Chapter Summaries

Killua returned to the Zoldyck home and asked Silva to let him see Nanika, whom he insisted was his Sister. After visiting her, Killua left still weighing how to free her safely and decided to seek Kevin’s help with what he knew about the Dark Continent.

• Killua told Silva that Nanika was his Sister and asked to see her, but Silva maintained that she could not be considered family because of the danger she posed.
• Silva let Killua enter Nanika’s heavily secured room after Killua recited the rules governing her wishes and their deadly costs.
• Killua embraced and played with Nanika, easily fulfilling her requests for affection while Silva, Migg, and others watched from the monitoring room.
• Killua considered hiding his ability to command Nanika, fearing his family would exploit it, and wondered whether he should wish for her not to appear.
• After Alluka fell asleep, Killua left the room and decided to find Kevin, whom he trusted to know more about Dark Continent creatures.

After returning to Nosra Manor, Kevin and his companions learned from Biscuit that Jin had announced an unexpected opportunity to travel to the Dark Continent. They concluded that the Kakin Empire was preparing an official expedition, and Kevin ordered the group to begin preparing while he started testing rare materials for new abilities.

• Kurapika reunited with Kevin at Nosra Manor, where Biscuit welcomed the returning group and noted how Kevin had grown through his battle with the Ant King.
• Biscuit relayed Jin’s message that an unexpected opportunity to prepare for the Dark Continent would soon arrive, prompting the group to discuss how it could be possible.
• Kurapika explained that the Kakin Empire had never signed the exploration ban and might have the legal right to launch the sixth official expedition.
• Kevin told the group to begin preparing and urged Kurapika to use more aggressive methods to recover the relics.
• Kevin went to the Pharmaceutical Room and began testing his A-Rank materials, with the Ant King’s material as his top priority.

Kevin and Melusina struggled to identify the traits of the Chimera Ant hearts before discovering that Neferpitou's heart had a Clone Trait. Kiy then revealed that his Sister Alluka could grant wishes at a terrible cost, and Kevin agreed to help assess and control the dangerous power.

• Kevin and Melusina used repeated experiments to determine that Neferpitou's heart had a Clone Trait linked to her Nen ability.
• Kiy and Gon visited Kevin, and Kiy explained that his Sister Alluka could grant wishes while making someone among the wisher's acquaintances pay a sudden price.
• Kiy described the Zoldyck Family's experiments and the danger of collective punishment when Alluka's price could not be paid.
• Kiy said he wanted freedom for Alluka, and Kevin cautioned that her power had to be controlled before she could safely live freely.
• Kevin agreed to bring materials and examine Alluka, while Kiy would bring his Sister to him.

Kurapika and Pairo assessed the threats facing the Kakin branch office and focused on obtaining the Fourth Prince’s clan relics. At Kukuroo Mountain, Kiy entered the Zoldyck estate to retrieve Nanika while Kevin and the others waited outside, where Hisoka confronted Gon and Illumi revealed that Kiy’s Nen needle had been installed at their father’s request.

• Kurapika told Pairo about his uncle’s resolved situation, and Pairo explained that the Second Prince was targeting the company because a backer had shifted support to the Fifth Prince; they decided to lie low and pursue the relics held by the Fourth Prince.
• Kiy refused to let Kevin and the others enter the Zoldyck estate with him, then went inside alone to bring out Nanika.
• Hisoka appeared outside the gate and provoked Gon, but Melusina’s Aura forced him to back away, and Kevin advised Gon to defeat Hisoka decisively.
• Kiy sensed Illumi waiting on the road to Volcano, and Illumi told him that their father had ordered the Nen needle implanted.
• Kiy continued on, resolved to protect the people he cared about, while Illumi revealed that he had brought Hisoka hoping Hisoka would kill Gon.

