♪
Gon: Yeah! We’re halfway there! ( Laughs )
Killua: Our 50th card! All right!
♪
( Singing in Japanese )
♪
Narrator: Genthru and his men already have a plan in mind
as they prepare to make a trade with team tsezguerra.
Tsezgerra: Let’s get this over with as soon as possible.
♪
Okay, then. The trade is complete.
Genthru: Wait. Hold on just a second.
I’m afraid I can’t accept this.
This isn’t a fair trade.
Player: You’re kidding!
Don’t complain after the deal is done!
Player #2: We gave you three cards, didn’t we?!
Player #3: Yeah! What more do you guys want?!
Genthru: Just calm down. That’s not what I meant.
It’s fine for me, but it’s unfair to you.
It’s too skewed in our favor.
It feels like you’re giving us a free lunch,
and I don’t like it.
Even if we’re able to clear the game first,
well, that’s the kind of thing that would weigh on me.
I have a proposition for you.
Choose right or left,
and i’ll give you whichever card you pick.
One of them’s worthless, but the other is angel’s breath.
Bara: Yes.
♪
Tsezgerra: Huh?
Both: Levy on!
Tsezgerra: Wait! Damn it, no!
Genthru: Return on.
Bombers: Masadora!
( Tsezgerra growls )
Player #3: Let’s go after them!
Tsezgerra: Not yet! First check the cards in your books.
( Growls ) I lost one of the number 80s
we were trying to monopolize and a number 65 as well.
Hey, what about you?
Player #2: I lost numbers 42 and 53.
Player #1: And I lost 29 and 24.
Player #3: This is bad!
They got me for two of the 85s that we’d been hoarding!
Tsezgerra: All the ones they took were specified-slot cards,
and they took both types we were monopolizing.
Damn! They must have used risky dice.
( Both gasp )
Player #4: We’re not with them! I promise!
Player #5: He’s right! They used an item to change our faces!
( Tsezgerra sighs )
Player #3: We can’t just stand here! Let’s find them!
Tsezgerra: No!
Hey, tell me. Is genthru the bomber?
Player #5: I--i don’t know!
Player #4: Sorry, but he did go like this with his hand
and blew the head off the guy I was with.
( Players gasp )
Tsezgerra: A power that is clearly meant
specifically for murder,
so he’s no stranger to fighting battles.
That much is obvious.
It would be unwise to try to fight them head-on.
Player #2: We have to!
Sir, they took at least five different card types from us.
Just think about it!
They could have completed their collection.
Tsezgerra: Now list on. Card number two.
It looks like they still haven’t found
number two, strip of beach.
We’re all right for the time being.
Our immediate priority is to find the number two card
before they can get to it.
Player #1: Well, we still have our exchange voucher
for angel’s breath. It is possible.
Player #2: You’re right. Let’s get out there and find it!
Tsezgerra: Accompany on.
To soufrabi!
( Bombers laugh )
Bara: Congratulations. We did it.
Genthru: The risky dice and Levy combination
really paid off.
Sub: We’re at 93 types.
Bara: No. We used one up
to change those guys’ faces, remember?
So we’re right at 92.
Genthru: But the important thing
is that we took the cards they were monopolizing.
Bara: And for two of the other ones,
we’re just waiting for someone to use gain on ’em.
Genthru: The biggest obstacle for us now is number two.
Sub: Good point, but at least we know
that it’s somewhere in soufrabi.
Genthru: Right. Then we’ll go after 72, 21, and nine,
all in that order,
and then we’ll head to soufrabi to find number two.
For 75, we’ll just find someone who has it
and take it from them.
( Both grunt )
Genthru: I think it’s time we started thinking...
Both: Eh?
Genthru: About the three specified-slot cards
that we each want to keep
and how to spend our 50 billion.
( Birds squawking )
Gon: Hey, killua,
there’s something that’s been bugging me lately.
Killua: Yeah?
Gon: There are hundreds of players
in this game, aren’t there?
But in spite of that, we’ve been able
to turn every item we’ve obtained into cards,
and that’s weird, right?
Bisky: Wait. What do you mean?
Gon: You can only convert a card so many times,
and even b-rank specified-slot types
have a 30-card limit.
I would have thought that the players here before us
would have already collected them, you know?
Killua: I guess that’s true,
but there is one other way you can look at it.
Not that many teams here can make real progress,
maybe fewer than 30.
Gon: Oh. Yeah, I get it.
