Chapter Summaries

Kevin treated Melusina’s legs and learned that she could recover faster now that the Curse was gone. He studied Vipera’s Record Book, uncovering the dangers of the Dark Continent and the abilities of Vipera’s relics, then tested the dagger that could cut openings without damaging what it sliced.

• Kevin visited the Breeding Farm, praised Squala’s care of the Charging Armor, and saw the mysterious golden egg that Begel had sent.
• Kevin examined Melusina and told her that removing the Curse had made her legs easier to heal, while reflecting on the ceremony’s effect on her Nen and her new ability.
• Kevin read Vipera’s account of a Dark Continent expedition in which an invisible-Nen Butterfly killed three teammates and only three of eleven explorers returned with a Resentful Eater Snake egg.
• Kevin learned that Vipera’s relics included the life-draining [Blood-sucking Star], the Nen-grown [personality seed], the [Learning Bone Fragment], and a post-mortem Nen dagger.
• Kevin tested the dagger by cutting an opening through his table, then pressed its gemstone and restored the table to its original state.

Kevin considered obtaining the Nen-user game Greed Island after Jin sent him a game card and ring, while preparing potions and bidding Men Qi and Buhaci farewell. Kurapika then demonstrated three of his five planned chain abilities, leaving Kevin impressed but noting that Kurapika still needed more offensive power.

• Kevin learned that Jin had sent him a Greed Island game card and ring, and considered how to obtain one of the costly consoles.
• Melusina showed interest in entering Greed Island, while Kevin planned to ask Light to search for a console.
• Men Qi and Buhaci left the Manor after agreeing to find Mountain Beast Stomach Acid for Kevin's Fusion Agent.
• Kevin explained that the acid could help combine Viper Scale and Jade Bone into a defensive potion.
• Kurapika showed Kevin his Binding Chain, Soul Chasing Ring Finger Chain, and Thumb Judgment Chain, explaining their abilities and enhancements under Emperor Time.
• Kevin praised Kurapika's versatile abilities but pointed out that his offense was weak, and Kurapika said he would train and gain combat experience before designing more chains.

Kevin tested three new B-Rank potions, discovering that his Roarer and Ripper abilities could combine with wind to devastating effect. After the potion effects faded, he realized the Ripper Potion also transformed his fingers and nails, leaving him with a new ability to figure out how to learn.

• Kevin finished the Whipper Potion and went to the Training Ground with the Roarer, Ripper, and Whipper Potions.
• Kevin used the Roarer Potion in the Training Ground, shattering glass and wrecking the targets with a Nen-powered roar, then moved the group to Back Mountain.
• Kevin combined Roar and wind to unleash a powerful blast that flattened trees and startled Light and Daznuer at the Manor.
• Kevin took the Ripper Potion, tore through a tree with his transformed claws, and combined the claws with wind to slash deep trenches through the ground and fallen trees.
• Kevin noticed that the Ripper Potion changed his fingers and nails as well as his Nen Aura, and wondered how he could learn to reproduce the bodily transformation.

Kevin learned to shape his Nen Aura into a whip, then agreed to investigate Batler’s search for a healing card in Greed Island. He also restored Melusina’s legs, and she stood and walked on her own for the first time.

• Kevin tested the Whipper Potion and learned that it let him form a flexible whip from his Nen Aura.
• Light told Kevin that Batler had bought up Greed Island consoles and was offering a huge reward for a completed save, likely to obtain a healing item.
• Kevin agreed to investigate Batler’s situation, and he gave his Hunter License to Kurapika to research the game.
• Kevin treated Melusina, returning the Nen Aura obstructing her recovery and restoring control of her legs.
• With Kevin’s support, Melusina stood and took her first steps, then managed to walk unsteadily on her own.

Kevin and Light investigated Batler’s search for a healing card in Greed Island while managing security and staffing problems caused by the growing potion business. After Batler brought his comatose lover to a hospital, Kevin examined her and confirmed he could cure her, leaving treatment details to be discussed.

• Melusina danced in the manor studio, then joined Kevin and the others as Light reported that Batler urgently needed medical help and Kurapika explained Batler’s Greed Island search for a healing card.
• Pairo reported that potion shipments had been attacked, so Kevin rejected recruiting from Meteor City and assigned Daznuer and Gowen to find and evaluate new recruits.
• Light told Kevin that Batler had prepared a heavily guarded city hospital, and Kevin went there with him to examine the patient.
• Batler explained that his lover had fallen into a coma and that he had sought Greed Island’s [Breath of the Archangel] to cure her.
• Kevin used medicine and his Nen Aura to examine Batler’s lover, identified a severe neurological illness in her brain, and said he could cure her.

