Chapter Summaries

At the Zoldyck Family dinner, Gelman explained his theory that Nanika changed after inhabiting Alluka and may be unique among the Mist-like Creature Ai. He stayed for several days to visit Alluka, who remained isolated behind the gates once visiting hours ended.

• Silva asked Gelman what he had learned from meeting Alluka and reviewing the experiment records.
• Gelman proposed that Nanika's wishes and requests differed depending on whether it had inhabited a body, and he connected its abilities to the Dark Space and the Three-Origin Water.
• Kikyo questioned Gelman about supporting Meteor City’s reconstruction, and he said the devastated city needed outside help.
• Gelman stayed with the Zoldyck Family for several days and visited Alluka, accompanied first by Silva and later by Mihai.
• Killua played games with Alluka during the visits, but Gelman, Mihai, and Killua left her alone behind the heavy gates when visiting hours ended.

Gelman watched the colonial voyage begin with the Zoldyck Family, then prepared to return to Greed Island with Killua and Gon. Before they left, Mihai joined their plans, and Kalluto asked Gelman to help free Alluka; the chapter ended with the trio already adventuring on Greed Island.

• Gelman told Silva that he, Killua, and Gon would return to Greed Island after watching the colonial voyage set sail.
• Killua asked Gelman to let Mihai join their Greed Island team, and Gelman agreed to send him the equipment he needed.
• Kalluto told Gelman that he had hoped to become Killua's playmate and asked him to set Alluka free.
• Gelman, Killua, and Gon left Mt. Kukurou and returned to Greed Island.
• Gelman sent Mihai a Game Console, a game cartridge, and a ring, while Killua, Gon, and remotely controlled Virtual Alluka began their adventures.

While waiting for Shizuku to return, Gelman visited Killua and Gon on Greed Island, where Hanzo and Pokkle had joined their team after being rejected from the Hunter Association’s exploration party. Hanzo and Pokkle mistook Gelman’s arrival for the start of a selection for future expedition teams, though the actual selection would be run by Granny Lin Nie and others.

• Gelman had Abengane exorcise his Anxiety and Fascination with Anomalies, then discussed Greed Island’s management with him after Abengane’s promotion.
• Gelman told Abengane to rest because he planned to return to the Dark Continent soon, and he visited Killua, Gon, Alluka, and Mihai on Greed Island.
• Gon introduced Hanzo and Pokkle, who had been rejected from the Hunter Association’s exploration team and had joined the group as new Greed Island players.
• Hanzo and Pokkle believed Gelman was selecting candidates for later exploration teams after receiving an ambiguous message from the Hunter Association.
• The Hunter Association did plan to select future expedition members on Greed Island, but Granny Lin Nie and others would run the trials rather than Gelman.

Gelman returned to the Dark Continent with Shizuku after reviewing Meteor City’s rebuilding plans and preparing for the colonial expedition. At the Ancient Labyrinth Relay Station, he briefed the team on events back home, including the expedition’s route and the danger surrounding Alluka’s hidden command ability.

• Shizuku returned to Greed Island with Meteor City’s reconstruction plans and reported on its funding and new governing and military structures.
• Gelman and Shizuku left for the Dark Continent, while Ikshampé upgraded network security across Greed Island and watched their teleportation.
• Gelman and Shizuku arrived at the Ancient Labyrinth Relay Station, where the team welcomed them and shared a meal.
• Gelman showed the team Chairman Netero’s route map, and Ging suggested sharing it with nearby demi-human tribes to establish safe stopping places for the expedition.
• Gelman told the team that Killua could command Nanika with few restrictions and had warned him to keep this ability secret from the Zoldyck Family.

Gelman’s team prepared for the next Disaster and Hope by reducing the Exploration Team to four and choosing Two-Tailed Snake Hell Chime as their next target. Trusting Gelman’s instincts, Gelman, Ging, Biscuit, and Shizuku set out from the Ancient Labyrinth while Knuckle, Menchi, Shubika, and Buhara stayed behind to support the station.

• Gelman assigned the next Exploration Team to himself, Ging, Biscuit, and Shizuku, and tasked Knuckle, Menchi, Shubika, and Buhara with strengthening ties with the Demi-humans and preparing to meet Netero and Morel if needed.
• Gelman argued that incomplete records and the risks surrounding Mist-like Creature Ai made Two-Tailed Snake Hell Chime the safer target to pursue first.
• Ging and Biscuit supported Gelman’s choice, with Ging suggesting Gelman’s instincts might warn him of dangers the team could not yet handle.
• Shizuku and the rest of the group backed Gelman, and the four-person team prepared to leave the Ancient Labyrinth.
• On August 20, the fleet approached its refueling and safety inspection station as Gelman, Ging, Biscuit, and Shizuku began their challenge of Two-Tailed Snake Hell Chime.

