Chapter Summaries

Beyond Netero began preparing a team for the Dark Continent by setting an assessment and guild-building requirement, then met the Heavenly Arena’s Divine Script Forgers to discuss a ship. He left them with demanding specifications for a vessel that could support the expedition and its return.

• Beyond Netero considered recruiting powerful Adventurers, Martial Arts Hall members, and other promising fighters for his Dark Continent team.
• Beyond Netero told his V5-trained companions that they had to become Adventurers, establish an Adventurer Guild, and reach the 200th Floor to prove their strength.
• Beyond Netero visited the Heavenly Arena’s 240th Floor, where Eriko directed him to discuss his requirements with the Divine Script Forgers.
• Beyond Netero learned that 158 forgers had gathered to build him a ship, then laid out his demanding requirements for the vessel.

Beyond Netero planned the teams and recruits for an expedition to the Dark Continent, weighing the value of spatial users, Gourmet Hunters, medical specialists, and biologists against the need for a strong defense team. The Gourmet Association president, Hurst, agreed that the association would join the exploration.

• Beyond Netero expanded his plans beyond the medical, intelligence, defense, and biology teams, considering spatial ability users and Gourmet Hunters essential to bringing supplies, finding food, and strengthening the expedition.
• Beyond Netero planned to recruit Gourmet Hunters skilled in Nen Cooking and doctors in Keli City, while also investigating Greed Island and Breath of Archangel.
• Beyond Netero worried that weak biology scholars would require protection and could endanger the defense team, so he decided that defenders had to make up most of the expedition.
• Beyond Netero considered powerful experts among the Zodiacs as possible additions to the team.
• Hurst told the Gourmet Association's leading members that he had spoken with Senior Linne and decided the association would participate in exploring the Dark Continent.

Hurst organized a Gourmet Association expedition to the Dark Continent, while Ging returned to Greed Island to recruit its planners and seek a route to Keli City. After they declined to join him, he shared his ruin research and accepted three Breath of Archangel cards before setting out.

• Hurst announced that he would lead a ten-person Gourmet Association expedition to the Dark Continent and explained that he wanted to discover ingredients for his Secret Realm.
• Menchi and Buhara signed up, but Hurst excluded them because they were too young, and the team was finalized.
• Ging returned to Greed Island, invited its planners to explore the Dark Continent with him, and was turned down by Lister and the others because of their duties.
• Ging asked the planners to send him to Keli City and explained that he had uncovered two ruins while researching the Dark Continent.
• Ging gave the planners his notes on the ruins and previously unknown Divine Script, and they gave him three Breath of Archangel cards for his journey.

Ging Freecss arrived in Keli City to investigate Beyond Netero’s plans and secretly prepared route to the Outer Sea. After Gon Freecss was targeted by a V5 group and abducted, Ging rescued him, revealed himself as Gon’s father, and vanished before Gon could speak with him; he then realized the city held multiple versions of Gon and Killua.

• Ging Freecss arrived at a Greed Island Exit Point in Keli City, intending to observe Beyond Netero’s plans and look for potential partners.
• Gon Freecss sensed someone watching him, was drugged with Dust-Falling Flower, and was carried away by a man working for a small group within V5.
• Ging Freecss recognized the kidnapping, knocked out Gon’s abductor with an aura blast, and called Keli City’s Security Force.
• Gon Freecss revealed that he had been pretending to be unconscious and recognized Ging from family photographs, while Ging explained the anesthetic and checked his condition.
• Ging vanished after promising to contact Gon later, and Killua and the others arrived after defeating their own attackers.
• Gon Freecss called after Ging as Ging hid nearby and realized that two Gons and three Killuas were in the city.

After an attack on the group in Keli City, Gon Freecss and the others discussed Ging’s appearance and suspected he was on Greed Island. They questioned who had targeted them and why the attackers seemed so weak.

• Ging learned about the Parallel Worlds and considered seeking out his other-world counterpart as a companion for exploring the Dark Continent.
• Gon Freecss told Gon 2, Number 3, and the others that he believed he had seen Ging, prompting them to discuss Ging’s interest in Keli City and Greed Island.
• Killua 2 found a Greed Island offline point nearby, and Gon Freecss concluded that Ging was likely on Greed Island.
• The group discussed how they might locate Ging through the Conrad Family’s brokers and noted that meeting him was not guaranteed.
• The group considered how they had been exposed to the attackers and whether their Floor Master privileges or Heavenly Arena activity had revealed information about them.
• Little Killua questioned the attack because the attackers were weak and poorly equipped, while four people listened in an unknown room.

