♪
Tsezgerra: So five of you all together?
Goreinu: Yeah, this is all of us.
Tsezgerra: And there are two other members in my group.
( Snaps fingers )
That’s a total of nine.
Where do you plan to find the rest?
Player: Huh. We’re gonna need 15 total, right?
Goreinu: We can use fill-ins for the other players.
We’ll just recruit players
who want to return to the real world, but can’t.
Killua: We won’t be able to rely on them,
but they won’t care about getting any cards, either.
Tsezgerra: Which means that winning the contest
will be entirely up to the nine of us.
So do we have a chance?
How strong are our opponents?
Goreinu: They’re tough,
but if we can’t manage to get eight wins,
we can switch members and try again.
Killua: So whether we can beat them depends on you guys.
We’re gonna want to see your ren first.
When we do, we’ll decide if we need you.
♪
( Singing in Japanese )
♪
Tsezgerra: I see the tables have turned, haven’t they?
Well, so be it.
Here I go.
( Yells )
Gon: Whoa!
Killua: Awesome.
( Tsezgerra laughs )
I can jump even higher at full strength.
My personal best so far is 16 meters, 80 centimeters.
Huh?
Both: Ready?! Go!
Tsezgerra: Huh?
They broke my personal record without even trying.
Killua: Too bad. Looks like I win.
Tsezgerra: How much did they improve
in such a short amount of time?
That’s very impressive,
though I could still go quite a bit higher myself.
Gon: Hey, how about we go again?
Killua: No way. You won’t wanna stop until you win.
Gon: One more! Just one more time!
Killua: Oh. And you pass, by the way.
That was a nice jump.
Goreinu: Sorry about that.
They’re just kids. Let it slide, okay?
We believe you guys are strong,
but we’re gonna be playing sports,
so we’re going to have to decide who will compete in which one.
Tsezgerra: Fine, but do we have any idea
what sports they’ll be selecting?
We managed to confirm these eight.
Depending on our success,
we should all be ready for the possibility
that they’ll want to add more to the list.
Tsezgerra: I understand.
- Player #2: Hey, this is bad! - Tsezgerra: Hmm?
Player #3: What is it?
Player #2: Team genthru is up to 97 cards.
( All gasp )
Gon: That means that they’re only missing...
Killua: Strip of beach and wild luck alexandrite.
( Waves crash )
♪
Tsezgerra: Over the past week,
we’ve simulated contingencies and prepared accordingly.
Given team genthru’s situation,
defeat isn’t a luxury we can afford.
Gon: We’re gonna win this.
Bisky: Yes, we certainly are.
( Hisoka chuckles )
This isn’t so bad.
Goreinu: Right. Let’s go.
♪
Razor: Let’s start off with some boxing.
( Pirate chuckles )
I’m about to send you packing.
Killua: His special ability’s teleportation.
Gon: We already know that he’s able to teleport his uppercut.
Razor: Fight!
( Bell rings )
( Pirate gasps ) Damn, he’s fast.
He’s an infighter?
Player #2: Closing the gap
takes away an emitter’s advantage.
He’ll be so busy blocking,
he won’t have the chance to teleport.
Boys: Awesome!
Tsezgerra: The pattern inscribed on the ring
is called divine script, and it augments nen.
In other words, he can only teleport
while standing inside the ring.
Essentially, he’s advertising
that he isn’t nearly as strong as he’d like us to believe.
He’s not worth our time.
- ( Bell ringing ) - ( Pirate moaning )
Razor: The winner is Barry!
Gon: We did it!
( Bowling ball rolling )
Razor: The winner is rodriot!
The winner is kess!
( Kess laughs )
Killua: Hah! All right!
That’s three wins!
Razor: In terms of combat,
those six are incredibly strong.
This is getting interesting.
If you want, you guys can throw your matches.
I can handle it from here.
Pirate #2: Roger that.
Pirate #3: Hold on!
I’m done following your stupid orders!
I’ll be doing things my own way from now on!
All right, brat,
let’s step outside!
Killua: Outside, huh?
Wait. Don’t you mean the sumo ring?
Pirate #3: I’m done messing around.