Killua: See, most of the players
don’t seem to be all that worried
about getting specified-slot cards.
Best I can tell,
they’re just struggling to find a way out of the game.
Gon: It’d suck if you got to masadora
and couldn’t find any leave cards there.
Killua: Sure would. That’s why--
( gasps )
♪
That’s it.
Gon: What?
Killua: If you guys got to masadora
and there weren’t any leave cards there,
what would you do?
Bisky: Well, let me think.
I’d save up some money
and wait until another leave card showed up.
- Gon: Yup. - Killua: Okay.
So then what if you acquired a super-rare spell card
while you were there waiting?
Gon: I guess I would just sell it
and buy more spell cards until a leave came in.
- Bisky: Really? - Gon: Huh?
Bisky: ’cause I would definitely save it.
Wouldn’t it be awful if all the cards you bought
ended up being worthless?
If you saved it,
maybe you could trade up for a leave, but--
( both gasp )
Killua: Well?
♪
( Player #6 groans )
( Sighs )
Gon: Need a leave?
You wanna go back home?
I think we can help you.
♪
Okay, now we’ve got four specified-slot cards
for three leaves.
Killua: Yeah, making a total of 54 types in all.
All: Score!
Bisky: All right, all of the cards
that wouldn’t fit in our binders have reverted into items.
Killua: Looks like we’re running out
of free slots pretty fast.
We should probably organize ’em.
We’ve got 135 free slots between the three of us,
so we should each leave five slots free.
Gon: How about you keep the spell cards, killua?
Killua: Bisky needs a few defensive ones.
Bisky: Hold on! I have to use spell cards?
No way. Those are far too confusing.
Killua: Then study! What the hell?!
Okay.
Book.
So up to this point,
we’ve been deliberately avoiding the other players.
But now there are certain cards we really need,
so we’ll have to take some risks.
( Gon grunts )
Bisky: Well, I suggest we get all that we can ourselves
and then actively negotiate
with other players we meet on the way.
That sound good to you?
Killua: I’m in.
Gon: Yeah!
Player #7: See ya!
Gon: Wait a second!
( Player #7 gasps )
( Paladin’s necklace chimes )
Gon: This card is worthless.
It’s just a transformed fake.
Player #7: Oh, wow, i’m really sorry about that.
( Chuckling ) Here’s the real one.
Killua: You can’t trust any of these guys, huh?
We’d better stay on the defensive.
Bisky: No joke. We’re lucky he has that necklace.
It certainly comes in handy.
Gon: Okay, I got a question.
This necklace is supposed to be able to remove curses, right?
Killua: From spell cards, but not any others.
Gon: Oh. Guess it won’t work, then.
Killua: What, you have an idea, gon?
Gon: I was just wondering if maybe a curse
was behind the disease those villagers were suffering from.
Killua: What villagers?
Bisky: Oh! I remember those guys.
The ones who took all your money, right?
I doubt that would work, because they’re not cards.
Killua: Right.
But still, it might be worth a shot.
( Villagers coughing )
Gon: It’s a lot to ask,
but will you trust us with your lives?
( Coughing continues )
Elder: You gave us everything you had
without even the slightest hint of hesitation.
Yes, we trust you.
( Paladin’s necklace chimes )
Gon: It worked!
Elder: Thank you all very much.
This treasure has been passed down
for many generations.
Please accept it.
( Gon gasps )
It worked!
We got a wild luck alexandrite!
Heck, yeah!
- ( Chime rings ) - Book: Attention.
Another player has cast contact on you.
Kazsule: Hey! This is kazsule.
Could you and I meet in person? I really have to talk to you.
Gon: About what?
Kazsule: A team is close to clearing the game...
( All gasp )
Kazsule: A three-man team led by someone named genthru.
Gon: Genthru.
Kazsule: Thanks for taking the time to come out, everyone.
As I mentioned via contact,
team genthru is getting very close to completing the game.
I just checked the ranking, and they’re currently at 96 types.
We have to come up with a strategy, and now.
- Killua: I’ve got a question. - Kazsule: Yeah?
Killua: How exactly do you check the rankings?
- Kazsule: Oh, well-- - asta: Great!
You don’t even know how to do that?
We don’t have time to explain the whole game to them,
so just cut to the chase, all right?
Kazsule: There’s no need to be mean.
All of us are here to exchange information.
Player #8: He’s right, asta. You never know.
These kids just might have a bit of intel you don’t.
