Neferpitou: Oh, yeah. It’s so simple.
All I need to do is fix him.
That’s what i’m gonna make my ability.
Netero: 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.
( Boys 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!
( 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!
We’re going back to save kite.
♪
( Singing in Japanese )
♪
( Queen hisses )
Narrator: As the queen prepares for labor,
she requires the equivalent of 250 human meatballs per day
in order to give birth to a strong king.
( Heart beats )
( Queen gasps )
( Heart beating )
( Queen laughs )
He moved.
Narrator: Meanwhile gon and killua continue their training
so they can defeat knuckle and shoot,
take their tiles, and return to the ngl.
( Bisky giggles )
( Killua grunting )
( Gon grunting )
Palm: I have to wonder. Will this be enough?
Can they execute the plan to slaughter morel’s pupils?
Bisky: Okay, all done!
( Both groan )
Bisky: You two finally held out for three whole hours.
Gon: We did it. That was hard.
Killua: No kidding. I can’t even move an inch.
Bisky: Don’t be silly. Get back up.
We are going out right now!
Gon: Huh?
Killua: Going where?
Bisky: To see knuckle, of course.
Killua: But why?
Bisky: See? You can move after all.
Let’s go.
Killua: But why are we gonna go see knuckle?
( Bisky groans )
Don’t ask when the answer is obvious.
To fight him!
( Both gasp )
( Palm gasps )
Bisky: Now let’s go!
Killua: What the hell are you talking about?
We still have some time, don’t we?
What do we do if he beats us?
Bisky: You can just try again.
Killua: Huh?
Bisky: Whether you win or lose
isn’t as important as you boys might think.
What matters now is who gets the tiles.
- You got it? - Gon: Yeah.
Bisky: That means you’ll have to take theirs at any cost.
If it looks like you’re going to lose,
run away, and try again the next day.
So three hours of ren practice a day.
After that, you’ll challenge knuckle
and keep at it until you win.
( Knuckle groaning )
- ( Dog whimpers ) - Hmm?
( Dog panting )
( Knuckle sighs )
( Dog whimpers )
( Knuckle groans )
No one today, either.
Hmm. Now, who’s your owner?
Oh, they’re bad owners, aren’t they?
( Dog barks )
Stop it! That tickles! Hey, knock it off!
I said stop, okay? ( Laughs )
Eh? ( Grunts )
♪
( Dog whimpers )
( Barks )
( Whimpers )
Gon: Do you think that’s knuckle?
Killua: I do.
( Knuckle gasps )
No way.
I can’t believe this.
It’s you two? Really?
( Boys grunt )
( Knuckle gasps )
( Growls )
Well, well, well.
I guess they don’t have much respect for me.
( Boys gasp )
Knuckle: If i’m being compared
to a couple of snot-nosed little kids,
then they must not think i’m very strong at all!
( Yells )
Gon: What a presence.
Killua: We should act first, but we can’t move.
Knuckle: A duel is a battle to the death, children!
It’s serious business!
And the best time to fight a duel
is five hours after you get a good night’s sleep!
What the hell is wrong with you?!
You’re both completely worn out!
( Boys grunt )
Knuckle: Just finish a swim lesson? Huh?!
Take this seriously!
( Boys gasp )
Knuckle: There’s no way you punks can defeat me.
( Boys gasp )
( Knuckle whimpering )
Gon: Are you crying?
Knuckle: Uh, no, stupid.
Why the hell would I be crying?
I’m not upset at all.
These are just--they’re, uh--
they’re tears from laughing too much, you fool!
Don’t tell anyone about this, or i’ll murder you.
Boys: Uh...
Knuckle: Now punch me!
Boys: Huh?
Knuckle: I’ll show you just how much stronger I am,
and once I do, you’ll see
that I don’t even need to dodge your punches.
Hit me to your heart’s content.
But if I don’t budge an inch-- and I won’t--
you have to leave your tiles behind and walk away.
That’s the best deal you’ll ever get!
You’re both insane if you think
you can pick a fight with me at your age!
