Chapter Summaries

A Luo questioned Chrollo about why he had tried to save her, and he explained his attachment through a memory of a black cat he had once kept. After A Luo forced Shalnark to bring an Exorcist to the hospital, Chrollo recovered his Nen ability, leaving A Luo demanding that he restore hers as promised.

• A Luo asked Chrollo why he had tried to save her, and he said he was fond of her and did not want her to die.
• Chrollo recalled keeping a black cat as a child, losing it after it fled, and killing the people who had captured and killed it.
• A Luo dismissed Chrollo's explanation and told Shalnark to send an Exorcist to the hospital, threatening Chrollo's life if Shalnark disobeyed.
• The Exorcist removed Kurapika's sword from Chrollo's heart, and its Nen beast swallowed the weapon.
• Chrollo regained his Nen ability and his usual demeanor, and A Luo reminded him to restore her ability as promised.

A Luo recovered her Nen Ability after Illumi forced the weakened Chrollo to honor their agreement, then left the hospital with Illumi when Hisoka arrived. She planned to use the time away from Chrollo and Hisoka to escape their attention, and booked an early flight to the border of the NGL Autonomous Nation.

• A Luo summoned Illumi and ordered him to kill Chrollo if he refused to restore her Nen Ability, so Chrollo kept his promise and returned her power.
• Chrollo invited A Luo and Illumi to join the Phantom Troupe, but both refused.
• A Luo considered killing Chrollo, but Hisoka arrived at the hospital and interrupted her plan.
• Illumi asked A Luo to pay the rest of his fee and take her away, and she agreed before leaving with him.
• Illumi offered to become A Luo's long-term bodyguard for fifty billion Jenny, and she paid his balance and dismissed him.
• A Luo bought an early flight to the border of the NGL Autonomous Nation.

A Luo warned Chairman Netero about the chimera ants and rushed into NGL to find Gon, Killua, and Kite. She rescued a child from an ant hunt and recognized the Squadron Leader Colt, who pointed her toward another hunting site before returning to the nest.

• A Luo learned that Gon, Killua, and Kite had already entered NGL, then warned Netero that the chimera ants and their coming king threatened humanity.
• A Luo entered NGL and hurried deeper into the country, where reports of monster attacks and public fear were growing.
• A Luo killed an ant that attacked a child, rescued the girl, and fought off the remaining ants.
• A Luo recognized the half-human, half-bird ant as Colt and asked where the other ants had gone hunting.
• Colt pointed A Luo toward another hunting site, then flew back to the nest with his captured humans.

A Luo reunited with Ponzu, helped her escape NGL, and raced to find Gon, Killua, and Kite before the Chimera Ants grew stronger. She arrived as Neferpitou attacked, and Kite lost an arm while Killua fled with the unconscious Gon; A Luo remained with Kite facing Neferpitou.

• A Luo rescued Ponzu from pursuing Chimera Ants, and Ponzu told her that Zazan and Pike had killed their companions and taken Pokkle.
• A Luo escorted Ponzu out of NGL, then searched for Gon, Killua, and Kite while racing toward the ant nest.
• A Luo found the underground factory too late and continued toward the nest, hoping to save Kite.
• Neferpitou attacked the group, severed Kite's arm, and prompted Killua to knock Gon unconscious and flee with him.
• Killua reached NGL's border with Gon and wept over leaving Kite and A Luo behind, while A Luo and Kite faced Neferpitou.

A Luo tried to save Kite by luring Neferpitou away from him and destroying the ant nest, but an unknown shadow captured her as she fled with Kite. The shadow revealed himself as Zaiyilo and forced A Luo to leave NGL with him, though she persuaded him to let her contact someone who could save Kite’s arm.

• A Luo left Kite to distract Neferpitou and entered the ant nest, hoping to poison the Ant Queen, but she got lost in its maze.
• A Luo used her Little Disc to make explosives and blew up the ant nest, prompting Neferpitou to rush back to protect the Ant Queen and Meruem.
• A Luo picked up Kite’s severed arm, carried him toward the NGL border, and tried to escape while Neferpitou returned to the nest.
• A dark shadow ambushed A Luo near the border and used a concealed weapon to make her obey his orders.
• The shadow identified himself as Zaiyilo and took A Luo and Kite away from NGL.
• A Luo asked Zaiyilo to let her call for a doctor, arguing that Kite would be more useful with both arms.

A Luo arranged for Machi to restore Kite’s severed arm while Zaiyilo kept both of them under his control. The three reached Meteor City, where Zaiyilo revealed his monstrous form and announced his plans to establish a base.