Kevin successfully treated Batler’s wife, who recovered and awoke, and Batler brought two Nen-powered game consoles to the Manor as thanks. The group learned how the consoles worked and considered who would enter the dangerous game, while Kevin agreed to accompany Nion.

• Kevin told Batler he was about eighty percent confident he could cure his wife, then prepared potions and repeatedly scanned her body to locate every lesion.
• Kevin used a potion and his Nen ability to repair Batler’s wife’s damaged nerves, then woke her; she smiled at Batler as he cried with relief.
• Light persuaded Batler and his wife not to give away their wealth, and Batler promised to send two game consoles as an additional gift.
• Kevin agreed to enter the game with Nion so she could explore it safely rather than be restricted for her protection.
• Batler visited the Manor with his wife and explained that the game consoles could hold multiple players, but players who died inside lost their memory cards.
• The group examined the two consoles and realized they could send up to sixteen people into the game, then wondered who would go.

Kevin and the others entered the Greed Island game and began its tutorial. Kevin learned the rules for collecting and storing cards, then descended into the game world as play began.

• Kevin and the others chose Kevin, Melusina, Pairo, Kurapika, and Nion to enter the game, while Rosana secured the Game Consoles in her Nen Space.
• The five used Memory Cards and Nen Aura to enter the game, then found that they had to pass through the first door one at a time.
• Kevin entered the tutorial chamber and learned how to use the [BOOK] and [GAIN] magic spells.
• The tutorial explained the [Designated Pockets], [Free Pocket], card conversion limits, and the requirement to collect one hundred Number Plates to clear the game.
• The tutorial warned Kevin that dying in the game meant real death, then directed him down the stairs to begin playing.

Kevin and the others entered a Nen-built game on a real island and were ambushed by player Andor Peck. After Kevin subdued him and forced him to explain the game, the group took cards from him and let him leave.

• Kevin, Pairo, Melusina, Nion, and Kurapika explored the grassland and concluded that the game world was a real island east of the Yurubian Continent.
• Kevin noticed someone watching them, and the group was ambushed by Andor Peck, who opened his magic book and prepared to attack.
• Kevin appeared behind Andor, bound him with Nen Aura, and injected him with Truth Serum.
• Andor explained Spell Cards, warned the group about player theft and violence, and showed them his cards.
• Kevin took five Specified Cards and Andor's defensive Spell Cards, then let Andor escape with [Rewind].

Zetzela's team decided to keep playing Greed Island after Batler canceled his commission, while Kevin and his companions explored Bounty City Andochiba, tested the NPCs, and discovered the game's rewards and systems. They obtained Currency Cards, found maps and an Exchange Office, and planned to travel to Magic City for Spell Cards.

• Zetzela's team discussed the canceled commission and chose to continue exploring Greed Island rather than abandon their year of effort.
• Nion, Kurapika, Pairo, and Kevin tested the city NPCs and learned that they answered fixed questions like game characters.
• Kevin's group entered a restaurant's eating contest, and Kevin earned three Currency Cards as rewards.
• The group discovered that game time matched real-world dates and learned that March's tournament would award the Staff of Divine Punishment.
• Kevin's group found the Exchange Office, bought blank maps, and planned to travel to Magic City to obtain Spell Cards.

Kurapika, Kevin, Nion, Pairo, and Melusina left Bounty City for Magic City Marsdora, encountering missions and monsters along the way. Kevin used the journey to train the others and concluded that weak players were being kept in Bounty City by the dangerous route out.

• Kurapika completed a dog bounty and returned to the inn, where Kevin and Nion lamented the lack of space for their collected cards.
• The group set out for Magic City Marsdora and discussed why Bounty City seemed to have so many players, including some who worked there.
• A bandit group begged the travelers for money to buy medicine for a sick child, and Kurapika paid the exact amount the mission demanded without receiving a reward.
• The group fought Goblins and Cyclopes, while Kevin kept Nion out of combat and guided Kurapika and Pairo through the battles.
• Kevin caught a fast-moving black monster and stopped the journey, explaining that the wilderness offered useful combat training.
• Pairo reasoned that weak players could not cross the wilderness and were therefore trapped in Bounty City, forced to earn money in the game.

Kevin and his companions bought Spell Cards in Masadora, while Zetzela’s group planned to exploit their intelligence advantage and the canceled bounty commission to advance through Greed Island. After Pairo won a powerful Specified Card, Kevin reflected on how Nen could make the game’s cards work beyond the island.

