Chapter Summaries

Cordis was interrupted during his bath when Hisoka entered his bathroom and forced a kiss on him. Cordis attacked Hisoka with water spikes, and the chapter ended with the Greed Island arc set to begin next.

• Cordis heard someone outside his window, prepared water spikes, and recognized Hisoka’s laugh.
• Hisoka climbed through the window, and Cordis tried to flee the bathroom but collided with him.
• Hisoka grabbed Cordis’s face and kissed him while mocking him for making a fool of him earlier.
• Hisoka rubbed against Cordis until his towel fell, then touched his waist.
• Cordis fired water spikes at Hisoka, piercing his thigh and arm as he dodged in the cramped bathroom.

Hisoka offered Cordis a deal involving gems at the auction and said they would meet on [Greed Island]. Cordis skipped the auction, trained Gon and Killua, then struggled to enter Mr. Battera’s building without his Hunter License and headed into a pawnshop with his handkerchief.

• Hisoka attacked Cordis with spikes in the bathroom, then invited him to the auction and offered to trade priceless gems for a deal.
• Hisoka left before Cordis could answer, promising to see him on [Greed Island].
• Cordis stayed home with Gon and Killua for two or three days of training instead of attending the auction.
• Cordis took Gon and Killua to Mr. Battera’s building, where a guard admitted them after checking their Hunter Licenses but turned Cordis away.
• Killua pulled Gon inside, and Cordis went to a pawnshop carrying the handkerchief he had bought for two and a half million.

Cordis retrieved his Hunter License and encountered Jeter Shari, whom he flattered before turning the conversation toward Greed Island. The author then announced plans to focus on a third book while continuing the Hunter novel with two weekend updates.

• Cordis waited in a long bank line, paid two million, and reclaimed his Hunter License.
• Cordis hurried back to the building and showed his Hunter License to the guard.
• Jeter Shari recognized Cordis as the suspected robber who had killed his employer and stolen his belongings.
• Cordis flattered Jeter Shari by praising his collection of seven copies of Greed Island, then steered their conversation back to the game.
• The author apologized to readers and Mr. Togashi, explaining that he would focus on his third book and update the Hunter novel twice each weekend.

Cordis entered Greed Island using an old game console and was dropped from the sky onto Hisoka, who had come to find an Exorcist for Chrollo. Hisoka carried Cordis toward the City of Love.

• Jeter Shari gave Cordis an old Greed Island console, memory card, and ring, warning that a bug might teleport him to a random player.
• Cordis entered the game and skipped the White-Haired Woman’s explanation by summoning Book.
• The stairs vanished beneath Cordis, leaving him to fall from the sky.
• Hisoka, heading toward the City of Love, was knocked down when Cordis landed on him.
• Hisoka explained that he had entered Greed Island to help find an Exorcist for Chrollo, then carried Cordis toward the City of Love.

Cordis reunited with Hisoka in the [City of Love] on [Greed Island], where Hisoka showed him around and took him to a restaurant. Hisoka offered Cordis a costly Ruby in exchange for one night together, and Cordis said it was not entirely out of the question.

• A woman bumped into Cordis, and Hisoka stopped him from arguing by explaining that she was an NPC in the [City of Love-Ai Ai].
• Hisoka led Cordis around the [City of Love], and Cordis wondered how familiar Hisoka was with the place.
• Cordis dragged Hisoka to a restaurant and ordered food, while Hisoka watched him as couples around them kissed and flirted.
• Hisoka took Cordis's hand and asked him to sleep with him.
• Hisoka offered Cordis a Ruby from the Yorknew City auction worth 5.88 million JN, and Cordis wavered at the sight of it.

Cordis and Hisoka went to a hotel after Cordis agreed to Hisoka’s offer, and Cordis woke the next day sore and irritated. After cleaning up, Cordis worried about Gon and Killua, recovered his Ruby from Hisoka’s clothes, and left with those clothes.

• Hisoka stopped Cordis from taking the Ruby, kissed him, and carried him to a nearby hotel after he finished his meal.
• Cordis tried to resist Hisoka at the hotel, but Hisoka pinned him down and they spent the night together.
• Cordis woke at noon the next day, slapped the still-sleeping Hisoka, and went to wash himself.
• Cordis worried because he had not heard from Gon or Killua since arriving on [Greed Island].
• Cordis found the Ruby in Hisoka’s breast pocket, took it, and left with Hisoka’s clothes.

Cordis reached Soufrabi and went to an old castle to obtain a Transformation Potion from a Witch. He cleaned the castle in a day and a night, and the Witch went to inspect his work but was overwhelmed by the sudden brightness.

• Cordis asked Soufrabi's residents for news of Gon and Killua, then consulted his book and chose to seek a Transformation Potion.
• Cordis arrived at the old castle and startled when the Witch appeared in front of him.
• The Witch offered Cordis the potion if he cleaned the entire castle, and he agreed and began sweeping.
• Cordis told the Witch he had finished cleaning after working for a day and a night.
• The Witch opened a door to inspect the castle, was blinded by the light, and called for the curtains to be closed.

