Recaps

Cordis removed the Nen Needle Illumi had planted in Killua, freeing Killua from his brother’s fear and mental control. With Illumi’s attempt to bring Killua home disrupted, Killua faced him without his usual terror.

• Illumi revealed his true identity to Killua and confronted him about leaving home and taking the Hunter Exam.
• Cordis interrupted Illumi and, under the pressure of Illumi’s Ren, searched Killua’s scalp and pulled out the Nen Needle.
• Cordis returned the Nen Needle to Illumi and declared the match fair as Killua’s fear and intrusive thoughts vanished.
• Illumi tried to persuade Killua to return home, but Cordis and Gon interrupted him and urged Killua not to listen.
• Killua realized he was no longer afraid of Illumi, despite knowing his brother was much stronger.

Killua refused to return home with Illumi, and Cordis won his match against Bokukuka by dodging until his opponent collapsed. The next morning, Kurapika confronted Cordis about his knowledge and demanded answers as his eyes turned blood-red.

• Illumi failed to persuade Killua to come home, and Killua messaged Silva before blocking him.
• Cordis dodged Bokukuka's attacks until Bokukuka collapsed from exhaustion, earning Cordis the victory.
• Hisoka whispered to Kurapika during their match, Illumi won his own fight, and Bokukuka was eliminated.
• Killua thanked Cordis for his strength before running away, and Cordis returned to his room for the night.
• Kurapika demanded that Cordis tell him everything he knew, interrupting him as his eyes turned blood-red.

Cordis forcibly awakened Kurapika’s Nen, and Kurapika quickly learned its most basic form. Later, they joined Gon and Killua in the hall to wait for their Hunter Licenses, where Kurapika asked Cordis about his ability.

• Kurapika insisted that Cordis forcibly awaken his Nen despite the risk, and Cordis agreed after seeing his determination.
• Cordis released his aura into Kurapika, who endured the awakening and learned to draw his aura back in with Cordis’s guidance.
• Kurapika thanked Cordis and said he owed him another favor, while Cordis advised him to find a professional for further training.
• Cordis returned to his room, then joined Gon and Killua in the hall as they waited for their Hunter Licenses.
• Kurapika arrived, sat in front of Cordis, and asked how much he had learned about his ability; Cordis said he had mostly figured it out but lacked time to study it.

After receiving their Hunter Licenses, Cordis said goodbye to Gon, Killua, and Kurapika and left with Hisoka to fulfill his promise. He arranged for Gon and Killua to meet him in Yorknew City on September first, while Kurapika worried that Cordis might be too closely connected to the Spider.

• Netero handed out Hunter Licenses, and Cordis had his cast removed, though his arm remained slightly crooked.
• Gon invited Cordis to Whale Island, Killua wanted to go wherever Cordis went, and Kurapika asked Cordis to train and take jobs with him.
• Hisoka claimed Cordis had agreed to travel with him, and Cordis admitted he had promised to accompany Hisoka to the Phantom Troupe.
• Cordis told Gon and Killua to train at Heavens Arena, gave Kurapika a note about a place to find jobs, and said they would meet in Yorknew City on September first.
• Cordis left with Hisoka as Kurapika wondered whether Cordis knew about Hisoka's ties to the Spider and feared their connection might make them enemies.

Cordis followed Hisoka to Yorknew City and delayed their meeting with the Spiders to find a distinctive outfit. He left the clothing store dressed in an expensive, one-of-a-kind ensemble and glove, while Hisoka paid nearly three hundred million JN.

• Cordis spotted his ragged reflection and entered a high-end clothing store to find an outfit worthy of meeting the Spiders.
• Hisoka followed Cordis into the store, and the saleswomen recognized Hisoka and tried to help Cordis choose clothes.
• Cordis searched the store until he found a unique black outfit and told the saleswomen he would take it.
• Cordis directed the saleswoman to charge Hisoka, who paid nearly three hundred million JN while Cordis changed.
• Cordis noticed his crooked right arm, found a costly black pearl thread glove that covered it, and had Hisoka pay for that, too.