Killua took Alluka out of the Zoldyck estate by threatening to have Nanika kill Kikyo if the gate stayed closed, and Silva let them leave. At the gate, Kevin and Melusina waited with Gon and Hisoka, but Melusina’s hostile aura made everyone immediately retreat.

• In the surveillance room, Illumi concluded that Killua planned to take Nanika away and suspected he had hidden a way to handle the consequences of her wishes.
• Killua ordered Nanika to kill Kikyo if they were not outside the mountain within thirty minutes, and Silva opened the gate rather than risk the threat.
• After Nanika kissed Killua to fulfill his wish, Zizor and another butler joined them under Silva’s new orders, while Zizor warned Killua she would stop him if he broke the rules.
• Illumi attacked Gotoh with Nen needles, but Killua caught and returned them, then warned Illumi not to approach or harm him or Alluka.
• Killua and Alluka reached Kevin, Melusina, Gon, and Hisoka at The Gate, where Melusina released a menacing aura that sent everyone scattering.

Kevin examined Alluka and discovered that Nanika was a parasitic spiritual lifeform called Mist-form Lifeform Ai, one of the Five Great Disasters. As the Zoldycks realized Killua could command Nanika, Kevin learned that Ai could fulfill a requested objective based on its host’s will and soul activity.

• Nanika confronted Melusina’s Resentful Eater Snake, then withdrew after Alluka and Killua reassured her that it was a friend.
• Kevin examined Alluka and explained that Nanika’s presence did not change Alluka’s status as family; Alluka said Nanika lived with him and liked Killua.
• At Kevin’s request, Alluka let Nanika take control, and Kevin scanned her while she complied with Killua’s command.
• Silva and the others watched the examination and realized Killua could command Nanika, while Migg feared Silva might try to exploit that power.
• Kevin identified Nanika as Mist-form Lifeform Ai, a parasitic spiritual organism whose abilities included fulfilling a requested objective.

Kevin questioned Killua about Nanika’s wish-making and healing, then explained how Mist-form Lifeforms parasitized hosts and how emotions could shape their behavior. The chapter left Kevin suggesting that Killua ask Nanika to stop granting other people’s wishes.

• Kevin identified Nanika as the Dark Continent’s Mist-form Lifeform Ai, and Killua said he could issue her commands because she loved him and wanted his praise.
• Killua demonstrated Nanika’s wish-making rules with Zizor, then showed that healing restored Zizor’s fingers but exhausted Nanika and made her fall asleep.
• Kevin explained that Mist-form Lifeforms were drawn to active minds, and he reasoned that the first exploration team likely collapsed under competing wishes and the resulting Spoiled Requests.
• Kevin proposed that Nanika had been influenced by Alluka’s emotions and suggested Killua command her to stop granting other people’s wishes.
• Killua said he had considered that idea before but had not been confident enough to try it.

Killua defied Illumi’s attempt to control Nanika, defeated him, and set a boundary against further interference. After ordering Nanika not to grant anyone else’s wishes, Killua decided to travel with her and Canaria and sent the others away.

• Killua confronted Illumi and declared that he would no longer let his family control him, then attacked him with electricity.
• Illumi used Nen needles to control himself and Canaria, forcing Killua to dodge rather than strike back.
• Killua severed Canaria’s controlled arm to free her, then overwhelmed Illumi with Thunderbolt and cut off both of his arms.
• Killua warned Illumi that another attempt to control him would end their status as family, and gave him medicine to repair his injuries.
• Killua told Nanika not to listen to anyone else’s wishes, embraced her, and decided to travel with her and Canaria.
• Killua ordered Nanika to send everyone else away, and she transported Gotoh, Zizor, Amayne, Illumi, and Hisoka from the scene.

On the airship, Kevin explained Nanika’s relationship to the Dark Continent and warned Kiy and Gon about its dangers. He agreed in principle to let them join his expedition, but told them to return to the Manor and learn more before making a final decision.

