Biscuit

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Biscuit Krueger (比司吉) 12
Alias(es)	“Jewel Hunter”; “Little Biscuit” to Shizuku; saved as “Little Grandma” in Gelman’s contacts 7 12 50
Species/Race	Human 7 64
Gender	Female 7 64
Age	Over fifty at her introduction 7
Affiliation	Hunter Association; Mind Source Style; Gelman’s “Caravan” expedition team 7 86 87
Occupation/Role	Jewel Hunter, martial artist, Nen mentor, expedition support specialist, and stronghold organizer 7 60 95 126
Nen Type	Transmutation, supplemented by decades of Enhancement training 60
Teacher	Chairman Netero 50 60
Disciple	Wing 86 87
Highest Documented Grade	Champion Grade 459 461
Status	Alive; overseeing Ancient Labyrinth Castle in her latest documented appearance 514
First Appearance	Restaurant encounter with Gelman 7

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Elite-level Nen user	60	Already an experienced Transmuter. Can destroy carnivorous flower buds while retaining her petite form; this is a documented starting level, not a newly achieved breakthrough.
Strengthened combat form	459	Accepts the Sphinx’s curse despite the wrinkles it causes. On returning to her strong form, she feels increased power and considers the exchange worthwhile.
Champion Grade	461	Defeats the Sharkman opponent assigned by the Deep Sea Gatekeeper and overcomes her bottleneck. The breakthrough follows Netero’s earlier guidance to punch according to her inner feelings rather than rigidly follow his teachings 454.

Background / History

Biscuit studied Netero’s Mind Source Style and trained her body for decades. Although her natural Nen category is Transmutation, her sustained physical training also developed her Enhancement abilities. Her desire for eternal youth shaped the creation of Magical Beautician Miss Cookie 60 459.

She first pursues Gelman because his original body stole the Promise Ruby, which she had intended to purchase. Investigating the theft scene, she identifies his assassin’s mark and the Phantom Troupe’s spider symbol, researches him through Hunter information networks, and tracks him to Cross Town 7 8.

Her interest changes when his behavior contradicts the violent assassin she expected. Rather than claim his bounty, she warns him about the killers following him and becomes curious about the secret behind his changed demeanor 8.

Appearance

• Petite form: Resembles a young blonde girl, despite being over fifty. Her childlike appearance is convincing enough to mislead people unfamiliar with her 7.
• Hair: Initially wears twin ponytails; later uses a single ponytail or bun. She usually keeps her hair tied up to prevent opponents from grabbing it during combat 7 46 95 184.
• Clothing: Favors a princess dress and white gloves, maintaining a deliberately ladylike presentation 8 11 95.
• True combat form: A tall, burly blonde woman whose physique stretches her princess dress. During the rescue of Tokalinu and her companion, she is described as nearly two meters tall 64 418.
• Later hairstyle: Cuts her hair short during the Dark Continent expeditions; by her reunion with Gelman and Menchi, it has grown past her earlobes 230 286.
• Sphinx curse: Temporarily develops forehead lines, crow’s feet, and nasolabial folds 459.

Personality

Biscuit is playful, vain, and highly deceptive when pursuing something she wants. She pretends to cry, acts helpless, and presents herself as Gelman’s younger sister to manipulate appearances. Her moral reasoning is similarly flexible: taking a jewel from a thief and assassin does not strike her as equivalent to robbing an innocent merchant 7 8.

Her jewel hunting extends into how she judges people. Gelman’s unexpected behavior makes him an intriguing discovery; later, Shizuku reveals that Biscuit considers him her finest “gem,” likening him to an uncut emerald. She also recognizes his ability to discover and cultivate talent in Kurapika 8 142 293.

Beneath her teasing manner, Biscuit is an attentive senior Hunter. She values patient foundational training, explains treatments to reassure Gelman, and prioritizes the mental stability of teammates whose abilities expose them to unusual risks. She is deeply affected by Netero’s recklessness and remains attached to him despite frequently complaining about him 47 70 230 235 288.

Her concern with beauty does not erase her fighting spirit. She dislikes her muscular original shape and appearing disheveled, but accepts the Sphinx’s damage to her youthful appearance in exchange for greater power. As her responsibilities at Ancient Labyrinth Castle increase, her usual joking becomes less frequent 140 459 514.

Abilities & Skills

Magical Beautician Miss Cookie

Biscuit manifests a feminine Nen projection with pink, shoulder-length hair and a professional smile. Miss Cookie provides beauty treatments and massages, including the relaxation technique Peach Blossom Breath 47.

