Chapter Summaries

Dio discovered that [Leader Catfish] sensed Nen, but the fish suddenly became a mindless, frenzied beast. Lakshya tried to escape using Marol’s Thread End, only for Dio to seize him and demand a ride along.

• Dio realized that [Leader Catfish] ignored ordinary bullets and concluded that it sensed Nen Aura.
• [Leader Catfish] abruptly went berserk, crushed the remaining [Fish Fry], and charged at Dio and Lakshya.
• Lakshya pulled Marol’s Thread End to flee, believing the fish was attacking Dio.
• Dio disappeared from where he had stood, caught up with Lakshya, and locked an arm around his throat.
• Dio told Lakshya to take him along as they escaped.

Dio hid from the Leader Catfish by suppressing his Nen and using Ripple for protection, then followed it after it stopped hunting. He used Time Stop to reach the Light Steel Bullets embedded in its back and turned them into Nen Nails that steadily dissolved its aura as it swam toward the auction venue.

• Dio shot Marol, then hid in the corridor while the Leader Catfish attacked Lakshya until Lakshya’s screams stopped.
• The Leader Catfish lost track of Nen users and began swimming back toward the auction venue, while Dio followed it along the ceiling.
• Dio spotted his Light Steel Bullets embedded in the Leader Catfish’s back and activated Time Stop to land on the beast without disturbing it.
• Dio channeled Metallic Ripple Nen into the bullets, making them spread across the Leader Catfish and steadily dissolve its aura.
• The Leader Catfish felt no clear threat and continued swimming toward the venue, repeatedly murmuring that it was hungry.

After killing Qi Peixin, Dio burned his corpse and reflected on the dead enemy’s apparent suffering. He then examined two dead mercenaries, realizing one had turned back to retrieve her companion’s body, before searching them for clues about the bounty on him.

• Qi Peixin died after Dio drained the giant beast’s Nen and defeated him.
• Dio recognized the dying man as Qi Peixin, who had organized an assassination at the Cave Restaurant and targeted Mumuzawa.
• Dio used [Crimson Ripple Overdrive] to burn Qi Peixin’s corpse to ash.
• Dio noticed that a dead mercenary had turned back on the stairs to grab her headless companion’s body.
• Dio searched the two mercenaries for clues about who had put a bounty on him.

Outside the building, Drobada feared that the attacks from the enemy factions would cause it to collapse once the force holding it together disappeared. After receiving a message from Dio, he urged the Twelfth Prince to move farther away.

• Drobada reasoned that the enemy's ability was spreading the rocket attacks' force throughout the building, where it continued to reverberate.
• Drobada doubted Dio could defeat the prepared Nen users while protecting a non-Nen-using Private Soldier.
• The Twelfth Prince calmly watched the building, confident that Dio would escape unharmed.
• Drobada received a message on his phone, smiled, and told the Twelfth Prince that Dio had said they needed to move farther back.

Dio escaped the collapsing Nampis Auction House with the unconscious Bokushin and warned Mumuzawa and Drobada to leave before trouble arrived. As they drove away, he spotted other Nen users nearby and avoided another fight.

• Drobada led Mumuzawa and the others away from the auction house after Dio warned that it was about to collapse.
• Drobada spotted Dio leap from a second-floor window with something under his arm just before the building collapsed.
• Dio emerged behind the group carrying the unconscious Bokushin and told Drobada that things were about to get messy.
• Dio sent Mumuzawa back to the hotel and hurried into a car with Bokushin.
• Dio recalled seeing several Nen users near the auction house and used [Zetsu] to escape without fighting them.

Dio traced the failed bounty on his life to a Kakin spy network called the Zoo, while Cheadle reported that the bounty’s poster had killed himself. Dio declined Cheadle’s offer to take over the investigation and decided to handle the matter himself.

• Dio examined the phones from the box and found messages showing that Laka Buqier had been pressured to arrange the assassination.
• Cheadle called Dio, told him Laka Buqier had killed himself, and explained how she had tracked him to his hideout.
• Cheadle found un-erased records on Laka’s computer identifying him as a spy connected to Kakin and naming his organization as the Zoo.
• Dio resolved to make the organization pay and refused Cheadle’s offer to investigate further, insisting he would handle it as a Hunter.

Dio discovered that the stone hidden in the box was a fragment of the Stand Arrow, which burrowed into The World and triggered an uncontrolled, extended Time Stop. After regaining control, Dio wondered whether the fragment had strengthened his Stand and decided to test his ability.