• Alluka enjoyed the airship trip while Kevin explained that Nanika fed on desires and that the Three-Source Water might sustain her species.
• Kiy admitted he wanted to go to the Dark Continent, and Gon asked whether Jin would be there.
• Kevin warned them that the Dark Continent was dangerous and that any expedition needed a capable team, strong leadership, and lasting funds.
• Melusina pointed out that Kiy and Gon had fought in the Chimera Ant War, and Kevin reconsidered their ability to join his team.
• Kiy explained that traveling with Kevin would let him grow stronger and protect Alluka from people seeking control over his commands, while Gon wanted to find Jin and help Kiy.
• Kevin agreed in principle to their joining, but instructed them to return to the Manor, understand the situation, and decide later.

Kiy and Gon prepared to travel with Alluka while Kevin and Melusina completed an A-Rank potion made from Neferpitou’s Heart. Testing revealed that [Decoy Clone] strengthened manifested Nen Beasts and granted them Substitute Death, leaving Kevin with a powerful new way to protect himself.

• Kevin told Kiy and Gon to prepare for a future journey to the Dark Continent, and Kiy asked to have Canaria train at Nosra Manor so she could protect Alluka.
• Kevin and Melusina finished an A-Rank potion using Neferpitou’s Heart and took it to the Indoor Training Ground to test it.
• Kevin injected the potion and summoned a maid through Melusina’s [Maid Corps], finding that the potion had no direct effect on him.
• Maid Number One gained vastly greater strength and autonomy, then fought Melusina in a test match.
• Kevin identified the potion’s main effect as granting Nen Beasts Substitute Death and named it [Decoy Clone].

Kevin learned the restrictions of the Substitute Death potion, confirmed that its effects could stack twice, and began investigating the Ant King Heart. Jin arrived with news that information about the Dark Continent would soon spread worldwide, and he left Gon’s place on Kevin’s team to Kevin.

• Kevin discovered that the potion permanently enhanced a Nen Beast but required a large investment of Nen, and using Substitute Death would consume the Clone and its Nen to save him from lethal damage.
• Kevin and Melusina made a second potion and confirmed that Kevin could have at most two Substitute Death Clones at once.
• Kevin decided to study the Ant King Heart before the other stored hearts, then paused his research when Jin visited.
• Jin told Kevin that news about the Dark Continent might soon become public, prompting Kevin to worry about the Kakin Empire’s plans.
• Jin said Gon would be safer and more useful on Kevin’s team, and Kevin agreed to let Jin handle the team’s itinerary.

King Nasubi publicly announced Kakin’s plan to explore the Dark Continent, with Beyond Netero leading the expedition. Jin explained that the expedition would first take ordinary people to a vast island near the human world, while he quit the Twelve Zodiacs and Kevin was invited to meet with the Hunter Association.

• King Nasubi announced to the world that Kakin would journey toward the Dark Continent and introduced Beyond Netero as the expedition’s leader.
• Beyond urged people to gather in Kakin, revealing that humanity’s ancestors came from the Dark Continent and inviting anyone eager for a challenge to join.
• Jin explained that Kakin would transport ordinary people to a vast island near the human world and predicted that the V5 would eventually make Kakin share the expedition’s gains rather than risk war.
• Biscuit told Jin that Qiduo had called, and Jin confirmed that he had quit the Twelve Zodiacs to focus on the Dark Continent.
• Biscuit told Kevin that the Hunter Association wanted to meet him to discuss the consequences of Kakin’s announcement.

On the airship to Hunter Association headquarters, Kevin considered who to take on the New Continent expedition and researched the Ant King's Heart, discovering its [Furnace] trait. At headquarters, Netero welcomed Kevin and his companions, and the group began discussing the fallout from Kakin's expedition plans.