• Stress relief: Helps Gelman fall asleep within minutes and provides a sustainable way to reduce the Pressure associated with his abilities 47 49.
• Mental-health support: Helps prevent teammates from entering Torment or Mental Exhaustion outside combat 235.
• Beauty care: Supports Biscuit’s daily maintenance routine and can produce makeup effects 49 286.
• Team treatment: Biscuit treats Shizuku as well as Gelman; during one expedition, Peach Blossom Breath can designate two recipients 95 235.
• Diminishing returns: Repeating treatment before twenty-four hours have passed reduces its effectiveness 49.
• Caster self-care: Biscuit sometimes selects herself for treatment because maintaining her own sanity is necessary to keep helping others 235.

Treatment	Documented Result	Conditions
Regular massage	Gelman’s Pressure falls from 65 to 41, a reduction of 24 points 49.	Further immediate treatment remains possible, but produces diminishing returns.
Compressed, amplified treatment	Gelman’s Pressure falls from 115 to 82, a reduction of 33 points 95.	Biscuit compresses thirty minutes of treatment into fifteen. Gelman’s Toughness Trait also contributes to the increased effect.

Transformation and Combat Form

Biscuit’s petite appearance and muscular true form are connected to her Nen. Her companions identify the larger body as her combat form, rather than a separate person 64.

• Can defeat dangerous flower buds with punches and kicks without transforming 60.
• Uses her large form against giant spiders and in lethal combat with Phantom Troupe members 64 169.
• Her giant form also allows her to carry a rescued survivor during the crisis around BW1 418.
• Initially dislikes her original physique; after her Champion breakthrough, she gains greater confidence in her new form 140 461.

Mind Source Style and Heart Source Flow Fist

Biscuit combines decades of martial training with precise aura control. Heart Source Flow Fist is one of her named combat techniques 60.

• Shatters a carnivorous flower bud with a kick without looking behind her 60.
• Parries the false Renard’s Nen-infused sword attacks and breaks apart his armor with repeated punches 397.
• Shares observations about enemy abilities during group battles, including the spiders’ temporary flotation mechanism 65.
• Her attacks are not infallible: Nobunaga detects and deflects her attempted sneak attack 171.

Nen Analysis and Instruction

Biscuit notices subtle changes in Gelman’s Flow and correctly infers that he is attempting to evolve his Nen ability 60.

• Explains how training adjacent Nen categories can supplement an existing ability 60.
• Uses Kite’s weapon system as an example of gaining specialized effects through Restraints and Vows 60.
• Provides Gelman with Transmutation training methods 60.
• Emphasizes basic and advanced Nen practice over rapid gains that neglect fundamentals 70.
• Continues checking on Gelman’s training and encourages daily persistence 72.

Investigation and Tracking

Biscuit combines Hunter databases, Dark Web information, eyewitness sightings, and assistance from Hunter acquaintances to locate targets 8.

• Reconstructs Gelman’s movements from fragmented reports 8.
• Detects all four assassins following him, including their leader concealed with Zetsu 8.
• Compares a target’s observed behavior with the profile built during an investigation 8.
• Infers Beyond’s faction’s involvement in obstructing the Chimera Ant operation after questioning Gelman 288.

Expedition Support and Organization

• Recruits Wing and the virus hunter Shubika to expand the Caravan’s capabilities 86.
• Advises on retaining and researching the Plant Weapon Gold Silver Ingot, including revised contracts and a dedicated research facility 99.
• Sketches a stronghold expansion containing a mansion, research institute, treatment room, training room, storage room, and library 126.
• Records expedition harvests and proposes a growth-cycle explanation for the Painful Bloodthirsty Apostle’s changing Healing Herb yield 288.
• Absorbs and extinguishes flames during the group’s battle against a Phoenix swarm 91.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Hunter License — Uses her own license to explain the opportunities available to Gelman as a professional Hunter 11.
• Mobile phone — Decorated with colorful animal stickers and carried in a hidden pocket in her dress; used for information sharing and contact with teammates 8.
• Promise Ruby — Purchases it through the black market after following its sale 8.
• Portable makeup equipment — Personally applies makeup to Menchi with Miss Cookie assisting, even though the Nen ability could achieve the effect alone 286.
• Small mirror — Uses it to inspect the wrinkles caused by the Sphinx’s curse 459.
• Notebook and pen — Records harvested resources and compares successive yields 288.
• Stereoscopic camera — She and Ging use it to document their Ancient Labyrinth expedition 223.

