Chapter Summaries

A Luo traveled with Chrollo and the Spiders to a remote town, learning that she needed to stay alert among them. The group reached an inn, where A Luo tried to pass herself off as Chrollo and Pakunoda’s daughter to secure a room.

• After Machi kicked a dead man’s body off the airship, A Luo reflected on the danger of her new world and the need to become stronger.
• Several days later, the airship landed near a small town, and Chrollo changed into dark clothes after spending the journey reading.
• Feitan threatened A Luo to hurry off the airship, then carried her when she could not keep up with the Spiders on the walk to town.
• Chrollo told A Luo to knock at an inn, and she asked the elderly innkeeper for a room.
• When the innkeeper questioned the Spiders’ relationship to A Luo, A Luo called Chrollo her father and introduced Pakunoda as her mother.
• Chrollo apologized for A Luo’s behavior, and the innkeeper eventually let the group inside.

A Luo endured Feitan’s revenge for mocking him, then won a peaceful night by offering him a feast. Rested at last, she began to suspect the Phantom Troupe had come to the remote town for something other than recruiting and feared their plans could bring bloodshed.

• Chrollo arranged for A Luo to share a room with Feitan, while he and Pakunoda shared another room after A Luo called them her parents.
• Feitan kept A Luo awake for two nights by releasing killing intent whenever she started to fall asleep, and Chrollo refused her requests for a room of her own.
• A Luo cooked a tableful of delicacies for Feitan, who let her sleep peacefully afterward.
• A Luo wondered why the Phantom Troupe had come to the remote town and suspected Chrollo was seeking something there rather than a new member.
• Remembering a night of bloodshed and her shattered family, A Luo feared the Spiders might cause another tragedy and wondered whether she could prevent it.

After realizing the Phantom Troupe had come to town to steal and destroy, A Luo tried to figure out how to limit the danger without risking herself. She promised to cook for Chrollo, Machi, and Pakunoda in exchange for safe, undisturbed sleep, hoping they would protect her from Feitan.

• A Luo remembered how Fan En had found her beneath a bridge after she lost a Heavens Arena match and failed to come home.
• A Luo realized the Phantom Troupe had come to town to steal whatever caught their interest and feared what they might do.
• Feitan said the Spiders could take whatever they wanted, while Chrollo watched A Luo realize their intentions.
• A Luo explained that she had made desserts for Feitan to trade for a decent night's sleep, and Feitan left to gather information while glaring at her.
• A Luo offered to cook all three meals for Chrollo, Machi, and Pakunoda if they guaranteed her a peaceful night's sleep, and they agreed.

A Luo tried to use Granny Heidi’s concern to get a break from cooking, but Chrollo invented a false family tradition and pressured her into admitting she had lied. After Granny Heidi left, the Spiders turned their cold attention on A Luo.

• A Luo served lunch to Chrollo, Pakunoda, and Machi, and Granny Heidi accused them of making her work like a child laborer.
• A Luo pretended that her parents abused her and showed Granny Heidi the scars on her arm, prompting the old woman to threaten to call the police.
• Chrollo claimed the Lucilfer Family made children learn to cook and said A Luo’s scars were fake.
• Chrollo threatened A Luo, and she admitted to Granny Heidi that she had made up the abuse story.
• Granny Heidi apologized to Chrollo and offered him a discount on their lodging, then left as the Spiders gave A Luo cold, dangerous smiles.

Feitan found no Nen users in town, but Machi’s intuition and Chrollo’s reasoning led the group to a guest named Robin at the inn. Chrollo brought A Luo along to confront him, and Robin drew a dagger as A Luo feared Chrollo might use her as a shield.

• Feitan reported that he had searched the town and found no Nen users, while Machi insisted Chrollo’s target was there.
• Chrollo realized Feitan had not checked the inn’s guests, and Feitan soon found the target in a room at the end of the third floor.
• Chrollo carried A Luo to Robin’s room and used a story about delivering bottled water to get Robin to open the door.
• Robin tried to shut the door, but Chrollo held it open, and Robin drew a dagger as A Luo watched in alarm.

