Chapter Summaries

Joey discovered that the Wallet converted his aura into life-force-rich Nen and stored it as a supply, though the process left him exhausted. After writing down his findings and falling asleep, he woke to the sounds of Killua, Gon, and a woman he suspected was Biscuit arriving.

• The Wallet entered Joey's body, drained his aura, and appeared as a Fierce Insect tattoo before replenishing him with life-force-rich Nen.
• Joey tested the tattoo's effects and found it consumed his recovering aura until it transformed back into the Wallet after more than five hours.
• Joey concluded that the Wallet converted his aura into Specialization aura and stored a reserve, then speculated about Ming's survival and their connected souls.
• Joey wrote down his observations but fell asleep from exhaustion, then woke when Palm called him to eat.
• Joey heard Killua and Gon return with a female voice and hurried toward the living room, suspecting their trainer Biscuit had arrived.

Joey met Biscuit and asked to develop his Nen ability, hoping to use his life-force aura to restore his missing hand. Biscuit confirmed his idea could work and agreed to teach him the basics, leaving Joey resolved to continue training.

• Joey found Killua and Gon maintaining Ren while Biscuit supervised them, then introduced himself and said he wanted to train his Nen.
• Joey revealed that he was a Specialist and demonstrated how his aura made a leaf grow, explaining that he wanted to give life to objects and eventually restore his hand.
• Biscuit told Joey he did not need her help developing his ability, but offered to teach him Nen basics while she stayed with Killua and Gon.
• After the meal, Joey practiced infusing objects with his aura, and Biscuit observed small changes as his conviction strengthened.
• Biscuit explained that Joey's life-force aura and strong conviction suited his goal, encouraging him to keep training.
• Joey grew more confident in developing Gold Experience and considered using it for healing and support before returning to Emission training for combat.

Joey trained under Biscuit after she agreed to invest in his potential, while Gon and Killua worked to build their Ren stamina. Morel fulfilled his promise and brought Kite back alive, and Kite explained how Joey’s lost hand had powered Chariot’s rampaging explosions.

• Joey asked the others to keep Ming’s trace of life-infused Specialist Nen secret, and Biscuit became interested in his potential.
• Biscuit offered to invest in Joey, and he accepted her massage-assisted training program while Gon and Killua practiced Ren.
• Joey trained for several days before Shiping called to say Morel had fulfilled his promise and Kite had returned.
• Joey, Gon, and Killua met Kite at the NGL checkpoint and learned that Neferpitou had defeated him, leaving him badly injured and missing an arm and a leg.
• Kite thanked Joey for his ability and the Map, then explained that Chariot’s powerful explosions had been caused by the condition of Joey losing his hand.

Kite survived his encounter with Neferpitou, and Joey’s choices had significantly changed the Chimera Ant incident. As Joey advanced his Gold Experience ability and followed Kite’s advice about vows, he finally created a replacement for his severed hand and pressed it to his wrist.

• Kite lured Neferpitou to the Organization Base, sacrificed an eye and his left leg to detonate the ammunition depot, and escaped under cover of Zetsu before Morel’s smoke found him alive.
• Joey reflected that saving Pokkle and helping Kite had changed events, and Kite warned him not to rely recklessly on vows and limitations.
• Gon and Killua trained until they could maintain Ren for three hours, while Joey turned a button into a lifelike scarab with Specialization Nen.
• Joey discovered that the Wallet’s life force had been nourishing his body and increasing his potential aura reserves, then used Gold Experience to create increasingly large living creatures.
• After concluding that Gold Experience gave objects the experience of being alive, Joey cut open his healed wrist and transformed a drinking cup into a copy of his left hand.
• Joey pressed the created hand against his wrist, eager to restore his severed hand.

Joey restored his hand and helped Kite replace his missing limbs, then shared his dream of exploring the world and agreed to join Kite's team after the Chimera Ant crisis. As Gon and Killua prepared for their required training, Kite and Biscuit discussed the danger inside NGL and suspected Pokkle had been deliberately set up.

• Joey reattached his severed hand, then created a replacement leg for Kite and used Gold Experience to restore Kite's missing body parts.
• After resting, Joey told Kite he wanted to explore unknown lands and agreed to join his team once the Chimera Ant problem was resolved.
• Gon and Killua decided to pursue Joey's dream alongside their own goals, while Kite said they and Palm still had to meet their agreed conditions before entering NGL.
• Palm warned Gon she would kill him if he failed, and Gon promised to take her to NGL as he left with Killua to train.
• Kite explained that Chairman Netero was conducting reconnaissance and thinning the ants, while Biscuit and Kite suspected Pokkle had been set up; Joey memorized their concerns and began training his own abilities.

