move properly.

• Beyond swept away Oboro’s mist and struck him with a blade arc that drove him into the National Assembly building.
• Oboro emerged from the rubble and used Flash to appear behind Beyond.
• Oboro attacked Beyond’s neck with Acupoint and Meridian Manipulation, Limitless, but Beyond shifted aside and blocked the killing blow.
• Oboro pierced Beyond’s arm, then said Beyond would understand what had happened after he died.
• Beyond realized the wound had left half his body numb and obstructed the flow of his Nen.

Oboro intensified the Ghost Mist and used a self-destructive Breathing Technique to rush Beyond despite his En. The chapter ended as Beyond detected Oboro charging through the mist and swung his great blade to meet him.

• Oboro’s Ghost Mist became denser and heavier, weakening Beyond’s Nen control and numbing one of his hands.
• Beyond used En to detect threats within a hundred meters and realized Oboro’s ranged attacks were limited to simple moves within roughly ten meters.
• Oboro drove his breathing and body beyond their limits, preparing to cross Beyond’s En before he could react.
• Oboro used Ta Bu and Seven-Star Shift to blast through the mist toward Beyond at tremendous speed.
• Beyond sensed Oboro’s approach, recognized the attack was destroying his body, and swung his great blade at him.

Oboro and Beyond fought to a standstill, but Oboro’s Life Steal restored him enough to challenge Beyond’s claim of victory. Beyond summoned his allies and renewed his attack, while Oboro explained that he rejected the Dark Continent expedition because Beyond had not understood the dangers of the human world.

• Oboro struck Beyond with an all-out punch, while Beyond’s blade light tore a deep wound through Oboro’s body.
• Beyond staggered to Oboro and declared that he had won, but Oboro regenerated his wounds with Life Steal and warned him not to decide the result himself.
• Beyond summoned his secretly recruited allies, including Saiyu and Pariston, and manifested his black shadow again.
• Beyond said their competing missions left him no choice but to stop Oboro, and accused him of refusing power and the chance to reach the Dark Continent.
• Oboro said Beyond was not strong enough to trust with an alliance and warned that the human world was more complicated than he understood.

Oboro escaped after his fight with Beyond, while Nasubi Hui Guo Rou dealt with the failed plan and ordered Honey Pot killed. Back at the Fills Family base, Oboro set aside plans involving Kakin for now and waited to see what Benjamin would do, since Benjamin's life remained in his hands.

• Oboro used the Ghost Mist and ghostly shadows to escape Beyond and his arriving companions.
• Beyond's companions found him injured, and they discussed Oboro's escape and the risks facing the Fills Family in Kakin.
• Nasubi Hui Guo Rou learned that Beyond had failed, ordered Honey Pot killed, and refused to meet with Benjamin.
• Oboro teleported back to the Fills Family base, where David and Fills Lily learned of the battle and his injuries.
• Oboro agreed to set aside the Kakin plan for now and said he wanted to see what choice Benjamin made.

Oboro reflected on his battle with Beyond and spent two months recovering before reuniting with Menchi and the team in the Mitene Union. After they uncovered the growing Chimera Ant threat, Oboro explained his plans for the Hunter Association and the Dark Continent, then declared that he would eventually kill Beyond.

• Oboro considered how Beyond's physical strength and lingering Nen had left him at a disadvantage, and resolved to grow stronger before hunting him again.
• Two months later, Menchi and the other Hunters found Oboro while he was hunting Magical Beasts and showed him footage of Chimera Ants preying on humans in the Mitene Union.
• Menchi questioned why Oboro had kept the Chimera Ant threat from the Association, and Oboro explained that the crisis served his plan to become chairman and that a lawful Dark Continent expedition required more than a private voyage.
• Oboro told the team about the Dark Continent's dangers, Longevity Rice, and the need to build their strength before attempting the journey.
• Oboro revealed that he had fought Beyond Netero and spent nearly two months removing the Nen from his wounds.
• Oboro said he would kill Beyond eventually, and Anthony eagerly looked forward to seeing Netero's reaction.

Benjamin’s health continued to fail after Oboro took part of his soul, while Beyond recovered from Oboro’s devastating punch and discussed the Fills Family’s growing influence with his allies. Beyond’s group agreed to let Oboro pursue the Hunter Association chairmanship, believing he would challenge V5’s control once in power.

• Benjamin called for Oboro to return his soul, but his weakness forced him to fall asleep before he received any answer.
• Hui Guo Rou visited Benjamin and learned from the private soldier Rihan that the Nen users treating him had made no progress.
• A Nen user failed to heal Beyond’s wound, and Beyond said his vitality would eventually repair the damage from Oboro’s punch.
• Beyond’s allies discussed the Fills Family’s expansion across the underground gangs and the possibility that V5 was allowing its business to grow.
• Beyond said Oboro knew about the Chimera Ants and their plan, and his allies agreed to let Oboro become Chairman because they expected him to oppose V5’s control.

Oboro tracked the Greed Island auction and Kakin’s growing political conflict while training his team for the Dark Continent. Ging learned that Oboro’s soul abilities were behind Benjamin’s condition, and Oboro awaited the Chimera Ant threat’s emergence in April.