• Kevin and his companions exchanged monster cards for money, bought sixty-six Spell Card packs, and collected thirty-six of the forty types.
• The group assigned Nion to collect Spell Cards and agreed to use defensive cards while noting that they possessed only two [Holy Water] cards and two [Leave] cards.
• Zetzela’s group discussed revealing that Batler’s commission had been canceled to reduce competition and acquire cards, while worrying that the person who completed the commission might enter the game.
• Pairo won [082-Staff of Divine Punishment-A-15] in a shooting competition, and Kevin recognized its potential against the Phantom Troupe.
• Kevin recalled winning [063-Virtual Restaurant-B-30] and considered how the game’s Specified Cards and Nen abilities could function beyond the island.

Kevin and Melusina examined a rejuvenating potion card before separating from Kurapika, Pairo, and Nion in Greed Island. While Kite met young Gon on Whale Island, Kevin used Snake’s scales to brew his strongest B-Rank potion, which left a snake-like aura within the vial.

• Kevin explained that the Rejuvenation Potion made the body one year younger without extending its maximum lifespan, and the group decided to take the card out of the game.
• Kevin gave the card to Nion, whose Paladin’s Jewelry protected her Designated Pocket, then parted ways with Kurapika, Pairo, and Nion after noting they had collected sixty-nine cards.
• On Whale Island, Kite saved Gon from a Fox Bear, learned Gon was Jin’s son, and gave him the Hunter License Jin had once given Kite.
• Kevin and Melusina discussed the Notebook’s information about a smuggling route to the Dark Continent while camped outside Magic City Masadora.
• Kevin boosted his Nen Aura past one hundred thousand and used the Alchemy Table to brew a B-Rank Peak potion from Snake’s scales, Jade Bone, and Mountain Eater stomach acid.
• Melusina sensed Snake’s presence in the potion, and Kevin confirmed he had used its scales but could not yet use its core.

Kevin tested the [Scaled User Potion], which covered his body in Snake Scales and greatly increased his defense, while he considered how much stronger his Aura would need to become before he could permanently memorize the transformation. Meanwhile, Kurapika's group continued collecting cards and learned of the Bomb Demon's latest killing, and Gowen and Daznuer interviewed Nen users for Kevin's commission, hiring Shalnark for her storage ability.

• Kevin injected the [Scaled User Potion], transformed his skin into Snake Scales, and tested how well they dispersed the force of his attacks.
• Kevin named the potion and concluded he would have to wait until his Aura capacity exceeded one hundred thousand before [Blank Meteor] could memorize the flesh-and-blood transformation.
• Kevin asked Melusina whether she had felt their Succession Ceremony connection while he used the potion, and she confirmed that she had.
• Kurapika, Pairo, and Nion reached seventy-five Designated Pocket cards and learned from a crowd that the Bomb Demon had killed another player.
• Gowen and Daznuer interviewed applicants for Kevin's commission, and Daznuer hired Shalnark after she demonstrated her Vacuum Cleaner storage ability.
• The applicants fought in a non-lethal strength test, where Basho and Goreinu stood out as stronger than the others.

Kevin recruited Basho, Goreinu, and Shalnark as armed escorts and tested their Nen abilities at the training ground. After evaluating Goreinu’s position-swapping Nen Beasts and Basho’s haiku-based ability, Kevin turned to assess Shalnark.

• Kevin reflected on Rosana’s efforts to keep the Kurta Clan’s hatred in check, then reassured Squala and a maid that their budding relationship would not interfere with work.
• Gowen returned with Basho, Goreinu, and Shalnark, and Kevin recognized the two Hunters he had met during the exam.
• Kevin learned that Shalnark came from Meteor City and had used her Nen vacuum to collect corpses before applying for the better-paying escort job.
• Kevin hired all three on a six-month probation and began testing their skills at the training ground.
• Goreinu demonstrated that his Nen Beasts could swap positions with targets, and Basho showed how his written haikus affected his attacks.
• Basho explained his Specialization ability, Wandering Master, and Kevin offered to help him develop battle-ready haikus before turning to test Shalnark.

Kevin tested Shalnark’s combat strength and learned that her Vacuum Cleaner could store objects, though her poor memory made its contents unpredictable. He rejoined Kurapika’s group in Love City, where its romance-comic encounters exasperated the party, and learned they had collected 82 cards but hit a difficult bottleneck.

• Shalnark attacked Kevin with her Vacuum Cleaner, and Kevin blocked its strike with his arm before asking her to demonstrate her ability.
• Shalnark sucked up the Training Ground equipment and spilled it back out with assorted junk, revealing that she forgot objects she considered unimportant.
• Kevin rejoined Melusina, Kurapika, Pairo, and Nion as they traveled to Love City Ai, where Kurapika and Pairo became caught in romance-comic-style encounters.
• Kurapika realized Love City’s encounters were not quests, while Kevin and Melusina watched the city’s bizarre situations unfold.
• The group spent nearly a day collecting Love City’s cards, and Nion reported that they had 82 cards and ranked first but had reached a bottleneck.