Chrollo and Feitan defeated Robin, whose Indoor Fish ability only worked in a sealed room, and Chrollo stole the ability. After Feitan took Robin away, Chrollo confronted A Luo about her lack of surprise at his power to steal Nen abilities.

• Robin attacked Chrollo and A Luo, then retreated into his room and invited them inside.
• Chrollo carried A Luo into the room, where they found dismembered body parts and a man still alive despite being reduced to half a head.
• Robin summoned monstrous fish, and Chrollo deduced they needed a sealed room to survive.
• Feitan broke the window, causing the fish to vanish, then knocked Robin unconscious as he tried to escape.
• Chrollo used Skill Hunter to steal Robin's Indoor Fish ability and ordered Feitan to take Robin away.
• Chrollo asked A Luo why she had not seemed surprised that he could steal other people's Nen abilities.

Chrollo spared A Luo after learning she knew secrets about the Phantom Troupe, then took her away after she witnessed Granny Heidi's death. A Luo broke down and cursed him, but later begged for forgiveness during the journey to the Republic of Padokea, where Feitan took all her snacks.

• Chrollo realized A Luo knew the conditions for stealing Nen Abilities and threatened to kill her, but let her live so he could uncover how she learned the secrets.
• A Luo saw Granny Heidi's body and challenged Chrollo and Machi over her death, and Chrollo warned her to abandon pity and other weak emotions.
• Chrollo carried A Luo to the airship, where she burst into tears and cursed him and the Phantom Troupe.
• After crying herself out, A Luo apologized to Chrollo and offered him her snacks, but he ignored her throughout the journey.
• The airship landed in the Republic of Padokea, and Feitan took A Luo's snacks while Chrollo left without speaking to her.

The Spiders checked into a five-star hotel in Padokea using identity records arranged by Shalnark, and Chrollo made A Luo stay in his room as his guard. Chrollo tried to draw out A Luo’s true feelings, but she fell asleep before learning that he watched over her until dawn.

• The Spiders left their airship behind and checked into the Pearl Grand Hotel after Feitan provided their identity numbers, with Shalnark promising to deliver their IDs the next morning.
• Chrollo took A Luo to his room instead of giving her a separate key card, insisting she stand guard while he slept.
• A Luo pretended to be an eager servant, but Chrollo called out her act and said her genuine emotions were difficult to uncover.
• Chrollo read while A Luo watched briefly before falling asleep, unaware that he watched her until dawn and then left to find food.
• A Luo woke to find herself alone in Chrollo’s room.

A Luo bought the Spiders’ airship tickets, accidentally giving herself business class while they got economy, and Chrollo and Feitan trapped and intimidated her after they joined her section. A flight attendant approached just as A Luo was silently pleading for help.

• Pakunoda and the others left the hotel without paying, then argued at the airport over who would buy the tickets.
• Chrollo assigned the ticket purchase to A Luo, who used the money Machi gave her to buy herself a half-price business-class ticket and economy tickets for the Spiders.
• The airship attendant stopped the Spiders from entering business class, and they walked away while A Luo tried to explain her mistake.
• After the airship took off, the Spiders sat around A Luo in business class, and Chrollo restrained her while Feitan threatened her with his Nen.
• A business-class attendant noticed A Luo’s distress and asked whether she felt unwell.

A Luo and the Phantom Troupe arrived at Heavens Arena, where Chrollo probed her by threatening to use her mother, Malena, against her. A Luo revealed a fierce resolve and a dark purplish-red Nen aura, then realized Chrollo had been testing her and asked what the group planned to do at the arena.

• During the flight, Pakunoda told a flight attendant that A Luo had a stomachache, while Chrollo comforted her.
• After six hours, the airship arrived at Heavens Arena, and A Luo remembered her family and her earlier life there.
• A Luo explained what family meant, and Chrollo said the Phantom Troupe cherished something but admitted he did not know exactly what.
• Chrollo brought up finding A Luo’s mother, Malena, and asked whether threatening her would make A Luo reveal her secrets.
• A Luo threatened to kill the Spiders if they touched her mother, and dark purplish-red Nen spread from her hands.
• A Luo realized Chrollo had provoked her to test her, withdrew her Nen, and asked what the Spiders had come to do at Heavens Arena.

