Gon: Kite is still alive.
( Killua gasps )
Gon: He would never be beaten,
not by something like that.
So now we get strong, and we find him.
We’re gonna go save kite.
♪
( Singing in Japanese )
♪
Narrator: Gon and killua have vowed to save kite,
but before they can return to the ngl,
they must fulfill the one condition set
by chairman netero, the leader of the extermination team.
Gon: What are those, killua?
Killua: They’re shogi tiles.
You take a piece of marked wood and split it.
Then you give each half to a different person.
You can use it as proof of identity
or to verify a document.
Netero: We have already placed two assassins
in the nearest city.
Killua: In this case,
each of the two assassins have the other halves.
We’ll beat ’em and take their pieces.
( Overlapping chatter )
It’s been erased.
That means someone checked the board.
( Gon grunts )
♪
Woman: You must be killua and gon.
It’s nice to meet you.
My name...
Is palm.
It’s a pleasure.
Ah, don’t be like that.
There’s no reason to be nervous.
I imagine the chairman didn’t tell you very much, did he?
Allow me to explain.
Let’s sit down and have some tea.
( Boys grunt )
Palm: I am knov’s pupil, you see.
He told me I would only get in his way,
but I insisted on accompanying him.
Gon: Who’s that?
Killua: Don’t know.
One of the guys with chairman netero?
Palm: Yes, the one in a black suit.
My teacher is a wonderful man,
cool and intelligent and composed.
Oh! Cool and composed mean the same thing.
I only admire him. That’s all.
There’s nothing romantic or anything.
Except i’m not certain of that either.
( Nervous laugh )
I mean, respect is a considerable factor
when it comes to falling in love, after all.
( Gasps ) And my teacher knows nothing about this, of course.
I have never said a word to him, and I never will.
( Slurping )
( Boys groaning )
( Palm sighs )
Though in matters of the heart,
you can never really say for certain.
Love is a spontaneous thing.
That goes without saying. Don’t you agree?
Killua: Uh, can I interrupt?
Aren’t we supposed to fight you?
Palm: Huh? Oh, dear, yes.
I apologize.
The chairman and my teacher said I couldn’t accompany them,
which is quite unfortunate, if you ask me.
But I insisted on going with them. I had to.
It feels like I spent a lifetime
trying to prove my determination to them,
but they finally conceded, with a stipulation.
- ( Laughs ) - Killua: Not what I asked.
Palm: I know what you’re thinking.
My teacher seems so cold, but he’s actually kind.
That’s easier to see
once you’ve spent as much time with him as I have.
Ah! Of course, by "spending time with him,"
I don’t mean that he and I are--
killua: Agh! What is the condition?!
Palm: You have to take down knuckle and shoot.
It’s unthinkable, really.
How dare those vulgar, rude, barbaric brats
go to the ngl before me?
I simply cannot allow it.
Gon: Whoa! Hey, miss palm, please,
you’ve gotta stop using your hatsu!
( Wiping )
So she’s an enhancer like me.
I don’t like this.
Killua: Hold on. "Knuckle and shoot"?
So you’re not here to fight us?
- Palm: That’s right. - ( Both gasp )
Palm: After all, I am not the one who’s been assigned
to defeating knuckle and shoot. That job belongs to you.
( Both grunt )
Palm: You see, knuckle and shoot
are students of Mr. Morel.
♪
They, too, received a condition.
Unfortunately, I don’t know what it was,
but I know this. Whether it’s us or them,
only one group will be allowed.
We only have one month’s time.
Hunter: Okay. We were told
to keep these tiles in our possession for a month,
so you can bet that in that time
someone’s gonna come for them.
So, knuckle, what do we do?
Knuckle: Strike first, and we win.
We’ll find ’em, and...
We’ll kill ’em!
♪
( Amplified ) My name is knuckle bine,
and i’m a beast hunter!
Extermination team candidates, I challenge you to a duel!
Midnight tonight, and don’t be late!
Fight me fair and square!
I won’t try to hide or run away!
I won’t bring weapons or allies!
It’ll just be me and me alone!
So come and fight me, okay?!
Man: Where?
Man #2: What location?
Man #3: You have to to tell them where to find you.
Knuckle: Bring it on! Hear me?!
A man knows never to turn his back on an enemy!
I’m prepared to follow you to the ends of the earth!
You won’t get away from me!
Killua: I wouldn’t go, even if he said where.
He’s just a decoy.
His partner’s probably hiding somewhere.
You know, i’m even willing to bet
that they’re watching to see if anyone reacts suspiciously
before they make a move,
and according to palm, they don’t even know our names,
- so we’re in the clear. - Gon: Mm-hmm.
Killua: They were just trying to lure us out somehow.