Killua: Well, you’re the one who challenged us to a duel.
Gon: You’ve got some nerve!
Is what I want to say,
but I can tell we’re nowhere near knuckle’s level,
and we can’t start acting like we are...
( Fist creaking )
Not right now.
( No audible dialogue )
Fact is we can’t overcome everything with willpower.
♪
I don’t have any comebacks,
but i’m not just gonna stand here and take it.
Just so you know, I won’t stop hitting you
until you move, all right?
Knuckle: Less talk, more action.
Do what you gotta do.
Gon: Show me rock!
( Knuckle gasps )
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
What’s with the intense aura all of a sudden?
That’s cheating.
♪
I’ll use gyo.
Wait! I have to defend with ko.
Crap!
But where do I defend?
If I guess wrong, i’m a dead man.
Think.
I’d expect him to attack the belly.
That’s his only real choice. That must be it, the belly.
Gon: Jan...
Knuckle: Yes, it’s the belly!
Belly, belly, belly!
Gon: Ken...
Rock!
- ( Rumble ) - ( Glass cracks )
( Body falls )
( Dog whimpers )
( Killua gasps )
Gon: Uh...
( Footsteps )
Hey, Mr. Knuckle, you okay?
Killua: Mr. Knuckle?
( Knuckle groans )
I knew I could count on you...
And you didn’t...
L-let me down. Thanks.
( Groans )
Gon: What’s with this guy? Is he crazy?
Killua: No, he’s just an idiot obviously.
Gon: Mm.
( Birds chirping )
( Knuckle groans )
Gon: Hey! Look who’s awake.
( Knuckle sighs )
You’re stronger than I realized.
I’ll give you credit.
Guess I really should have before.
( Killua chuckles )
Knuckle: Why didn’t you take this?
Gon: Uh...
Knuckle: I don’t get it.
You should have taken the tile for yourself and ditched me.
♪
Gon: That tile, it isn’t what we were after.
All we wanted was to be able
to beat you in a battle fair and square.
Can I ask you something?
Knuckle: Uh, sure.
So what is it you wanna know?
Gon: Why did you wanna become a beast hunter?
Knuckle: Hmm? ( Sighs )
It’s a pretty long story,
one that brings back a whole bunch of bad memories.
Gon: In that case,
why did you volunteer for the extermination team?
Knuckle: Simply put, it’s to not get them exterminated.
I despise this blanket policy of getting rid of misfits.
My master says i’m naive, but I don’t care.
If you’ve never seen something,
then you don’t have the right to pass judgment on it.
To start, you’ve gotta exchange a couple of blows.
Killua: Only problem is you’ll get yourself killed that way.
( Gon sighs )
Knuckle: You’re a real good kid.
I knew the moment we started duking it out.
Gon: You, too, Mr. Knuckle.
Knuckle: Eh?
( Gon grunts )
Knuckle: Uh...
( Dog whimpers )
It’s you!
Gon: Yeah. We couldn’t get him to leave your side.
- ( Dog whimpering, barking ) - I’ve heard it said
that good hunters are well liked by animals.
( Dog whimpers )
( Knuckle gasping )
( Whimpering )
I’m not crying,
so don’t go telling everybody I am, okay?
I’d have to kill you.
( Crying )
♪
( Knife rattling )
Palm: I’m so close to morel’s pupil.
Knuckle: Wow, this is delicious!
( Palm gasps )
♪
Knuckle: Fight me whenever you want.
Boys: Eh?
Knuckle: You can take all the tries you need.
But we only have 20 days left now,
so it’s not like you can beat me.
( Gon chuckles )
( Knuckle sighs ) So good.
♪
Ladybug ant: What’s all this smoke?
Where is it coming from?
( Gasps )
( Grunting )
Where am I?
Netero: All right...
( Ladybug ant gasps )
Netero: Let’s get this started, shall we?
Colt: What?
Chiona’s squadron is missing?
Peggy: That’s right.
Colt: And was it the same way that reikei’s disappeared?
