Chapter Summaries

After confirming that the Phantom Troupe was alive and hiding, Luo Ye received intel from Hisoka about Shizuku and became fixated on acquiring her storage ability. He pitched Kurapika on working together, leaving Kurapika wary of Luo Ye’s intentions.

• Kurapika concluded that the Phantom Troupe was still alive and had faked their deaths to escape the Mafia, and Luo Ye confirmed his deduction.
• Luo Ye received a message from Hisoka saying that the Spiders were hiding and that Shizuku, the Troupe’s number 8, had joined later and loved cleanliness.
• Luo Ye looked up Shizuku’s profile and learned that her Nen ability, Blinky, could store and retrieve nonliving things.
• Luo Ye decided he wanted Shizuku’s ability and noted that she had joined after the Kurta Clan massacre, so she had not killed Kurta.
• Luo Ye proposed that Kurapika work with him to eliminate his enemies and gain a powerful, loyal ally, making Kurapika suspicious of his plans.

Luo Ye offered to help Kurapika eliminate the Phantom Troupe in exchange for Shizuku after the other Spiders were dealt with, and Kurapika accepted. The next day, Luo Ye formed an alliance with Kurapika, Gon, Killua, and Leorio and laid out a plan to hunt the Troupe.

• Luo Ye proposed helping Kurapika kill the Phantom Troupe, pointing out the dangers Kurapika faced using Emperor Time.
• Luo Ye demanded Shizuku as payment once the other Spiders were eliminated, explaining that he wanted her Nen ability for storage.
• Kurapika agreed to Luo Ye's terms after confirming that Shizuku had not been involved in the Kurta Clan massacre.
• Luo Ye, Kurapika, Gon, Killua, and Leorio held a secret strategy meeting and formed an alliance to hunt the Phantom Troupe.
• Luo Ye assigned Gon and Killua to draw the Spiders' attention, Kurapika to capture Chrollo, and himself to deal with the remaining members.

Kurapika used the hotel blackout to capture Chrollo, while Luo Ye seized Shizuku amid the chaos. The chapter left both kidnappings underway as the Phantom Troupe’s members were scattered in the darkness.

• Gon and Killua waited as bait in the Bechita Hotel, where Machi, Feitan, and Franklin arrived and surrounded them.
• Leorio cut power to the hotel, plunging the lobby and its surroundings into darkness.
• Kurapika slipped into Chrollo’s suite and restrained him with Chain Jail, forcing him into Zetsu.
• Luo Ye used his perception to find Shizuku, knocked her unconscious, and carried her away.

Kurapika drove through Yorknew City with the captured Chrollo while Luo Ye recruited the newly awakened Shizuku into his studio. Their bizarre conversation unsettled both Kurapika and Chrollo as they continued their escape.

• Kurapika drove a bound Chrollo through Yorknew City as fires and explosions raged outside.
• Luo Ye introduced himself to the awakened Shizuku and declared that she was his new employee.
• Luo Ye assigned Shizuku the job of managing supplies with her Blinky and promised her a peaceful work life.
• Kurapika watched Luo Ye's recruitment pitch and began doubting his deal with him.
• Chrollo saw Luo Ye's antics and found his composed worldview shattered.

Kurapika drove Chrollo away while Chrollo tried to break his resolve by threatening his captured companions. Luo Ye interrupted the confrontation with a marker prank and tried to recruit Shizuku, leaving Chrollo furious and humiliated.

• Chrollo taunted Kurapika about caring for the captured children and warned that the Phantom Troupe would kill them and pursue him.
• Kurapika stopped the car and aimed his chain at Chrollo, but Luo Ye threw a marker cap at Chrollo and distracted them.
• Luo Ye drew a large turtle over Chrollo's forehead tattoo, breaking the tense standoff and making Kurapika's anger subside.
• Luo Ye tried to persuade Shizuku to join VIP Studio by promising better working conditions and game cartridges, and she asked if they would be limited editions.
• Chrollo stayed silent and vowed to take revenge on Luo Ye once he escaped his chains.

Kurapika arranged a hostage exchange with Pakunoda, while the Phantom Troupe split over whether to follow the deal or prioritize their rules. As Kurapika and Luo Ye drove toward the airport, Luo Ye revealed his plan to secure Shizuku and eliminate the remaining Troupe members.