Only an idiot would pull a stunt like that.
Gon: What did the guy look like? Was he powerful?
Killua: He’s tough.
Gon: What’s it gonna take to defeat him?
Killua: Your guess is as good as mine.
One of the hunters with the chairman
said that in a battle nothing is certain.
Also according to that guy,
i’m not qualified to judge if a fight can be won.
But I disagree.
If you want to survive,
you have to increase your odds of victory.
Gauging the strength differential
between you and your opponent is key.
( Slurps )
If you’re fighting someone you could only beat
once or twice out of a hundred tries, don’t bother.
( Gon gasps )
Killua: You want 50-50 at least...
70% or better if it’s at all possible.
And for us to get to that point,
there are still two things we have to do.
We need to work on all our fundamental skills
and learn about our opponents’ abilities.
( Gon grunts )
Killua: If we find out what they are,
we can plan ahead just like we did against genthru.
Gon: Hmm.
Half of me agrees with you, and half doesn’t.
Killua: What does that mean?
Gon: I agree that we should work on our fundamentals.
I just don’t agree we need to know
exactly what their abilities are.
Killua: Really? Why the hell not?
Come on! Why add to all the risks
without any real benefits?
Gon: I know, but once we’re inside,
that is what we’re going to be facing.
( Killua gasps )
Gon: Our goal isn’t to defeat knuckle and shoot.
It’s to get stronger,
strong enough to go back to the ngl and rescue kite.
♪
I mean, we’ve gotta be powerful enough to beat enemies
we don’t know anything about at a moment’s notice.
If we always need to plan ahead, then what’s the point?
Killua: That’s true,
but we’ve still gotta beat these guys first.
After all, we only have a month to get this done, remember?
Gon: That’s too long.
Killua: Eh?
Gon: Seven days.
In one week, we’ll get strong enough to go back!
Killua: Ah? Bu--
- ( gon yelps ) - Bisky: Are you an idiot?!
( Killua gasps )
Gon: Huh?!
Boys: Biscuit!
Bisky: Mm-hmm.
Boys: Why are you here?
Palm: Because I invited her to come.
Boys: You two know each other?
Palm: No. I just did a little research on you.
Gon: Okay, but we only know her from--
- ( palm laughs ) - ( Boys gasp )
Palm: Once I used my ability, it was really quite simple.
There’s no time left to spare, so let’s begin.
We must plot to kill Mr. Morel’s disciples.
Boys: No, thanks.
Bisky: Now let’s get started.
Boys: Osu!
( Gon gasps ) Ohh!
That hurt! What was that for?
Bisky: I’m picking up where I left off.
What are you, an idiot?
That old man is notorious for being very unreasonable.
( Netero laughs )
Bisky: If he tells you to do something in only a month,
then it will probably take you at least a full year,
and that’s if you’re lucky.
There’s no way you’ll defeat them in just a week.
Gon: But you don’t understand!
We have to get back there as soon as possible
so we can save kite!
Bisky: Wait. What are you talking about?
♪
Neferpitou: That was so much fun.
It felt like a dream.
I’d love to do it again...
With you.
Bisky: I see.
Well, that’s all the more reason you can’t rush your training.
( Gon groans )
Bisky: What if you make those same mistakes again?
Killua: At her age,
no wonder she’s a pro at chewing people out.
Bisky: Do you understand?
Gon: Osu.
Bisky: Let’s start your training, then.
Show me ren.
♪
All right, now. You are to maintain that for three hours.
( Both gasp )
Gon: Killua, how long can you go?
Killua: On a really good day,
I can do just about 55 minutes Max.
Bisky: Do that, and then we can move on to the next step.
Train like your lives depend on it.
( Laughs )
( Gon panting )
( Killua groans )
Bisky: Oh, come on. You didn’t even last an hour.
Okay, now keep going!
They say it should take about a month
to prolong your ren by a mere ten minutes.
That means we can’t spare any time for sleep.
( Dog whimpers )
Knuckle: Damn them.
Those damn bastards didn’t even show up!
You cowards deserve to die!
( Dog barking )
( Groans ) Okay, you’ve got a collar,
so where the hell’s your owner?
You gotta pick up after your dogs.
Keep our parks clean, damn it.
Bisky: All right!
That’s enough for today.
Tomorrow begins in 30 minutes.
( Boys snoring )
Bisky: And from the looks of it,
now would be the perfect time to use my ability.
Hmm.
♪
Well, you’re up, cookie. Go on!
( Piano playing )
Magical spa services peachy relief--piano massage!
( Gon sighs )
( Bisky sighs )
- Palm: Excuse me. - Bisky: Huh?
Palm: I do hope i’m not rude for saying this,
but i’ll let you choose how to train them.
My ability selected you as the answer I seek, after all.
