mata "ohayou" tte itte
Once more tell me "good morning"
mata yume wo misete
Once more show me a dream
kyou mo genki de sugosetara ii yo ne
I hope it will be a good day today.
konna ni tanjun de atari mae na koto ga
It's the simple things in life
hontou wa, ichiban miushinaigachi dakara ne
That are the easiest to lose sight of
me wo aketa mama miru yume
Having a dream with open eyes
shiranai ashita e hakobu
Merry-go-round goes
kimi to kata wo kunde kimito te wo sunai de
My arm around your shoulder
koibito datari tomodachi de itaikara
My hand holding yours
"ohayou" tte itte
Tell me "good morning"
mata yume wo misete
Once more show me the dream
shizen na sono ikikata de iikarasa
Keep on living just the way you are
I'll win.
But I will more than make up for the lost sword with my pride!
Here I come!
Oopsy.
Hisoka!
It's okay, I forfeit.
The winner is... Kurapika!
It's time for the second match of the Final Phase...
Hanzo versus... Gon!
l just can't understand how Hanzo and the kid could be deemed equal.
Yeah, if you take into account their grades from all of the phases so far,
Hanzo should be ranked much higher.
l don't mean to play favorites...
but when it comes to skill and power, the Baldy has an overwhelming advantage.
I'd hafta agree with you.
According to what the Chairman was saying,
it seems the overall impression,
namely, the immeasurable potential must have lead to his high assessment.
In other words,
his natural talent for being a Hunter was deemed remarkable, right?
But still...
In this fight, Baldy has the upper hand.
My name is Masta,
and I will be the referee for this second match.
It's an honor.
So, it's you!
You were the one following me during the Fourth Phase, weren't you?
You knew about me?
Of course, I did.
In that phase, there was one proctor following
each of the other applicants as well, am I right?
Well! I'm sure everyone knew about that anyway, though.
l had no idea.
l would've told you, but I thought it was far too obvious.
l owe you one, Mr. Proctor!
Huh?
Even though I passed the Fourth Phase by stealing the badges of inferior opponents,
l still managed to get a high ranking for this tournament.
Yeah, and?
It's all thanks to you!
It's because your judgment was accurate!
But I suppose it's only natural, right?
All that aside...
There's something I want to make sure...
About what?
In order to win, I have to make my opponent forfeit the match.
So there's no winning by TKO or a knock out, or anything else, am I right?
Yeah, that's correct.
But really, he sure talks a lot.
l see.
This could be trickier than I thought.
He looks really strong.
But I have energy and I'm fast, too!
I'll run circles around him and seek my chance!
Ready?
Begin!
I'm guessing...
You are confident with your speed.
ls that right?
l admit...
...you're pretty good for a kid.
If it were me, I'd have dodged that level of attack easily.
Now then.
If this were a regular fight, this would've settled it, but...
Here, wake up already!
How about it? l bet you're feeling really horrible, huh?
That's because I struck a blow to your brain stem.
Now you get it, right?
The gap in our strengths is undeniable.
You'd better give up while you are ahead.
No way!
Think about it long and hard.
If you quit now, it won't affect your next match.
There's really no point in being so stubborn about it, you know?
Come on now, just say the word.
Like I ever would!
So, you won't?
I'll never surrender!
Gon! Don't push yourself!
There's still next match! For now...
Leorio, suppose you were in his position.
Would you be willing to say, "I give up"?
I'm just like you and Gon. l wouldn't even if I died.
l know that, but still I have to tell him this!
Though contradictory, l can't help feeling the same way!
Listen to Leorio and back down for now, Gon.
Or you'll destroy yourself!
And the Chairman thought you and I were mean.
We were pushovers compared to what he's doing.
Isn't it obvious that anyone who's made it this far
isn't gonna give up just like that?
But Hisoka did say he forfeited.
That was an exception to the rule.
l have a feeling Hisoka had an ulterior motive.
Anyway, that kid is the real issue here.
What happens when he can't verbally surrender anymore.
Geez, the way this tournament is set up is brutal.
That kid's in big trouble.
This match has just started.
I've taken a few hits, but I've still got a lot of energy left!
l told you already.
l hit you so your brain would go numb.
l bet you aren't able to see much by now.
You have guts, I'll give you that.