Peggy: Yes, it appears so.
The leader went missing first.
Then the rest of them vanished one by one.
Colt: Hmm.
Peggy: Are the humans fighting back?
Colt: It seems that that is the most logical conclusion.
Because of this filtering, there are fewer of us,
and the food is scattering farther away.
If humans target us in a long hunt,
it could mean trouble for us and a lot.
Peggy: Then wouldn’t it be wise
to ask the queen to move to the castle?
Colt: Of course not. In her current condition,
we should avoid troubling her at all cost.
Peggy: Well, then perhaps
we should consult lord neferpitou instead.
( Sighs )
Though that idea doesn’t thrill me at all.
( Machinery humming )
( Liquid bubbling )
Neferpitou: I leave the outside to you.
We’ll just focus on defending the fortress.
Mm. Needs to be more concentrated, I think.
♪
Peggy: Just as expected.
Colt: Well, this is better
than getting erratic orders, I suppose.
We should begin by determining our current troop strength.
How many squadron leaders?
Peggy: Assuming chiona was taken out, 28 remain.
Colt: Each squadron leader has four officers
and, in some cases, five,
and each officer in turn
commands ten to 15 low-level soldiers.
Peggy: Some squadrons are under tight control
and operate as intended,
but there are many others who do just as they please.
Colt: And the four squadrons that are missing
fall under the latter category?
Peggy: Of course.
Colt: Of the remaining,
over half of the squads lack discipline.
I highly doubt that they would listen to advice.
Peggy: Hmm.
Ever since they discovered how to control nen,
they have become quite arrogant.
Colt: I know, so let them be bait while we set the trap.
Netero: If you ask me, i’d say that’s the strategy
they’ve come up with by now.
Morel: Well, we should be able to keep the current plan then.
Knov: Right.
Morel: Just leave it to knov and me.
We’ll separate the bait from the traps, easy.
Knov: Actually I think it might be good
to tangle with a trap every once in a while.
Morel: Huh?
Knov: If we opt to leave the organized troops for later,
they might team up and cause problems.
I’d wager that soon the organized and lax troops
will probably start pairing off from now on.
Netero: True.
Knov: If we were to launch
a completely indiscriminate attack,
we could create as much chaos as possible.
If all goes well,
we’ll eliminate another three or four squads
before they can update their strategy.
( Netero grunts )
Knov: We can already anticipate their next move.
Barring any unforeseen circumstances,
we’ll finish up before reinforcements arrive.
Netero: I hope...
Things go that way.
Bisky: Three hours!
Good! All done!
( Boys panting )
Bisky: Okay! Now go and get him!
Knuckle: Here.
( Dogs whimpering )
Eh?
There are more of you guys than I realized!
Well, don’t hold back. Go on and eat, too.
( Dog barks )
( Knuckle chuckles )
( Chuckles )
( Grunts )
♪
They came back.
Gon: Hey, knuckle, it’s on!
Knuckle: Right! Then bring it on!
I can take on both of you at once!
Killua: You think you’re better than us,
but I don’t give a damn!
We’re still more than happy to accept!
Gon: Come on, killua!
Killua: All right!
( Both yelling )
♪
( Gon gasps )
Whah!
Knuckle: Give me a break.
I could keep playing with you kids,
but I just don’t have that kind of time.
Killua: Except that you do.
Knuckle: So get serious!
( Gon yells )
Knuckle: Now that’s more like it!
Hah!
Their bodies are worn out.
All that’s moving them now is sheer willpower.
Once they’ve accomplished the task at hand,
their renewed confidence
will allow them to improve exponentially.
However, if they complete their mission,
that means they’ll defeat me!
That ain’t gonna happen!
Oh, come on! Is that really all you’ve got?!
Shoot: Given his personality,
it’s safe to assume that he’s already been won over.
I doubt he would knowingly sell me out,
but I can’t exactly trust him to hold his tongue, either.
My opportunity will be on their way home.
♪
I will defeat them.
♪
( Singing in Japanese )