Recaps

After spatial turbulence carried Qiao Lun from the Jujutsu world into Hunter x Hunter, he found himself at the Phantom Troupe’s Yorknew auction massacre and hid from Franklin’s attack. He left the auction hall through his shadow, watching Shizuku pursue a fleeing woman.

• Qiao Lun realized he had crossed into Hunter x Hunter on September 1, 1999, as the Phantom Troupe began its attack on the Yorknew auction.
• Qiao Lun confirmed that he still had his Cursed Energy and used the Ten Shadows Technique to sink into the floor as Franklin fired his Double Machine Gun.
• Feitan noticed Qiao Lun’s unusual energy and watched him disappear into his shadow.
• Franklin’s Nen bullets killed a Nen user and his puppets, while two guests escaped through the auction hall doors.
• Shizuku killed the first fleeing man with her vacuum cleaner, and a barefoot woman ran down the corridor as Qiao Lun watched from her shadow.

Qiao Lun used his shadow abilities and Divine Dogs to fight Feitan and Shizuku in the corridor, then escaped the Semetary Building on Nue while carrying Feitan. Uvogin pursued him, while the Phantom Troupe stayed behind to clean up.

• Qiao Lun chose to attack Shizuku as she pursued Feitan, blasting her away with a punch from Feitan's shadow.
• Qiao Lun summoned the Divine Dogs, and Feitan blocked the Black Divine Dog before attacking Qiao Lun's shadow with his sword.
• The White Divine Dog knocked Feitan away from the corridor door, where Uvogin appeared and was struck from behind by Qiao Lun.
• Qiao Lun summoned Nue, escaped through a shattered window with Feitan in its talons, and left the Divine Dogs to vanish into the shadows.
• Uvogin leaped out after Qiao Lun, while Feitan, Shizuku, and Franklin remained to clean up the venue.

Qiao Lun flew through the city with Feitan and realized that Nen might be the key to awakening his own Nen abilities. As they headed toward the Nostrade Family’s people, he asked Feitan to strike him with Nen.

• Qiao Lun considered the differences between Cursed Energy and Nen and suspected he might awaken Nen through exposure to it.
• Nue dropped Feitan, then swooped back to catch him as Qiao Lun pulled him aboard.
• Feitan thanked Qiao Lun and revealed that the mafia wanted information from the auction-house survivors.
• Feitan pointed out a rooftop where Nostrade Family members were waiting, while Qiao Lun noticed Uvogin was still following them.
• Qiao Lun suspected someone had used concealed Nen to mark or track them and asked Feitan to hit him hard with Nen.

Qiao Lun used Feitan’s Nen attack to awaken his own Nen, then learned to see Machi’s hidden tracking threads attached to Nue. He decided to use the Divine Dogs to scout how many Phantom Troupe members were pursuing them.

• Feitan struck Qiao Lun with Nen, triggering Qiao Lun’s aura to erupt into Ren and awakening his Nen.
• Qiao Lun used his knowledge of Nen to control his aura and establish Ten.
• Qiao Lun concentrated Nen in his eyes with Gyo and spotted Machi’s concealed threads attached to Nue.
• Qiao Lun considered whether to ambush the pursuers, depending on how many Phantom Troupe members were following them.
• Qiao Lun summoned the black and white Divine Dogs onto a rooftop to scout ahead.

Qiao Lun tracked Machi and Uvogin after they abandoned the aerial pursuit and learned they were heading for the Bechta Hotel, where Kurapika was staying. The Phantom Troupe’s plans forced Kurapika and the Nostrade Family to relocate, while Kurapika told Dalzollene to keep Qiao Lun nearby as a potential ally.

• Machi stopped Uvogin from pursuing Qiao Lun and Feitan and said Shalnark had identified Feitan as a Nostrade Family bodyguard.
• Machi and Uvogin headed for the Bechta Hotel to capture their targets’ employer, while Qiao Lun’s Divine Dogs secretly followed them.
• Qiao Lun told Feitan that the Phantom Troupe had discovered their identities and location and was heading for the Bechta Hotel.
• Kurapika watched Nue from a nearby rooftop and warned Dalzollene that the attackers were both powerful and capable investigators.
• Dalzollene said the Nostrade Family was relocating and instructed Kurapika to keep Qiao Lun nearby in case they needed him.