Joey trained the fundamentals of Emission Nen and planned to develop Nen Bullets that could carry Killer Queen’s First Bomb. He also began working toward creating an emitted Nen Beast as a vessel for Gold Experience, while remaining wary of the Wallet’s power.

• Joey practiced forming and throwing aura spheres at a target as basic Emission training.
• Joey considered how Nen Bullets could complement Killer Queen, including recreating Stray Cat’s air cannons and adding First Bomb to his shots.
• Joey decided that a future Emission Nen Beast could serve as a vessel for Gold Experience and keep the Wallet from directly endangering him.
• Joey kept his guard up around the Wallet, avoiding the Specialization state and planning to filter its Nen through Gold Experience before absorbing it.
• Joey continued practicing the progression from fingertip aura spheres toward releasing aura from his whole body, though he could currently make only ping-pong-ball-sized spheres.

Joey considered dating Palm, but her attention shifted to Gon, while Joey spent the remaining training days improving his Nen foundations. The chapter ended with Joey, Kite, and Andrei preparing to enter NGL as the contest to seize the tokens neared its conclusion.

• Joey complimented Palm to calm her, and she asked him to date her; he said he might consider it in the future.
• Joey told Killua that he was not ready to date, and Palm later promised Gon she would enter NGL with him.
• Joey trained for ten more days, doubling his potential aura reserves and learning to maintain Ren for a little over two hours.
• Joey, Kite, and Andrei made their final preparations to enter NGL, while Palm and Biscuit waited for the token contest's outcome.

Gon and Killua parted from Kite’s group after Gon lost to Knuckle, while Joey joined the Chimera Ant extermination team under a temporary identity. At the nest, the Queen died despite human efforts to save her, and Colt’s grief hinted at memories from his human life.

• Biscuit knocked Palm unconscious, and Kite warned Killua to protect Gon and not flee when danger came.
• Gon and Killua said goodbye to Kite’s group at the checkpoint, promising to catch up after the Chimera Ants were defeated.
• Joey entered NGL with Kite’s group under a temporary Hunter Association identity arranged through Chairman Netero.
• V5 ordered the Hunters to escort medical specialists and Chimera Ant experts to the nest, where Meruem had already left with the Royal Guard and the Queen lay dying.
• The Queen died despite the rescue effort, and Colt mourned that he had again failed to protect anyone.
• Knov asked whether Colt’s words referred to memories from his human life, and the furry Chimera Ant suggested that he might be remembering his past.

Colt discovered a surviving infant inside the Queen and promised to protect her, prompting Morel to offer him and the remaining Chimera Ants protection if they swore not to eat humans. The group accepted human arrangements, while Kite, Joey, and Andrei stayed behind to discuss Joey's ability and the chairman's preparations.

• The fluffy Chimera Ant explained to Morel that Chimera Ants could retain memories and personalities from their previous lives.
• Morel gave Colt the choice of swearing not to eat humans or fighting for his freedom, and Kite fired a shot to stop retreating Chimera Ants.
• A doctor found a living infant inside the Queen, and Colt removed her and vowed to keep her safe.
• Morel promised to protect Colt and the infant if Colt could guarantee they would not eat humans, and Colt agreed.
• The remaining Chimera Ants followed the medical team to prepared quarters, while Kite, Joey, and Andrei stayed behind to discuss Joey's ability and the chairman's plans.

Kite’s team left the Chimera Ant nest and learned that Joey’s pursuers were connected to Kakin’s Fourth Prince, Tserriednich, who wanted Joey as a human collectible. Kite assigned Joey a dangerous solo combat exercise against Mafia fighters and Chimera Ants.

• Kite led Joey, Andrei, and the others out of the nest, while Joey remained wary of the defecting Chimera Ants.
• Andrei reported that everyone at a checkpoint had been killed, and Joey suspected the leopard-type Chimera Ant Gido.
• Kite explained that the team would avoid Meruem and the Royal Guard while eliminating scattered Soldier Ants and gathering information.
• Kite gave Joey documents linking Yoshikage Kira to Tserriednich and revealing that the Fourth Prince collected human organs.
• Kite warned Joey that his pursuers likely wanted to deliver him to Tserriednich, then ordered him to fight alone while Andrei used the Prisoner’s Single Room to send Chimera Ants to him.