• Oboro learned that Gon and Killua had gone to Kakin, where Greed Island’s auction had drawn the royal princes and major figures under Ging’s influence.
• Oboro trained Anthony, Menchi, and the other team members with simulated dangers and refused the Hunter Association’s request to examine applicants.
• Gon, Killua, and Leorio were swept into the feud between the Heil-Ly Family and the Cha-R Family as Kakin’s princes competed for power.
• Oboro sensed that Ging had visited Benjamin and offered a way to keep him alive, but Ging left after Benjamin rejected the prospect of a slow recovery.
• Ging inferred that Oboro’s abilities involved souls and recognized similarities to Thresh, while Oboro continued training his team and waited for the Chimera Ant threat to surface.

Oboro confronted King Hui Guo Rou through Benjamin’s body and exposed his suspicions about the Seed Urn Ceremony, including that Hui Guo Rou himself might be part of its deadly trial. Oboro rejected the king’s offer of cooperation, threatened to destroy the Seed Urn, and vanished as Benjamin’s heart stopped.

• Hui Guo Rou summoned Oboro’s spirit while Benjamin lay unconscious, and Oboro challenged him to state his terms.
• Hui Guo Rou offered Oboro a place on Kakin’s expedition in exchange for cooperation, but Oboro explained that Kakin intended to establish a nearby foothold rather than truly explore the Dark Continent.
• Oboro accused Hui Guo Rou of using the Succession War to raise gu by feeding the chosen one with the other royals, and suggested that Hui Guo Rou might also be destined to enter a coffin.
• Hui Guo Rou dismissed his private soldiers after Oboro exposed his suspicions, then offered concessions as Oboro threatened to destroy the Seed Urn.
• Oboro refused to negotiate, warned that neither Hui Guo Rou nor Benjamin would reach the Dark Continent, and disappeared back into Benjamin as the prince’s heartbeat ceased.

Oboro abandoned his plan to recruit Abengane and decided to develop an Exorcist himself, while Killua passed the Hunter Exam alone. The chapter ended with Jed, a presumed-dead former leader of Shadow, trapping Netero with a Cursed Grudge ability and declaring that old debts had to be repaid.

• Oboro decided not to recruit Abengane for the Dark Continent expedition and planned to develop an Exorcist from his team instead.
• Killua entered the 288th Hunter Exam, defeated every other candidate in the first round, and received his Hunter License from Netero.
• Netero realized Killua had feared Oboro might be the examiner, then watched Killua leave to return to Gon.
• Cloaked attackers ambushed Netero, using a girl's Cursed Grudge ability to immobilize him and kill the examiner.
• Jed revealed himself as the presumed-dead leader of the Shadow Organization and confronted Netero over the organization's destruction.

Oboro agreed to intervene after Yorkshire told him the Hunter Association was struggling to respond to Jed and Shadow’s attacks and Netero’s capture. He left his training ground to deal with the crisis, while Yorkshire realized he might bypass headquarters and go straight to the enemy.

• While training Menchi, Anthony, and Rita, Oboro took Yorkshire’s call about Netero’s capture and the attacks on Association members.
• Oboro explained that Jed wanted the Association to reveal the truth about Shadow and that Netero was unlikely to be killed while he remained a hostage.
• Yorkshire pressured Oboro to return, offering to nominate him as a future chairman candidate, and he agreed to help before ending the call.
• Oboro told his team he was leaving to protect Netero and then departed, while Anthony and Fante criticized Pariston for obstructing the Association.
• At headquarters, Yorkshire admitted to Gel that Oboro had agreed to intervene and became upset over her inability to manage the crisis.
• Yorkshire realized Oboro might go directly after Shadow instead of reporting to headquarters, but Gel urged her to trust his judgment.

Jed held Netero and Killua prisoner while broadcasting the torture and execution of Hunters, hoping to force the Hunter Association to reveal Shadow’s history. Killua warned that a formidable figure was coming, hinting that Jed might soon face Oboro.

• Netero realized Jed had been revived through cursed resentment and grew stronger by absorbing the resentment of his followers.
• Jed continued executing imprisoned Hunters and told Netero he would broadcast his death to expose Shadow’s past.
• Jed accused the Hunter Association and V5 of abandoning Netero, while Netero said the Association had changed since their time together.
• Killua warned Jed that a terrifying monster from the Association was on the way and hinted that Jed should fear Oboro.

Oboro broke into the prison controlled by Darkness and defeated its guards while studying Cursed Grudge. He entered the prison’s depths, where a powerful source of grudge power awaited him as a potential test subject for developing Thresh’s Nen ability.

• Oboro reached the prison and smashed through its gate after the guards ignored his identification document.
• Hungry Ghost attacked with an army of corrupted prisoners and Hunters, but Oboro killed the attackers while sparing the unconscious Association members.
• Oboro evaded an ambush by Asura, overwhelmed him with Nen, and killed him after examining how Cursed Grudge worked.
• Oboro dismissed Cursed Grudge as unstable compared with Nen and continued deeper into the prison toward the powerful grudge energy.
• Oboro advanced through ghostly green mist, eager to test the force in the prison’s depths and use its traits to develop Thresh’s abilities.