Kevin surpassed one hundred thousand in Nen capacity, reached a bottleneck in his potion-assisted training, and strengthened his Nen abilities. Meanwhile, Kurapika’s group obtained and duplicated [Breath of the Archangel], gave the original to Kevin, and continued toward clearing the game as other players increasingly targeted them.

• Kevin passed the one-hundred-thousand Nen capacity threshold, and Melusina helped him settle in to strengthen his Nen abilities.
• Nion pulled [God Eye], bringing Kurapika’s group to eighty-eight Specified Cards while rival groups cooperated and targeted them.
• Kurapika’s group exchanged Spell Cards for [Breath of the Archangel] and used Copy Cards to fill all three copies.
• Kurapika, Pairo, and Nion gave the original [Breath of the Archangel] to Kevin and warned that other players were harassing them.
• After Kurapika’s group left, Kevin told Melusina he had completed upgrades to [Blank Meteor] and [Moment's Dream].

Kevin reflected on how his evolving potions might lead to biological growth, then used an Accompany card to follow the players seeking the Breath of the Archangel. At Shufulabi, Kurapika's team and Zetzela's team considered cooperating to win a difficult card challenge, while Ganshu offered to join them.

• Kevin speculated that A-Rank potions might cause evolution, and Melusina reassured him when she sensed his worries.
• Kevin used an Accompany card to catch up with the others, while Ganshu decided his team would steal the Breath of the Archangel from the leading players.
• Players learned that obtaining the card at Shufulabi required a large team to win athletic contests, including a dangerous dodgeball match against a powerful Nen user.
• Kurapika's team met Zetzela's team, and Pairo proposed that they cooperate to obtain the card.
• Ganshu approached the two teams and offered to join, claiming he had hidden his strength for lack of suitable teammates.

Kurapika’s group recruited enough players to challenge Razor and discovered that the pirate leader and his crew were real criminals serving prison sentences inside the game. After Razor turned the challenge into an 8v8 dodgeball match, Kevin and Kurapika recognized the danger, and the chapter ended as Melusina empowered their team before the game began.

• Kurapika, Pairo, Zetzela, and Ganshu agreed to recruit more players, and Kevin and Melusina joined their group.
• Ganshu led Pairo and Zetzela’s teammate to recruit players in Masadora, where they witnessed a victim of the [Bomb Demon] and returned with enough people to fill the roster.
• Kurapika’s group challenged Razor’s team, won three sporting events, and triggered the 8v8 [Dodgeball] match.
• Kurapika recognized Razor as the criminal [Demon Leiza], and Razor revealed that the arena was a prison where criminals played games as part of their sentences.
• Kevin and Kurapika warned their recruits about the danger, while Melusina supplied three Maid Nen Beasts to compete alongside their team.
• Melusina activated [Gift] and [date] for the team and encouraged Kevin before the dodgeball match began.

Kevin's team battled Razor's side in a Nen-powered court match, and Razor's overwhelming throws reduced Kevin's team to Kevin and Pairo. The match ended with Pairo activating BACK after his ability made Razor miss Kevin's gentle throw.

• Kevin's team won the opening possession, and Pairo used his focused gaze to imprint his ability on Razor while eliminating one Nen Beast with a throw.
• Razor struck Ganshu out of the court, while Xiao Hong blocked another attack and Zetzela caught the ball; Zetzela then eliminated two Nen Beasts with a powerful throw.
• Razor's attacks eliminated Xiao Hong and Zetzela, then Little Blue sacrificed herself to help Kurapika catch an explosive throw before Kurapika and Little Blue were ruled out.
• Razor unleashed a devastating spike at Kevin, but Kevin caught the ball with his scaled, Aura-covered hand and remained unharmed.
• Kevin threw the ball gently at Razor, who missed it after Pairo altered his vision, and Pairo activated BACK.

Kevin and his team defeated Razor, obtained the One Tsubo Coastline card, and exposed Ganshu as the Bomb Demon. After removing the bombs and killing Ganshu and his two accomplices, they parted ways with Zetzela's group as the race to clear the game continued.

• Kevin used a wind-infused ball to overwhelm Razor, who admitted defeat and led his Pirates away.
• Kurapika's team completed the lighthouse quest and received the One Tsubo Coastline card, then copied it before Zetzela's group departed.
• Kevin confronted Ganshu about his malice, and Ganshu revealed that he had planted bombs on Kurapika, Pairo, and Zetzela's companions.
• Kurapika restrained Ganshu with his chain, Zetzela broke his limbs, and Pairo said “Got the Bomb Demon,” removing the bombs.
• Kevin revealed Ganshu's two accomplices, and Pairo killed all three after Kevin judged them guilty.
• Zetzela's group left as rivals, and Nion vowed that her team would clear the game first.