kono taiyou wa yoru mo kageyaite yume wo miru
This sun is shining even at night, dreaming
soshite isogu kimi no me ni
And then you who was hurrying
yakitsuite hanarenai
Burned it into your eyes and it never came back
owarinaku tsuzuku uta
This song that continues without end
omoi sae koete yuku
Goes beyond even our thoughts
kimi no me ni utsuru youni
I've left open the depths of my heart
mune no oku aketa mama
So they can be reflected in your eyes
Uvo! Hang on a second!
We'll be scolded by the Leader if you act so selfishly.
Don't try to stop me.
Until I settle the score with that chain bastard,
I can't hold back my rage!
So what if you were humiliated?
You are being too hot headed.
Seriously.
What was that?
Stop that!
Yorknew City is huge, Uvo.
How do you plan to find that chain-user?
Well, yeah... I, uh... I'll look around various places...
By yourself?
Shal, could you...
I guess, it can't be helped.
Hey, hey...
We haven't decided to let Uvo act on his own yet, you know?
There's only one way for us to settle this.
Everyone okay with that?
Heads!
Tails!
Heads it is. That figures.
Enhancers have good instincts too.
Yeah!
I'll tell Leader what's going on.
But make sure you settle this and return before tomorrow's rendezvous time.
Not one second late.
You're telling me that?
I'm the most punctual man in the Spiders, you know?
I'll be taking your car.
Could you drive, Shal?
Oh, Uvo! You better drink some beer soon or those leeches will hatch.
Oh! Oh no, that's right! We gotta steal beer from somewhere.
All right, let's head back.
No good. No one's picking up.
Of course not. He can't be alive.
Not against that monster and those friends he was with.
It's still ringing in my ears... His voice as he came up those stairs screaming,
"Where is the chain bastard?!"
We got away just in time.
If we were even 30 seconds slower, we would have been dead too...
All right, so what's our next move?
First, we should report to the Boss.
She's just the boss in name... She's just a kid, you know?
She's not the one... We have a real boss.
Light Nostrade, that girl's father.
Our actual orders have come from him. The leader was just passing them on.
But no one knows how to contact him except the leader.
Should we go find his cell phone?
The Boss should know it.
Yeah, probably.
Seems we still need to report to her.
Boss...
What time is it?
Two o'clock in the morning.
What about the auction?
It was canceled.
Canceled? Why?
The auction hall was attacked by thieves.
Baise, Ivlenkov and Tocino died at their posts.
We've also lost contact with the leader.
He's probably dead too.
What?! But what about my mummy?!
Did those thieves steal it too?
I wanted it so bad!
Not to worry.
It seems the Community moved all items up for auction to a safe location.
Oh, is that so?!
Thank goodness. So when's the next auction gonna be?
There's no plan for an opening yet.
Huh?! Why not?!
Anyway, we'd be hard pressed to make any move on our own.
Give us your order.
I don't know what to do myself...
Try asking my dad. His number's in here.
Squala, you call.
What?! Why me?!
Because, out of all of us, you've been around the longest.
Yeah, that's true, but... I can't! I'm not fit to be the leader!
Besides, I don't wanna get stuck babysitting this spoiled brat.
It ain't worth it.
In any case, at the moment, time is of the essence.
Why don't we settle this with a vote to be fair?
I'd like to nominate Kurapika.
He single-handedly captured the culprit,
and he's demonstrated his ability to use good judgment.
He's the most qualified among us.
No contest. I second the nomination.
Please, you have to do it.
Then it's unanimous.
All right. I'll call him as your representative.
But we'll leave the final decision to Mr. Nostrade.
It doesn't seem appropriate for me to call him directly.
Would you please introduce me first?
Okay!
Ah, Daddy? It's me, Neon. There's a bit of a problem.
There was a robbery at the auction house,
and Dalzollene might have been killed.
To think...
Here, could you talk to the stand-in?
To think my chance would come so soon.
Here!
Hello.
Is it true?
Is Dalzollene really dead?
Yes.
He uses Nen, for crying out loud.
You could fire ten bullets at him and he'd walk away unscathed.
It was the Phantom Troupe.
Those... Spiders?!
I'm Kurapika, his stand-in...
Please tell us what we should do next.
First, let me hear your opinion as the stand-in leader.
We should have your daughter leave Yorknew at once.
I'm not confident that we could protect her
in the event of unforeseen circumstances.
I agree with your opinion. But we must consider her will too.
I'd like to respect her wishes as much as possible.
Her safety should be our top priority!
I'll arrive there tomorrow evening.
I'll have a talk with Neon myself.
Your name is Kurapika, correct?
Yes.
You'll take over Dalzollene's job, okay?
Yes, sir.
Your first order is...
to keep your eye on Neon until I get there.
Yes, sir...
Your father will be here by tomorrow evening.
Yeah! I'll have him buy me tons of new clothes!
He wishes for you to stay put in this room until he arrives.
I wanted to go to the casino!
Boo!
Mr. Nostrade just requested that I officially take over as the leader and I've accepted.
Now that I've accepted,
I'm going to do everything in my power to complete this mission.
