Chapter Summaries

Dio and Caesar went to the Interest-on-Interest Casino to find Muhayelich, but the gambler fled after receiving a notification. Dio forced his way inside and confronted Henrich and Taha'o, who identified themselves and faced Caesar and Dio.

• Caesar showed Dio a mugshot of Muhayelich and described the gambler's criminal history.
• Dio and Caesar arrived at the Interest-on-Interest Casino, where Muhayelich was gambling with Henrich.
• Muhayelich received a notification and hurried away, while Henrich and Taha'o also left their seats.
• Dio blasted open the casino entrance and demanded to know where Muhayelich was.
• The manager said Muhayelich had left and pointed out Henrich, who stepped forward with Taha'o and gave their identities.
• Caesar identified himself as a Judicial Bureau agent, and Dio introduced himself as the Hunter Association's Crime Hunter, Yorkshire.

Dio, Caesar, Taha'o, and Henrich pursued Muhayelich while exchanging information about the assassination attempt against the Royal Family and the poison that had struck both the Cashash Family and the Shuu Family. They learned that Muhayelich had once been declared dead and then returned acting strangely, but was not under a Manipulation ability.

• Henrich revealed that he had put a tracker on Muhayelich, and Dio agreed to follow him after deciding Henrich might help him obtain information.
• Henrich led Dio, Caesar, and Taha'o out through the casino's back door and drove them after Muhayelich in a stolen car.
• Dio asked whether Henrich's group was pursuing Muhayelich or the people behind him, and Taha'o explained that they wanted to investigate the people behind him.
• Caesar told Taha'o that the group was investigating an assassination attempt against the Royal Family, and Taha'o identified poison as the weapon and Muhayelich as its seventh victim.
• Henrich said Muhayelich had been declared dead, revived days later, and behaved strangely before disappearing; Taha'o explained that a Nen user had confirmed Muhayelich could still be affected by Manipulation abilities.

Dio followed the clues toward the mastermind while prioritizing finding an antidote to save Mumuzawa. At the factory, the mysterious figure killed Muhayelich after discovering a tracking device, then found four shadows behind him as he prepared to flee.

• Dio decided to focus on finding the antidote for Mumuzawa and leave the wider investigation to Kakin's authorities.
• Muhayelich rushed into the factory and begged the mysterious figure for a dose, so the figure fed him a frog from the boiling green liquid.
• Muhayelich warned that the Judicial Bureau had found him, and the mysterious figure discovered a tracking slug disguised as a broken gambling chip.
• The mysterious figure killed Muhayelich with a ladle and hurried to prepare to escape the factory.
• The mysterious figure stopped when he saw four long shadows stretched out behind him.

Dio, Taha'o, Henrich, and Caesar defeated a frog-like Nen user who had attacked Muhayelich and Mumuzawa. Henrich took the captive outside for Lynch to interrogate.

• Taha'o, Henrich, Dio, and Caesar confronted Frogman at the factory and demanded he surrender.
• Frogman transformed a pot of green broth into a swarm of frogs and sent them at the group.
• Taha'o burned the frogs, Henrich shot them, and Dio shot Frogman's legs, stopping his attack.
• Henrich knocked Frogman's dagger aside and immobilized him with a transformed caterpillar, while Dio treated his bleeding legs with Ripple.
• Henrich volunteered to take Frogman to Lynch for interrogation, then checked him for poison and carried him outside.

At the Xiuwu Family base, Dio and Caesar questioned the Frogman about the effects of [Ascension], but Lynch killed him with her Nen ability before he could answer. His death triggered a terrifying surge of Post-Mortem Nen, and as everyone retreated, Caesar warned Dio to watch his shoulder.

• Henrich brought Dio and Caesar to the Xiuwu Family base, where Lynch used [The Body Knows Everything] to ask the Frogman how to counteract [Ascension].
• The Frogman's body said [Ascension] was not a poison and had no antidote, so Dio told Lynch to ask how to eliminate its effects.
• The Frogman woke and began taunting them, but Lynch's punch struck his head and killed him.
• Lynch realized the Frogman had entered [Zetsu] to provoke Post-Mortem Nen, and Henrich pulled her and Zaclo away as resentment erupted from the corpse.
• Dio retreated under a covering of Ripple, while Caesar stood his ground and urgently warned him to watch his shoulder.