Germann and the Waystation Exploration Team entered a rainforest to find the swampland where Nitrolomi grew, while Shizuku revealed that Blinky had gained a new ability. A sudden, burning rain struck Biscuit, leaving the team facing an unknown danger.

• Germann and his companions injected the All-Cure Herb, curing Germann's Red Fever and protecting themselves from disease.
• Shizuku explained that Blinky had evolved so she could retrieve remembered items by picturing them, and she drew out the die Germann had once given her.
• Ging, Biscuit, Shizuku, and Germann searched the rainforest for swampland, avoiding monsters as Germann surveyed the area with En.
• Ging reasoned that the swampland was likely deep in the rainforest and marked a tree with Nen to track their route.
• A storm broke overhead, and Biscuit cried out after a raindrop burned and reddened her skin.

The waystation Exploration Team struggled through the rainforest’s recurring Scorching Hot Rain, and Biscuit and Ging discussed how Shizuku could rely on Gelman rather than seek a Hunter License and star rank. Their conversation was interrupted by a sudden attack from a gigantic creature hidden beneath the ground, which swept the team toward its maw.

• The team repeatedly took shelter from the Scorching Hot Rain as they tried to make their way through the rainforest.
• Biscuit suggested that Gelman could use his influence to obtain a Hunter License and One-Star Hunter rank for Shizuku, but Shizuku questioned why she needed them when Gelman could provide what she wanted.
• Ging agreed that a Hunter License and star honors mattered little when someone had strong connections and resources.
• Vines suddenly attacked Ging, and Gelman, Ging, Biscuit, and Shizuku fought them off.
• Ging’s golden strike revealed a huge maw as a concealed creature surged out of the ground and swept the team toward it.

Gelman destroyed a giant flytrap-like monster and felt that he was nearing a bottleneck on the path from Champion Grade to Legendary Grade. After the Scorching Hot Rain eased, he led the group toward a clash between Medium Species monsters, suspecting the Two-Tailed Snake Hell Chime might be nearby.

• The giant plant snapped shut around Gelman, Ging, Biscuit, and Shizuku, but Gelman cut it apart with the Sacred Moonlight Greatsword and blasted its maw with Nen Energy.
• Ging and Biscuit noticed Gelman's increased strength, and Gelman said he felt close to a bottleneck that might require a catalyst to reach Legendary Grade.
• Biscuit lamented that she and Shizuku were still at Master-level while Ging had only recently reached Champion Grade; Shizuku resolved to find a way to advance.
• After the Scorching Hot Rain stopped, the group heard a continuing roar, and Gelman sensed that Medium Species monsters were fighting nearby.
• Gelman suggested they investigate the clash to prepare for a possible encounter with the Two-Tailed Snake Hell Chime, and the others agreed.

Gelman, Ging, Biscuit, and Shizuku investigated giant rhinos attacking their own kind, suspecting the Two-Tailed Snake: Hell Bell was spreading murderous intent. The snake suddenly appeared and attacked Ging, who killed it, but its black sac split open and released smoke with a strange ringing sound.

• Gelman, Ging, Biscuit, and Shizuku watched giant rhinos fight and concluded the Two-Tailed Snake: Hell Bell might be nearby.
• The four approached the fighting rhinos but could not locate the snake or determine how it was spreading murderous intent.
• Gelman proposed that the snake might control creatures from a distance or conceal itself with an ability like Meleoron's God's Unseen Presence.
• The Two-Tailed Snake appeared behind Ging and lunged at him, but Ging dodged and killed it with a golden Nen attack.
• The snake's black sac split open, releasing black smoke and a strange ringing sound that reached everyone.

Around the campfire, Ging and the others discussed whether the dead Two-Tailed Snake Hell Chime had left behind a counterattack-type Nen ability that could make them turn on each other. Their discussion was interrupted by another Night Raid Species approaching, and Hart stepped forward to hold it off while the others escaped.

• Ging, Biscuit, Shizuku, and Gelman speculated that the Two-Tailed Snake Hell Chime's ability might activate after death and cause hostility among them.
• Sigman returned from scouting and reported that she and her little snake had sensed nothing unusual nearby.
• Gelman reminded everyone to use their spare All-Curing Herb Injections if they felt strange, and Biscuit said Cookie could provide Pressure Release treatment for four people in a row.
• A cold wind revealed a Night Raid Species moving toward the camp, and Sigman apologized for failing to detect it.
• Hart took the front line and ordered the others to escape before the creature could draw more monsters to them.