Want me to kill you right here and now?
Pirate #2: Hey! Bopobo, stop.
Razor: That violates our agreement.
You want to go back to jail, bopobo?
Bopobo: I don’t give a damn!
I’m all done playing this ridiculous game!
( All gasp )
Bopobo: Come on, you guys.
Who’s with me?
If we team up, we can totally crush that damn bastard!
Then we can find a boat
and use it to get off this damn island!
Pirates: Huh?
( Bopobo grunts )
( Players gasp )
Razor: Breaking the taboo warrants severe punishment,
or did I not tell him that?
Pirate #2: Y-yeah. You sure did.
Razor: Heh. Did that idiot think I wouldn’t kill him?
( Players gasping )
Razor: Well, I suppose i’ll go next.
Player #4: Hey, this looks bad.
Player #5: There’s no way we can fight those guys!
Goreinu: Hang on.
We’ll be the only ones doing the fighting.
Tsezgerra: We explained all of this.
If the nine of us can’t secure eight victories,
you’re all welcome to forfeit.
None of you guys have to fight them.
Player #6: You’re positive?
Player #7: You guarantee we won’t have to fight?
Tsezgerra: Yes, so don’t worry.
( Thinking ) That guy has a significantly stronger aura
than anyone else,
and judging by that conversation,
i’m almost certain he’s a gamemaster.
Killua: I have a question.
Since that guy is dead now, what happens to the sumo match?
Razor: Hmm? Oh.
You can have the win.
Killua: Okay, but we never actually decided
who we were gonna have compete.
Bisky: You already told everyone you were going to do the sumo.
Razor: I don’t care who you give the win to,
so just give it to one of the guys
who’s standing in the back.
Killua: Then I guess you win sumo.
Player #8: Me? Uh, okay.
Killua: That gives us four wins.
Razor: Now that that’s settled,
I think i’ll go with an eight-on-eight game...
Of dodgeball.
♪
( All gasp )
Razor: Pick eight members for your team.
As you can see, I already have mine.
Goreinu: Wait.
How is this going to be scored?
Barry: It’s one point per person, right?
Razor: Yes, one point each.
Eight points will go to whichever team is victorious.
Simple enough?
Tsezgerra: So that’s how this works.
No matter how many of his weaker members we defeat,
he can still win the entire game by himself.
"Razor and his 14 devils."
So the 14 devils is his nen ability.
Player #7: Look, i’m against this!
If we have to field eight, then you need two more players!
Player #5: You’re crazy if you think i’m gonna fight that guy!
Player #6: Me, too. I’m getting out of here.
Barry: Once the match starts,
you can let yourself get hit on purpose, and--
player #7: Don’t give me that crap!
Player #4: You guys saw what happened!
If he hits us with that ball, we’re dead meat!
Razor: Oh, so that we’re perfectly clear,
we’ll be using a normal ball,
but nen will make it as strong
as the projectile I launched earlier.
Player #6: This is crazy. I’m leaving.
Player #4: He’s right. No game is worth dying over.
Killua: Wait! Don’t decide now!
Give us a second to think of something.
( Tsezgerra grunts )
Damn. We only have six players of any use,
so we’re forced to pick the remaining two
from these spineless wimps.
Gon: Let’s do this by ourselves.
- Bisky: Hmm? - Tsezgerra: Eh?
Gon: If we’re risking our lives here,
we need willing players.
Do you mind if we only field six people?
Razor: Yeah, ’fraid I can’t let you do that.
Both teams need eight members on the field.
There’s no getting around it.
Otherwise, why would we have you recruit 15 people?
( Gon gasps )
Gon: No point arguing with an in-game character,
but wasn’t bopobo your friend?
I don’t get it. What could he have done
that was so bad he’d deserve to die for it?
Razor: Robbery, rape, and murder, too,
11 confirmed counts if you want to get specific.
( Gon gasps )
Hisoka: This is happening in the real world.
Tsezgerra: This isn’t a virtual world.
Greed island really exists.
This game takes place in the world we all know.
However, revealing that information to a player
who truly believes that they’re inside a game is taboo,
so that’s why bopobo was executed.