Cordis met Chrollo and several Phantom Troupe members, expecting a commission, but discovered Hisoka had brought him along on a sightseeing trip. As the group arrived at the Bolan Tomb, Chrollo remained suspicious of Cordis’s identity and questioned whether he was really from Meteor City.

• Cordis and Hisoka arrived late at the café, where Chrollo, Feitan, Shalnark, Shizuku, and Machi were waiting.
• Chrollo greeted Cordis and asked about his unusual surname, while Machi observed that Cordis seemed familiar with the Phantom Troupe.
• Shalnark unfolded a map of Yorknew City’s attractions, and the group chose to visit the Bolan Tomb, the Computer Expo, and the Arcade.
• The Phantom Troupe and Cordis took an airship to the Bolan Tomb, where Chrollo wondered why Cordis seemed unfamiliar with air travel.
• Chrollo recalled that Shalnark’s investigation identified Cordis as a resident of Meteor City, but doubted that his background was genuine.

At Bolan Tomb, Cordis and the Spider were ambushed by a group of Nen users, and Chrollo asked Cordis to reveal his Nen Ability. Cordis unleashed a water-based attack that devastated the attackers, while the exact nature of his ability remained unexplained.

• Cordis sensed that several people were watching the Spider at Bolan Tomb, and the hidden attackers revealed themselves.
• The attackers’ leader threatened the Spider and killed an underling who questioned him.
• Chrollo asked Cordis to demonstrate his Nen Ability, and the Spider stepped aside to let him fight.
• Cordis stopped the fountain, gathered the pool’s water into a barrier, and split it into droplets.
• Cordis sent the droplets into the attackers, riddling those without defensive Nen abilities with holes.

Cordis defeated the gang leader and his underlings with [Flowing Woman], then told Chrollo that his Nen Ability let him control anything that flowed. The leader’s former followers scattered, leaving Cordis and Chrollo to discuss the ability.

• The leader charged Cordis with a giant spiked hammer but became inexplicably suspended in midair.
• Cordis swept his hand through the air, draining the blood from attacking underlings and gathering it toward himself.
• The underlings turned against their leader, and Cordis lowered the bound man so they could beat him to death.
• After the leader died, his former underlings scattered, unsure what to do without their Hunter Licenses.
• Chrollo praised Cordis and asked about his Nen Ability, and Cordis named it [Flowing Woman] and explained that it controlled anything that flowed.

Cordis discovered that his Nen category was Specialization, then joined the Spider at an arcade, where Feitan dragged him into a game despite his inexperience. Cordis repeatedly died in the game but narrowly avoided Feitan's anger before Hisoka approached.

• Chrollo helped Cordis test his Nen and confirmed that Cordis was a Specialist.
• Shalnark said he no longer minded missing the Computer Expo after watching Cordis fight, and the group went to the arcade.
• Chrollo and Machi went to a nearby library, Hisoka played a slot machine, and Shizuku watched a street performance.
• Feitan called Cordis a brat, dragged him to a two-player game, and scolded him as Cordis repeatedly died.
• Feitan raised his fist at Cordis but lowered it, then moved to another machine when Hisoka came over.

Cordis left Hisoka and the Phantom Troupe, then used his Hunter License to secure a luxury hotel room despite having no money. The next morning, he took a bodyguard job protecting a rare Febola Stone and arrived at the mansion before the other Hunters.

• Cordis rejected Hisoka’s suggestion to go to Heavens Arena and left the arcade without passing along Hisoka’s message to Chrollo.
• Cordis offered his Hunter License as collateral at a five-star hotel, and the manager verified it before giving him the presidential suite.
• After several days at the hotel, Cordis woke before dawn and took a job guarding a newly discovered Febola Stone for seven hundred thousand.
• Cordis arrived at the businessman’s mansion at six and poured himself tea while waiting for the other Hunters.
• An elderly butler entered with pastries and wondered how Cordis had gotten inside without being heard.

Cordis arrived early to guard the Febola Stone, then joined Nedepu and Qiudaozi when the butler explained their task. The butler revealed the stone was locked inside an iron cube and gave the keys to Qiudaozi, wary of Cordis’s interest in the gem.