Please lend me your support. Let's do this together.
Now there's something I need to look into, if you'll excuse me.
Squala, please guard the Boss even more thoroughly than before.
H-Hey!
Hey! Let's play cards!
Like poker! Or maybe we could try gin rummy!
Here... I found it!
Polio and Company, Ltd. owns the building where you were held captive.
It's a dummy company for the Nostrade family.
Can you figure out what other properties they own here in Yorknew?
Sure can!
While we are at it, let's also check
if there are any lodging records under their names.
Front desk, how may I help you?
I want to confirm the name this room is registered under.
If you have enough money,
you can access all sorts of information on the Hunter website.
Why don't you get one of these yourself, Uvo?
Unlike you, I make it my principle not to carry money.
If you want something in life... steal it.
Nice! You're an inspiration to thieves everywhere.
Here we go.
They have two other properties besides that building.
Their men are staying at three different hotels.
You can just go to them one-by-one,
and you should be able to find this chain-user by the end of the day.
Here's your map. Go and settle this quick.
I'll stay here and tidy things up.
Thanks, man! I owe you one!
Nasty! I don't want your love! Just give me money!
I told you I never carry money on me!
Uvo!
Yeah, what?!
Don't let your guard down!
Sure!
That chain bastard!
I won't let him get away from me! I'll tear him to pieces!
Have a look.
What am I looking at?
This is the website for Pro Hunters, isn't it?
Yes. It lists all the properties owned by the Nostrade family.
What did you say?!
Naturally, it also lists information
on each member of the family including names and photographs.
Although it seems new hires like us are not on it yet.
This room was reserved in Dalzollene's name.
And his name is on this list too.
All they have to do is cross-reference the list of known family associates
and the guest lists of all the hotels in Yorknew.
They'll easily locate this room.
Pro Hunters... They are incredible.
So if the enemy checked this site...
We'd be in big trouble.
Please take the Boss and get another room immediately.
Another room? Shouldn't we change hotels?
Moving to a different room is faster than moving to a new hotel.
However, don't use an alias.
Put the room under Melody's or Basho's name.
We don't need to check out from this room.
Right, I'm on it.
Nobody, including the Boss, should ever leave the room.
But what about you, Kurapika?
I'm staying here.
Such a clear and steady tune...
Even when a savage monster is closing in,
your heartbeat doesn't even make a ripple.
Let's go do our job.
But...
As soon as we get to the new room, let's play cards, okay?
I'll be all right. I know the strength of my enemy.
I'm not about to die. I leave the Boss to you.
It's true. You can't die in vain now.
I believe in you.
Currently, we've got the diamond ring worth 3 million jenny or so,
the 2.4 million in savings,
and the 2.75 million jenny we've earned from arm wrestling.
That brings us to just over 8 million jenny.
Now, to place an opening bid on the Greed Island game,
we need at least 800 million...
As we thought, it's not an amount we can reach by legit means.
Arm wrestling is legit?
No way.
Here's where my special secret plan comes in!
All right, a Conditional Auction for a diamond ring worth 3 million jenny
is about to get underway!
Arm wrestling is your condition!
The first guy who beats the boy will get the ring.
It's first come, first serve!
Hold it...
What is it?
I thought said you had a solution to our problem.
But this is the exact same thing we did yesterday!
You think so?
I know so.
We started out just like this yesterday,
and it worked for awhile, but later no one even tried.
And it's the same today...
This is the kid who beat 500 guys in a row yesterday.
I heard that at least twenty of them came away with their arms broken.
I hear he's a monkey man raised by gorillas.
It sounds like no one's gonna wanna challenge me now.
It's fine. This is all going exactly as I planned.
Arm wrestling was only a way to lure in the big fish.
Out of my way! I'll get him!
Got one!
Hey, how am I supposed to wrestle him like this?
Gon, let's switch places. I've got this one.
Hey, man...
I don't wanna make trouble, but that wasn't the deal.
I know.
I'll throw in five million on top of the ring.
You don't have any objections, do you?
If you can beat me, it's all yours.
Whaddya say?
Okay...
Ready... Go!
Anyone else wanna challenge me?
Thanks a lot, you ruined my business.
Oh well, I guess that's it for today.
You're one tough guy. I like you.
These two kids behind me are even stronger.
Really...
If you've got some free time, you should drop by before five.
Well, we caught a fish... But how big?
I'll tell you what I know. Just don't kill me!
The guy who caught the thief is not a family member.
He's a bodyguard for the boss's daughter.
Daughter?
Yeah, she's some kind of freak.
She's into collecting body parts like eyeballs and guts, stuff like that.
Oh, and she tells fortunes. And they're always right.
She has lots of clients in the Mafia Community.
Even some of the Dons.
I mean, our boss got to where he is because of his daughter's fortunes.
There, now you know everything I know,
so you're gonna let me live, right?
C'mon, please...
The ability to tell the future...
Leader was right, after all.
There was no "Judas" among us.
An underground auction?
It's where the Mafia sells their black market goods.
So the arm wrestling was a sort of publicity stunt, huh?
