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Donna yume nara oikakeru no?

What kind of dreams will you pursue?

Kimi ga tsubuya kumi tai ni yuu

You seem to just mutter away the answer.

Tooi saki datta mirai wa ima sugu soba wo,

The future which seemed so very distant,

hashi ite yuku

is running alongside me now.

Mienai koede saken deta

Crying out to me in a voice that can't be heard.

Kizutsu ita karada ima tokashi tai

I want to melt away my scarred body right now.

Kono itami wa tada watashi wo kiri saite,

This pain within just tears me apart,

ashita wo unarau inori ga todoku made

And until my prayer which foretells tomorrow is heard...

I pray every night and day...

I pray every night and day...

The town of Rubicuta?

It’s no different from a real town.

It sure doesn’t seem like we’re in a game.

I wonder if Phinks and Feitan are here, too?

Who knows.

We’ll move in a different direction.

First, let’s go gather some info.

Invitation X List X First Comes Rock!

A surefire way to clear the game?

Yes. I saw you got a spell attack from another player on the way here.

Were you watching us?

Yes. My job is to monitor and recruit.

We’ll also tell you about the spell you were attacked with.

You can decide to join us after you hear our pitch.

What do you say?

Is that everyone? What about those two guys?

They wouldn’t even listen.

I see.

Let’s get started.

A player was just killed back there.

He arrived the same time you all did.

His stomach blew up. These two saw him.

It was the muscular guy with black hair.

He was the first guy picked at the selection.

It was the Bomber’s work.

So it was him...

Bomber?

Let’s go over what you’re most worried about.

His death wasn’t due to a spell.

There are no spells in the game that harm people.

The spells cast on you won’t hurt or kill you.

So it wasn’t just you...

There are 40 spells in all.

Attacks, defenses, transportation...

The spells cast on you were probes... either Trace or Cling.

Trace on! Attack Killua!

Put simply, information will be taken from you.

What your current location is... what cards you currently have...

Such information constantly leaking out is a distinct disadvantage in this game.

You’re behind already with these spells hanging over you.

Some people keep an eye on the starting point and cast spells on new players.

If you get your hands on a valuable card

later on, they will come to take it from you.

At worst, they’ll kill you.

Like that guy back there?

They can’t kill me so easily.

No, he was killed by someone else.

By the radical type of player...

who hunts and kills as many players as he can, just to cull the competition.

Others like him are also watching the plains.

They pick a target, follow them, and kill them without being seen. There are at least four

of them that we know of, based on their M.O.s.

The guy we call “The Bomber” killed this most recent victim.

We believe he’s either an Emitter or a Manipulator.

In other words, we know hardly anything.

There are mainly three ways you get item cards

in this game. Can you tell what they are?

Find them yourself.

Yes. That’s one.

Trade with other players.

Yes. That’s two.

And three: Take from other players.

Yes. There’s been a sharp increase in the number of players using the third way.

People who stopped trading and looking for cards on their own.

These are violent means. They threaten and

batter people until they take out their binders.

And they kill those who refuse.

The ring and cards will be destroyed if someone dies.

They won’t get those cards, but more items will be able to be converted.

Huh? I got the part about forcing them to take out their binders...

Say three people have one card each of an item whose conversion limit is three.

This item is maxed out, so even if someone else finds one, it can’t be converted.

But if you kill one of the holders, their binder will be destroyed,

so someone else will get a chance to convert that item.

If you kill someone, you can’t get their cards.

This rule was meant to prevent players from killing each other.

But as things got more desperate...

people started to think killing someone,

and simply increasing the supply of a single item is desirable.

We’ve entered the endgame.

We’ll put an end to this! We’re enlisting people to strategically conquer this game!

We need your help.

How? There are three ways to get cards. Do I need to ask which you use?

Three.

So you use force like everyone else?

No!

At least, we won’t use violence!

Spells. You take cards using spells, right?

You’ve been here before?

No. But it’s easy to figure out.

Correct. We collect cards with spells.

There are offensive and defensive spells.

Spells that take cards, and spells that block those spells.

Our plan is to monopolize these spell cards.

This prevents people from defending against you.

Then you use attack spells to take the cards you need from their specified slots.