However, if after a month, we determine
it would be impossible for them to defeat morel’s pupils,
I sincerely doubt that I would be able to restrain myself.
I must go to the ngl. I want to go right now, in fact.
If i’m forced to wait and wait and wait and wait
and then I don’t get to go...
Then i--i may end up killing you all.
Bisky: Wait. Was that a threat?
Palm: No, just a warning. I don’t want to hurt you.
Therefore if you don’t think they stand a chance,
you should give up sooner rather than later.
My anger won’t be as terrible then,
judging by my past experiences.
Bisky: I’m really not the one you should be telling that to.
You can tell the two of them when they’re awake, okay?
Gon: You don’t have to worry. We’ve got this.
We’ll get you inside the ngl, no matter what it takes.
So if you have any pointers for me or anything like that,
you can let me know, okay?
I’ll try hard!
( Grunts )
( Palm gasps )
Bisky: That’s how he is.
Just have faith in him.
( Gon grunting )
( Palm sighs )
( Heart beats )
- Oh, dear! Oh, gosh! Oh, no! - Bisky: Hmm?
Anyway, at the moment,
i’m far more concerned about the guys back in the ngl.
What exactly does the chairman plan to do for the next month?
Hey!
Palm: Uh, oh,
they said they were going to "scout and whittle,"
try to identify and chip away the enemy strong points.
The experts can’t come to a consensus
on how much time remains
between now and when the king is born.
The chairman is acting on the assumption
that the earliest it will be is in two months.
Netero: Hmm.
This isn’t good.
That thing looks a lot stronger than me.
Knov: Stronger than you, chairman?
Surely you jest,
’cause if that’s the case,
not a single hunter in the entire world
will stand a chance against it.
( Netero chuckles )
It’s been more than half a century
since I was the strongest among nen users,
but I do see your point.
And although i’m flattered,
i’m currently just about even with the two of you.
Knov: Then you’re more than strong enough, chairman.
You should be more confident.
Netero: Even when i’m at less than half my former glory?
The ravages of time come for us all.
Knov: Always ready with a comeback.
Morel: But we’ve still gotta fight ’em.
Netero: I would prefer to avoid that eventuality.
A nonviolent solution would be a much better outcome.
Our target is the queen and the queen alone,
but it will be quite difficult
to slip through his en surveillance.
There’s no way to avoid confrontation.
The only question is how we’ll manage to win.
If you have any ideas, i’d be glad to hear them.
Knov: You love to tease, don’t you?
You already knew what you would do
when you chose the two of us, didn’t you?
♪
We go and exterminate the ants silently one at a time.
( Morel inhales )
Now let’s take it slow, all right?
Might as well enjoy the job while we’re at it.
Okay. To start with,
let’s find exactly out how many opponents we’re up against.
Now go.
Neferpitou: Hmm?
Hmm.
So many. Something is coming...
But they’re not alive.
Is this the enemy’s ability?
What to do meow?
Male: You might as well wait.
Neferpitou: Hmm?
Male: Because I can assure you that if they get this far,
we will simply destroy them.
Neferpitou: I guess you have a point there.
It’s possible that they’re decoys.
Hey, wait a sec.
Was I just speaking out loud?
Male: Oh, no.
I simply happened to know what you were thinking about.
Neferpitou: And who are you, anyway?
♪
Male: I am one of the queen’s royal guards.
Call me shaiapouf.
( Chuckles )
( Heart beating )
Menthuthuyoupi will soon awaken as well.
Neferpitou: Meow I get it. So you’re shaiapouf.
Shaiapouf: Well, a mere observation.
Neferpitou: So you can read my thoughts, can’t you?
I’m not sure I like it.
Shaiapouf: I can understand the sentiment.
( Chuckles )
Neferpitou: But soon--
( giggles ) He’ll awaken.
That’s wonderful news.
’cause, you see,
I still haven’t made a final decision
about exactly what ability I should develop.
Oh, yeah! It’s so simple!
All I need to do is fix him.
That’s what i’m gonna make my ability.
Then i’ll be able to once again experience
that dreamlike moment with you.
( Laughing )
( Boys groan )
( Panting )
Bisky: Come on! What are you doing?
At this rate, you’re never going to defeat knuckle and shoot,
much less the chimera ants!
Are you giving up on going to the ngl?
( Gon groaning )
No way.
We’ll never give up!
We will go back to the ngl!
I don’t care what we have to do!
( Both yelling )
( Palm gasps )
Gon: We’re going back to save kite.
( Palm groans )
Narrator: After reuniting with biscuit,
gon and killua are back to training.
They have but one goal, to get strong enough to rescue kite.
That motivation is pushing gon to his absolute limits.
♪
( Singing in Japanese )