When Ging heard this, he remembered the clue to Greed Island he had left back on his home, Whale Island.
Surely, once Gon returned to Whale Island, Mito would hand him the clue, no matter how much she disliked me.
Mito was Ging's cousin, a beautiful woman who was still single.
Ging still remembered how that bold, strong woman had taken custody of Gon away from him.
The truth was, Ging hadn't been in any position to raise Gon at the time. He simply hadn't had the time or energy.
So Mito had actually taken on the responsibility herself and helped him out, letting him continue his Hunter journey abroad without worrying.
That was why Ging was grateful to Mito, even if he never said so.
"Then let him come. Let him come to Greed Island. If he can clear the current Greed Island Z, he'll at least be Elite-level."
"At that level, he'll at least be qualified to follow in my footsteps. Then, along the way, he can find his own future."
As Gelman's strength and standing grew, more and more people accepted the system of Nen user ranks he had proposed.
Ging used that system of Nen user ranks here, too.
He wasn't setting the bar too high for Gon. After all, he had done the same himself.
Ging had gradually forged his own path as a Hunter by following in the footsteps of his ancestor, Don Freecss.
He believed his son Gon could do the same.
Only then did Biscuit solemnly hand Ging the group photo. "You still have high hopes for your son. Take it."
Ging hesitated, but accepted the photo and casually stuffed it into his pocket.
He had wanted to appear like someone who wasn't bound by family or affection, but no one there