Chapter Summaries

A-Wu and Qi Zhou planned to take over the White Eagle Society and use it to reach Chelsea Taber, while A-Wu explained his situation and his guards to Qi Zhou. At Wennide’s base, Bayer tried to seize Wennide’s men, and Qi Zhou stepped in as Bayer swung at him.

• A-Wu told Qi Zhou they would make Wennide president of the White Eagle Society and use the gang to get close to Chelsea Taber; he also said he planned to kill his brother at the council of elders.
• A-Wu explained that his brother and the western district’s elder made it dangerous to use Nen openly, and that his father’s former butler had sent two men to watch him under the guise of protecting him.
• A-Wu and Qi Zhou headed to Wennide’s base, where Bayer demanded that Wennide lend him men for the fighting zone.
• Wennide agreed on the condition that Bayer win over his men, while Qi Zhou entered the courtyard and drew Bayer’s attention.
• Bayer accused Wennide of mocking him, then charged at Qi Zhou and raised his fist to strike.

Qi Zhou and Wennide reached the White Eagle Society’s abandoned base in District Seven, where an unseen enemy ambushed their group. Qi Zhou agreed to confront the attacker to keep Wennide alive and protect their plans, then entered an empty basement.

• Qi Zhou overpowered Bayer, and Wennide took Bayer’s men along to investigate the White Eagle Society’s base.
• The group found the base entrance beneath a ruin, and Bayer sent a subordinate down before leading the way inside.
• Wennide explained that Kelirui had disappeared and suspected Vincent might have seized the base while fighting for control of the area.
• Qi Zhou sensed malice in the tunnel and pulled Wennide behind a corner as gunfire killed the scouts ahead of them.
• An unseen attacker called for Qi Zhou to come out, and Qi Zhou agreed to face him rather than leave Wennide to die.
• Qi Zhou entered the basement and found it completely empty.

Qi Zhou fought Vincent, whose Nen ability replaced what people saw with illusions, and defeated him by expanding his Ten to sense the real attack. He killed Vincent and discovered Bayer’s subordinate was dead while Bayer lay wounded and possibly alive.

• Qi Zhou entered the basement and was shot at by an unseen attacker, then realized his perception was being altered rather than the attacker simply being invisible.
• Vincent used illusory attacks to confuse Qi Zhou and nearly struck him with a real blade.
• Qi Zhou closed his eyes and expanded his Ten, sensing Vincent’s aura and distinguishing the real attack from an illusion.
• Qi Zhou struck Vincent with a Nen-fire punch, gravely wounding him and revealing him as the red-haired attacker.
• Qi Zhou saw that Bayer’s subordinate had been killed and Bayer had been shot in the shoulder, then cut Vincent’s throat and washed the blood from his fingers.

After Qi Zhou killed Vincent, he helped Wennide return to his base, then met A-Wu and Weisite for a lesson on Nen. Weisite explained the four major principles, leaving Qi Zhou and A-Wu eager to learn Nen Abilities.

• Qi Zhou checked Bayer, and Wennide removed the bullet from his shoulder and bound the wound before returning to his base with Qi Zhou.
• After making sure Wennide was safe, Qi Zhou went back to the garbage den and practiced Ten while waiting for A-Wu.
• A-Wu returned with a repaired cell phone and took Qi Zhou to meet Weisite for a Nen lesson.
• Weisite explained that Nen was the manipulation of aura and described how people in Meteor City often learned it by surviving a Nen attack.
• Weisite taught them the four major principles: Ten, Zetsu, Ren, and Hatsu, and Qi Zhou and A-Wu became eager to discover their Nen Abilities.

Weisite explained the six Nen categories and how to identify them with Water Divination. Qi Zhou and A-Wu both tried the test but saw no changes, leaving them to wonder if they were Specialists as they continued training.

• Weisite explained the six Nen categories, their properties, and why Nen users benefited from developing abilities suited to their own category.
• Qi Zhou recalled being controlled by a Manipulation Nen user, and A-Wu urged him to get revenge someday.
• Weisite taught Qi Zhou and A-Wu the Water Divination Nen Testing Method and admitted he knew little about advanced Nen techniques.
• A-Wu found a glass IV bottle, and he and Qi Zhou tested their Nen, but neither caused any change in the water or floating foam.
• Qi Zhou and A-Wu threw the bottle away and trained through the night, considering that they might both be Specialists.

Qi Zhou helped A-Wu arrange a meeting with Wennide, then focused on training while A-Wu expanded his faction in the White Eagle Society. Qi Zhou discovered that Noah’s Nen let him develop rock and wind abilities, but he remained dissatisfied with their damage and continued training.