But this isn't some kid's scuffle.
There are times when guts alone just don't cut it.
Like what your friend told you,
it's more realistic to lose this match and take your chance on the next...
Sorry about that...
But since you were relying on your sense of hearing to attack me,
l had to crush one of your ears.
There's a possibility that you won't be able to talk,
so I spared the other one.
But it's gonna be nearly impossible for you to tell directions with this.
Stop your useless resistance.
He'd go that far?
l can still hear.
As long as I've got one good ear, l can still fight.
I've just gotta protect it with my life.
Oh yeah, you've got an incredible sense of hearing.
Gon!
Here's some water!
You can use it to cool yourself off!
l can see a little now.
l can do this!
You don't know your place, do you?!
It's been over three hours.
He won't even spit blood anymore!
You hear me, don't you? I've got a question for you.
You know that you can use weapons in this tournament, right?
So why don't you use that fishing rod of yours already?
Didn't you use it to steal Hisoka's badge?
Maybe you thought you could defeat me without your weapon?
If so, you've greatly underestimated me...
Haven't you?!
You're wrong!
Whenever I get into a fight, l always fight to win!
l don't underestimate anybody!
Then, why haven't you tried using your weapon?
My weapon, that fishing rod, once belonged to my father!
Yeah, so what?
That fishing rod has helped me more times than I can count.
Thanks to it, I've gotten this far.
But this is the last test before becoming a Hunter!
It's something I want to do all by myself.
It doesn't mean anything if l have to borrow my father's strength.
This is my own personal fight!
l wondered what in the world could be the reason,
but guess it wasn't really much.
So, you think this is your fight?
That just means you are still underestimating me!
I'll tell you one last time!
You should learn your place!
All right, that's enough!
You bastard, I'll kill you!
Let me stand in for him, I'll fight you!
If you don't have the stomach to watch, then leave.
It's about to get a whole lot worse.
What was that?!
Interfering in other applicant's matches is not permitted.
There has been no violation of the rules by Hanzo.
If you were to step in and help Gon in any way
then he would be the one to be disqualified.
Thanks... Leorio.
But don't worry. I'm okay.
This is nothing I can't handle...
l can still keep on fighting.
I'll break your arm.
I'm serious!
Say it! Surrender!
Never!
There, now you can't use your left arm.
I know if won't help Gon, but if that guys lays one more hand on him,
I'm not going to be able to stop myself.
You'd better not get in my way, Kurapika!
Stop you?
Me stopping you?
Rest assured... That won't happen.
l feel the same way you do.
There's something different about Gon.
He's always been stubborn, but never like this.
It's different from the determination
Leorio and I possess because of what we are burdened with.
He probably hasn't been able to get over what happened to him on Zevil Island.
If things continue as is, things would truly become irreparable.
If that happens...
l know you're in a lot of pain right now, but try to listen to me.
As a ninja,
from birth we're forced to endure some of the most rigorous training known to man
in order to attain the special skills we have.
It's been eighteen years since I came into this world,
and I've been training nonstop ever since.
By the time I was your age,
l had already killed dozens of people in battle.
When it comes to fighting,
there is no way you can win against me at the present time.
I'm telling you.
Just accept your defeat and surrender.
Thanks to the pain and all that talking you were doing,
l started to get my head back in shape!
Attaboy, Gon! Do it!
Kick that bastard! Kick away! Kick him to his death!
Kill him! Do it!
But if he kills Hanzo, he loses, Leorio.
Hanzo's only and greatest weakness is that once he gets talking,
he just rambles on and on.
l knew that kid could do it!
l could tell right from the beginning that he has amazing guts!
Didn't you say he was "in big trouble" a few minutes ago?
Yeah, well that was then, this is now.
Don't you know there's nothing more important than the present?!
You just said you're eighteen,
that's only six years older than I am right now.
Besides, this match isn't about who's stronger.
It's about who admits defeat at the end!
And it doesn't matter if l take you seriously or not!
l hate to break it to you...
but I actually let you kick me just now, of course.
Liar!
Oops, excuse me.
That looks like it really hurts.
Yeah! This is your chance! Get him! Make him pay!
Excuse me, Hanzo.
Here you go.
Oh thanks.
Why did he have to meddle in?!
That would let him get rid of the damage!