A Luo accompanied Feitan and the others into an alley, where Feitan killed two men before the last one stabbed him with a poison-coated dagger that paralyzed him. The attacker then realized someone else was hiding nearby after hearing a voice from the shadows.

• A Luo wondered why Chrollo had brought the Spiders to Heavens Arena and slept poorly.
• Feitan took A Luo to a dark alley, where Chrollo, Pakunoda, and Machi concealed themselves with Zetsu as three men arrived.
• A Luo warned the men not to provoke Feitan, but their taunts enraged him.
• Feitan killed the long-haired man and the bulbous-nosed man, while the sleazy man stabbed him with a dagger that bypassed his Nen defenses.
• The poison paralyzed Feitan, and the sleazy man heard a voice from the shadows and searched for whoever had spoken.

After Chrollo took the dagger, the Phantom Troupe made A Luo care for an immobile Feitan, whose humiliating bathroom trips fueled his anger and her fear. A Luo woke from a nightmare about Feitan torturing her and decided she had to win him over before he recovered.

• Chrollo, Machi, and Pakunoda captured the sleazy man, took his defense-bypassing dagger, and left him at the murder scene.
• The Phantom Troupe assigned A Luo to care for Feitan while poison left him unable to move.
• A Luo carried Feitan to the bathroom, accidentally dropped him, and later apologized while tending his bruises.
• A Luo dreamed that Feitan captured and tortured her, then woke terrified of what he might do.
• As Feitan's humiliation and killing intent grew during the following days, A Luo resolved to get on his good side.

A Luo tried to win over the bedridden Feitan by constantly feeding and serving him, but her efforts only made him furious. Chrollo explained that she had been making Feitan endure repeated bathroom trips, then revealed the antidote had been available all along, leaving A Luo to conclude that the Phantom Troupe had let Feitan suffer for their own amusement.

• After waking from a nightmare, A Luo decided to curry favor with Feitan by cooking for him and tending to his every request.
• Feitan grew increasingly angry as A Luo kept providing lavish meals, drinks, and games, while she mistakenly thought she needed to serve him even better.
• Chrollo took A Luo away and explained that all the food and drink had forced Feitan to use the bathroom repeatedly, and that Feitan had viewed her continued feasts as deliberate mockery.
• Chrollo told A Luo that he had fed Feitan an antidote fruit taken from the person who poisoned him in the Dark Alley, but had delayed using it to study it.
• A Luo learned that Machi had found the antidote and that Machi and Pakunoda had known about it, then concluded Feitan was so unpopular that his companions had let him suffer.

Chrollo took A Luo to Heavens Arena, where they unexpectedly encountered Hisoka. As Hisoka approached, Chrollo questioned A Luo about whether she knew him, leaving her caught between the two dangerous men.

• Feitan prepared to attack A Luo, but Pakunoda stopped him and reminded him that Chrollo had forbidden anyone from harming his collectible; Feitan wondered why he felt reluctant to let A Luo die.
• Chrollo took A Luo from the hotel to Heavens Arena, saying he was looking for someone and that he had brought her along to unwind.
• A Luo guessed that Chrollo might be looking for a new Phantom Troupe member, but she could not work out his plans.
• Chrollo stopped outside a café when he spotted Hisoka, and A Luo recognized the clown-painted man and feared being noticed.
• Chrollo whispered questions about how A Luo knew Hisoka, while A Luo denied knowing him; Hisoka approached them with an intrigued smile.

After A Luo knocked herself unconscious to avoid being caught between Chrollo and Hisoka, she woke in Hisoka’s room and tried to gauge how dangerous he was. During dinner, Hisoka asked about the boss who had been with her, and A Luo identified him as Chrollo.