Witch turned Cordis into a woman with a Transformation Potion after he cleaned her castle, and he continued collecting cards for a month. While bathing in a forest hot spring, Cordis heard someone call his name.

• Witch transformed into a towering monster and threw a potion at Cordis, changing him into a silver-haired woman.
• Cordis checked the Book, discovered he had gained the Transformation Potion, and left Witch’s castle without learning when he could change back.
• Cordis spent a month playing the game and collected more than half the cards, then wondered how Gon and the others were doing.
• After snatching a super-rare card and getting soaked, Cordis found a hot spring in the forest and jumped in.
• Someone shouted Cordis’s name from behind him as he bathed.

Cordis reunited with Gon and Killua at a hot spring, where his feminine appearance and nudity startled them and Biscuit. The reunion ended with Hisoka approaching Cordis and reaching for his waist.

• Cordis saw Gon, Killua, Biscuit, and two men arrive at the hot spring.
• Gon and Killua froze when they saw Cordis bathing naked, then threw mud at Hisoka and the buzz-cut man to stop them from looking.
• Hisoka dragged the mud-covered buzz-cut man away, while Killua pulled Gon away from the hot spring.
• Cordis recognized Biscuit as Gon and Killua's trainer and guessed she was a Hunter Exam examiner, but Biscuit left after seeing him undressed.
• Hisoka approached Cordis and called him “Darling” while reaching for his waist.

Cordis reunited with Gon and Killua, who asked him to help reach Soufrabi and defeat Razor for One-Tsubo Seashore. In City of Love-Ai Ai, Gon and Killua competed for Cordis’s affection while Hisoka tried to rekindle their romance.

• Hisoka greeted Cordis familiarly, and Cordis rejected his touch before Gon and Killua explained that a Witch had transformed him.
• Gon and Killua told Cordis they needed to reach Soufrabi and defeat Razor to obtain One-Tsubo Seashore, so he led the group there.
• Cordis noticed Hisoka watching him during the journey, and the group stopped at City of Love-Ai Ai.
• After Cordis mentioned meeting Hisoka, Gon and Killua questioned him about their relationship, and Cordis reassured Killua that he had been searching for them.
• Gon hugged Cordis, and Killua dragged him into an alley and denied wanting a hug himself.
• Hisoka slipped his arms around Cordis’s waist and offered him another sapphire while asking to repeat their previous encounter.

The group needed more players to reach Soufrabi, and Jeter Shari offered to join them with three companions. Killua and Cordis demanded proof that they were strong enough, while Jeter Shari recognized Cordis and accused him of killing people and stealing their belongings.

• Hisoka offered Cordis another sapphire, but Cordis refused to be intimate with him because she was currently a woman and could get pregnant.
• Cordis asked Gon and Killua whether they had fought, but Gon became embarrassed about their past baths and hurried away.
• Biscuit found that the group had only six people, and Cordis made Killua apologize after he insulted her.
• Jeter Shari appeared with three companions and proposed joining the group to find five more players.
• Killua asked Jeter Shari to show his Ren, and Cordis backed him by demanding proof of the newcomers' strength.
• Jeter Shari recognized Cordis and accused him of killing people and stealing their belongings, confusing Gon.

Cordis demonstrated [Ren] to Jeter Shari, Gon, and Killua, then thanked Biscuit for training the boys and promised to protect their happiness. After Hisoka reacted to Cordis’s promise, the group gathered its remaining members and set off for the Stadium to attempt their next challenge.

• Jeter Shari and three others demonstrated how they used [Ren] to leap several meters, and Cordis explained the technique to Gon and Killua.
• Cordis used [Ren] to jump over ten meters, then invited Gon and Killua to show how their training had improved.
• Cordis thanked Biscuit and promised to keep Gon and Killua happy, while Hisoka overheard them from a nearby tree and dropped his house of cards.
• Cordis called Gon and Killua away from their jumping contest, and Hisoka whispered that Cordis could make the same promise to him before walking ahead.
• Grenu found the remaining five team members, Gon rallied everyone to succeed after their week of training, and the group headed toward the Stadium.

Jeter Shari’s team won the boxing, basketball, and bowling challenges, but Popopo attacked Killua and Cordis killed him with an invisible force. Cordis comforted Killua and then Gon, leaving the group amid the aftermath of Popopo’s death.

• Jeter Shari’s subordinate Bary defeated the clown-hatted body-displacing fighter in the boxing match, and Jeter Shari’s team won basketball and bowling.
• Popopo angrily confronted Killua, ignoring his companions’ attempts to stop him.
• Cordis lifted Popopo by the neck with an invisible force when he reached for Killua, then crushed and decapitated him.
• Cordis asked whether Killua had been scared, and Killua said he had not before pushing Cordis away from his embrace.
• Gon approached Cordis and insisted that he had not been scared either, prompting Cordis to react warmly.

After Bopobo’s death, Cordis introduced himself to Razor, and the group prepared for an eight-on-eight dodgeball match. Gon learned that Ging had told Razor to give him a beating, and eagerly accepted the challenge.