Qiao Lun invited Kurapika and his companions to join him in attacking two Phantom Troupe members, but Kurapika refused. Qiao Lun left with Feitan’s phone, while the chance to confront the Troupe remained unresolved.

• Qiao Lun arrived on the rooftop with Nue and told Kurapika and Melody that the auction attackers were members of the Phantom Troupe.
• Qiao Lun proposed that he, Kurapika, Melody, and Feitan work together to ambush the two Troupe members approaching the Bechta Hotel.
• Dalzollene asked Kurapika through his earpiece whether he was confident, and Qiao Lun added that the Shadow Beasts could create an opening for them.
• Kurapika rejected Qiao Lun’s proposal, so Qiao Lun turned to leave.
• Feitan gave Qiao Lun his phone as thanks for saving him, and Qiao Lun accepted it before leaving the rooftop.

Uvogin and Machi failed to find the Nostrade Family, while Qiao Lun set a plan in motion to draw them away from the Phantom Troupe. The chase led toward the city outskirts as Kurapika prepared to join Qiao Lun alone.

• Uvogin killed the Bechta Hotel receptionist after learning the Nostrade Family had left, and he and Machi headed to join Nobunaga and the others.
• Qiao Lun received Kurapika’s message and agreed to lure Uvogin and Machi into the wasteland, where Kurapika would meet him alone.
• Qiao Lun sent the Black Divine Dogs to provoke Uvogin and Machi, and they pursued the wolf despite Machi suspecting a trap.
• Uvogin hurled a pebble at the Black Divine Dogs, which dodged it and caused a passing vehicle to flip over.
• Qiao Lun raced across rooftops after the chase, while the White Divine Dogs moved toward him and he prepared to lure the pursuers out of the city.

The Ten Dons halted the Shadow Beasts’ attack after Neon’s fortunes warned they could suffer casualties, but ordered bounties and preparations against the Phantom Troupe. Outside Yorknew City, Qiao Lun and Kurapika faced Uvogin and Machi, while Feitan and Nobunaga headed their way.

• Franklin massacred the mafia members with Double Machine Gun, while the Shadow Beasts obeyed orders to hold back after hearing about Neon's predictions.
• Shalnark sent Feitan and Nobunaga toward the wasteland to join Uvogin and Machi, telling them not to rush to kill their target.
• Light Nostrade had Neon tell the fortunes of two Shadow Beasts, and her poems warned that they could suffer casualties if they acted rashly in the Gordeau Desert.
• The Ten Dons called off the Shadow Beasts' operation but ordered bounties on the Phantom Troupe and preparations for the next auction.
• Qiao Lun revealed himself to Uvogin and Machi in the wasteland, with Kurapika beside him, and the two sides prepared to fight.

Qiao Lun used Great Serpent and Nue to restrain and attack Uvogin while Kurapika questioned Machi about the Kurta Clan massacre. Uvogin broke free and charged Qiao Lun, who prepared to fight him at close range.

• Qiao Lun sent Great Serpent to seize Uvogin and had Nue attack him while Kurapika kept Machi from interfering.
• Kurapika asked Machi whether she remembered killing the Kurta Clan, and she admitted the boss had wanted their eyes.
• Uvogin freed one arm and used Big Bang Impact to knock Great Serpent unconscious and escape its jaws.
• Uvogin charged at Qiao Lun, and Great Serpent sank into the shadows as Qiao Lun took a close-combat stance.

Qiao Lun fought Uvogin at close range, trading a broken arm for severe damage to Uvogin’s heart. He summoned Round Deer to heal himself and left Uvogin struggling to keep up with his attacks.

• Qiao Lun dismissed Great Serpent and Nue, then adapted to Uvogin’s close-combat rhythm and began landing more blows.
• Uvogin kicked up dust to hide his movements, but Qiao Lun used Gyo to track him and struck the back of his heart from the shadows.
• Uvogin landed Big Bang Impact on Qiao Lun’s arm as Qiao Lun punched him over the heart, leaving both fighters badly injured.
• Qiao Lun summoned Round Deer, which used Reverse Cursed Technique to heal his broken arm.
• Qiao Lun charged at Uvogin, whose injured heart and depleted aura left him unable to keep up with the attacks.