• A Luo knocked herself unconscious, hoping Chrollo and Hisoka would deal with each other instead of her.
• A Luo woke in a hotel room and discovered Hisoka had brought her there.
• Hisoka introduced himself and took A Luo to the hotel restaurant for dinner.
• Hisoka asked A Luo about the person who had brought her along, and she called him the boss.
• Hisoka stopped cutting his steak and reacted hungrily when A Luo confirmed that everyone called Chrollo the boss.

Hisoka pressured A Luo to reveal the identity of the boss she had met, so she offered to find promising fighters for him in exchange for staying alive. After Hisoka slaughtered the restaurant’s security guards and guests, he again demanded information about the boss.

• Hisoka questioned A Luo about the strong man she called Boss and threatened her when she hesitated.
• Hisoka killed a server who tried to intervene, frightening the restaurant’s witnesses into fleeing.
• A Luo proposed acting as Hisoka’s middleman by finding promising young fighters and arranging duels.
• Hisoka accepted the possibility of her proposal but still demanded details about Boss in return.
• Restaurant security guards confronted Hisoka, and he unleashed a killing spree that left the restaurant in ruins.
• Hisoka asked A Luo once more to tell him about Boss after the other people were gone.

Hisoka took A Luo to his dusty castle and forced her to clean it while keeping her under surveillance with Bungee Gum. After four hours, she finished just as Hisoka woke and returned to ask about her boss.

• Hisoka carried A Luo from the restaurant to his castle in the mountains, while she worried about being implicated in the murders and losing the chance to live an ordinary life.
• A Luo entered the dusty, apparently unoccupied castle and questioned Hisoka about why nobody maintained it.
• Hisoka went upstairs for a nap and told A Luo to clean the house before he woke if she wanted to avoid his cranky temper.
• A Luo spotted the Nen attached to her forehead with Gyo, realized Hisoka had tethered her with Bungee Gum, and gave up on escaping.
• A Luo spent four hours cleaning the castle, then Hisoka came downstairs in clown makeup and greeted her, ready to hear about her boss.

A Luo gave Hisoka everything she knew about Chrollo and offered to find him other promising opponents to stay useful and alive. Hisoka accepted her offer, then made her lead him to where Chrollo and the Spiders were staying.

• Hisoka questioned A Luo about Chrollo, and she revealed all she knew about the leader and his Nen abilities.
• A Luo promised to find Hisoka talented fighters, including Ging Freecss's son and a son of the Zoldyck Family.
• Hisoka decided A Luo could be useful and gave her a business card with his contact details.
• Hisoka dragged A Luo out of the Luxury Villa to take him to Chrollo and the Spiders.

A Luo was forced by Hisoka to challenge Chrollo and the Phantom Troupe, while Chrollo recalled how he had abandoned her during his earlier clash with Hisoka. After removing the Nen seal on her mouth, Chrollo asked A Luo to identify Hisoka and questioned whether Hisoka could defeat the Spiders together.

• Hisoka brought A Luo to the hotel and ordered her to tell Chrollo that he wanted to fight.
• A Luo approached Chrollo, but he sealed her mouth with Skill Hunter, and Machi warned her not to try to escape.
• Chrollo remembered meeting Hisoka that morning, fighting him, and throwing A Luo toward him before leaving.
• Chrollo removed the seal on A Luo's mouth, asked who Hisoka was, and questioned whether Hisoka could take on all the Spiders at once.

A Luo remained with the Spiders after Hisoka called and then arrived at the hotel carrying Omokage’s severed head. Hisoka explained that he had killed Omokage and wanted to duel Chrollo, but Feitan, Machi, and Pakunoda attacked him, leaving Chrollo to join the fight.

• A Luo abandoned her escape plans after Hisoka called and ended the call in a threatening rage.
• Hisoka arrived at the hotel with Omokage’s severed head, scattering the ordinary people in the lobby.
• Chrollo questioned Hisoka about Omokage and A Luo, and Hisoka said Omokage had ambushed him and that he had only just met A Luo.
• Hisoka asked Chrollo for a duel, but Feitan attacked him while Machi and Pakunoda joined the fight.
• Hisoka held his own against the three Spiders until Chrollo opened Skill Hunter and began murmuring.