A four-person spy team eavesdropped on Gon Freecss and his companions and learned that they came from two Parallel Worlds, with ties to the Freecss and Zoldyck families. The spies stopped planning further attacks after realizing how dangerous their targets were, while Gon Freecss and the others unknowingly revealed that Little Killua could travel between worlds using something Lucky had given him.

• Colin used his Nen Ability to broadcast Gon Freecss and the others' conversation to his team as they discussed the team's surveillance and their plan to provoke a revealing conversation.
• The team confirmed that Gon Freecss and his companions came from Parallel Worlds and inferred that two separate worlds were involved.
• Phaethon searched online and connected Ging Freecss to the Hunter Association and Greed Island, while the team recognized Killua's Zoldyck Family ties.
• Sunny said the team would stop acting rashly after realizing their targets had powerful connections and abilities.
• Gon Freecss and the others discussed why they had been attacked but did not realize their residence was bugged.
• Gon Freecss and the others revealed that Little Killua could travel between worlds with something Lucky had given him.

Sunny’s team of Saherta agents confirmed that Parallel World travel was real and planned to investigate the system behind it, while Gon Freecss and Killua stayed alert for further attacks. Seven days later, Ging arranged to meet the three Gon Freecsses and Killua in Heavenly Arena’s Hanging Garden, where they found an immense tree they had to climb to reach him.

• Sunny and his team discussed whether the Parallel World travel method came from Lucky’s Nen Ability or a system built with Divine Script, and planned to send the information to their country.
• Killua and the others heard that their attackers had been hired through a bounty website, while Ging investigated the incident and learned its cause.
• Seven days later, Ging contacted Gon Freecss to settle the matter before turning his attention to the Dark Continent.
• Gon Freecss, the other two Gon Freecsses, and Killua met Eriko on Heavenly Arena’s rooftop in the restricted Hanging Garden.
• Eriko showed them the garden’s Fantastic Beasts and towering giant tree, then told them Ging was waiting in the tree and left them to find a way up.

Ging met Gon and Killua atop the enormous World Tree and explained his reasons for becoming a Hunter and his interest in adventure. He revealed that he planned to travel Outside the World, where the Chimera Ants had originated, and said an expedition team was already being assembled.

• Gon 2 and Gon 3 told Ging about becoming Hunters, playing Greed Island, and meeting Kite, while Ging noted that their worlds seemed further ahead in time.
• Ging explained that he became a Hunter to reach places he wanted to explore and that he valued the joy of adventuring with companions.
• Ging identified the enormous tree as the World Tree and described the Seed he had found and how it had grown in the Hanging Garden.
• Ging told Gon and Killua that he wanted to go Outside the World and that the Chimera Ants they had encountered came from there.
• Ging said a team was being assembled to travel Outside the World, while Keli City and its Adventurer Guild and Heavenly Palace Arena were unusually busy.

Ging told Gon Freecss, Killua, and the others about the world beyond humanity’s known lands while helping Gon Freecss adjust to the high altitude atop the World Tree. A vast creature passed overhead, and Lucky explained that the skies held dangers and mysteries linked to the Dark Continent.

• Ging spoke about his experiences and his plans to explore beyond the world with a team.
• Gon Freecss became dizzy and short of breath, so Ging taught him a breathing rhythm to cope with the altitude.
• The sky darkened as a huge lifeform passed overhead, and Ging said the human world was tiny compared with the real world.
• Lucky arrived, and Killua from this world respectfully greeted Lord Lu Qi.
• Lucky explained that the creature had flown beyond his detection range and described the dangerous, strange environments he had encountered in the high sky.

Lucky recognized the danger of exploring the skies and prepared for the Dark Continent expedition while Keli City buzzed with rumors and plans. As agents infiltrated the Heavenly Arena and its connections, they waited for Lucky to depart before making their moves.

• Lucky realized a gigantic creature could threaten the human world and that his Spatial Teleportation failed in dangerous environments, so he decided Phoenix should stay close in the Dark Continent.
• News about the Dark Continent spread through Keli City, and Lucky learned that his expedition ships would take at least three more months to complete.
• Lucky left Beyond Netero to select the expedition team, while Biscuit and the other two Biscuits declined to join because they feared for the Heavenly Arena in Lucky's absence.
• Gon Freecss and his companions became interested in joining Beyond Netero's expedition after talking with Ging.
• Sunny and the other agents failed to reach the 150th Floor and abandoned their plans to target Gon Freecss and his companions after learning about their connections.
• Sunny's team and other groups continued infiltrating the Heavenly Arena, its affiliated organizations, the Conrad Family, and the Basen Rainforest, waiting for Lucky to leave.