This guy here, razor, he’s a gamemaster, a real human.
Gon: Gamemaster?
Tsezgerra: It means he’s one of the people who made this game.
( Gon gasps ) Wait. But then--
tsezgerra: Bopobo and the other pirates
are probably condemned inmates.
He disobeyed orders and attempted to instigate a mutiny.
Execution was warranted.
Gon: This is real? It’s not fake?
Hisoka: No, it is not fake.
Killua: I never realized that.
Bisky: I had never even considered it.
- ( Boys gasp ) - Razor: Well...
It doesn’t really matter much in the long run,
since this island is still isolated
from the rest of the world.
Gon: Hey, wait a second!
If this is real life, then does that mean...
That ging is here, too...
- Razor: Hmm? - Gon: On greed island?
Goreinu: Ging?
- Razor: I see. - Both: Huh?
Razor: You’re gon freecss, I presume?
Gon: Yeah.
Razor: Your dad told me that you would be coming here someday...
And not to take it easy on you.
Gon: Mm.
Player #6: Hey, i’ve had enough of this.
I’m not ready to die yet!
Player #7: Count me out! I’m getting out of here!
( Players yelling )
Rodriot: Wait! Stop!
Goreinu: It’s fine. Let them go.
Rodriot: But then we can’t have a match.
Goreinu: We still can if I count as three.
♪
You’re doing the same thing, right?
So it’s not a problem.
Razor: No, that’s fine.
Looks like we have an eight-on-eight game.
Here are the rules.
Each team starts with seven players on the court
and one out.
First team with no players in the court loses.
Any player who’s hit with a ball while in the court
is out and goes outside. However,
you may bring one player inside the court again
by saying, "back."
Also if the ball lands outside the court
and you don’t have any players there,
the opposing team gets the ball.
Now the important stuff.
We’ll use the cushion rule.
Ricochets are live until they land.
For example, if I throw the ball and it hits opposing player a,
ricochets, and hits opposing player b
before hitting the floor, both a and b are out.
Goreinu: But in that scenario,
if player b can catch the ball, then player a is safe.
Razor: Exactly.
But let’s say that I throw the ball
and it hits opposing player a, ricochets,
and hits my own teammate, player c,
before hitting the floor,
only player c is out, not a.
Goreinu: Let me get this straight.
So if player c catches the ball,
does that mean player a is out?
Razor: That’s right.
( Gon groans )
Razor: Any questions?
Killua: If an outside player hits somebody, are they out?
Razor: Yes, naturally.
Oh, but now that you mention it,
only one player can return to the court using "back."
Number zero: I’m number zero, the ref.
It’s nice to meet you.
And now we will begin the match!
Ready?
Go!
♪
Razor: Go ahead. You take the first shot.
Goreinu: You sound pretty confident.
Well, consider this my way of saying hello!
Killua: Ah! You nailed him!
Goreinu: All right! One down already!
( Nen construct grunts )
Goreinu: Nice!
Let’s just try to keep it up.
Kess: Okay! That’s two down!
Rodriot: Wow. This is easy.
Razor: Well? Whenever you’re ready.
Goreinu: Huh? Wait. What did you just say?
Razor: Oh, all I was saying
is that we’re ready to defeat you now.
Goreinu: Funny. Very funny.
Go ahead and try!
( Players gasp )
Goreinu: He stopped it with one hand.
Razor: Time for us to launch the counterattack.
( Goreinu gasps ) He’s so far back.
Is he gonna pass it?
So fast!
Can I dodge it? No!
Will I survive if I catch it?
No.
I’m dead!
White goreinu!
( Players gasp )
Razor: Hey, real nice rebound.
( Razor panting )
Killua: He’s outside of the court.
Razor: Oh, I see. You have the ability
to change places with your nen beasts.
Bisky: The nen creature was completely shattered.
That must reflect what goreinu imagined would happen
when he saw razor’s attack.
Tsezgerra: He instantly saw the gap
between our opponent’s strength and his own.
He won’t easily rid himself of that image,
and it’ll be impossible for him to recover in time.
He’s finished, no question.
Killua: So goreinu’s nen beast is the one that’s out, right?