Dio discovered that Mumuzawa’s Doll could devour the Post-Mortem Nen Beast attacking him, effectively exorcising it without using his Nen Aura. The chapter ended with Dio wondering whose Nen Aura the Doll had consumed.

• After the corpse’s Nen Aura vanished, a huge tadpole Nen Beast appeared on Dio’s shoulder and tried to gnaw through his neck.
• Dio used Ripple to block the beast’s attacks while Henrich, Lynch, and Caesar watched in shock.
• Mumuzawa’s Doll appeared behind the tadpole and began biting and devouring it.
• The Doll consumed the entire Post-Mortem Nen Beast, then burped and settled back onto Dio’s shoulder.
• Henrich, Lynch, and Caesar recognized Dio as an extraordinarily rare Exorcist, while Dio realized the Doll had not used his Nen Aura and wondered what it had consumed instead.

Dio realized the Doll Nen Beast was draining Mumuzawa’s Aura and learned she was close to death. He took the frogman’s heart, the only known cure for Ascension, and raced toward the hospital while deciding not to give it to Sewanchi.

• Dio suspected the Doll Nen Beast was consuming Mumuzawa’s Aura and urgently asked Lynch how to reverse Ascension.
• After Sewanchi called to report that Mumuzawa was dying, Lynch explained that Ascension could be escaped by eating the frogman’s entire heart or enduring eight hours of hallucinations after ten hours.
• Dio grabbed the frogman’s heart and left the warehouse, with Caesar following him.
• Dio and Caesar sprinted toward the hospital, and Dio decided he could not give the only heart to Sewanchi.

Dio used Ripple to revive Mumuzawa after her condition collapsed from the poison and the loss of her Nen Aura. Mumuzawa awoke beside him as he offered her the heart of the person who poisoned her, claiming it would neutralize the poison.

• Sewanchi feared that Mumuzawa would die before Dio arrived, while the hospital doctors could not explain or treat her worsening condition.
• White mist engulfed the hospital's top floor, and Sewanchi's soldiers failed to answer her calls as an unseen force immobilized her.
• Dio stayed beside Mumuzawa and realized her ability had saved him from Post-Mortem Nen, though his Ripple was keeping him alive only temporarily.
• Dio poured Ripple into Mumuzawa, restoring her color and helping her regain consciousness.
• Mumuzawa opened her eyes and recognized Dio, who offered her the preserved heart of the poisoner and said it would neutralize the poison.

Mumuzawa experienced becoming a Doll and remembered how Dio had given her strength and hope, then urged him to give Malayan the heart instead of risking trouble for her. Dio left her to make her own choice, and she appeared to see Sewanchi rush toward the next ward with the heart.

• Mumuzawa woke in the form of a Doll, found Dio, and clung to his hand as her thoughts began to slow.
• Mumuzawa recalled how Dio had changed her life and how she had devoured the monster possessing him.
• After regaining her body in the hospital, Mumuzawa asked Dio to give the heart to Malayan so she could refuse Sewanchi's demands without owing her anything.
• Dio considered forcing Mumuzawa to eat the heart but chose to trust her and left the room.
• Dio returned to Mumuzawa's bedside, and she thought she saw Sewanchi hurrying toward the next ward with the heart.

Dio kept supplying Mumuzawa with life energy as she endured the hallucinations caused by her poison, and she eventually escaped her dream and woke up. While reassuring her, Dio introduced his teacher, Cheadle Yorkshire, and unknowingly made Mumuzawa increasingly suspicious by praising her at length.