Exactly. The number of cards we need for a monopoly is about 1,900 spell cards.

We currently have 53 people, and we have about 800 spell cards.

And between all of us,

we currently have 67 unique specified slot cards.

You have 70% of total cards with all your cards combined?

We began five years ago. It seemed hopeless...

But the number of members and cards have doubled in the past few months.

Once the ball starts rolling, one month will

be what it takes to collect all the cards.

Strength in numbers, right?

End this game of slaughter with us.

I guarantee you there’s no other way.

All the players we’ve met say they can’t hang

onto cards for long before they get taken.

That’s because fighting over cards is the premise of this game.

But with our plan, members store the cards we collect, and hide in a safe place.

We decrease our risks, and guarantee we increase our collection.

We’ll get the 500 spell cards we need for our goal in at most two months.

In other words, we clear the game in three months.

In three months, you say...

What about the payoff?

How do we split it up after we clear the game?

You were all hired by Battera.

So were we.

So the payoff is 50 billion.

We split it all among us fairly.

We split 20 billion between the ten of us founders.

The rest will be distributed according to the length of your membership,

and your job’s degree of risk. Each of you will probably get around 200 million.

If you’ll join us, we’ll undo the spells that were cast upon you.

You can only undo them by leaving the game.

But you know it’s hard enough that most

players have been stuck in the game for years.

Can you also leave via spells?

That’s right.

We have plenty of spell cards that allow us to exit the game.

Anyway, now you’re stuck here until you can get the item that’ll let you out.

I’m in. When I got the rundown of the game, I knew it would take years to clear this

game alone, or even in teams of two or three.

It sucks that the 50 billion payoff goes down to 200 million,

but at least we’ll be done in three months.

I have a question.

What if I find a valuable item. Say, a rank SS item card?

Will I get a bigger share?

Yes. We’re offering 500 million for SS cards.

All right. I’ll join you.

What will you do?

Sorry, Killua.

Huh? About what?

I’ll pass. I want to play on my own.

He’s the leader. I’ll pass, too.

What about you?

Eh? Let’s see...

So the spells cast upon us have been removed,

and we’ll clear the game in three months.

This will be easier than I thought.

Are you sure about that?

Everyone’s here?

What’s the spell that got you here?

Magnetic Force.

It sends you to another player’s location.

I’ll take you to our hideout.

Accompany on!

Kosofftro!

Welcome to our hideout, new members.

You’ll still have to walk quite a bit from here.

My name is Kosofftro.

Don’t forget. You’ll use my name to get back to the hideout with a spell.

They “jump” to a player and not directly to the hideout to keep it secret.

They’re being careful.

The ten of you will be getting spell cards.

We’ll explain the spell system, and then you’ll go someplace else right away.

It will be to Masadora, the city of magic.

That’s the only place you can buy spell cards.

Follow me.

One pack of three cards costs 10,000 Jenny.

You can’t tell what cards you get until you open it.

Obviously, the higher the card’s rank, the rarer it is.

Just like trading cards.

That’s right.

Collect all 40 spell cards,

and you can trade them in for a rank SS specified slot card called Angel’s Breath.

It’s a really rare card that nobody owns.

But we did it. We collected all 40 spell cards.

So why haven’t you...

Traded them in for an Angel’s Breath yet?

We’d like to exchange them for Angel’s Breath right away,

but there’s one more card we need as a spare.

This spell card is called Fortress. It’ll be your top priority.

There, you can see the hideout now.

I’ll go into detail about spell cards.

There are close and long-range spells.

“Close-range” is within a 20 meter radius,

and “long-range” works anywhere on the island.

This 20 meter radius is an important boundary.

You’ll need to master it before you head out.

These are...

This information is crucial to our plan.

All 40 types of spell cards.

Keep that in mind and look this over. Memorize it in one hour.

This is very useful.

There are more defensive spell cards total than

attack spell cards, so they’re easier to get.

But even the most valuable cards are vulnerable against an attack.

A monopoly of defensive spells would make it easier for us.

The sheets will be collected and destroyed in one hour.

If you fail to memorize it all, you’ll be assigned as a gofer.

Huh? What’s up?

I’ve memorized them.

What?!