• Dio opened the box with Ren and uncovered a strange stone that he recognized as a fragment of the Stand Arrow.
• Dio picked up the Arrowhead Fragment, which pierced his finger and then burrowed into The World's arm.
• The fragment vanished into The World's heart, and Dio erupted into wild laughter before commanding The World to stop time forever.
• Dio's Time Stop lasted five seconds, and he later realized his body had moved and acted uncontrollably during the episode.
• Dio examined The World, found no visible change or new ability, and decided to test whether his Time Stop had grown stronger.

Dio discovered that his Arrowhead Fragment had strengthened The World and awakened a dangerous way to extend Time Stop. He named the ability Time Stop Rampage and realized The World could suppress the DIO-like influence it unleashed.

• Dio tested The World and found that Time Stop lasted nearly two seconds and had a shorter cooldown.
• Dio focused on Time Stop's feedback and sensed that he could force it to continue past its normal limit.
• Dio extended Time Stop, endured intense pain, and stopped when a surge of alien, frenzied emotion threatened to take over.
• Dio suspected that an imprint of DIO had been left in his soul and found that The World could suppress the influence.
• Dio named the dangerous extension Time Stop Rampage, resolved to accelerate The World's growth with more Arrowhead Fragments, and wondered whether he could reduce Time Stop's cooldown too.

Dio tested the limits of Time Stop Rampage and concluded he could force one extra activation during its cooldown, though doing so caused severe pain and mental exhaustion. When Mumuzawa summoned him, she asked him to teach her his supernatural ability, and Dio agreed only if they made a deal.

• Dio tested Time Stop Rampage and found he could force another Time Stop during its cooldown at the cost of temporarily extending the cooldown.
• Dio decided to stop training for the day and brought the Ancient Knitting Needle he had retrieved from the auction to Mumuzawa.
• Mumuzawa gratefully accepted the knitting needle and called Dio to meet with her.
• Mumuzawa asked Dio to teach her his supernatural ability, and Dio said he would do so only as part of a deal.

Dio asked Twelfth Prince Mumuzawa to investigate the organization targeting him in exchange for teaching her Nen, but she offered to help without conditions. They agreed he would teach her anyway, while Dio privately recognized his growing indifference to exploiting her trust.

• Dio told Mumuzawa about the bounty on his head and asked her to investigate the organization known as the Zoo.
• Mumuzawa declined to make their help a bargain but promised to investigate, even if she had to ask Seventh Queen Sewanchi for assistance.
• Dio agreed to teach Mumuzawa Nen because he personally wanted to, and they discussed a schedule for lessons before returning to Kakin.
• After Dio explained the basics of Nen Abilities, Mumuzawa formally welcomed him as her teacher, and Dio returned the greeting.
• Dio reflected that he was exploiting Mumuzawa's trust and noticed an unfamiliar trace of indifference in himself.

On the airship, Dio forcibly awakened Mumuzawa’s Nen and taught her its fundamentals before using Water Divination to identify her category. With the airship due to reach the Kakin Empire the next day, Dio planned to return to Loi City and have Cheadle investigate the Arrowhead Fragment.

• Dio had Mumuzawa complete an exhausting warm-up before beginning her Nen training.
• Dio carefully infused Mumuzawa with Ripple Nen to awaken her aura, then guided her as she learned the basic form of Ten.
• Dio explained Nen abilities, the six categories, and Water Divination to Mumuzawa.
• Mumuzawa’s leaf spun around the glass, revealing that she was a Manipulation user.
• Dio helped Mumuzawa practice Ren and planned to ask Cheadle to investigate the Arrowhead Fragment after returning to Loi City.

Bokushin struggled to imagine returning to her ordinary life after losing her savings and experiencing the supernatural. As she and Dio parted ways with Mumuzawa and their companions, Mumuzawa hinted that she would grow important enough for Dio to notice her.

• Bokushin wondered whether to abandon her plan for a quiet life and marry the man who had swindled her, then collapsed in despair.
• Dio entered and found Bokushin kneeling; she acted as though nothing had happened and asked him to buy her a meal.
• Bokushin left the airship and saw Otosin and Corporal Jipa waiting with the auction item Tserriednich had wanted.
• Mumuzawa asked Dio to become captain of her private soldiers, but he declined and exchanged contact information with her.
• Mumuzawa insisted Dio save her contact under her name, then told him she would grow until he could no longer ignore her.
• Dio and Mumuzawa said goodbye, and Bokushin headed to rejoin her companions while reflecting on her future.