• Dio held Mumuzawa's hand and used the Ripple to sustain her while she fought the hallucinations.
• Dio used The World, the Gem, and his Nen Beast to try to help Mumuzawa through her ordeal.
• Mumuzawa found an exit in her dream, remembered the poisoning and Dio, and woke up with Dio and Sewanchi beside her.
• Dio reassured Mumuzawa that she had survived, then explained that he might have asked his teacher for help if she had not.
• Dio introduced Cheadle Yorkshire and praised her extensively, while Mumuzawa's smile stiffened and she began to suspect something was wrong.

Dio discussed Mumuzawa’s Doll with her and agreed to help perfect a Doll modeled after him. Days later, while training in Kakin, he nearly completed a new technique before Mizaistom called with an urgent request for him to return to the Hunter Association before December.

• Mumuzawa explained how she had entered the Doll’s body and said she wanted it to keep following Dio.
• Dio worried about taking the Doll without permission, but Mumuzawa insisted it was her choice and asked him to help perfect a Doll modeled after him.
• Days later, Dio trained in Mumuzawa’s Palace, combining Nen Aura and Ripple to try to form an armament around his body.
• An urgent ringtone interrupted Dio’s attempt, causing the luminous covering to collapse, and Dio found a call from Mizaistom.
• Mizaistom asked Dio to return to the Hunter Association before December, and Dio said he could reach Loi City from Kakin in three days.

After learning that Pariston had returned and was pushing to start the Hunter Association Vice Chairman Election early, Dio decided to leave Kakin and meet him. As Dio departed, Mumuzawa hugged him goodbye, and Caesar asked whether he would become Kakin's regent before withdrawing the question.

• Mizaistom told Dio that Pariston had returned and proposed starting the Vice Chairman Election early.
• Dio decided to return to Loi City, and he learned that Cheadle had become a Floor Master at Heavens Arena.
• Dio prepared to leave Kakin, explaining to Mumuzawa that he had urgent business at the Hunter Association.
• Mumuzawa hugged Dio goodbye, and Dio promised that he would return.
• Caesar asked Dio whether he would become Kakin's regent, then told him to forget the question.

Caesar watched Dio leave Kakin after offering him support, while Pariston Hill met Dio at Hunter Association headquarters and challenged his account of his mentor. The chapter left Dio facing Pariston’s pointed questions about Miss Cheadle.

• Caesar remembered offering Dio his support as an investment and hoped he would return to Kakin.
• Pariston Hill discussed the early Hunter Exam schedule with Chairman Netero and hinted that he had recently met someone interesting.
• Dio entered Netero’s office and found Pariston there.
• Dio and Pariston exchanged polite but insincere introductions.
• Pariston questioned Dio’s claim about his accomplishments and said he had heard Miss Cheadle was Dio’s teacher.

Dio confronted Pariston over his attempt to provoke him and threaten Cheadle during the Vice Chairman Election. After Pariston left, Dio told Netero that he had come to make certain people kneel and admit defeat.

• Pariston considered spreading a rumor that Dio had abandoned Cheadle for Mizaistom, but Dio said the Association staff knew him too well to gossip about him.
• Beans announced that the Zodiac members were ready, and Netero sent Pariston to wait with them.
• Pariston asked whether Dio would arrest Cheadle if she attacked him after losing the election, and Dio replied that Pariston would lose.
• Pariston said he wanted Dio to let him enjoy himself, then left Netero's office.
• Dio told Netero that he now intended to make certain people kneel and admit defeat.

Dio followed Chairman Netero after Netero invited him to join the proceedings, while the Zodiacs gathered to discuss the Hunter Association’s vice-chairman transition. Netero arrived at the meeting with a tall figure behind him, and Cheadle froze when she saw who had come.

• Dio told Netero he would defeat a Zodiac member in the future, and Netero invited him to follow along.
• Dio followed Netero and tried to get details about the election.
• At the meeting, Mizaistom and Pariston questioned Ging about attending, but Ging said he was leaving that afternoon.
• Cheadle presented the preliminary agenda and wondered what Pariston was planning.
• Netero entered the conference room with a tall figure behind him, startling Cheadle.

