Neferpitou: It’s neferpitou.
- Rammot: Huh? - Peggy: Eh?
Neferpitou: That is the name the queen bestowed upon me.
From now on, you can call me neferpitou.
♪
( Singing in Japanese )
♪
Peggy: Attention, squadron leaders and officers.
Attention, squadron leaders and officers.
Commander neferpitou will be holding
a conferment ceremony in hall one,
and of course you are all invited.
( Rammot chuckles )
( Knuckles crack )
Peggy: A brief moment of suffering, and in exchange,
you will be rewarded with power beyond your wildest dreams.
All we ask in return
is that you use this power in service of the queen.
♪
Kite: They’re still moving in a straight line,
and that can only mean that the chimera ant nest
is almost certainly up ahead.
Killua: Man, that’s amazing.
He tracked ’em this whole time and never lost them once.
Gon: He said that his en covers a radius of 45 meters.
Killua: I’ve heard that the ones called nen masters
can handle around 50 meters.
I’m guessing that kite’s nearly there.
Actually, he’s kept it up for a whole night,
so he’s probably stronger.
Gon: Stronger than a master, huh?
♪
He must be the real deal, I guess.
Killua: Yeah. He’s the first pro we’ve met,
well, at least like this.
( No audible dialogue )
I mean, tsezguerra was definitely a pro hunter,
but we really only knew him as another player in a game.
And bisky was an incredible hunter, but to us...
Gon: Yeah. She was our nen master.
Killua: And then there was the first person
to teach us about nen...
Gon: Master wing, our nen master and savior.
Killua: And now that I think about it,
we always meet people when we need them the most.
It’s them, all these people we’ve met,
who have made us stronger.
Gon: I guess razor counts, too, huh?
Killua: Yeah.
It’s pretty obvious to me
that ging really did create "greed island" to train you,
and then once you finished beating the game,
he led you to kite.
Gon: Yeah!
♪
Killua: I don’t know if ging could have predicted
what was gonna happen when we met kite, but still...
Kite had already earned his respect,
so he had to have known that you would like him, too,
and he definitely knew you’d follow him.
That much, i’m sure of.
Gon: If he wants us to travel with kite,
then that means he’ll make us stronger.
Killua: You might be right,
but this is a pretty brutal place for training.
Kite: And that is exactly the reason
why I keep asking you if your resolve is firm.
( Both gasp )
Kite: I agree that, like you mentioned,
ging probably did have certain expectations
when he sent you here to meet with me.
That being said, I have no intention
of training the two of you during this journey.
We just don’t have that kind of time.
♪
I only brought you along,
because I thought you might be useful.
From here on, it all comes down to your resolve.
If it’s strong,
you’ll develop your nen and improve through combat.
If it’s weak, the ants will eat you, and you will die.
( Both grunt )
Kite: But that’s not a luxury we can afford.
We’re professional hunters, after all,
and as you’re aware,
those who call themselves hunters must get their prey.
( Both gasp )
Kite: For those of our profession,
that’s the first commandment.
We stay on the hunt, no matter what.
A hunt involves both the hunter and the hunted.
It’s a battle of resolve.
Emerging victorious from a battle of resolve
is what makes a hunt successful.
The loser must follow the winner’s rules and customs,
and this often means the loser’s death.
Gon: Yeah. Okay.
Kite: If that result isn’t desirable, then win.
Improving your nen is important, sure,
but to be a successful hunter,
you must understand your enemy as well as yourself.
Gon: Wait. I get it! That must be why you hit me
when I met you a long time ago, right?
♪
Kite: You imbecile! Don’t you know better
than to enter a snakebeech forest this time of year?!
- ( Gon gasps ) - Kite: See that?
It’s the territorial Mark of a foxbear when she’s with a cub!
If you see that Mark, then you stay away!
Even the animals know that much!
( Gon gasps )
That was the rule of the forest. It was, wasn’t it?
You were teaching me the rules in ging’s place.
( Kite gasps )
( Both gasp )
Kite: Oh, that’s right.
I just remembered.
Gon: It’s a hunter’s license.
Killua: But whose?
Kite: It’s ging’s.
Gon: Huh? It’s ging’s?
Kite: Just think back to my final test.
Remember what it was?
Gon: Mm. You told me you had to go find ging.
Kite: Well, before the test even began,
ging handed his license to me.
He told me I was supposed to use it to find him someday.
♪
I always planned to return it to him once I did.
Gon: Wait. He wouldn’t take it back?
Kite: No. I’d actually forgotten I had it.
( Both groan )
Kite: Gon, you said you were
gonna find ging on your own, didn’t you?
Gon: Uh...
( Grunts )
Kite: Then you have to do what you said you would.
And if you don’t mind,
you think you could return that to him for me?
Gon: Sure, but before I do that,
I have to finish this job with you
and get a lot stronger while we’re at it.
Once i’m done, i’ll find ging and give this back to him.
You have my word.
Kite: I’m counting on you.
Well, time to get a move on.
We don’t want to lose the trail.
( Rammot yells )
( Chimera ant crashes )
Who’s next?
Neferpitou: Must be tough being ordinary,
going through all this trouble just to become powerful.
( Rammot grunts )
( Neferpitou giggles )
Peggy, take care of the rest.
Peggy: Where are you going?
Neferpitou: To check on something.