Qiao Lun used Round Deer’s support to land consecutive Black Flashes against Uvogin, breaking his defenses and piercing his chest. Machi’s attempts to rescue Uvogin were blocked, and the battle left Uvogin defeated on the shattered ground.

• As Machi sent Nen Threads toward Uvogin, Kurapika attacked them and Round Deer stamped them into the ground.
• Qiao Lun kept attacking the defensive Uvogin while waiting for a chance to land a critical hit.
• Qiao Lun struck Uvogin’s defending arm with Black Flash, snapping it and sending him flying.
• Machi sent Nen Threads toward Kurapika and tried to carry Uvogin away, but Round Deer blocked and disintegrated the threads.
• Qiao Lun hit Uvogin with another Black Flash, pierced his chest, and smashed the ground beneath him.

Qiao Lun and Kurapika fought to kill Machi after Uvogin fell, while Qiao Lun used his Shikigami to overwhelm her defenses. The chapter ended as Kurapika’s hidden chain burst from underground toward the retreating Machi.

• Kurapika activated his Scarlet Eyes after Uvogin died, and Qiao Lun stored Uvogin’s corpse in his shadow.
• Qiao Lun summoned Toad to attack Machi, but she used concealed Nen threads and needles to trap and pin its tongue to the ground.
• Qiao Lun summoned repeated Toads, forcing Machi’s Nen threads to snap as she retreated.
• A chain hidden underground surged up to bind Machi.

Kurapika and Qiao Lun nearly defeated Machi, but the White Divine Dogs warned that two Phantom Troupe members were approaching. As Machi and Kurapika prepared to respond to the apparent threat, Qiao Lun secretly set up an attack from the air.

• Kurapika used his hidden Chain Jail to bind Machi, forcing her touched aura into Zetsu.
• Machi severed her right arm to escape the chain, but Qiao Lun's Black Divine Dog crushed the severed limb before she could recover it.
• The White Divine Dogs warned that two people were approaching, and Qiao Lun decided he had to kill Machi before the reinforcements arrived.
• Qiao Lun flew upward with Nue and vanished from sight, making Machi and Kurapika think he was retreating.
• After rising more than a hundred meters, Qiao Lun dismissed Nue and formed a hand sign as he fell, casting the shadow of a giant elephant's head toward the ground.

Qiao Lun killed Machi with Max Elephant and escaped with Kurapika, while Feitan and Nobunaga found Machi’s remains and vowed to pursue the attackers. On a city rooftop, Qiao Lun confirmed he intended to keep hunting the Phantom Troupe.

• Qiao Lun summoned Max Elephant from above and crushed Machi, then absorbed the remaining body into his shadow.
• Qiao Lun escaped with Kurapika on Nue after offering him a hand.
• Feitan and Nobunaga found Machi’s remains in the crater and concluded that two attackers had defeated her and Uvogin.
• Nobunaga vowed to kill the attackers, while Feitan suggested returning to report to the leader before pursuing them.
• Qiao Lun told Kurapika that he would continue hunting the Phantom Troupe rather than hide from them.

Qiao Lun agreed to work with Kurapika and went with him to meet the Nostrade Family, while the Phantom Troupe investigated the deaths of Uvogin and Machi. Chrollo decided the Troupe would kill the person responsible, setting up a confrontation at the September 3 auction.

• Qiao Lun agreed to Kurapika’s offer to work together against the Phantom Troupe.
• Dalzollene invited Kurapika and Qiao Lun to meet the Nostrade Family, and Qiao Lun accepted.
• Feitan and Nobunaga returned to the Troupe’s temporary base, where Shalnark reported that the Nostrade Family had recruited a fortune-telling ability user and possibly new Hunters.
• Chrollo analyzed how Uvogin and Machi had been killed and identified the September 3 auction as a chance to find their attacker.
• Feitan asked whether the Troupe would kill the attacker, and Chrollo answered yes.

