Ging tells Gon his aura is likely still there — he just can't see it anymore; Gon goes home to Whale Island and Mito. Beyond's team splits over Ging's money, and Ging pegs them all as expert Temp Hunters while Pariston discovers what hatred feels like. Tserriednich charms two women to his hotel and leaves the bathroom painted with them. Beyond signs the Zodiacs' six-clause custody contract — and remarks that only capacity, means, and contract remain.
- MovementCanonicalGon goes home
On Ging's advice to use the loss as a chance to look for 'something', Gon returns to Whale Island and Mito. Over dinner he admits that finding Ging was the goal, not staying with him — and that without Nen, following his father would only hold him back.
InvolvedGon Freecss - DeathCanonicalTserriednich's hotel bathroom
The Fourth Prince invites two starstruck women to his hotel, chats pleasantly, then phones an aide to order a fresh pair — from a bathroom painted in their blood. In one page the target of Kurapika's mission is revealed as a practiced serial killer.
InvolvedTserriednich Hui Guo Rou▸Consequences (1)
- Mizaistom's warning about the prince's 'darker side' is grimly confirmed for the reader
- DecisionCanonicalBeyond signs the six-clause contract
At the IPA's direction, Cheadle presents Beyond a contract: 24-hour watch, a tracking anklet, monitored communications, no resistance, all discoveries to the V6, no disclosure — one violation means life in prison. Beyond reads it, signs, stabs the pen through the pad, and notes only three things remain: capacity, means, and contract.
InvolvedBeyond Netero · Cheadle YorkshireLocationHunter Association HQ▸Consequences (1)
- Beyond's custody is formalized on paper he clearly plans around
- ConversationCanonicalKurapika names his limit with Tserriednich
Mizaistom asks what happens after the Scarlet Eyes are recovered. Kurapika says he wants nothing else from Tserriednich and will yield to almost any demand, but adds that two collectors who once preferred death both surrendered the eyes without dying. He expects the Fourth Prince to do the same.
InvolvedKurapika · Mizaistom Nana · Tserriednich Hui Guo Rou
- Gon returns to Whale Island
- Tserriednich is a practiced serial killer behind the statesman's charm
- Beyond's team are Temp Hunters — about 25 of the Association's 200
- Beyond's custody terms: 24-hour watch, tracking anklet, monitored contact, one strike and life in prison
- Kurapika states he only wants the eyes back — whatever the prince does about it
- Kurapika's target kills recreationally and expects no consequences