Dio struggled to sleep aboard the airship and suspected his new Time Stop Rampage ability was causing an unfamiliar, icy sensation. He messaged Cheadle about finding Arrowhead Fragments and then answered Mumuzawa's complaint about learning Nen.

• Dio practiced Ryu in the quiet airship bar because an icy presence kept him from sleeping.
• Dio suspected that frequently using Time Stop Rampage was behind his insomnia and decided to save it for decisive moments.
• Dio resolved to seek the remaining Arrowhead Fragments so he could train The World further.
• Dio messaged Cheadle that he was searching for an Arrowhead Fragment but could not explain why.
• Mumuzawa messaged Dio that learning Nen was too hard, and Dio began sending her guidance.

Cheadle told Dio that the Stand Arrow fragments were cataloged as the [Oldest Arrow], an ancient relic that had disappeared during a Ruins Department attack five years earlier. Dio learned that Ging Freecss might know more about the attack, while Cheadle arranged an information search and confirmed their commission would begin in about two months.

• Cheadle summarized records describing three fragments of the [Oldest Arrow], their failed reconstruction, and their disappearance in an attack on the Ruins Department five years earlier.
• Dio asked about the attack, and Cheadle explained that the V5 had classified it as top secret and that Ging Freecss was likely to know more.
• Cheadle said she had posted a bounty for information and asked friends to watch for leads on the fragments.
• Dio asked about their agreed commission, and Cheadle said it was expected to begin in early November, about two months away.
• Dio decided to remain in Pati City and train his Nen Ability until then, and Cheadle took him to the training grounds to check his progress.

Dio discussed developing Misty's fog to suppress En, and Cheadle explained how restrictions and pledges could strengthen the ability. He began training his En, hoping to refine Dense Fog before Cheadle's commission started in two months.

• Cheadle kneaded Misty while discussing how Dio could develop its mist ability.
• Cheadle suggested using restrictions and pledges to make the fog suppress En.
• Dio considered giving up the use of En inside the mist, provided he first trained his own En to a high level.
• Dio began training En and planned to refine the Dense Fog weather phenomenon before Cheadle's commission began.

Dio agreed to play Ghost Catching with Netero, who revealed that Cheadle would face Pariston in the Hunter Association’s December vice-chairman selection. As Netero pressed Dio to reveal his hidden strength, a strange influence briefly stirred thoughts of invincibility in him.

• Netero persuaded Dio to play Ghost Catching by hinting that Cheadle would need help with something she had not told him.
• Dio attacked Netero, but Netero dodged his strikes while explaining that Cheadle would likely face Pariston for the vice-chairman position.
• Dio declared that Cheadle would win, though he believed Pariston would take the election and Netero would choose him as vice chairman.
• When Netero asked if he was surrendering, Dio briefly felt driven to believe he was invincible, then questioned the sudden thoughts.
• Netero explained that he wanted Dio to show the powerful trump card he sensed in him, then unleashed a terrifying aura and pressure.

Dio considered whether to challenge Netero for the promise of one request, weighing the reward against exposing his hidden ability. Just as he prepared to fight, Cheadle interrupted, and Netero ended the game.

• Netero matched Dio's movements and kept just beyond the suspected range of [The World].
• Dio decided that winning was not worth risking exposure and tried to withdraw, but Netero offered to grant him one request if he won.
• Dio reconsidered the offer and prepared to fight, suspecting Netero already knew something about his abilities.
• Cheadle entered the Training Ground and stopped the confrontation, then called Dio over to check on him.
• As Dio passed Netero, a golden phantom briefly appeared and vanished.

Dio secretly attacked Netero, who noticed a nearly invisible white hair on the boy but left without revealing what he had sensed. Cheadle found Dio unharmed and sent him back to training, while Netero departed amused by the interesting kid.

• Netero sensed a faint sting on his chin and realized Dio had attacked without showing any signs of preparation.
• Netero spotted a fine white hair on the back of Dio’s neck but said nothing as Cheadle examined the boy and found no injuries.
• Netero left the training ground after Dio told him to shave his beard, and Dio gave Cheadle a made-up explanation for their exchange.
• Cheadle ordered Dio to practice En and continue his other exercises, and Netero left the building looking forward to more amusement.