( Asta laughs ) That’s impossible.
They’re rank amateurs who don’t even know
how to use the trade shop. Don’t make me laugh.
Kazsule: In the trade shop,
you can look at the official rankings
of who has the most cards, which can be really useful.
And if you pay a fee,
then they’ll even tell you which specific cards they have.
Asta: But just because you can get
a player’s name from the ranking,
doesn’t mean you can use contact or fluoroscopy.
You gotta meet ’em for that. Heh.
Do you feel a little smarter now, little boy?
( Boys groan )
Player #8: Thing is, if we know
all of the members on the team, we can determine
exactly how many cards they have between them.
Kazsule: And team genthru is only missing
numbers zero, two, nine, and 75 in all.
Gon: 75, huh?
Kazsule: There’s a well-accepted theory
that number zero only appears in an event
after the other 99 are collected,
so they only need three.
What we’re proposing is this--
we find one of those three types before they do
and monopolize it,
preventing them from clearing the game.
Asta: Really? That’s it?
I figured we could at least
inundate them with spell cards or something.
Kazsule: We’ve learned that they
already obtained a paladin’s necklace,
so Levy is the only spell that might work,
and they can block it,
if certain conditions are met, anyway.
Player #8: Let’s assume that genthru
is willing to reveal the fact that they have 96 types,
because they’ve got all their pages protected with fortress.
- Gon: It’s possible. - Bisky: Hmm.
Killua: And genthru was hoarding a bunch of spell cards,
him and the other guys who tried to recruit us,
so it makes a lot of sense.
Asta: Well, we could always take their cards by force.
Yabibi: Would you be willing to lead the attack?
Who knows what other abilities
that three-man team has to offer?
Kazsule: The most practical plan
is to find a card type to monopolize.
No objections, I assume?
Then let’s get down to business.
We’re gonna need everyone here working together.
Asta: All that sounds good to me,
but these new members are a problem.
Kazsule: Hold on, asta.
Each team satisfies the prerequisite.
All of them hold more than 50 cards,
just like you insisted to begin with.
Asta: Yeah, maybe so, but I also insisted
that they had to be people who could contribute, right?
I fail to see how either of these little kids
are gonna contribute anything.
Killua: The only one here not contributing so far is you.
Asta: Well, at least you’re a big talker,
but i’m still not sure you can be useful,
so let’s see some proof.
Gon: We know team genthru’s abilities.
Killua: And there are three cards they’re missing.
We have one of ’em.
( Scoffs ) Still got a problem?
Asta: That’s good enough for me.
So these abilities, what are they, exactly?
Killua: Hold on.
Let’s see some proof that you can be useful to us,
because I doubt it.
Asta: 71 types of specified-slot cards.
That’s a hell of a lot more than you have.
How ’bout I give you an a-rank
in return for a little information?
Is that good enough?
Killua: No, it isn’t.
We can get those ourselves, no big deal.
If you want us to tell you anything,
you can give us two s-rank cards or equally valuable information.
Asta: Don’t press your luck, you damn little brat.
Hear that, everyone?
These kids won’t be any help.
They want two s-rank cards from each team.
10 cards? Really?
Killua: Don’t be stupid. I just meant your team.
Asta: Huh?
Killua: I’m fine giving information to the others.
They can decide what they want to give us in return.
But you, you guys get nothing
unless you give me what I asked for!
( Asta groans )
Should’ve known a stupid brat
would dwell on that silly argument.
Kazsule: Would both of you knock it off?
Don’t waste our time fighting with each other!
Both: Well, I haven’t agreed to team up with them yet!
Player #9: Asta, it’s fine. Just give ’em two cards.
Player #10: He’s right. We’ve gotta move past this.
Asta: Look, I don’t have a problem
with giving them cards!
It doesn’t make a difference to me!
He’s the one trying to pick a fight!
Killua: No, you’re picking a fight!
Come on, guys. Let’s get out of here.
I don’t wanna team up with these losers.
Bisky: I know how you feel. It’s frustrating.
Gon: It’s just that, given the circumstances...
( Killua growls )
Gon: Okay, what we’ve been able to figure out so far
is that genthru’s abilities are countdown and little flower,
and that means that you’re all
gonna want to keep a safe distance from him.
Asta: Ah, crap. Bastard got me.
Hanse: Same here, back when we were making a deal.
Player #11: Me, too.
Bisky: Seems to me like a bunch of them might be victims.