Because of the nature of the items they deal with,
their bidding amount becomes outrageous.
A few hundred million mean nothing here.
You sure seem to know a lot about this stuff, Leorio.
Were you really studying to become a doctor?
Never mind.
Oh wow, this crowd wants blood.
Welcome, ladies and gentlemen!
Let's get tonight's Conditional Auction started!
The name of the game for this evening is...
Hide and seek!
Are we ready?
"Hide and seek"?
Oh, thanks.
Thank you.
At this time, I'd like to direct your attention to the photos in your hands.
The seven people pictured there will be your targets this time.
Hey...
It's that girl.
Yeah, I remember.
I armwrestled against her.
Your bidding condition is to capture the targets and give them to us.
For each target, you will receive a check for two billion jenny!
Two billion per person?!
If we catch all seven of them, we'd make 12 billion jenny!
More like 14 billion.
We don't care if you bring in the targets dead or alive!
Of course, you have the freedom to use whatever method you chose!
When you have caught one of them, contact the number that's listed on the hand out.
However, the registration fee is five million jenny.
If you're not up to the task,
please do return the photos to the staff on your way out!
Yeah, two billion. I'm gonna send you the photos right away.
Get as much information as you can online
and post an ad offering a reward for any useful leads.
Whaddya say?
Isn't it obvious? We're gonna register for this thing.
I mean, we can make a fortune catching these guys!
You sure about that?
What's wrong? Are you actually getting cold feet, Killua?
We've come this far, we can't turn back now.
I knew you'd say that.
Okay. In for a penny, in for a pound.
Five million jenny... We're in!
Hey, what's the matter with you guys? Let's go looking for them already!
Hold on, Gon.
Didn't you sense there was something wrong about that auction just now?
Huh? Something wrong? What do you mean?
So you didn't get it, after all.
I thought so.
Listen... Normally, an auction is a place where you bid for things.
Making the prize a paycheck is strange, no matter how you look at it.
Yeah, I guess you're right.
And why was there a ring in the auction hall?
I think their original plan was to use that ring
for a Conditional Auction like ours.
Oh... really?
However, something happened that required them
to change their plans and look for those guys.
But they were too tough for the Mafia to handle.
Therefore, they decided to make a pretense of a Conditional Auction
to gather some men who'd find them for a bounty.
They really want to catch these guys, no matter the cost or time it would take.
How come?
I don't know that much.
But we could make some good guesses based on how desperate the Mafia is.
Also, factoring in that they could not hold
the underground auction just now as they planned...
The only logical conclusion I can come up with is
that they stole the items intended for the underground auction.
Stealing treasures from the Mafia... These guys must be crazy.
But we happen to know of crazy guys like that.
The Phantom Troupe...
There you go.
So these guys are the Phantom Troupe?
They won't pay two billion each for nothing.
Gon, you should contact Kurapika.
Tell him we got a lead on the Phantom Troupe.
Yeah, good idea.
Alone, huh? I'm impressed.
Where do you wanna die? I'll let you pick the location.
Some wasteland where we won't cause a disturbance.
I have a feeling your death cry will be pretty loud.
I only have one question for you.
Do you remember the Scarlet Eyes?
Next time on Hunter X Hunter:
Scarlet Eyes x Duel x Cost of Life.
Pay for your sins with your life!
Executive Producer KOICHI MOTOHASHI
Production Manager JUNZO NAKAJIMA Planning KENJI SHIMIZU Producers DAISUKE KAWAKAMI SHUNICHI KOSAO
kono machi de wa mienai hoshi no hou ga ooin da
From this town, the stars are mostly invisible
demo mieru hoshi datte nanika ni terasareteru dake sa
Even the stars that can be seen are all just shined upon by something else {meaning the stars can't shine by themselves, only if something else is shining for them}
General Director KAZUHIRO FURUHASHI Script NOBUAKI KISHIMA YOSHIYUKI SUGA MASASHI SOGO RYOTA YAMAGUCHI
demo ore wa hitori de datte kagayaite miseru ze
Even if I'm the odd one out, I'm gonna shine brightly
Character Design TAYAUKI GOTO Art Director NOBUHITO SAKAMOTO Background Art Director GOICHI KUDO Color Design MARI MIYASHITA Directors SHINPEI MIYASHITA SHUNJI YOSHIDA
Music TOSHIHIKO SAHASHI Sound Director TAKUYA HIRAMITSU
tatoe taiyou ga nakunatte mo boku ga waratte ageru yo
I'll put on a smile even when the sun isn't out
donna ni kirei ni hade ni kagayaketa to shite mo
No matter how brilliantly, how flashy they shine
Original Manga YOSHIHIRO TOGASHI PUBLISHED BY SHUEISHA, INC.
CAST Gon JUNKO TAKEUCHI Kurapika YUKI KAIDA Leorio HOZUMI GOUDA Killua KANAKO MITSUHASHI Hisoka HIROKI TAKAHASHI
dareka ni terasareru nante iya dakara
I don't wanna be shined upon by others
sore nara sukoshi demo
Even if it's just a little bit
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