• Kurapika called Pakunoda and demanded that she bring Gon and Killua to Lin Palace Airport at midnight without weapons or other Troupe members.
• Phinks and Feitan argued for attacking the chain user, while Machi warned that doing so could endanger Chrollo.
• Pakunoda threatened Phinks with her revolver and left with Gon and Killua to save Chrollo.
• Luo Ye told Kurapika that Leorio would take charge of the boys once they were safe, after which Luo Ye would claim Shizuku and Kurapika could carry out his trial of Chrollo.
• Luo Ye declared that he would wipe out the remaining Phantom Troupe members, and Chrollo realized how dangerous he was.

At Lin Palace Airport, Kurapika exchanged Gon and Killua for Chrollo and placed deadly restrictions on Chrollo and Pakunoda. Luo Ye secretly absorbed Chrollo’s Nen and, after the exchange, announced that the Phantom Troupe was next.

• Kurapika and Luo Ye met Pakunoda on the storm-lashed apron, where she brought Gon and Killua in exchange for Chrollo.
• Kurapika prepared to use his Judgment Chain to forbid Chrollo from using Nen or contacting the Phantom Troupe, but Luo Ye touched Chrollo and absorbed information from his Nen.
• Kurapika’s chain pierced Chrollo’s heart and drained his Nen, leaving him powerless.
• Kurapika placed a restriction on Pakunoda that would kill her if she revealed information about him to the Phantom Troupe.
• Pakunoda released Gon and Killua, and Leorio arrived to take them away as she led Chrollo into the rain.
• Luo Ye told Kurapika that the appetizer was finished and that the main course was next.

Hisoka found Chrollo powerless and abandoned his long-awaited fight, while Luo Ye reunited Gon and Killua with their companions and prepared to help Kurapika pursue the Phantom Troupe. The group headed for the troupe's hideout in the abandoned industrial district.

• Pakunoda helped the powerless Chrollo toward their airship, but Hisoka appeared and stopped his attack when he realized Chrollo had lost his Nen.
• Hisoka dismissed Chrollo as broken, then spotted Luo Ye and left with renewed interest in him.
• Gon and Killua reunited with Leorio and their companions, and Luo Ye placed the dazed Shizuku in Leorio's truck as a new employee.
• Kurapika confirmed that the hostages were safe and used his tracker to locate Chrollo and the Phantom Troupe's hideout.
• Luo Ye announced that their after-sales service would target Kurapika's enemies, and the group drove toward the abandoned industrial district.

Pakunoda gave her final memories to the Phantom Troupe and died, revealing how Kurapika had captured Chrollo and sealed his nen. Kurapika and Luo Ye attacked the hideout, where Luo Ye killed Phinks and Feitan while the battle with the remaining Spiders continued.

• Pakunoda fired Memory Bullets into the gathered Troupe members, showing them Kurapika's chains, Chrollo's capture, and her own Judgment Chain vow before she died.
• Kurapika and Luo Ye entered the hideout, and Phinks attacked Luo Ye but was killed in a single strike.
• Shalnark activated Autopilot, Franklin fired nen bullets, and Nobunaga charged Kurapika as the fight broke out.
• Kurapika blocked Franklin's bullets with his chains and tried to restrain Nobunaga while Luo Ye evaded Feitan's sword strikes.
• Feitan unleashed The Forgiven Sun, but Luo Ye endured its heat, learned from the attack, and emerged unharmed.
• Luo Ye touched Feitan with a tiny black flame, dissolving him and his combat suit into nothingness.

After defeating the Phantom Troupe, Luo Ye had Shizuku clean up the battlefield while Leorio treated the unconscious Kurapika. As Gon and Killua headed for the Greed Island selection trials, Luo Ye set off with Shizuku for the Nempis Auction House, intending to enter through the back door.