• A-Wu told Qi Zhou he planned to free his surviving allies by having them declared killed in battle, and Qi Zhou agreed to take him to meet Wennide.
• Qi Zhou and A-Wu reasoned that Wennide could support the vice president’s succession without creating a threat, then went to see him.
• Over the next ten days, Wennide secured his position and grew his influence, while A-Wu used his forces to capture eastern district strongholds and bring allies to the western district.
• Qi Zhou tested Noah’s Nen with Water Divination and confirmed that its type was Transmutation, then theorized that it could produce the rock and wind elements of his Song of the Four Seasons ability.
• Qi Zhou used rock to sense movement and create spikes and mud, and wind to wound a giant rat, but judged the attacks too weak and returned to training.

Qi Zhou received a threatening call from a dangerous stranger who had captured A-Wu and demanded that he come to the tallest building in District Five. Unable to reach the clock tower through the poison’s pain, Qi Zhou called on Noah for help and arrived to confront the stranger, sensing A-Wu nearby but barely able to maintain Ten.

• Qi Zhou’s poison flared up as he waited for A-Wu, who had not returned.
• A stranger called on A-Wu’s phone, threatened to kill him, and ordered Qi Zhou to meet at District Five’s tallest building.
• Unable to move fast enough through the pain, Qi Zhou called Noah for help.
• Noah crossed the garbage mountains and reached the ruined clock tower within the allotted time, after which Qi Zhou woke up.
• A heavily made-up young man appeared before Qi Zhou and mocked him, while Qi Zhou sensed A-Wu’s faint Ten beneath another corner of the clock tower.

Qi Zhou faced a powerful stranger who believed he was the Phantom Troupe’s number eight and tested him in battle. The stranger let Qi Zhou and A-Wu go, but promised to find Qi Zhou again.

• The stranger attacked Qi Zhou with a playing card, and Qi Zhou narrowly dodged while denying that he belonged to the Troupe.
• Qi Zhou’s surprise punch rebounded, and the stranger pulled him back with a cord and slammed him into the ground.
• Qi Zhou used rock spikes and Nen fire to create an opening, then escaped through the fog to reach the unconscious A-Wu.
• The stranger caught Qi Zhou with a card at his neck, questioned him about Chrollo and Suoerzite, and accepted his answers.
• The stranger released Qi Zhou and A-Wu, then said he would remember Qi Zhou’s name and return to find him.

After escaping a dangerous encounter with a Phantom Troupe member, Qi Zhou tended to A-Wu and learned more about the Troupe and the elder’s role in the Stock Solution. A-Wu warned Qi Zhou to stay out of the upcoming council, but Qi Zhou insisted on joining him in his risky plan.

• Qi Zhou returned to their garbage nest with the unconscious A-Wu, reset his dislocated arms, and endured A-Wu’s anger for rushing to rescue him.
• A-Wu explained that the man who attacked them had asked whether he was a Spider, and told Qi Zhou that the Phantom Troupe’s members were known as Spiders because of their numbered spider tattoos.
• A-Wu warned Qi Zhou to conceal his ties to the Phantom Troupe, since the wanted members’ enemies might target him instead.
• A-Wu revealed that the East District elder had given the Stock Solution to Suoerzite and advised Qi Zhou to approach the elder if he wanted to infiltrate the Bancro Family.
• A-Wu outlined his plan to attend the council of elders and confront his brother afterward, warning that failure could endanger everyone connected to him.
• Qi Zhou refused to stay behind and said he would accompany A-Wu, confident they would succeed; A-Wu stopped arguing with him.

Qi Zhou infiltrated the central manor in Meteor City by posing as a waiter and mapped the guards and rooms on the first floor. After scouting the third floor, he found Kadis Eros’s west area heavily guarded and left to wait for A-Wu.

• Qi Zhou slipped into the manor beneath a car from District Five and signaled A-Wu that he had infiltrated successfully.
• Qi Zhou hid in the food preparation room, knocked out a waiter, and disguised himself in the man's clothes.
• Qi Zhou joined the wait staff and helped serve food while learning the first-floor guard positions; A-Wu signaled that they would meet within two hours.
• At noon, Qi Zhou volunteered to deliver food upstairs and surveyed the third floor, which was divided among the four elders' territories.
• Qi Zhou approached Kadis Eros’s guarded rooms, identified two Nen users among the guards, memorized their positions, and headed for the stairs to wait for A-Wu.