It can't be helped.
Leaving him like that would be too embarrassing.
You still don't get it.
I'm not giving you advice,
I'm giving you an order.
Was my order hard to understand?
Then I'll make it more simple and easy.
Next time, I'm not just gonna break one of your bones...
I'm gonna make it so you would never be able to stand or walk!
Maybe you'll finally understand
when you are faced with irreparable damage.
But before that, I'm gonna ask you one last time.
Please just say, "I surrender."
That doesn't sound good.
l definitely don't wanna have my legs chopped off.
But I don't wanna give up either.
Why don't we find another way to settle this?
Huh?
What makes you think you're in any position to negotiate?!
That made me go blank for a moment, but I guess he's just being honest.
But I can see why Hanzo's so upset.
So, what're you gonna do now, Baldy?!
His name is Hanzo.
When did you get in your head that you can expedite this?!
If you're gonna make a fool of me, I'll cut you up for real!
Yeah, but still, I'm not gonna give up, no matter what.
If you really cut me up, I'll probably bleed to death.
And if he kills me,
then he's the one who fails, isn't that right?
Yes, that is correct.
See? That wouldn't be good for either of us, would it?
So let's think about another way, okay?
That's incredibly selfish...
Gon completely put things on his terms.
He dragged everyone here, including Hanzo, into his pace.
No kidding.
What's going on?
Nothing's really changed.
Gon hasn't gotten stronger than him.
Nor has his broken arm gotten back together. Nothing.
Yet the tense atmosphere of just a moment ago
is totally dispelled just like that. Why?
l see... So that must be the reason why.
Reason for what?
The reason why Gon received such a high ranking.
Oh you mean... the overall impression points?
That's right.
Early in the match,
it seemed as though our ranking Hanzo higher than Gon was justified.
But as the match progressed, what do you know,
Gon made us sit on the edge of our chairs. He also made us laugh...
As judges, we're supposed to remain impartial.
Yet before we knew it, we all began rooting for Gon.
Yeah, he certainly has some quality
that draws everything around towards himself,
involves them, and makes them help him.
Of course, not many people possess that quality.
And it's not something you can learn or develop.
In other words, it's a talent you have to be born with.
That innate potential must have translated into the overall impression.
Yes, I imagine that's what the Chairman saw in him.
So does that mean the most important quality for a Hunter
is character?
It sounds unbelievable when you put it that way.
But I guess we'll see some sort of answer out of this match.
Probably...
You still don't get it at all.
When you're dead, there is no next time. Nothing.
On the other hand,
even if I kill you here, l can just challenge again next year.
You and I are not on an equal standing!
He's right, Gon.
No matter how hard you try to talk your way around it,
there's just too much space between your fighting skills.
It's impossible to fill that gap here and now.
In the end, all that matters is the difference in power.
Why?!
It's just one word!
Say it and you can just try again next year!
What's wrong with that?!
Would you rather die than not have it your own way?!
Would biting the dust for something like that really satisfy you?
Answer me!
My father...
l need to go and find him.
My dad is a Hunter.
Though he's out there somewhere far away right now,
l believe that I can find him someday.
But if I give up here,
l feel that I would never be able to meet him in my lifetime.
That's why... I won't back down.
But if you don't... you're gonna die.
Still... I won't back down.
It's not about reason, is it?
Then, it's unfortunate but...
This is... the end!
ls there any way I can actually win this match?!
l want it to be the way we can feel good about!
Next time on Hunter x Hunter:
Pass x Fail x Exam Over!
What? Am I strange?
Did you hear it?
kiitanone
The voices of the wind sighing across the land
daichi wo soyogu kaze no koe
It wakens a distant memory
tooi kioku yobisamasu
What lies beyond the clouds that drift by?
kumo no nagareru sakini nani ga aruto iuu no
You saw the future out there over the forest
mori no mukou no
ashita wo shitte shimatta no ne
Go ahead, go
ikinasai saa
Don't look back the promised home
yakusoku no ie furi mukanaide
Believe in it
shinjinasai saa
Turn your overflowing emotions into strength
afureru omoi tsuyosa ni kaete
The sound of your footsteps running up and down
kakemawaru anata no ashio to
I'll search for them in the wind, on my own
watashi wa hitori kaze ni sagasu wa
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