Dio entered the Zodiacs’ vice chairman election meeting with Netero, surprising Cheadle, who had not known Dio was aware of her candidacy. When Cheadle opened the floor to candidates, Dio raised his hand, and she demanded to know what he was doing.

• Netero brought Dio into the high-level meeting, where the Zodiacs questioned his presence.
• Dio and Mizaistom realized that neither had told Cheadle about her vice chairman candidacy, and Cheadle understood that they had both kept her uninformed.
• Netero declined to explain why Dio was there and asked Cheadle to preside over the election meeting.
• Cheadle reviewed the election rules and invited anyone who wanted to run for vice chairman to raise a hand.
• Cheadle, Mizaistom, Pariston, and Dio raised their hands, and Cheadle angrily demanded to know what Dio was doing.

Dio declared that he would defeat the other candidates and run for Vice-Chairman, prompting Pariston to challenge his eligibility. With Netero's recognition and Mizaistom's offer to help him secure national support, Dio had a path into the election.

• Cheadle demanded to know why Dio had come, while the Zodiacs silenced Kanzai and turned their attention to him.
• Dio told Cheadle he intended to defeat the candidates and said she could assist him, leaving her stunned and irritated.
• Pariston questioned whether Dio could run without being a professional Hunter, and Dio asked Cheadle to explain the election requirements.
• Dio asked Netero whether he recognized him, and Netero affirmed that he did.
• Mizaistom offered to help Dio obtain the required national support through the Ochima Federation and notarize it before the election.

Dio secured the Kakin Empire’s official support for his Vice-Chairman candidacy, clearing Mizaistom’s requirement. Netero then began the election by asking the candidates to propose rules, with an hour-long deadline to prevent deadlock.

• Cheadle wrestled with the idea of helping Dio, while the other Zodiacs reacted to the revelation that he was her student.
• Dio asked Mizaistom whether support from the Kakin Empire qualified, and Mizaistom said it had to come from the Judicial Bureau or Royal Family.
• Beans delivered a faxed Judicial Certification endorsing Dio, and Mizaistom verified it as legally valid.
• Dio asked Pariston for further objections, and Pariston accepted the certification and asked Netero to announce the election details.
• Netero proposed that each candidate submit one election rule, requiring approval from the other three candidates, and set a one-hour deadline to prevent a deadlock.

Netero set up a contest in which Pariston, Mizaistom, Cheadle, and Dio had to propose election rules while facing his punches if they failed. The rules contest began with the other Zodiacs watching for clues about Pariston and Dio, while Kanzai remained confused about why they stayed.

• Cheadle asked whether everyone had to propose a rule within an hour, and Dio asked what would happen to candidates who failed.
• Netero explained that candidates who failed would be punched, with stronger objections earning harder punches; anyone who remained conscious could continue in another round.
• Netero limited the rules by barring election content, rules longer than twenty characters, impossible demands, and rules intended to harm fellow members.
• Netero ordered Pariston, Mizaistom, Cheadle, and Dio to propose their rules simultaneously, while allowing the others to leave.
• Kanzai stood to leave, but Piyon showed him a message urging him to stay and watch Pariston and Dio; he sat down, still confused.
• The Zodiacs stayed to watch for personal information revealed by the candidates' proposed rules.

Dio and the Hunters traded proposals and objections while Pariston and Dio quietly tested each other’s intentions. Dio proposed limiting candidates’ teams to fellow Zodiacs, hoping to protect Cheadle while restricting Pariston’s options.

• Pariston proposed allowing only licensed Hunters to take part in the assessment, but Dio objected and Mizaistom and Cheadle agreed.
• Mizaistom proposed forbidding candidates from using force against one another; Pariston and Dio objected, and Ging’s yawn dispelled their clashing auras.
• Cheadle proposed forbidding candidates from cooperating, but Dio objected while Mizaistom and Pariston agreed, invalidating her proposal.
• Dio considered how to protect Cheadle and limit Pariston’s choices, then proposed that candidates could team up only with fellow Zodiacs.