Hisoka contacted Kurapika while Qiao Lun met Dalzollene and considered joining the Nostrade Family to help fight the Phantom Troupe. Qiao Lun learned that the mafia had postponed its attack until the September third auction and wondered whether Kurapika had just received Hisoka’s message.

• Hisoka sent Kurapika a message, hoping to arrange a chance to fight Chrollo alone.
• Qiao Lun met Dalzollene, who offered him temporary work with the Nostrade Family and a place on the team hunting the Phantom Troupe.
• Dalzollene explained that the Shadow Beasts had called off their attack and planned to face the Phantom Troupe at the September third auction.
• Qiao Lun considered how the Ten Dons, the Zoldycks, and Hisoka might affect the coming battle with Chrollo.
• Qiao Lun noticed Kurapika checking his phone and wondered whether Hisoka had contacted him.

Qiao Lun and Kurapika met with Hisoka to learn about the Phantom Troupe and discuss working together against its leader, Chrollo. Hisoka offered information in exchange for their help, and Qiao Lun agreed to cooperate.

• Dalzollene offered Qiao Lun a chance to join the Shadow Beasts, and Qiao Lun accepted so he could enter the Semetary Building.
• Feitan visited Qiao Lun in a revealing outfit, but Qiao Lun turned him away.
• Kurapika invited Qiao Lun to meet Hisoka, and they found him waiting in an abandoned building.
• Hisoka explained the Phantom Troupe's structure, its activities, and his plan to fight its leader, Chrollo.
• Hisoka offered to share information about the Phantom Troupe in exchange for their help, and Qiao Lun agreed to work with him.

Qiao Lun recruited Hisoka to cooperate against the Phantom Troupe, promising to create an opportunity for Hisoka to fight Chrollo during the Ten Dons' auction. Hisoka agreed, while Qiao Lun revealed that he wanted to watch an exciting fight and left Hisoka eager to challenge him as well.

• Qiao Lun rejected Hisoka's loose information-sharing proposal and suggested using the Ten Dons' auction on the evening of the third to arrange a fight with Chrollo.
• Qiao Lun argued that Chrollo might act alone or hire assassins to target the Ten Dons, and Kurapika identified the likely assassination plan.
• Hisoka realized Qiao Lun knew about his arrangement with Illumi and suspected Illumi might be hired to assassinate the Ten Dons.
• Qiao Lun promised to make Hisoka's wish come true if Hisoka could arrange a replacement, and Hisoka agreed to trust him and try.
• Hisoka asked whether Qiao Lun wanted to fight him, and Qiao Lun dismissed the challenge until Hisoka could win.

Qiao Lun collected the bounties for Uvogin and Machi and agreed to join the assassin team hired to protect the Ten Dons’ auction. As the Nostrades prepared to send Neon home, the coming clash with the Phantom Troupe drew closer.

• The mafia announced a bounty of two billion Jenny for each Phantom Troupe member, and Qiao Lun decided to collect rewards for the two members he had killed.
• Qiao Lun handed Uvogin’s and Machi’s bodies to Dalzollene and arranged for the four billion Jenny payment to go to Kurapika’s account.
• Light Nostrade arrived, thanked Kurapika and Qiao Lun for helping protect Neon, and arranged for Basho and Melody to escort her home.
• Light Nostrade told Kurapika and Qiao Lun that the Ten Dons had hired assassins to fight the Troupe and invited them to join the team.
• Qiao Lun accepted the offer for five hundred million Jenny, regardless of whether he killed another Troupe member.

Qiao Lun arranged identification and searched for the Phantom Troupe, then headed toward the abandoned building where Gon and Killua were being held, intending to kill Nobunaga and claim his bounty. Meanwhile, the mafia prepared to display Uvogin’s and Machi’s bodies, and Nobunaga began an arm-wrestling match with Gon.

• Qiao Lun accepted Kurapika’s offer to arrange identification, and Kurapika thanked him for trusting and helping him.
• Qiao Lun used Feitan’s Hunter License to find Nobunaga and Feitan’s location on the hunters’ website, then went to a nearby abandoned building to hunt Nobunaga.
• Dalzollene delivered Uvogin’s and Machi’s bodies to the Semetary Building, and the Ten Dons ordered them displayed before the auction.
• Nobunaga sat down to arm-wrestle Gon while Killua watched nervously, injured and unaware of why the Phantom Troupe was searching for someone.