• Kurapika collapsed after overusing Emperor Time, and Luo Ye caught him before calling Leorio for emergency treatment.
• Leorio arrived and treated Kurapika while Shizuku used Blinky to clear away the bodies and debris under Luo Ye’s instructions.
• Shizuku accepted her new role as Luo Ye’s warehouse manager and sorted the Phantom Troupe’s recovered weapons and belongings.
• Kurapika remained in a prolonged slumber as Leorio stayed behind to care for him, while Gon and Killua decided to attend the Greed Island player selection trials.
• Gon and Killua invited Luo Ye to the trials, but he declined and left with Shizuku for the Nempis Auction House.

Luo Ye discovered that his five billion Jenny could not cover even the starting bid for a Greed Island console. He decided the group would apply to Battera’s recruitment instead, aiming to play with the tycoon’s resources and earn money.

• Luo Ye brought Gon, Killua, and Shizuku to the Nempis Auction House to buy Greed Island consoles.
• Killua showed Luo Ye the catalog price: the console started at 8.9 billion Jenny, with an estimated sale price of twenty to thirty billion.
• Luo Ye abandoned the idea of buying a console, while Gon worried they would miss the chance to find clues about his father.
• Luo Ye spotted Battera’s recruitment ad, which offered fifty billion Jenny to anyone who cleared Greed Island.
• Luo Ye led the group toward the recruitment venue to apply and play using Battera’s resources.

Luo Ye and his group faced Battera’s selection test, where Gon and Killua passed by displaying their powerful Nen and Shizuku demonstrated Blinky’s valuable storage ability. Tsezguerra accepted all four, including Luo Ye, into the Greed Island group.

• At the selection venue, Luo Ye stopped Killua from reacting to a hulking applicant, whose punch broke his own hand against Luo Ye’s face.
• Tsezguerra introduced himself as a One-Star Hunter and tested applicants by asking them to unleash their Ren.
• Gon and Killua released their Nen, impressing Tsezguerra enough to pass them.
• Luo Ye refused to demonstrate Ren and had Shizuku show how Blinky could store and retrieve large physical objects.
• Luo Ye pitched Shizuku’s ability as strategic logistical support and insisted that he be accepted as her employer.
• Tsezguerra passed Shizuku and Luo Ye, then sent the group to collect their entry passes.

Luo Ye and the others entered Greed Island and learned how the game’s item-card system worked. They discovered that Shizuku’s Blinky could store physical items without turning them into cards, giving the group an unlimited-capacity workaround as they headed out to hunt monsters.

• The Guide welcomed Luo Ye, Gon, Killua, and Shizuku to Greed Island and explained the rings, Binder Books, and item-card limits.
• The four left the entry room and arrived on the plains near Bounty City.
• Luo Ye had Shizuku use Blinky to swallow a discarded iron sword before its countdown expired.
• After a minute, Blinky spat the sword out intact, proving that it had not disappeared or become a card.
• Luo Ye declared that Blinky could serve as an unlimited mobile warehouse and led the group deeper into the plains to gather loot.

Luo Ye turned an ambush by veteran players into a one-sided beating and looted everything they owned. He and the others continued toward Masadora with the robbers left helpless on the road.

• Gon sensed an ambush, and more than a dozen robbers surrounded the group and demanded their Binder Books and money.
• Luo Ye asked the robbers to attack him with their strongest moves, then emerged unharmed from their combined assault.
• Luo Ye charged into the robbers and defeated them all in less than half a minute.
• Luo Ye ordered Shizuku to take the robbers’ cards, and Blinky sucked up their valuables, food, water, coats, and shoes.
• Luo Ye led Gon, Killua, and Shizuku toward Masadora, leaving the robbers stranded in their underwear.

Luo Ye had Shizuku use Blinky to hoard Greed Island’s physical resources, alarming the game’s controllers. That night, Luo Ye, Shizuku, Gon, and Killua relaxed at a lavish campsite stocked with food and supplies.

• Luo Ye took Gon, Killua, and Shizuku to Masadora’s outskirts and had Shizuku suck up iron ore, logs, monster remains, and other physical resources with Blinky.
• Gon questioned the value of collecting materials that did not turn into cards, and Luo Ye explained that hoarding them would give the group a monopoly on resources.
• Razor and the Red-Haired Girl detected Masadora’s physical memory data draining and watched Shizuku vacuum up the landscape, but Razor decided not to intervene because Luo Ye was using a player’s Nen Ability.
• That night, Luo Ye, Shizuku, Gon, and Killua enjoyed a well-lit campsite with a generator, a luxury tent, a refrigerator, and a Wagyu barbecue.