• A Luo called Machi and persuaded her to travel to a town near NGL to treat Kite.
• Machi arrived at the inn and used Nen-Type Stitching to reattach Kite’s arm, for which A Luo paid her twenty million Jenny.
• After Kite recovered, Zaiyilo continued controlling him and A Luo as they traveled, preventing A Luo from escaping.
• Zaiyilo brought A Luo and Kite to Meteor City and revealed his beastlike appearance.
• Zaiyilo declared himself their master, ordered A Luo to cook, and took Kite to seize a Temporary Base.

A Luo escaped Zaiyilo’s control with Kite and reached East Gorteau as the Ant Extermination Team attacked the palace. She reunited with Killua during his fight with Youpi and asked him to take her to Gon, while Killua asked whether Kite had survived.

• A Luo drugged Zaiyilo, but his whistle triggered Kite to attack her, so she knocked Kite unconscious and escaped with him.
• A Luo had the Nen affecting herself and Kite removed, then learned Gon and Killua had joined the Ant Extermination Team in East Gorteau.
• A Luo tried contacting the Hunter Association but hung up when Pariston answered, then headed for the palace with Kite.
• A Luo and Kite disguised themselves as ordinary citizens and entered the crowds near the palace, where they heard a huge explosion and split up to search for Gon and Killua.
• A Luo found Killua fighting Youpi and asked him to take her to Gon; Killua was relieved to see her and asked whether Kite had escaped too.

A Luo and Killua raced to stop Gon from confronting Neferpitou, but arrived after Gon used a terrible vow to kill him. When Gon learned Kite was alive, his body collapsed from the power he had overdrawn, while Netero's death triggered the Poor Man's Rose; A Luo then worried about the ant eggs and asked Killua how they could hide them.

• A Luo told Killua that Kite was alive and warned him that Gon might use a vow to gain enough power to kill Neferpitou.
• A Luo and Killua found Gon transformed into a muscular adult, repeatedly pounding Neferpitou's remains in a crater, while Kite arrived nearby.
• Gon recognized Kite and realized he had killed Neferpitou in anger, then broke down over Kite's supposed death.
• A Luo told Gon that Kite was alive, but Gon's body rapidly withered from the power he had overdrawn.
• Netero's death caused the Poor Man's Rose to bloom, and Youpi and Shaiapouf rushed toward the explosion.
• A Luo sent Kite and Killua to take Gon to intensive care, then asked Killua how they could hide the ant eggs.

A Luo helped Killua rescue Alluka so Nanika could heal Gon, then Killua rejected Nanika in an attempt to protect Alluka before realizing he needed to protect them both. As Killua and Nanika reconciled, A Luo asked them for a favor.

• A Luo watched Gon enter critical condition, while doctors and Exorcists could do nothing to save him.
• Killua told A Luo he would return home to rescue Alluka, and A Luo hired Illumi to kill Zaiyilo and draw him away to Meteor City.
• Killua convinced Silva and brought Alluka to Gon's hospital room without Illumi intercepting him.
• Alluka summoned Nanika, who healed Gon without demanding a cruel price, then fell asleep from exhaustion.
• Killua told Nanika never to come out again, but Alluka rebuked him, and he apologized and promised to protect them both.
• A Luo leaned toward Killua and asked if Alluka and Nanika could help her.

A Luo asked Killua to have Alluka ensure she would never see the Phantom Troupe, Hisoka, or the Zoldyck Family again so she could live peacefully with her mother on Whale Island. She sailed home, leaving her friends unaware that Alluka’s power had severed their chance of meeting her again unless she chose to seek them out.

• A Luo explained to Killua that she wanted to leave dangerous adventures behind and return to her mother, Malena, on Whale Island.
• Killua agreed to help A Luo make her wish, despite recognizing it as a farewell.
• A Luo left the hospital before Gon woke and boarded a ship bound for Whale Island, waving goodbye to Killua and Alluka.
• A Luo reflected that she had chosen separation rather than wishing for dangerous people to die and risking countless lives through Alluka’s power.
• Hisoka continued playing hide-and-seek with Chrollo, Illumi faced Zaiyilo in Meteor City, and the Phantom Troupe discussed A Luo without knowing they would not see her again unless she returned.

A Luo spent twelve years in Gotoh's body, watching Illumi grow up in the Zoldyck Family and becoming a trusted presence to him before she mysteriously returned to Whale Island. Gotoh read her diary and resumed his life, while Illumi remained convinced that the returned Gotoh was an impostor and hoped A Luo would come back.