Killua: Yeah.
Asta: Is there a way to disable it?
Gon: Yep. Sure is. You have to touch genthru
and say, "I caught the bomber."
Killua: Dummy! Why’d you say that?!
We could have milked a lot more cards out of ’em.
Gon: Because it would have just started another fight.
The bombs can’t be armed
until genthru explains how his ability works to you.
That’s why, as long as you stay away from him,
you should be fine.
Asta: Did you boys know
that there are two ways to cast your spells?
( Gon grunts ) I did.
Asta: A spell card is used up
the moment you say the words and cast it...
Asta: But there is a way you can keep reusing it.
( Both gasp )
Asta: You know how a list of the players you’ve met
appears as soon as you put a peek card into your binder?
Try this. Remove the card without pressing "enter."
You’ll notice that the spell card isn’t used up,
so you can keep reusing it.
Killua: I’ve never tried that. Have you?
Gon: Nope.
Asta: If you buy at the same trade shop over 50 times,
then you can buy all b-rank specified-slot cards there.
If you become a regular customer,
they’ll start bringing it up.
Do you have a duplicate X-ray goggle card?
Beauty magnet emerald? Maybe wonder pond?
So what do you think?
That satisfy you two?
’cause i’ll give you another card if it doesn’t.
Gon: No, that’s fine! Thank you!
Goreinu: Guess i’m up next, then.
Goreinu. Very nice to meet you.
Gon: That was fantastic, everybody!
We learned lots from you guys, so thank you!
Kazsule: The question now
is which card we should try to monopolize.
Killua: The number 75 we have is probably impossible.
Each team can only get one of them,
and the limit on that card is 20.
That’s way too high.
Player #11: You guys have a number 75?
Player #12: That’s really impressive.
Kazsule: List on! Number 75.
Five other teams each have one, so a monopoly is impossible.
Asta: And the other two?
Hanse: List on! Number nine!
Player #12: And list on! Number two!
Hanse: No good.
There are three teams that already have a number nine.
Player #12: But nobody has number two, strip of beach yet.
It just might work!
Player #10: Guidepost on. Number two.
I know where to find it, soufrabi.
Hanse: I’ve been there.
Goreinu: I have an accompany card.
Kazsule: All right, then let’s go!
Accompany on! To soufrabi!
( Waves crashing )
Gon: So this is soufrabi, huh?
Goreinu: It’s a pretty big city.
Kazsule: Let’s head in and get info.
( Overlapping chatter )
Killua: We’ll start at the edge and work inward.
Some npcs don’t wanna talk,
so that’s why you gotta visit them multiple times. Got it?
Both: Yeah!
- Goreinu: Hey! - All: Huh?
Goreinu: Seems they found someone with information.
All: That fast?!
( Electricity crackles )
Woman: The pirates run this entire town,
every last inch of it.
You see, there’s this local legend
about an underwater cave called poseidon’s cavern
that’s supposed to be around here somewhere.
The strip of beach is the entrance to it.
Not too many years ago, 15 pirates came to this town,
because they’d heard about the legend and that this cave
also contained an unbelievable amount of treasure inside,
razor and his 14 devils.
The poor fishermen were all tortured and killed.
Then the pirates murdered anybody
who knew anything about the strip of beach.
( Sighs )
If you can get rid of the pirates,
I promise i’ll tell you everything I know.
Hanse: When we visited this place
a few months ago, we couldn’t find a single clue.
Player #8: Well, some info isn’t always available.
Maybe you can only get it this time of year?
Player #10: Facing down razor and his 14 devils, huh?
It’s entirely possible that the event
can only be triggered by the right number of players.
Player #8: Huh?
Player #10: There are 15 pirates,
and it just so happens there are 15 of us.
Kazsule: So what are you saying? That the event won’t start
unless you have a party of 15 or more?
Player #13: But I don’t get it.
How would an in-game character know about that?
Killua: With accompany.
Player #10: Yes. 15 or more people
must reach soufrabi with accompany.
I’m willing to bet that that is the trigger for this event.
Goreinu: Whoa. That’s pretty brutal.
Killua: What is?
Goreinu: Uh, nothing.
Kazsule: Right. To the pirate’s base!
( Footsteps )
♪
Narrator: Gon and his friends
encounter some unsavory-looking pirates.
Their mission is clear.
But will the 15 allies
be able to obtain the strip of beach card?
( Singing in Japanese )