Relationships

• Gelman / Germain — Initially a target in her search for the Promise Ruby, then a promising Hunter candidate, Nen student, and trusted expedition partner. She helps him register for the Hunter Exam, supplies Hunter website access, and becomes essential to managing his Pressure 8 12 28 49. Her description of him as an exceptional “gem” expresses her admiration for his potential 293.
• Chairman Netero — Her teacher. She criticizes his recklessness and influence over the Association, but fears losing him and later receives decisive guidance from him toward her own breakthrough 99 230 288 454.
• Wing — Her disciple and a fellow practitioner of their martial style. She recruits him for the Caravan and trusts him to demonstrate his combat ability without Gelman intervening 86 87 91.
• Shizuku — Fellow explorer and increasingly close friend. Early jealousy gives way to shared treatments, shopping, coordinated combat, and emotional support; Shizuku comforts her when Netero’s deadline weighs on her 46 95 169 184 190.
• Shubika — Recruited as the team’s virus hunter and medical consultant. Biscuit vouches for her professional dedication, discusses massage techniques with her, and enjoys teasing her reserved temperament 86 88 293.
• Menchi — Expedition and battle partner. Biscuit insists on preserving Menchi’s five braids and makes her a regular subject for makeup sessions 286.
• Kurapika — Gelman’s disciple, whose talent Biscuit recognizes. She supports his development and arrives with Shizuku as reinforcements during his conflict with the Phantom Troupe 142 169 192.
• Ging Freecss — Expedition teammate. They discuss Nen mechanics and train to improve group coordination; his financial offer also appeals strongly to her interest in wealth 190 201.
• Morel — Fellow Hunter and defensive partner. She relieves him on watch so he can recover, and he later congratulates her on her advancement 352 461.
• Beyond Netero — Opposing expedition leader. Despite feeling the force of his aura, Biscuit remains aligned with Gelman and prepares to fight Beyond’s allies 186 188.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Hunter Exam and Early Support

Biscuit recognizes that a Hunter License suits Gelman’s desire for freedom, novelty, and access to resources. She helps him register for the January 1998 exam and promises to provide its venue. After he becomes a Hunter, she supplies the exclusive website URL 11 12 28.

Their next in-person meeting follows his clashes with the Ten Dons’ Shadow Beasts. She warns that the Dons may hire the Zoldyck Family, then treats his accumulated mental strain aboard a fishing boat 46 47.

Dark Continent Expeditions and Stronghold Development

Biscuit becomes a central support member of the expedition team, contributing combat strength, Nen instruction, enemy analysis, and Pressure treatment. She reveals her true form during the spider encounter and helps the group coordinate its response 60 64 65.

As the team expands, she recruits specialists and helps turn the mansion into a working expedition base. Her plans include research, treatment, training, and storage facilities; she later manages the mansion with Menchi and Shizuku while Gelman travels with Kurapika 86 99 126 142.

Phantom Troupe Train Conflict

Responding to Gelman’s messages, Biscuit and Shizuku travel by airship and board the same train as his party. Biscuit kills Buh in her large form and combines attacks with Shizuku to defeat Ganshu 169 174.

She subsequently joins the attack on Nobunaga, though he blocks her sneak attack. After Uvogin derails the train, she survives with Gelman, Shizuku, and Kurapika; the group spends the night in a cave while avoiding outside scrutiny 171 174.

Ancient Labyrinth Operations

Netero’s deadline changes Biscuit’s outlook on the Dark Continent expedition from an exciting pursuit into a pressured mission. She nevertheless continues contributing to team preparation, documentation, and sustained operations 190 201 223.

She and Menchi spend nearly two months exterminating Plant Weapon parasites using the tower as a safe haven. Following Gelman’s return from the Chimera Ant operation, she investigates the political obstruction behind it and records the team’s latest resource harvest 286 288.

BW1 Crisis and Coastal Fortress

Biscuit accompanies Gelman, Ging, and Shizuku to the ruined BW1 area. She defeats monsters threatening Tokalinu and her companion, then helps explain the group’s presence to Kurapika and Izunabi 418 420.

At the coastal fortress, she works with Izunabi and Melody to oversee screened survivors. Her assigned role is to suppress any mutated monsters that emerge while Melody attempts to prevent transformations through music 427.

Champion Breakthrough and Castle Defense

During the New Continent battle, Netero urges Biscuit to trust her own inner power. Her later journey through the Sphinx’s courtyard and the Deep Sea Gate trial culminates in victory over a Sharkman and advancement to Champion Grade 454 459 461.

When Gelman’s party heads toward the western shore of Lake Möbius, Biscuit remains at Ancient Labyrinth Castle as the strongest available defender. She handles both Flesh-monster incursions and internal mental-health crises, and asks Morel to teach the newly awakened Shutaner the fundamentals of Nen 505 514.

Notable Quotes

“Don't underestimate the information-gathering and tracking abilities of Hunters; it's our specialty.” 8

“One day, your talent will surely blossom through arduous struggle.” 72

“I firmly believe that the Mind Source Style is arduous, but it is definitely a martial arts style that will have the last laugh.” 364

Trivia

• Her mansion’s oil paintings favor handsome knights, charming bandits, and young antique dealers 87.
• She secretly takes numerous photographs of Gelman and Kurapika, insisting that younger teammates do not yet understand their value 143.
• When struggling during a board game with Shizuku, she stands up and “accidentally” knocks over the board 53.
• She names the Greed Dragon Crystals because, even if she cannot own all of them, she can claim their naming rights. She then forbids Geru and Ginta from touching them 473.