• A Luo woke in Gotoh's body and discovered she had arrived before Milluki's birth, when Illumi was still a toddler.
• A Luo cared for Illumi through his childhood, secretly teasing him and comforting him after the family's training and interrogations.
• After Illumi questioned why parents protected children from pain, A Luo told him that he was strong and that the other children were weak.
• Illumi became an assassin and later objected when Killua wanted to befriend a child, while A Luo recognized how the Zoldyck upbringing had shaped him.
• A Luo recorded her years with the family in a diary, then awoke back on Whale Island as Gotoh likewise woke from a dream spanning twelve years.
• Gotoh read A Luo's diary, but Illumi recognized that he was not the person who had cared for him and kept demanding that the impostor return.

Illumi recounted his growing attachment to A Luo and his attempts to bring her under his control, then found Gotoh’s diary and suspected A Luo had once been the person who cared for him as a child. After years of keeping their relationship professional, A Luo disappeared after their final mission, and Illumi vowed to find her.

• Illumi met A Luo at Heavens Arena, later encountered her in Yorknew City, and became increasingly interested in her despite her resistance.
• Illumi tried to make A Luo come to the Zoldyck estate, but she removed his Nen Needle, helped Killua leave home, and later saw through his Gittarackur disguise at the Hunter Exam.
• After learning that A Luo and Gon’s group had taken Killua away from the estate, Illumi confronted his family and found Gotoh’s diary, which described caring for him from childhood until Gotoh was replaced.
• Illumi suspected A Luo had been the person who stayed by his side when he was young, but he continued treating her as an employer and hired hand.
• Illumi killed Zaiyilo on A Luo’s instructions during their final mission, then discovered she had disappeared and decided to search for her.

Chrollo recalled growing up in Meteor City, Sarasa’s murder, and founding the Phantom Troupe with his friends to protect their home and avenge her. After meeting A Luo and driving her away through threats and violence, he regretted his mistakes and set off for the Dark Continent, hoping to survive and see her again.

• Chrollo described how Sarasa’s murder changed his friends’ lives and led him to ask Uvogin for three years to prepare their revenge.
• Chrollo found a black cat, lost it after it was killed, and awakened his Nen Ability, Skill Hunter, in a rage.
• Chrollo reunited with his friends three years later, and they founded the Phantom Troupe and made Meteor City feared.
• Chrollo recalled meeting A Luo, testing her, and discovering that she had secretly poisoned the Troupe before she left and grew stronger.
• Chrollo regretted pushing A Luo away and, after defeating Hisoka at Heavens Arena, decided to investigate Meteor City’s enemies on the Dark Continent and hoped to meet A Luo again.

After transmigrating into a starving kitten in Meteor City, A Luo struggled to find food and became entangled with young Chrollo. The kitten died while Chrollo awakened his Nen to save her family, and A Luo woke in an iron cage with Feitan staring at the meat bun in her hand.

• A Luo searched Meteor City's Industrial Waste Area for food and brought discarded sausages back to her starving mother and siblings.
• A Luo avoided a crying young Chrollo, but later he caught her, kept her in his room, and fed her until she escaped.
• Chrollo rescued A Luo from a gang of children, and she let him pet her before leaving to return to her nest.
• A Luo found men threatening to eat her family, but she died before she could stop them.
• Chrollo awakened his Nen and killed the men, and A Luo woke inside an iron cage facing Feitan.

After discovering that Feitan had been tricked into the Beast Arena by the original owner of her body, A Luo rescued him from a deadly final match and escaped with him. Half a month later, hungry and hunted, they ended up at an adult entertainment establishment, where Feitan refused to stay and work.

• A Luo learned that the original Luo had lured Feitan into the Beast Arena, and she began secretly giving him food, drink, and medicine.
• After Feitan won nine fights, A Luo learned that the arena planned to make him fight three tigers, so she carried out her rescue plan.
• A Luo got Feitan's guards drunk, stole their keys, freed him and the other imprisoned slaves, and set fire to the Beast Arena as they escaped.
• A Luo and Feitan spent their savings while fleeing their pursuers, and they found no work because they lacked identification and experience.
• A Luo dragged Feitan into an adult entertainment establishment to find food, but after the supervisor handed him work clothes, Feitan rejected the job and walked away.

A Luo and Feitan continued hiding together while he recovered, and Shalnark visited after recognizing her from the wanted notices. Once Feitan’s wounds had mostly healed, A Luo fled the slum while he slept.