Yuto Aburaya challenged the Floor Master Himiko at the Heavenly Arena, confident he could defeat her despite the unfavorable odds. As the match began, Wing and commentator Tiffany suggested Yuto had failed to prepare and had already fallen for Himiko’s tactic.

• The commentator introduced Yuto Aburaya, who had reached the 200th Floor in two days, and Floor Master Himiko, the Perfume Witch.
• Dorothy, Gould, and Beyond Netero’s other companions bet on Yuto Aburaya, raising his displayed support to 43%.
• Yuto Aburaya and Himiko entered the expanded ring as the referee explained the ten-point knockdown rules and began the match.
• Yuto Aburaya attacked first with punches and kicks, while Wing told Dorothy that Yuto appeared unprepared for the fight.
• Tiffany announced that Yuto had already fallen for Himiko’s tactic and seemed to have ignored the warning in her title.

Himiko used her perfume-based abilities to score a point against Yuto Aburaya, then revealed the flow of his Nen and challenged him with Flame Incense. Yuto’s kick forced her back, and his Nen bullet ignited the red mist, leaving the effect of the flames unresolved.

• Yuto Aburaya attacked Himiko head-on, but she evaded his blows and used Stupor Perfume to slow him before striking him with a Nen whip for one point.
• Yuto Aburaya sprang up, guessed how Stupor Perfume worked, and resumed attacking at greater speed, while Himiko kept out of his reach.
• Himiko activated Revealing Perfume, making Yuto Aburaya’s aura visible and noticing that the glow around his feet changed as he accelerated.
• Yuto Aburaya used a burst of speed to kick Himiko, nearly breaking through her Ko, but she answered by releasing Flame Incense.
• Yuto Aburaya fired a Nen bullet into the red mist, causing violent flames to erupt.

Beyond Netero discussed his Dark Continent expedition plans and questioned Lucky about Parallel Worlds, while Lucky watched Himiko defeat Yuto Aburaya in a Floor Master challenge match. The expedition remained in preparation, and Beyond Netero’s interest in the Parallel Worlds left Lucky wary of his plans.

• Himiko pressed her attack as Yuto Aburaya defended himself and reflected on their differing mastery of the Six Styles.
• Beyond Netero outlined his planned three-hundred-person Dark Continent team and lamented that the Hunter Association’s Zodiacs would not join.
• Beyond Netero asked Lucky whether Divine Script could connect Parallel Worlds and wondered if his counterparts would explore the Dark Continent.
• Lucky showed Beyond Netero the Floor Master challenge match between Himiko and Yuto Aburaya and suspected that Beyond Netero was testing him.
• Himiko used Slow Perfume to weigh down Yuto Aburaya, then knocked him out after the score reached eight to three.

Lucky learned that the Holy Grail War had drawn V5's attention and decided to hold wars elsewhere. In Keli City's Holy Grail Palace, he began creating an embryo that would become his physical clone, intended for the new world reached through the Dragon Vein.

• Yuto Aburaya lost to his opponent, and the chapter described how his Time Enhancement ability grew stronger the longer he fought.
• Beyond Netero observed that the 200th Floor Masters had grown stronger and told Lucky that V5 had taken an interest in the Holy Grail War.
• Lucky accepted V5's attention and decided to begin holding Holy Grail Wars in other places.
• After Beyond Netero left, Lucky's Nen clone vanished, revealing that Lucky used clones to handle routine matters.
• In the Holy Grail Palace, Lucky used a Divine Script array and the Holy Grail's power to create an embryo infused with a portion of his consciousness, planning to send it to the new world beyond the Dragon Vein.

Lucky created an artificial human clone and prepared to send it to the Demon Slayer World to learn a Breathing Style or become a Demon. After choosing the Rengoku family as the clone’s target, he analyzed a Nichirin Sword and discovered that its ore could have powerful uses in the Hunter World.

• Lucky created an artificial human using the Holy Grail and Divine Script Formation, then transferred part of his consciousness into it.
• Lucky and his clone discussed entering the Demon Slayer World, where the clone could learn a Breathing Style or become a Demon.
• Lucky observed the Demon Slayer World, tested which items could cross over, and chose the Rengoku family as a potential foster family for his clone.
• Lucky sent a trained dog into the Demon Slayer World to retrieve a Nichirin Sword and analyzed its sunlight-absorbing Scarlet Ore.
• Lucky discovered that Scarlet Ore could generate and contain energy in the Hunter World, making it a promising material for Divine Script Creations.

Lucky prepared Little Lu Qi to cross into the Demon Slayer World, where Yujuro Rengoku was heading toward a village under attack by a Demon. Little Lu Qi arrived in the village and awakened Nen, and Lucky sent in an Artificial Human to help confront the threat.