• Cordis arrived at the mansion before the other Hunters and asked to see the Febola Stone, but the butler refused.
• At eight, Nedepu and Qiudaozi arrived, and the butler told the Hunters to protect the stone and their employer at a banquet that evening.
• Nedepu introduced himself as an Enhancer with the Golden Body ability, while Qiudaozi identified himself as a Conjurer with the Eight Trigrams Talisman Formation ability.
• Cordis introduced himself as a Specialist but kept his Nen ability secret, making the other Hunters wary.
• The butler led the three Hunters to a locked room, showed them the iron cube containing the Febola Stone, and gave the keys to Qiudaozi instead of Cordis.

Cordis guarded the Febola Stone at a lavish banquet while the Phantom Troupe prepared to steal it. Chrollo recognized Cordis among the guards and realized the heist would be more complicated than expected.

• The old butler warned Qiudaozi to watch Cordis, then left Cordis and Nedepu guarding the room where Qiudaozi remained with the Febola Stone.
• Several groups, including the Phantom Troupe, watched the mansion and planned to strike during the banquet for the stone.
• The wealthy businessman arrived with the woman he intended to receive the Febola Stone, and the banquet began under Cordis's watch.
• Cordis sensed many people on a distant hill but kept the warning to himself, while the watchers dismissed his glance as coincidence.
• Shalnark recognized Cordis at the mansion, and Chrollo confirmed his identity and noted that the theft would be more troublesome.
• Chrollo explained that the Febola Stone absorbed the aura between heaven and earth and could greatly empower Nen users.

At the banquet, the merchant opened the iron box and revealed the Febola Stone, whose beauty made Cordis decide to claim it despite needing money for his Hunter License. Chrollo had Shalnark cut the mansion’s power, plunging the room into darkness as Qiudaozi and Nedepu tried to protect the stone and merchant, while Cordis disappeared.

• Machi used her threads to kill most of the people rushing toward the mansion, and the survivors gave up on taking the Febola Stone from the Phantom Troupe.
• The merchant brought the iron box onto the stage and began a long speech about his relationship with his young lover while Chrollo and the others waited for it to be opened.
• The merchant used his fingerprint to open the box, revealing the glowing blue Febola Stone to the guests.
• Cordis decided to take the stone instead of redeeming his Hunter License and prepared to act.
• Chrollo noticed Cordis preparing to seize the stone and signaled Shalnark to shut off the mansion’s lights.
• Qiudaozi and Nedepu rushed to shield the stone and merchant, while Qiudaozi called for Cordis and received no answer.

Cordis encountered Chrollo and the Phantom Troupe while trying to secure the Febola Stone, then reached the helicopter and threatened the people guarding the gem. The old butler ordered Qiudaozi and Nedepu to hold Cordis off while he escorted the boss and the Febola Stone to safety.

• Qiudaozi searched for Cordis as the helicopter arrived, while Cordis realized the Phantom Troupe had come for the Febola Stone.
• Chrollo confronted Cordis about leaving without a word, and Cordis explained that Hisoka had failed to pass along his message.
• Chrollo admitted that the Phantom Troupe intended to steal the Febola Stone, and Cordis confessed that he had been hired to protect it.
• Cordis abandoned Chrollo when the helicopter landed and ran to Qiudaozi and the others, where he fixated on the Febola Stone.
• The old butler offered Cordis a check for 700,000 JN, but Cordis accepted the money and still demanded to know whether they wanted their lives or the gemstone.
• The old butler ordered Qiudaozi and Nedepu to hold Cordis off while he escorted the boss and the Febola Stone onto the helicopter.

Cordis killed Nedepu with his blood-controlling ability, but the old butler escaped by helicopter with the wealthy merchant and the Febola Stone. Cordis used Nedepu’s blood to form a pillar that carried him into the air as he pursued them.

• Nedepu attacked Cordis with repeated punches, but Cordis dodged them all with ease.
• Cordis used Pierce, Flowing Woman to accelerate Nedepu’s blood until it burst from his body and killed him.
• The old butler escaped by helicopter with the wealthy merchant and the Febola Stone while Qiudaozi refused to fight Cordis.
• Cordis gathered Nedepu’s blood into a pillar and used it to rise into the air after the helicopter.