• Kevin and Melusina discussed choosing a limited expedition team from Kevin's many prepared recruits and allies.
• Kevin told Melusina that Meruem's Heart had the [Furnace] trait, which could fuse different powers and might help him break through his physical and Nen limits.
• Kevin, Melusina, Biscuit, Buhaci, and Men Qi arrived at Hunter Association headquarters and found it crowded with Hunters seeking places on the New Continent voyage.
• Netero greeted the group with one leg restored but his severed arm still missing, while Biscuit teased him about his motives for recovering the leg.
• Kido said Kevin qualified for a Three-star Hunter promotion and Men Qi and Buhaci qualified for Two-star promotions; Netero reminded Men Qi to train successors.
• Kevin asked why the Association had summoned them, and Netero began explaining that Kakin's actions had caused widespread chaos.

Kevin met with Netero and Qiduo at Hunter Association Headquarters as they discussed V5’s demand to capture Beyond and the coming Dark Continent expedition. Kevin agreed to Netero’s terms for the voyage: he would return only if he brought back hope or found a way to resolve a Disaster.

• Qiduo told Kevin that V5 had demanded the Hunter Association capture Beyond, but Netero refused and stalled for time.
• Netero explained that Beyond’s restrictions had been lifted when his own condition nearly reached death, and admitted he had restricted his son to prevent him from bringing further Disasters back from the Dark Continent.
• Qiduo asked Kevin to join the Twelve Zodiacs, but Kevin refused and said he intended to take advantage of the current momentum.
• Netero warned Kevin that a failed expedition would likely prevent another official voyage for a hundred years or more, and Kevin estimated his chances of success at seventy to eighty percent.
• Netero agreed to provide support and send the Twelve Zodiacs with Kevin, who accepted the condition that he must bring back hope or find a way to resolve a Disaster before returning.

Kurapika and Pairo seized the chance created by Kakin’s colonial-expansion announcement to strengthen the Red Stone Group and plan to reclaim the Fiery Red Eyes from the Fourth Prince. They infiltrated his hidden residence during Queen Unma’s banquet and began taking down his guards.

• Kurapika and Pairo learned from Kevin’s information that Kakin’s expansion and the market downturn gave Red Stone Pharmaceuticals a chance to establish itself before the news became public.
• Kurapika suspected the Succession War was approaching, and he and Pairo decided to seize the Fourth Prince’s Fiery Red Eyes while he was distracted and politically constrained.
• They planned to act during Queen Unma’s banquet, then infiltrated the Fourth Prince’s concealed residence three days later.
• Kurapika used his Ring Finger Soul Chasing Chain to locate eight guards, while Pairo sent out winged eyeball butterflies to assess the building.
• Kurapika and Pairo knocked out the stairwell guards and disguised themselves as bodyguards to reach the top floor.
• Kurapika choked one of the guards unconscious as Pairo kept the other distracted.

Kurapika and Pairo recovered all the Kurta Clan’s Fiery Red Eyes from the Fourth Prince’s collection and brought them to Rosana to protect until the clan’s Funeral. A month later, Kevin gathered his allies at Nosra Manor to prepare for the Dark Continent Project, where Gon and Kiy reunited with their friends.

• Kurapika and Pairo used a prepared deception to enter the Fourth Prince’s vault, recover ten pairs of Fiery Red Eyes, and destroy the collection with miniature bombs.
• Kurapika returned the eyes to Rosana through a doorway to “Home,” and she agreed to protect them until Pairo returned for the Funeral.
• The Fourth Prince realized the Red Stone Group had likely stolen the eyes, but he swallowed his anger without acting against them.
• Kevin checked on Rosana and called everyone back to Nosra Manor to finalize the Dark Continent Project’s exploration plans and begin final training.
• After a month, Gon and Kiy arrived at Nosra Manor and reunited with Kurapika, Pairo, and Leorio as Kevin’s faction assembled.

Kevin gathered his allies at Nosra Manor to explain the Kakin Empire’s Dark Continent expedition and reveal that his A-Rank potions could permanently enhance the body. He outlined the team’s goals and training plans, leaving the Manor preparing for the expedition and its surging potion business.