Binotou attacked the camp to steal Shizuku’s hair, but Luo Ye stopped him and drove him insane when Binotou used his Nen Ability to assess Luo Ye’s body. Biscuit witnessed the incident and decided to avoid provoking Luo Ye while still planning to train Gon and Killua.

• Binotou crept toward the camp, targeting Shizuku, while Biscuit watched from a tree and prepared to intervene.
• Killua sensed killing intent as Binotou rushed at Shizuku, but Luo Ye appeared first and let Binotou’s scissors cut a few strands of his hair.
• Binotou ate Luo Ye’s hair and used his Nen Ability to assess him, but the overwhelming information made him lose his sanity.
• Gon and Killua watched in shock as Luo Ye dismissed Binotou and returned to the grill.
• Biscuit saw what happened and decided to avoid provoking Luo Ye while continuing to pursue Gon and Killua as students.

Biscuit arrived and declared that she would train Gon and Killua, then demonstrated her strength by beating them and attacking Luo Ye. Luo Ye regenerated from her punch without a trace, and Biscuit began putting Gon and Killua through punishing training while Luo Ye lounged nearby.

• Biscuit told Gon and Killua that she would be their teacher, then knocked both of them down when Killua dismissed her and Gon charged at her.
• Luo Ye watched from beneath a parasol as Shizuku fanned him and reported that the boys had been beaten.
• Biscuit attacked Luo Ye, but although her punch shattered his forearm, his body rapidly repaired and strengthened it.
• Biscuit called Luo Ye a freak and ordered Gon and Killua to perform ten thousand punches a day, threatening to break their legs if they missed any.
• Luo Ye encouraged Gon and Killua to train so they could take hits in future battles, while Biscuit drove them through their first session.

Luo Ye used a pile of rare ores to lure seasoned players into an ambush and turned Gon and Killua’s training into a battle against dozens of bandits. After Luo Ye defeated their leader and Shizuku collected the bandits’ cards and supplies, the group overcame its early resource shortage and established a foothold in the game.

• Luo Ye criticized Biscuit’s training and used rare ores and a picnic to lure greedy players toward Gon and Killua.
• Dozens of armed players surrounded the group, and Gon and Killua fought them as part of their special training.
• Scarface attacked Luo Ye with a powerful Nen ball, but Luo Ye swallowed it and drained Scarface’s Nen.
• Gon and Killua defeated the remaining bandits while Shizuku collected their Binder Books, cards, and supplies.
• Luo Ye celebrated the spoils as the group completed its initial accumulation of resources.

A terrified survivor warned Luo Ye, Gon, Killua, and Biscuit that Genthru had planted Nen bombs on people to force them to surrender their cards. Luo Ye eagerly set out to find Genthru so he could experience the explosions himself, while Gon resolved to stop him.

• A mud-covered man reached the camp and told Gon that Genthru had planted bombs on his group and killed several people.
• Killua and Biscuit reasoned that the bombs likely relied on strict Nen conditions and would have special removal requirements.
• Luo Ye became excited by the prospect of enduring Genthru's point-blank Nen explosions and called them a rare sparring opportunity.
• Luo Ye ordered the group to search the map for Genthru, and Gon agreed to help stop him.
• Luo Ye checked his Binder Book and considered how to persuade Genthru to plant more bombs on him.

Luo Ye skipped a village quest’s required steps, defeated the bandit leader with one punch, and took the [Sword of Truth] card. Greed Island’s control team noticed the quest system breaking and tracked the group as they headed toward Genthru.

• Biscuit explained the village quest, but Luo Ye ignored the clinic and led the group straight to the bandit hideout.
• Luo Ye smashed through the barricades and knocked aside the guards, then endured the bandit leader’s saber strike before defeating him with one punch.
• Shizuku used Blinky to loot the hideout, and Gon collected the [Sword of Truth] after the system marked the quest complete.
• At Greed Island’s control headquarters, Razor learned that Luo Ye had broken the quest chain and ordered the team’s location tracked.
• The operator reported that Luo Ye’s group was heading toward Genthru, and Razor decided to let them confront the Bomber.