Cordis chased the Febola Stone from the crashing helicopter and searched for it after landing safely. Chrollo found the gemstone and offered it to Cordis, who nervously asked him to give it up.

• Cordis caught up with the helicopter and killed its pilot, leaving the businessman, his mistress, and the old butler aboard.
• The young mistress refused to give Cordis the Febola Stone and threw it out of the helicopter.
• Cordis jumped after the gemstone as the helicopter crashed, killing the three people inside.
• Cordis landed safely but could not find the Febola Stone where he had seen it fall.
• Chrollo appeared with the gemstone, and Cordis nervously asked him to give it to him.

Cordis refused to absorb the Febola Stone’s power, turned it into a sapphire, and spent his remaining money commissioning a brooch before heading to Heavens Arena because he was broke again. There he met Wing and got him to buy two tickets to Gon’s match against Gido.

• Chrollo gave Cordis the Febola Stone in exchange for Cordis promising to visit the Spider often.
• The Febola Stone offered Cordis its power, but Cordis refused because he valued its beauty, so it became a sapphire.
• Cordis cashed a seven-hundred-thousand-JN check, redeemed his Hunter License, and spent his remaining money commissioning a brooch.
• Broke again, Cordis walked to Heavens Arena, where he saw signs featuring Gon and Killua and learned Gon would fight Gido.
• Cordis met Wing, introduced himself as a friend of Gon and Killua, and got Wing to buy two tickets to the match.

Cordis reunited with Killua and watched Gon’s first match on the 200th floor, where Gon kept fighting after the match ended until Cordis called him back. Gon ran into Cordis’s arms and excitedly recounted recent events, including his encounter with Hisoka.

• Cordis followed Wing to Killua and reunited with him, while Zushi complimented Cordis’s appearance.
• Gon fought Gido, took repeated hits, and rapidly improved his Nen as Killua and Cordis watched anxiously.
• After the referee ended the match, Gon ignored the whistle and charged at Gido again.
• Cordis shouted that Gon had lost, snapping him out of his battle frenzy.
• Gon rushed to Cordis and told him about the past few days, including meeting Hisoka and wanting to fight him.

Cordis reunited with Hisoka, who demanded repayment for Cordis’s expensive clothes before offering to erase the debt and pay him to borrow his body. Gon attacked Hisoka after misunderstanding the offer, and Hisoka dodged.

• Cordis warned Gon and Killua to stay away from Hisoka, but Hisoka suddenly appeared and draped an arm over Cordis’s shoulders.
• Gon charged at Hisoka, and Cordis stopped him before asking Hisoka why he had come.
• Hisoka reminded Cordis that his outfit and glove had cost three hundred million JN, and Killua argued that Hisoka owed Cordis compensation for tearing off his arm.
• Cordis admitted that his job had paid seven hundred thousand JN and that he had spent it all on a brooch, angering Killua.
• Hisoka offered to forgive Cordis’s clothing debt and give him five hundred thousand JN if Cordis let him borrow his body.
• Gon broke free from Cordis and swung at Hisoka, who dodged the punch.

After Hisoka invited Cordis to meet him at six, Cordis left Gon and Killua to train and went to Hisoka’s room at Heavens Arena. Hisoka greeted him dressed in a formal black suit, leaving Cordis wondering what he had planned and readying a knife.

• Gon attacked Hisoka, but Hisoka dodged, invited Cordis to meet him that evening, and left.
• Gon and Killua asked Cordis what Hisoka had said and offered to accompany him, but Cordis refused and promised them snacks if they kept training.
• Cordis left Gon and Killua with Wing, and Gon worried that Cordis might not return, recalling his absent father.
• Near six, Cordis went to Hisoka’s room on the two-hundredth floor and knocked after checking that he had knives ready.
• Hisoka opened the door wearing only a bath towel, then changed into a formal black suit while Cordis waited inside.
• Cordis saw Hisoka’s suit and wondered if Hisoka intended to try uniform roleplay, then prepared to stab him if he came closer.