• Kevin assembled the Nosra Family, trusted partners, and other allies to discuss the Dark Continent expedition.
• Kevin explained the four known exploration teams and warned that the Twelve Zodiacs would prevent anyone from returning without obtaining Hope and resolving a disaster.
• Kevin revealed that A-Rank potions could cause lasting bodily enhancements and said he and Melusina had spent a year on the Dark Continent.
• Kevin set the team’s objective as establishing a safe base, hunting for valuable materials, and pursuing Hope while dividing members into combat, reconnaissance, and logistics groups.
• Kevin named the first expedition group, including himself, Melusina, Kurapika, Pairo, Men Qi, Buhaci, Biscuit, Shalnark, Kiy, and Gon, and scheduled special training before departure.
• The Manor grew busier as allies gathered for training and demand for Kevin’s potions surged.

On New Year’s Day, Kevin refined a powerful potion from the Ant King Heart and other Dark Continent materials, causing a Nen Aura surge that unsettled the entire Manor. After twelve hours of exhausting more than nine hundred thousand Nen, he completed the potion, whose radiance stirred a deep yearning in him.

• Kevin and Melusina watched the Manor’s residents train in the snow while Biscuit asked about the ten Dark Continent expedition slots; Kevin said the Chairman might secure two more.
• Biscuit discussed the group’s Nen training with Kevin, who gave her a C-rank Spurt Potion to help increase their Nen reserves.
• Kevin and Melusina agreed that Nion and Rosana should not be forced to join the expedition, leaving the remaining slots to those who chose to work for them.
• Kevin began refining a potion using the Ant King Heart, a Berserk Beast Heart, and a fruit from the Resentment Snake’s territory.
• The Nen Aura eruption spread across the Manor for twelve hours, keeping the residents awake and revealing how much Kevin had changed since visiting the Dark Continent.
• Kevin exhausted more than nine hundred thousand Nen and retrieved the finished potion, whose brilliant radiance awakened a yearning within him.

Kevin endured an excruciating potion’s effects, which merged the changes from his previous potions into his body and transformed his abilities. He recovered with a newly integrated Nen barrier and Cocoon of Rebirth, though his hair and eyebrows had fallen out.

• Kevin injected the A-Rank potion and suffered intense pain as it reconstructed his body, while Melusina waited nearby, unable to help.
• After the effects faded, Kevin coughed up blood and recovered with Melusina’s support, then discovered the potion had made him lose all his hair and eyebrows.
• Kevin explained that his body’s retained potion changes and A-Rank alterations had merged, causing the pain as they integrated throughout his body.
• Kevin demonstrated that he could combine Snake's Resentment with his Hexagonal Barrier and use Time Drop across a larger area.
• Kevin revealed that Cocoon of Rebirth had merged into his body and that his physical transformation had left him able to grow stronger without a visible limit.

Kevin explained how the [Myriad Forms Furnace] Potion fused physical attributes and Nen to break their limits, then used the Manor’s enormous feast and [Gluttony] potions to help everyone train. The chapter left Kevin exercising under several tons of iron in Zetsu while Biscuit watched in disbelief.

• Kevin calculated that the [Myriad Forms Furnace] Potion could let him break through his limits several times, but he decided to reserve most of the remaining doses for others.
• Kevin concluded that most people could reach their physical limits, but only Netero among those he knew could reach the first Nen limit without help from the Dark Continent.
• Gon, Kiy, Buhaci, and the others stopped eating at the Manor feast, while Kevin finished the tons of food and credited his improved digestion to a new potion.
• Men Qi served Golden Soup, and Kevin and the others drank [Gluttony] potion before consuming the nutrient-rich meal.
• Biscuit ordered everyone to exercise immediately, and Kevin began doing push-ups in Zetsu beneath several tons of iron while Biscuit remarked on his strength to Melusina.