Qiao Lun waited outside the ruins, suspecting Kortopi had used copied buildings to sense intruders, while the Phantom Troupe organized its search for their enemies. He tested his Nen and discovered that his aura caused shadows to ripple, confirming his hopes that he was a Specialist with a shadow-related ability.

• Gon stubbornly clashed with Nobunaga, and Feitan's coin toss ended with Nobunaga saving him from Feitan.
• Shalnark assigned the Phantom Troupe members to search in groups of at least three while Nobunaga stayed behind; Hisoka noticed that Bonolenov and Kortopi had not joined a group.
• Qiao Lun spotted the unusually dense buildings around the ruins and concluded that Kortopi had made copies whose inherited En could expose anyone who approached.
• Qiao Lun decided to wait for Gon and Killua to escape rather than risk alerting the Troupe, and he sent Hisoka a message.
• Qiao Lun tested his Nen with water and found that his aura made the cup's shadow ripple, revealing his Specialist affinity and shadow-related ability.

Qiao Lun planned how to develop his shadow-related Nen Ability and watched the Phantom Troupe members leave the abandoned buildings. After receiving Hisoka’s message offering a brief opening in half an hour, Qiao Lun prepared to approach the hideout with Rabbit Escape and Nue.

• Qiao Lun considered focusing on Enhancement, Manipulation, and Transmutation to strengthen, control, and create shadows.
• Qiao Lun spotted Phinks, Feitan, and Pakunoda leaving the abandoned buildings and used the Divine Dogs to monitor for others.
• Qiao Lun received Hisoka’s message saying he could act in half an hour, when Hisoka could give him five minutes.
• Qiao Lun summoned five hundred Rabbit Escape rabbits, then had Nue carry him toward the abandoned building.

Qiao Lun lured Nobunaga into revealing the Phantom Troupe’s hiding place, then launched a surprise attack with Nue and Great Serpent. The chapter ended with Qiao Lun charging at the injured Nobunaga with a quick-draw sword stance.

• Qiao Lun taunted the Phantom Troupe from the sky, and Nobunaga resisted leaving the storage room to confront him.
• Killua and Gon realized they could escape through the walls and broke out in separate directions.
• Qiao Lun located the room by listening for the noise, then sent Nue diving through the wall to strike Nobunaga.
• Nue blasted Nobunaga through several walls, and Qiao Lun summoned Great Serpent to attack him outside the building.
• Qiao Lun crushed Nobunaga’s connected phone and charged toward him on Great Serpent, readying the same quick-draw stance.

Qiao Lun defeated Nobunaga by using Max Elephant’s water to disrupt Nobunaga’s En-enhanced, stationary defense and finish him with a sword-drawing slash. After Nobunaga’s head fell, black aura rose from his neck, and Qiao Lun recognized it as Cursed Energy.

• Nobunaga activated En, increasing the speed and power of his attacks within four meters while remaining rooted in place, and wounded Qiao Lun and Great Serpent.
• Qiao Lun pulled out of Nobunaga’s range and summoned Max Elephant, whose water forced Nobunaga to move and caused his En to disappear.
• Qiao Lun used One-Sword Style: Iai to cut off Nobunaga’s head after the water disrupted Nobunaga’s counterattack.
• Black aura emerged from Nobunaga’s severed neck, and Qiao Lun recognized it as Cursed Energy.

Qiao Lun killed Nobunaga while Rabbit Escape delayed the returning Phantom Troupe members. As Franklin’s bullets tore through the rabbits, Qiao Lun watched Nobunaga’s headless corpse for a new change.

• Qiao Lun fought Nobunaga while Gon and Killua escaped, then fled the scene after spotting a strange white rabbit.
• Feitan returned first but was slowed by rabbits that reappeared from shadows after being struck; Phinks and Pakunoda were also held up.
• Franklin used Double Machine Gun to blast through the rabbits, while the distant clash made the Phantom Troupe members more anxious.
• Qiao Lun watched Nobunaga’s headless corpse as black Nen rose from it and a new change began.