• A Luo met Shalnark at the hostess bar, and he recognized her as someone whose bounty had been posted alongside his companion’s.
• A Luo took Shalnark to the unfinished building she shared with Feitan, who returned bloodied with money he had taken from criminals.
• A Luo tended Feitan’s reopened wounds while he and Shalnark silently exchanged questions about her.
• Feitan told Shalnark that A Luo had tricked him into the Beast Arena, but admitted inwardly that her care had made him hesitate to kill her.
• Shalnark left the next day, and A Luo stopped working at the hostess bar after Feitan brought back money.
• When Feitan could move again, A Luo fled the slum while he was asleep.

Feitan recalled his history with Luo and his complicated bond with A Luo, whose resemblance to Luo made him grow attached despite their repeated clashes. After learning A Luo was still alive but missing, he boarded the ship for the Dark Continent determined to find her if he returned.

• Feitan found Luo in a red-light district, took her away, and killed her after realizing she was not the woman he remembered and hearing her claim that someone else had controlled her.
• Back in Meteor City, Feitan met A Luo and became unsettled by how her name, mannerisms, and cooking reminded him of Luo.
• Feitan and A Luo repeatedly crossed paths, and he grew increasingly attached to her even as she secretly tried to kill Chrollo and fled.
• After A Luo and Chrollo disappeared, Feitan realized he had pursued A Luo because he wanted her to stay with him, but he could find no trace of her.
• Before boarding the ship to the Dark Continent, Feitan asked Chrollo about A Luo and learned she was alive, then vowed to find her if he returned.

Hisoka encountered Chrollo and A Luo, became fixated on finding Chrollo, and kept A Luo alive to learn about him. After A Luo stayed at Hisoka’s villa and offered to help him find strong opponents, Hisoka accepted her offer and had her take him to Chrollo.

• Hisoka killed a disappointing opponent and went looking for a more exciting target.
• Hisoka spotted Chrollo with A Luo at a café, but Chrollo fled as soon as he sensed Hisoka’s hostility, while A Luo knocked herself unconscious.
• Hisoka took A Luo to a hotel, questioned her about her Boss, and killed restaurant servers who interrupted them.
• Hisoka brought A Luo to his villa, marked her with Free-Stretching Love, and told her to clean the house before he woke.
• Hisoka found the villa spotless and accepted A Luo’s offer to help him locate strong opponents.
• Hisoka had A Luo take him to find Chrollo.

Hisoka recounted how he joined the Phantom Troupe as a false Number Four, lost track of A Luo, and later watched her grow into a powerful Nen user. After seeing A Luo kill an opponent in Heavens Arena, he eagerly went to visit her in the hospital.

• Hisoka joined the Phantom Troupe after killing one of its members, but postponed hunting Chrollo while he waited for a chance to face him alone.
• Hisoka noticed A Luo’s hatred of Chrollo and helped her during an operation, but she later disappeared from his life.
• Hisoka encountered A Luo again in Yorknew City and was impressed by her strength, her plans against the Phantom Troupe, and her connection to the Zoldyck Family.
• At the Hunter Exam, Hisoka teamed up with A Luo in a hijacking, then learned she had been eliminated after giving up points to help Ponzu.
• Hisoka saw A Luo kill an opponent in a Heavens Arena match and, thrilled by her growth, went to find her at the hospital.

Hisoka recounted how he joined A Luo and Kurapika against the Phantom Troupe, then pursued a proper duel with Chrollo after helping him regain his Nen. After Chrollo defeated him with borrowed abilities, Hisoka revived and boarded the ship to hunt the Spiders, recruiting Illumi to hunt him in turn.

• Hisoka realized A Luo remained kind and conscientious, then followed her back to Heavens Arena to watch Gon and Killua awaken Nen.
• Hisoka killed Kastro, joined A Luo and Kurapika's Spider Extermination Alliance, and agreed to act as an insider in Yorknew City.
• Hisoka fought Gon at Heavens Arena, then later searched with A Luo for an Exorcist to remove the seal on Chrollo's Nen.
• Hisoka learned that A Luo and Chrollo had disappeared, found them alive, and watched Chrollo regain his Nen while A Luo escaped the Spiders temporarily.
• Chrollo defeated Hisoka using abilities borrowed from the Phantom Troupe, but Hisoka revived and declared he would hunt the members one by one.
• Hisoka boarded the ship bound for the Dark Continent and recruited Illumi by offering him the Engagement Ring, tasking him with hunting Hisoka.