Oboro found Jed holding Killua and confronted him outside the prison, where he realized Jed’s apparent soul was a counterfeit formed from grudge energy. Oboro called Jed ideal experimental material, and Jed unleashed a torrent of grudge energy that swallowed him.

• Oboro found dead Association members, Killua in Jed’s grasp, and Netero imprisoned in the base.
• Oboro invited Jed outside to fight, and Netero warned Jed that their past efforts had been for the next generation.
• Jed said he would destroy the Association and followed Oboro outside.
• Oboro questioned Jed about his nature and concluded that grudge energy had created a counterfeit soul within him.
• Oboro called Jed the best experimental material, and Jed covered the prison grounds in grudge energy that swallowed Oboro.

Oboro overwhelmed Jed by exploiting the spiritual weakness of his curse-grudge and destroyed the Rakshasa with his ghosts. He left Jed defeated and revealed that he wanted the counterfeit soul inside him before welcoming him to hell.

• Killua reassured Netero that Oboro would defeat Jed, while Netero worried about Oboro's purpose in using Jed's resurrection.
• Oboro tore apart Jed's curse-grudge and explained that it amplified negative emotions while weakening its user's mind.
• Jed unleashed Hundred Ghost Curse-Grudge, Rakshasa, but Oboro's ghosts swarmed and destroyed the construct.
• Jed lost control of his curse-grudge and collapsed as Oboro explained how the ghosts attacked his mind.
• Oboro stabbed Jed in the chest and revealed that he wanted the counterfeit soul inside him, then welcomed him to hell.

Oboro defeated Jed by extracting his soul and sealing it in Rigge's Lantern, where he began transforming it with his Nen. He then freed Netero from Jed's curse and explained the link between souls, death, and restrictions to Killua.

• Oboro pulled Jed's soul from his body and placed it in Rigge's Lantern, whose grudge energy began to subside as the transformation succeeded.
• Oboro returned to the ruined prison and confirmed that Netero and Killua were safe, while Killua asked about the ghosts that had overwhelmed Jed's Rakshasa.
• Oboro teased Killua and explained that Jed had survived through luck, while Netero asked him to keep the incident secret.
• Oboro extracted the last fragment of the soul sustaining Jed's curse on Netero, causing the grudge energy and restriction to disappear.
• Oboro taught Killua how a lingering soul could sustain a restriction after death, and Killua pretended he was unimpressed.

Oboro returned after resolving the Shadow incident, while Netero recognized that Jed was not truly dead and warned him about Grudge. Back at the training grounds, Oboro explained that Pariston was likely planning to exploit his inevitable involvement with the Chimera Ants to weaken him before the Chairman election.

• Yorkshire learned from Netero that the Shadow incident had been resolved, and the Association and V5 prepared to contain the leaked footage and its fallout.
• Oboro told Netero that Jed was not dead, then left with Killua after discussing Beyond and Netero's assessment of him.
• Killua headed toward Grusia to return to Greed Island, and Oboro rejoined Menchi and the others at their wilderness training grounds several days later.
• Menchi told Oboro that Pariston had leaked news of his role in the incident, and the group discussed whether Pariston had a way to counter him.
• Oboro explained that Pariston likely intended to use the Chimera Ant crisis to weaken him, since Oboro would inevitably intervene before the Chairman election.

Oboro took Menchi and the team to NGL to hunt Chimera Ants and absorb their souls and black mist before the Hunter Association discovered the threat. He explained the ants’ rapid evolution and the dangers ahead, leaving the team to treat the mission as a trial for a future journey to the Dark Continent.

• Menchi reported that Kite was in the Kakin Empire and had sent the Association samples of small ant-like creatures, though their source remained unknown.
• Oboro brought the team to NGL aboard the Fills Family airship, using the family’s business ties with Gyro’s country to gain access.
• Oboro described Beyond’s suspected role in spreading Chimera Ants and warned that the colony had evolved from soldier ants into intelligent soldiers, Squadron Leaders, and Division Leaders.
• Oboro explained that the Chimera Ant King was a perfected life-form unlike the Queen, and told the team how to judge when to fight or retreat.
• Oboro set the ant mission as a trial for the Dark Continent and warned he would not take anyone who could not handle the danger.

Oboro and his team began their sweep of the Chimera Ant hunting grounds in NGL, using themselves as bait to draw the ants together. Oboro unleashed an empowered ghostly mist that drained dozens of ants’ souls, and the team continued toward the next targets.

• Oboro’s team entered the dangerous mountain region of NGL and agreed to lure Chimera Ants toward a chosen location rather than hunt them one group at a time.
• Oboro took position atop a bare mountain while Menchi and the others scattered through the forest to attract the ants.
• Rita found a group of soldier ants feeding on human remains, provoked them, and led their reinforcements toward Oboro.
• After the teammates reported the approaching groups, Oboro released a vast ghostly mist and used Jed’s soul to empower the ghosts.
• The ghosts swept through the mist and took the souls of dozens of Chimera Ants, while Oboro’s team prepared to draw in another wave.