• Cordis introduced himself to Razor as Cordis Paipai, and Razor recognized that Cordis had been transformed by a potion.
• Razor declared Killua’s side the winner of the sumo match and called for an eight-on-eight dodgeball match, summoning seven numbered players with his aura.
• The recruited players fled, but Gon suggested that their side play with seven; Razor agreed to the match.
• Gon asked Razor about his father, and Razor said Ging had told him not to go easy on Gon and to give him a good beating.
• Gon accepted Razor’s challenge with excitement.

Razor’s team began the volleyball match by eliminating two of Razor’s players, but Razor’s powerful return destroyed Grenu’s Nen beast and forced Grenu to leave the court. The chapter ended with the author asking readers to suggest a name for a kitten.

• Number Zero started the match, and Grenu eliminated Number Three and Number Four with his throws.
• Grenu hurled the ball at Razor, who caught it and fired it back with tremendous force.
• Grenu summoned White Ape to take the hit, and the ball shattered the Nen beast’s head.
• Number Zero ruled that Grenu had to move to the outfield, and Cordis urged him to rest.
• The author said they had taken in a kitten and asked readers to suggest a name in the comments.

Cordis exhausted himself catching Razor’s powerful throw, then Hisoka knocked Number Five down before Number Six and Number Seven merged into Number Thirteen. Razor targeted Gon with his next throw, and Cordis intervened with a last protective wall that left his internal organs severely damaged.

• The Numbers passed Razor’s ball at high speed, then threw it at Cordis, who used [Flowing Woman] to slow and catch it.
• Exhausted, Cordis handed the ball to Hisoka and collapsed to his knees.
• Hisoka knocked Number Five down with a throw, but Number Six and Number Seven merged into Number Thirteen, who caught the next ball.
• Number Thirteen returned the ball to Razor, who hurled it at Gon despite Gon and Killua bracing themselves with aura.
• Cordis rushed to protect Gon with a wall of air, pushing himself past his limits and severely damaging his internal organs.

Cordis survived Razor’s attack thanks to the Transformation Potion, but lost access to his Nen Ability for three hours and left the court to rest. Grenu struck back at Razor with his Nen Beast, but Number Thirteen and Number Two saved the ball before it hit the ground.

• Cordis’s injuries healed when the Transformation Potion returned him to his male form, though Hisoka said he could not use his Nen Ability for three hours.
• Razor said the Witch may have altered the potion to save Cordis, and Zero let Cordis leave the court to rest.
• Cordis sat beside Grenu and tried to comfort him about his gorilla, while Grenu and Killua tossed the ball along the sidelines.
• Grenu used his ability to swap the black gorilla with Razor, placing Razor in the path of Grenu’s throw.
• The ball struck Razor, but Number Thirteen hurled Number Two toward it, and Number Two caught it before it hit the floor.

Razor’s team eliminated Grenu and Biscuit, leaving Gon, Killua, and Hisoka to face the remaining opponents. After Gon insisted on winning by defeating Razor outright, he began planning an attack with Killua.

• Number Thirteen caught Number Two’s pass and hit Grenu with the ball, knocking him unconscious and eliminating him from the game.
• Cordis carried Grenu to the rest area, where his summoned Nen beasts disappeared, leaving Gon, Killua, Biscuit, and Hisoka on the court.
• Number Two caught Razor’s redirected throw and sent the ball toward Hisoka, who stopped it with Bungee Gum despite breaking two fingers.
• Number Zero ruled Biscuit out because the ball had torn her skirt, and Biscuit left after telling Gon and Killua to get revenge.
• Gon said he wanted to defeat Razor decisively, then told Killua to stand on the center line and hold the ball while he attacked.

Gon knocked Number Thirteen out with a powerful shot, then struck Razor with an even stronger one. Hisoka used Texture Surprise to keep the ball from falling back to Razor, leaving Razor bewildered after Zero called him out.

• Gon’s shot veered into Number Thirteen, whose attempt to catch it dragged him out of the court.
• Cordis urged Gon to aim for Razor, but Killua said he was fine and helped Gon prepare another throw.
• Gon gathered his aura and struck the ball with enough force to shake the Stadium, but Razor redirected it toward the ceiling with a backflip.
• Hisoka used Texture Surprise to stop the ball from returning to Razor, and Zero declared Razor out.
• Razor stayed in the court after the announcement and calmly said, “Back.”

Cordis treated Killua’s injured hands, then lent Gon his aura at great cost, leaving himself unconscious. Hisoka explained the danger of Cordis’s sacrifice, and Gon and Killua returned to the court determined to win.

• Zero kept Razor on the court, but Cordis warned that Gon, Killua, and Hisoka were too injured to turn the match around.
• Cordis exposed Killua’s badly burned hands and used his aura to ease their pain.
• Cordis cut his arm and infused his blood into Gon’s hands, restoring Gon’s strength before collapsing into sleep.
• Hisoka told Gon and Killua that Cordis had lent them his aura and risked irreversible damage to his body.
• Gon and Killua vowed to win and returned to the court.