Sorry, Killua.

I couldn’t sit there anymore.

I don’t get why you’re sorry.

Well, now you’ll be stuck with that spell.

Oh, that.

No prob. It’s not poison.

But why were you mad?

Huh?

You were angry... extremely.

They kept saying horrible things about Ging’s game...

How it’s a game of slaughter...

I decided to enjoy the game, like Ging told me.

Welcome, Gon.

This is the game I made with my friends. Well, go ahead and enjoy.

When I got here, I figured it wouldn’t be easy. But I wasn’t afraid.

I thought everyone playing the game would genuinely enjoy it.

People do die...

But the scariest thing isn’t the game.

It’s the players’ willingness to take cards by hurting others.

I think there are cases where it’s all right.

Killua! Do you mean that?!

This is a game for Hunters, right?

But...

No killing. I agree with you on that point.

But what if two players each put forth a card...

and the one who wins a battle with defined rules get to keep both?

Oh. That works.

See? This also falls under “taking,” but it’s not strong-arming.

Yeah, it’s different...

The guy who cast the spell on me was just playing the game.

Once you know, casting spells on people is totally legit.

Making a huge alliance was also a natural development of the game.

Though it’s a bit chicken.

You’re right...

Well, leave them. Let’s enjoy the game by ourselves.

Yeah...

Killua!

Hmm?

Thanks.

I’m glad I could be here with you.

No, that’s not all. I’m really glad I met you.

Idiot! Stop that.

Why? I really think so!

It’s the other way around.

Gon, I’m the one.

Gon... I’m glad... I have you as a friend.

I see.

So that was why.

Little boys are so innocent.

And it’s so fun to ruin their friendships...

Killua! Rock-paper-scissors!

What’s with you all a sudden?!

Let’s practice for the tournament!

– First comes rock! – First comes rock!

– Rock, paper, scissors! – Rock, paper, scissors!

Argh! I lost again!

Damn! Why do I keep losing?!

Heh! There’s a trick to it!

A fisherman who came to Whale Island taught me.

Listen, Gon. The trick is to “prime” by saying, “first comes rock.”

The other person will raise their fist, and the moment they swing it down...

the hand will already be taking shape.

Maybe not all the way, but if it’s not rock, the hand will start to open.

If it’s closed, or if you can see the hand,

counter with a stronger move. Otherwise, use scissors and you’ll never lose.

The opening prime, “first comes rock,” gets them

to present their fist so it’s easier to see.

A person with sharp eyes will be able to win 90% of the time.

You cheated all those times?!

That time and that time... and that time?!

It sounds simple, but you need talent and practice. Leorio couldn’t do it.

You’re still cheating.

Are you against using it?

No...

See? Call it “an eye for the win”!

The Sword of Truth is ours!

Ready... go!

First comes rock!

Rock, paper...

– ...scissors! – ...scissors!

We have a winner! Congratulations, Killua!

Yes!

Argh... his left hand!

I never thought you’d suddenly use both hands in the finals!

The ol’ switcheroo! My secret weapon against Gon!

Congratulations. Here’s your prize, the Sword of Truth.

Gon, look...

Card number 83...

It goes in a specified slot!

Okay! Our first one!

– All right! – All right!

Next Episode

Unbelievable, everyone’s trying to take our card...

Next time on Hunter X Hunter:

“Take X Taken X Card Hell”!

Our card was taken...

Yakusoku noiikan sugita no ni...

Since our promised time has passed by...

ayamaru yousu mo nakute

there's no sign of an apology.

Tsuki hi ga tattemo, hito wa...

Even as time passes by, people...

hikari ni kawaranai yo ne

never seem to be changed by the light

Ano hi ni oki wasureta kioku ga kyuu ni...

One day the forgotten memories iust suddenly...

POPCORN mitai ni hajiketa

burst out like popcorn.

Nakanakutemo ii janai

You don't have to cry.

Hisashiburi ni aeta karatte

Even though it's been a while since we met

Donna toki mo kimi no koto...

I'll never be able to...

wasureru hazu mo nai...

Never again forget about you...

datte itsumo sou kimi ga,

because you were always there,

konna ni mo yuuki kureru kara

providing me with so much courage.