After the team fought off a Night Raid, Gelman realized the group’s memories and headcount had been altered, leaving him unsure which companions were real. Dubisk also noticed the mismatch and said there were eight people present.

• Gelman drew the Sacred Moonlight Greatsword and helped the team repel the Night Raid Species and the monsters, killing the attack’s leader.
• Hart dismissed the danger, while Sigman warned that the journey had only begun; Biscuit tried to ease the tension and offered Magic Beautification.
• Gelman, Ging, Shizuku, and Renard arranged watches while the others rested, and Gelman checked the Night Raid’s loot and their Teleport Lanterns.
• Gelman realized that the team should have four members but counted seven, and his memories of who had traveled with him kept changing.
• Gelman suspected the death of the Two-Tailed Snake Hell Chime had altered their memories and wondered whether Ging and Shizuku could be trusted.
• Dubisk said there were eight people in the camp and asked whether the number seemed wrong.

Gelman gathered the group after Dubisk exposed that four uninvited guests had infiltrated their team, and declared that he would decide who was real or fake. The group searched for a way to identify the infiltrators, but suspicion arose over whether their evidence could be trusted, so Gelman brought out his phone to show his own photos.

• Gelman woke Shizuku and gathered everyone around the campfire, where he explained that the team had grown from four members to eight and that four infiltrators were among them.
• Gelman warned that the infiltrators could provoke paranoia and killings, then asserted that his Teleport Lantern proved he was real and that he would judge who else was real or fake.
• Hart questioned Gelman's authority, while Renard supported his effort to protect the group and said he would accept being killed by mistake.
• Biscuit proposed using her photographs to identify unfamiliar people, but Dubisk questioned whether she or her photos could be trusted, prompting an argument.
• Gelman stopped Biscuit and Dubisk from arguing and took out his phone to show the group his photos.

Gelman and the others compared photos and concluded that the force altering their memories could also be changing reality, so Gelman recorded a timeline of his meetings and journeys to find inconsistencies. The timeline exposed impossible uses of his Teleport Lantern, but Gelman could confirm only two people were real and remained unsure about a third.

• Gelman examined the photos with the group, and Ging suggested the inconsistencies might be intended to make them fight one another.
• Ging urged everyone to trust that Gelman was real, and Gelman proposed using his own history as the basis for a timeline.
• Gelman recorded his meetings and the group's expeditions from 1997 through August 1999 as the others recounted what they remembered.
• Gelman noticed that his Teleport Lantern had supposedly transported more than four people at once, beyond its original capacity.
• The group offered conflicting details, and Gelman confirmed only two people's identities while remaining uncertain about the third.

Gelman and his allies used irreplaceability to identify real people and began killing those they judged to be imposters. After Hart, Sigman, and Dubisk vanished, Gelman confronted Renard and Biscuit, and Biscuit attacked Renard to prove she was real.

• Shizuku worried she might be a fake, but Gelman explained that her indispensable Nen ability proved she was real; Ging joined them and said his Greed Island connections made him real too.
• Gelman identified Renard or Biscuit as their remaining real companion and planned to test them while Ging watched them.
• Hart and Sigman accused each other of being imposters, so Gelman killed Hart and Shizuku killed Sigman; their deaths erased their false identities and restored the others’ memories.
• Dubisk transformed into a werewolf and fled, but Gelman pursued him with the Spiral Cane and killed him.
• Gelman explained that only one of Renard and Biscuit could be real, and Biscuit attacked Renard to demonstrate her resolve.

Biscuit and Ging killed the false Renard, and Gelman realized the false people were assembled from memories and existing templates. The expedition team found a large Two-Tailed Snake Hell Chime settlement near the swamp, but the beasts detected them and attacked as they tried to cross it.

• Biscuit fought Renard until he fled, and Ging killed him with a Nen-infused punch.
• Gelman recalled that the false people were hybrid creations based on game characters and fragments of the Hunters' memories.
• The team changed its search strategy and, after nearly two days, found a settlement containing more than thirty Two-Tailed Snake Hell Chime.
• Gelman and the others tried to sneak around the settlement, but Scorching Hot Rain exposed them.
• The team rushed through the settlement as the Two-Tailed Snake Hell Chime used Dark Space to surround and attack them.

Gelman and the Station Exploration Team defeated the False Men created by the Two-Tailed Snake Hell Chimes and reached the swamp. There, they encountered the Jealousy and Slander Twins, whose attacks began the final battle over the Longevity Food Nitoromi.

