In the world of Hunter x Hunter, magical beasts were intelligent creatures that understood humans.
But the original story featured few appearances or descriptions of the Magical Beast Tribe.
The most iconic among them was probably the Fox Bear that appeared during the Hunter Exam arc.
Next were the Gatekeepers mentioned at a meeting of the V5 leadership, who also belonged to the Magical Beast Tribe.
If the defining traits of the Magical Beast Tribe were humanoid forms, high intelligence, and an understanding of humans...
Then the Chimera Ants born with human genes mixed into their makeup could, to some extent, also be classified as magical beasts.
And a magical beast like Mamen, who possessed unusual abilities and came from the Dark Continent, stood out even among them.
The only magical beasts comparable to him were the Gatekeepers, who were responsible for "guarding the boundary."
At the edge of the Swamp, atop a crooked tree.
The fur-covered figure with an athletic build was a member of the Gatekeeper Clan named Liu Yin.
Like most magical beasts, he had a build similar to a human's, but fur covered his entire body. Even his face was covered in red fur, leaving only a pair of eyes with heavy dark circles exposed.
Liu Yin slowly lowered his right hand, which he had used to "capture the scene." As he did, his long, pointed nails hung loosely and brushed through the air, producing a fleeting cluster of sparks.
"He can actually ignore Hellbell's intrusion..."
Having observed what happened in the Swamp through his hands shaped into a telescope, Liu Yin looked thoughtful, but inwardly he was shaken and incredulous.
Although the Gatekeepers possessed the ability to "contain calamities," that did not mean they could handle every calamity.
Hellbell, the two-tailed snake that roamed the