I want to see just how strong I am.
Kite: A monster.
What is this?
I don’t believe it!
Gon: What’s wrong, kite?
Kite: Gon, killua, run.
Both: Huh?
Kite: I said go!
Get out of here right now!
♪
Neferpitou: I found you.
Kite: Get away!
( Both gasp )
( No audio )
( Audio returns )
( Gon shudders )
( Yells )
Kite: Idiot!
Wise decision, killua.
Now take gon, and get out of here!
( Killua gasps )
( Wind blowing )
( Crazy slots laughs )
You’re in for it now. You know that?
Better hope for a good number.
( Babbles )
Three!
Neferpitou: So you can do that stuff, too?
Killua: We were too complacent and overconfident.
♪
We were both worth less than a one-armed kite.
That was his assessment.
That’s the reality.
If kite had been alone,
this probably wouldn’t have happened.
( Gasps )
Damn it. We were fools.
Man: Hey...
Is that...
( Killua panting )
♪
( Cell phone beeping )
( Line ringing )
Spin: What? You left kite behind?
Why would you do that?!
What happened out there?!
You explain yourself this instant!
Hey, what the hell do you think you’re doing?!
Mon: Mm. I understand.
Just wait there for the time being.
We’re all headed your way right now, so it won’t be long.
And we’re bringing reinforcements.
Killua: Huh?
( Sighs )
( Gasps )
♪
Chairman netero.
Hunter: What the hell is this?
They’re just kids.
You got burned real bad,
because you thought this was gonna be a game.
Just hurry on home before it’s too late.
Hunter #2: Stop it, Mr. Morel.
That isn’t very nice.
( Morel growls )
Hunter #2: As you said yourself,
they are only children.
( Netero chuckles )
You certainly seem to be down in the dumps.
So was your adversary that formidable?
( Killua gasps )
One of them could use nen.
Of all the aura i’ve encountered,
this one was the worst...
Worse than my brother’s...
Or hisoka’s.
Now that i’ve learned nen myself, I can tell.
You guys are unbelievably strong...
And still, I don’t think even you could take him.
( Hunter #2 scoffs )
People overrate things that they can’t understand,
and that is a perfectly natural response.
Unfortunately you’re in a state of extreme panic right now.
We’ll take it from here.
You just go to bed and get some rest.
( Morel laughs )
How was that just now different from what I said?
Come on, knov.
( Knov scoffs )
Morel: Look, kid, the minute you start calculating
the odds of winning in nen combat,
well, it just shows you’re missing the whole point.
In most cases,
you don’t know what your opponent’s abilities are,
and when you’re in a fight like that,
even the slightest hesitation
can be a matter of life or death.
All of a sudden, having more or less aura than the other guy
isn’t really much of an excuse.
Plus, the battle can turn quickly and at any time.
That’s the essence of nen combat.
Still, no matter what,
always fight like you know you’re gonna win.
That’s what it means to have the spirit of a nen user.
You were disqualified
the second you got scared of your opponent’s nen and ran.
You’re worse than a loser.
Knov: Morel, that’s enough.
Netero: Is gon sound asleep there?
Killua: No, he’s not.
He tried to attack, so I used force to stop him,
I didn’t have time to hold back,
so I don’t know when he’ll wake up.
( Morel laughs )
Sounds like the other kid’s got a lot more of a future.
Knov: Morel.
Netero: It’s rather difficult to believe
that giant chimera ants have taken to eating humans,
yet it seems to be true,
and therefore we must attempt
to keep the casualties to a minimum.
If we send in fighters who aren’t strong enough,
we’re running the risk of assimilation.
Do you understand?
Killua: Yeah.
That’s why there are only three,
a select few.
We’re not strong enough,
not by a long shot.
Netero: We have already placed two assassins
in the nearest city.
( Killua gasps )
Netero: Whether or not you want to fight them is up to you.
However, if you truly want to live as a hunter,
take them down, and come find us.
We don’t need just any help...
Only the strong.
♪
Morel: You were disqualified
the second you got scared of your opponent’s nen and ran.
You’re worse than a loser.
Killua: I’m no longer qualified.
- Gon: Killua. - ( Killua gasps )
Gon: Thanks a lot.
( Killua shudders )
"Thank you"? Why would you say that?
Gon: Well, because you knocked me out.
It was you, right?
I mean, if i’d lost control back there,
I would have gotten in the way...
And if I had, all three of us would have died.
Killua: Maybe, but I just--
I left kite back there to die.
Gon: Kite is still alive.
( Killua gasps )
Gon: He would never be beaten,
not by something like that.
But he did get injured,
and in his shape, just trying to move
is pretty hard on him, so he’s hiding.
He’s waiting for us to come back.
So now we get strong, and we find him.
We’re gonna go save kite.
♪
Killua: Gon...
You’re light itself.
Yeah. Yeah, you’re right.
( Thinking ) Sometimes you’re so bright,
I can’t even look at you.
But still, can I stay by your side?
- Let’s go. - ( Bird tweeting )
We’ve gotta get stronger.
♪
Colt: Prepare a freezing chamber in the fortress!
Make it large enough to store more than a hundred humans!
Neferpitou: To ensure that my collection doesn’t rot.
Yup!
I think i’m pretty strong after all
♪
( Singing in Japanese )