• The Two-Tailed Snake Hell Chimes killed themselves in large numbers, creating False Men that attacked Gelman, Ging, Biscuit, and Shizuku.
• Gelman swiftly killed the False Men targeting him, while Ging, Biscuit, and Shizuku defeated their own opponents.
• The team passed through the forest, found the swamp, and detected two Champion Grade enemies ahead.
• The group encountered the Jealousy and Slander Twins guarding the Longevity Food Nitoromi, and the Child of Jealousy transformed into a red copy of Gelman.
• Ging, Biscuit, and Shizuku prepared to fight the Child of Jealousy while Gelman faced the Child of Slander, which launched a storm of hostile masks at him.

Gelman fought the Black Serpent of Slander, wounding it and discovering that its black sacs powered its killing-intent attacks and regeneration. After destroying two sacs and surviving the serpent’s teleporting assault, he sensed fear beneath its fury as he sank into the swamp again.

• Gelman used his weapons and lightning to wound the Black Serpent of Slander, but its killing-intent blast overwhelmed him and drove him into the swamp.
• Gelman escaped the mud and noticed that two of the serpent’s nine black sacs had emptied after its blast and rapid regeneration.
• Gelman inferred that the sacs stored energy and attacked the serpent’s belly, dodging another killing-intent blast before climbing onto its tail.
• Gelman destroyed two transparent sacs with the Sacred Moonlight Greatsword, but the serpent refilled one sac and teleported behind him through Dark Space.
• Gelman used Tachi: Senkage as a Nen barrier to withstand the serpent’s next blast, then sank into the swamp and sensed fear beneath its fury.

Gelman used Chaos Roar to occupy the Black Serpent of Slander while he destroyed two more of its vulnerable cysts. When the serpent warped behind him and attacked from several directions, Gelman and Chaos Roar countered, leaving the Black Serpent’s Killing Intent Shockwave shattered.

• The Black Serpent of Slander tried to keep Gelman trapped in the swamp, but Chaos Roar burst from the mud and seized its tail.
• Chaos Roar clashed with the Black Serpent’s Killing Intent Shockwave while Gelman climbed onto the serpent and destroyed two transparent cysts with the Meat Saw.
• The Black Serpent used Darkness Warp to escape Gelman, but Gelman anticipated where it would reappear and attacked it with a Nen Cannon.
• The Black Serpent attacked Gelman with Malice Mask and Serpent Tail Sweep while they exchanged Nen Cannons, but Chaos Roar blocked both attacks.
• Gelman’s Nen Cannon overwhelmed the Black Serpent’s Killing Intent Shockwave after Chaos Roar knocked its tail aside.

Gelman and the others faced the transformed Black Snake after the Crimson Snake merged with it. The Snake-headed Giant destroyed the Roaring Giant Beast with a terrifying arrow and sent the attack hurtling toward Gelman and his allies.

• The Roaring Giant Beast punctured one of the Black Snake’s Malice Cysts, forcing the Black Snake to use Darkness Warp and escape.
• A red streak from the Crimson Snake, defeated by Ging, Biscuit, and Shizuku, merged with the Black Snake.
• Gelman explained that the two snakes were one being, then the Black Snake transformed into a Snake-headed Giant with a crimson bow in place of its left arm.
• Gelman sent the Roaring Giant Beast to attack as Ging, Biscuit, and Shizuku took their positions.
• The Snake-headed Giant paralyzed the Roaring Giant Beast and fired a Murky Black Arrow that shattered its skeletal body.
• The arrow continued toward Gelman, Ging, Biscuit, and Shizuku, who scattered to avoid it.

Gelman, Ging, Biscuit, and Shizuku disrupted the Snake-headed Giant’s lethal attack and crippled it, forcing it to retreat to the Longevity Food Nitolomi grove. The giant restored its injuries with a Malice Cyst, while Gelman and Ging identified the grove as the key to controlling the fight.

• The Snake-headed Giant paralyzed Gelman and prepared to fire its Murky Black Arrow, but Ging deflected its aim, Biscuit injured its ankle, and Shizuku’s Evil Tenderfoot pulled the arrow off course.
• Gelman broke free, escaped with Shizuku, then joined Ging and Biscuit in attacking the Snake-headed Giant.
• Gelman severed the giant’s right foot with a crescent slash, and Ging escaped its grasp as it toppled.
• The Snake-headed Giant used Darkness Warp to reach the Longevity Food Nitolomi grove, and Gelman told Shizuku to find Biscuit while he joined Ging.
• Ging explained that the giant relied on its Malice Cysts and the grove to recharge, and Gelman proposed exploiting that dependence.
• The Snake-headed Giant recharged its three remaining Malice Cysts, then spent one to regenerate its missing fingers and ankle.