Hisoka took Cordis to Fillmore Casino for an important job, though Cordis remained wary of his advances. On the way, Cordis healed Hisoka’s chin wound with Flowing Woman, and the chapter left them arriving at the casino.

• Hisoka flirted with Cordis and touched his head, prompting Cordis to attack him with a knife.
• Hisoka pinned Cordis against a table, but Cordis escaped and cut Hisoka’s chin with a spike hidden in his heel.
• Cordis warned Hisoka not to touch him again, then followed him out of Heavens Arena to pay off his debt.
• Hisoka complained that his chin wound might scar as they headed for Fillmore Casino.
• Cordis removed Hisoka’s Texture Surprise and used Flowing Woman to regulate his blood flow and heal the wound.

Cordis and Hisoka visited the Fillmore Casino, where Hisoka revealed he had no money and planned to challenge the first-floor gambling boss to reach the second floor. They met the boss, Bowenbo, who became excited when he saw Cordis.

• Cordis healed Hisoka's chin wound, and they continued to the Fillmore Casino together.
• Hisoka put his arm around Cordis's waist as they entered the casino, where Cordis saw the extravagant gambling floors and sensed many powerful Nen users.
• Cordis learned that Hisoka had brought no money, and Hisoka explained that guests had to beat the first-floor ruler to enter the second floor.
• Hisoka walked to the central table and sat opposite Bowenbo, the first-floor ruler, while Cordis stood beside him.
• Bowenbo introduced himself to Hisoka, then puckered his lips and cheered when he noticed Cordis.

Hisoka and Bowenbo wagered Cordis against six billion JN and were transported into a gambling game involving a murdered woman and the people at the table. The winged fish announced that the killer was among them, leaving Cordis to recall seeing the victim at Heavens Arena shortly before her death.

• Bowenbo lusted after Cordis, but Hisoka claimed Pai Pai as his target and agreed to gamble with Bowenbo.
• Hisoka wagered Cordis while Bowenbo put up six suitcases containing six billion JN.
• Bowenbo transported Hisoka, Cordis, and his three female attendants into a dark space with a round table and a winged fish.
• The lights went out, and a strangled woman's corpse appeared on the table.
• The winged fish announced that one of those present had killed the woman and explained the consequences of identifying the killer correctly or incorrectly.
• Cordis remembered briefly seeing the bruised woman at Heavens Arena around four o'clock the previous night.

Cordis and Hisoka examined June’s corpse during a murder game, finding a tuft of short hair in her hand before the inspection time ran out. As the players questioned July and accused her of killing June, July insisted she had not seen June since the previous night and turned the accusation toward the blue-haired woman.

• Cordis searched June’s body while arguing with Hisoka, who eventually examined the corpse and noticed blood at the back of her head.
• Cordis found a tuft of short hair clutched in June’s hand before the fish ended the five-minute inspection.
• The fish announced that the players had three rounds to identify the killer or the killer would also win.
• July said she and June had shared a dorm room, while the blue-haired woman accused July of lying about their relationship.
• July said she had not seen June since the previous night, then accused the blue-haired woman of having the strongest motive to kill June.

Modi admitted that she had poisoned June’s water, but Cordis found no sign that June had drunk it. After Hisoka discovered June had miscarried, June’s younger brother Sao appeared, and Cordis accused him of lying and being involved with her pregnancy.

• Modi revealed that June had ruined her face, stolen her clients, and indirectly contributed to her mother’s death, so she had poisoned June’s water before June died.
• Everyone declined to identify the murderer, and Cordis found no bitter almond smell in June’s mouth, suggesting she had not drunk the poisoned water.
• Hisoka found blood and a bruise on June’s abdomen and concluded she had been pregnant and miscarried; he suggested her lover might have killed her but said it was not certain.
• The fish summoned June’s younger brother, Sao, who said he worked at Heavens Arena and had not been close to June.
• Cordis accused Sao of lying, said he had seen June bruised earlier that day, and demanded to know whether Sao was the father of her child.