• Lucky gave Little Lu Qi a reforged Nichirin Sword and a black Puppy, explaining that both dogs could awaken Nen to protect him.
• After identifying the era and learning that Yujuro Rengoku was the current Flame Hashira, Lucky seized the chance to deploy Little Lu Qi when Yujuro was redirected toward a village.
• Yujuro Rengoku followed his Kasugai Crow Ritaro toward a village where a Demon with a duplication-like Blood Demon Art was slaughtering people.
• Lucky teleported Little Lu Qi and a black puppy into a rice jar in an emptied house, and Little Lu Qi quickly opened his Aura Nodes and maintained Ten.
• When the Demon sensed something nearby and the other dog was too far away, Lucky deployed an adult Artificial Human with martial arts, swordsmanship, and a specially made Nichirin Sword.

A Demon attacked the village, drawn by Little Lu Qi’s scent, while Lucky’s Artificial Human fought to protect him. The house collapsed, and Yujuro Rengoku arrived as the battle continued.

• The Demon burst into the house, but the Artificial Human wounded him with a special Nichirin Sword and drove him back.
• Little Lu Qi concealed his aura with Zetsu, making the alluring scent disappear.
• The Demon summoned more than twenty creatures through his Blood Demon Art and surrounded the house.
• The Artificial Human carried Little Lu Qi out as the house began to collapse, then fought off the summons while Lucky tested a new breathing technique.
• Yujuro Rengoku reached the bloodied village and headed toward the sounds of battle.

An Artificial Human killed a Demon while wielding a flaming Nichirin Sword, then entrusted the sword and Little Lu Qi to Yujuro Rengoku before dying. Yujuro brought the child and the body to the Rengoku Family, while Lucky began searching for Muzan Kibutsuji.

• The Artificial Human killed a Demon and told Yujuro Rengoku that Muzan Kibutsuji could only be killed by sunlight, while his special sword could weaken Demons' regeneration.
• The Artificial Human entrusted Yujuro with the sword and Little Lu Qi, revealed that the child bore a Demon Slayer Mark, and died before giving his name.
• A Black Hound arrived with a puppy as Yujuro considered the danger and searched the village for survivors.
• After daylight, Invisibility members arrived, and Yujuro learned that thirteen adults and nine children had survived the Demon’s attack.
• Yujuro took the Artificial Human’s body to the Rengoku Family and brought Little Lu Qi with him, while Lucky searched for Muzan Kibutsuji.

Lucky analyzed Sun Breathing as a possible way to cultivate and transform his life essence while the Demon Slayer Corps investigated Little Lu Qi’s birthmark and unusual sword. At the Ubuyashiki residence, Lucky finally detected Muzan Kibutsuji emerging from an alternate space, confirming that Nakime was already his subordinate.

• Lucky compared Breathing Styles across worlds, theorized that generations of Sun Breathing had altered the Kamado family’s constitution, and decided to pursue it as a cultivation method.
• Yujuro Rengoku brought Little Lu Qi to the Ubuyashiki residence and reported that his special Nichirin Sword weakened demons’ regeneration and flared when stained with human blood.
• Kagaya Ubuyashiki warned the Hashira not to burden a child with the duty of killing Muzan, and Yujuro recounted the letter describing Yoriichi Tsugikuni’s encounter with Muzan and his use of Sun Breathing.
• The Hashira discussed the sword’s potential and held a regional intelligence meeting while they waited for the Swordsmith Village representatives.
• When the Swordsmith Village representatives arrived, Lucky sensed Muzan Kibutsuji emerging from an alternate space and realized Nakime was already serving him.

Lucky used the Nekomata to make Muzan Kibutsuji create Yokai, offering him a way to walk beneath the sun. After a stone healed the wounds Yoriichi Tsugikuni had left on him, Muzan gained a mist ability that let him block sunlight.

• Muzan Kibutsuji found a talking black cat that called itself a Nekomata and followed it into the Infinity Castle to escape the sun.
• The Nekomata relayed a mysterious voice’s demand that Muzan use his blood to bring Yokai into the world, and Muzan infused the cat with his demon blood.
• The Nekomata survived the transformation, became a two-tailed demon, and told Muzan that its lord wanted him to create the Hundred Demons in exchange for the power to walk beneath the sun.
• Muzan swallowed a stone the Nekomata gave him, and its power healed the lingering wounds Yoriichi Tsugikuni had inflicted on him.
• Muzan received a new Blood Demon Art that produced mist capable of blocking sunlight, allowing him to survive during the day.