Number zero: Right. The switch was performed with nen,
so it didn’t break any rules.
However, if you wish for goreinu to return to the court,
you’ll have to use "back."
( Goreinu sighs ) Damn it.
I can’t let it end like this.
Razor: Now let’s move on.
Killua: Their passing is so fast.
Tsezgerra: S-such speed.
It’s so fast, I can’t follow the ball.
- Killua: Hey, tsezguerra! - Gon: Behind you!
Tsezgerra: Huh?
( Groans )
- ( Bones pop ) - ( Groans )
Killua: This thing is as heavy as a bowling ball.
Not good. It must have insane power.
Razor: He focused his aura in his back.
That’s the only reason that wasn’t a fatal blow.
All right, then. Tend to his injuries.
Tsezgerra: No. I’m fine. Don’t touch me.
Number zero: Any player who becomes incapable
of continuing the game is disqualified.
They won’t be allowed to play in or out of the court,
so please keep that in mind.
( Tsezgerra groans )
Rodriot: Are you okay, boss?
Tsezgerra: Yeah, but I can tell i’m really out of shape.
Damn it. In overall combat ability,
I should be stronger than those two by a long shot,
but in basics like agility and reflexes,
I simply can’t compete.
( Sighs )
It’s been quite a while since i’ve pushed myself.
Maybe it’s time to start my training over from scratch.
Huh. In fact, I don’t think
i’ve trained in the basics for several years now.
Killua: Ideally we could knock out
everybody on the other team
without losing possession of the ball.
Gon: Hisoka.
Hisoka: Very well. Hand it over.
( Killua gasps ) That’s right.
With his bungee gum, hisoka can pull the ball
back into his hand after every hit.
♪
Hisoka: Now let’s have some fun, shall we?
Surely this can’t be all you’ve got.
( Razor chuckles )
Just bring it on.
Kess: Yes! That’s three down, you guys!
Rodriot: With back, they’ve still got five players.
Killua: We can stay on the offensive.
All that’s left is to decide which order to pick them off in.
Killua: Question, ref.
What happens if the last player inside the court gets hit,
but calls, "back," at the same time?
Number zero: That’s not allowed. There would still be a moment
when no players were on the court,
so that team would lose.
But if, at the same time the last player was hit,
someone else were to call, "back,"
that would be considered perfectly acceptable.
Killua: Okay.
Hisoka.
Hisoka: I see where this is going.
We leave him for last.
Razor: He’s got a strong serve.
Numbers two, six, and seven couldn’t catch it.
Bisky: That’s got some power to it!
Killua: If we’re lucky,
we can take out six and seven at the same time.
- ( Boys gasp ) - Rodriot: They--they merged!
Hisoka: You’re a strong one.
Killua: Hey, is that even allowed?!
Number zero: It is.
Killua: If combining is okay, does that mean splitting is?
Number zero: Yes, but you can’t surpass
the maximum number of players on the court.
Razor: All right.
Looks like it’s my turn to attack.
Gon: Okay...
We just have to get possession of the ball again.
Killua: If we’re gonna stop him...
Both: Ken!
♪
Razor: Ah.
Tsezgerra: Their aura is smooth,
almost beautiful.
They must have trained hard.
Even so, if razor throws the ball at full strength,
Ken won’t be enough to save them.
They’ll have to recover the ball
knowing that they’ll be injured.
I’m not convinced it’s even possible.
Razor: So you boys know how to use Ken, huh?
Then you won’t die. That is...
If you get really lucky, of course.
Here I come,
gon.
( Gon growls )
Bring it!
Tsezgerra: No! Run!
You’ll die!
( Killua gasps )
Gon: Ko!
( Groaning )
Killua: Gon!
Barry: Where’s the ball?
Kess: Whoa.
Rodriot: It’s lodged all the way up there.
Killua: Gon!
Bisky: Are you okay?!
Gon: Yeah, i’m okay, guys, really!
Killua: Yeah, right!
Gon: I used ko to guard my arms and head,
but my legs just couldn’t brace hard enough.
But next time, i’m gonna catch it for sure.
♪
Narrator: And with that, gon is fired up.
( Singing in Japanese )