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 )
( Gon and killua panting )
Narrator: There is a man targeting gon and killua,
and his name is shoot McMahon.
He is also one of morel’s pupils.
( Boys panting )
Killua: No use.
The way we are now, we don’t stand a chance.
Gon: Yeah. I’m pretty sure
knuckle isn’t using all his strength, maybe half.
Killua: Yeah, probably.
But we don’t have a choice. We gotta fight him.
Gon: Yeah.
Shoot: I don’t sense anyone else.
Now’s my chance.
When I take my target down,
i’m always deliberate and thorough,
for I am an unidentified beast hunter.
♪
( Sighs )
Go. This is it.
What’s wrong?
It’s the perfect opportunity.
I could easily just...
( Shuddering )
Go.
( Sighs )
( Groans )
( Music slows )
( Weeping )
Narrator: Shoot McMahon...
Is very faint of heart.
Gon: Hey, killua, why wasn’t Mr. Knuckle good enough?
Killua: Wait. For what?
Gon: To get inside the ngl.
I mean, he’s really strong. I just don’t get it.
Killua: I guess you’re right.
Gon: It doesn’t make any sense.
Physically he seems like he’d be right on par with kite.
Killua: Yeah, but his personality...
Gon: Why does that matter?
Killua: His philosophy
isn’t in line with the mission’s objective.
He’s fragile,
and he gets attached to animals way too easily.
Gon: You’ve got a point,
and he did end up helping us with our training, right?
Killua: The number of dogs around him keeps increasing.
Gon: Yeah.
♪
Bisky: They can maintain their ren for two hours
without even having to concentrate.
That’s a good sign.
If they can do it for three hours,
I might let them fight when they’re fully rested.
In that case,
knuckle would be forced to use his full strength.
I can only hope that then they’ll be able to realize
what they lack and what they need,
but that only gets them halfway.
If everything goes well,
it’ll take them about ten days to reach that point,
and that means they’ll barely have a day left
before time is completely up.
I’m not convinced we can make it.
( Palm chopping )
( Humming a tune )
♪
( Sighing )
( Grunts )
Bisky: If I want to save my own skin,
I should probably prepare an escape route.
♪
Palm: Help yourself.
Boys: Thank you for the food!
Palm: What do you think?
Gon: Mmm! Everything’s real good!
Palm: Not that.
We only have ten days left.
It looks to me
like you’re 2/3 of the way through your training,
which is meant to make you both strong enough
to force knuckle into using his full power in battle.
Bisky: Uh-oh. She knows exactly what’s going on.
Gon: Uh, is that true, bisky?
( Bisky slurps )
Gon: It’ll be all right.
We’re gonna beat him before the deadline.
( Palm gasps )
But how can you be so sure?
The situation clearly hasn’t improved at all.
- Bisky: Uh... - ( Killua grunts )
Palm: You said before that you wanted my opinion,
so fine. Here it is.
You have no chance of beating knuckle.
They didn’t even give you enough time.
Lately I find that I can calm myself by staring at my knife,
and that can only mean
i’m getting dangerously close to losing it.
If you run away right now,
I probably won’t hunt you down and kill you.
Killua: If it weren’t for her...
Bisky: ...This would actually be a pleasant meal.
Gon: I’m not gonna run.
I’m not saying it again.
Palm: What will you do, I wonder?
Because you definitely can’t win as you are at the moment.
Gon: We’ll win!
Pinky swear.
Palm: Uh...
Gon: Come on. Give me your hand.
( Singsong ) ♪ I hereby swear
♪ that killua and I
♪ will take down knuckle and shoot ♪
♪ before the deadline comes
♪ I pinky swear, so if I lie
♪ you can stick a thousand needles right in my eye ♪
Palm: Ooh.
Gon: Where i’m from, we do this next,
go like this and put our thumbs together.
( Palm gasps )
Gon: Sealed with a kiss!
- ( Heart beats ) - ( Palm gasps )
Gon: There. Now it’s a real promise.
By the way, miss palm...
What’s in the broth?
( Palm, breathing hard ) Oh. It’s from poultry.
Killua: I guess not everyone can handle her,
but gon’s getting better.
Bisky: Mm, you may be right,
but I suspect she’s actually the one handling him.
Palm: I just put a kunai chicken on
to simmer overnight, then set it aside for later.
- Gon: Wow! - Bisky: Well, ten days left.
- Palm: Do you really like it? - Gon: It’s awesome!
Killua: You say that like we’re screwed.
♪
Chimera ant: This is it...
Smoke that covers the forest like fog.
Baital squad here. What’s the update, Goran?
Goran, do you read me? Hello?
Damn it. Did they get him already?
Is there anyone from goran’s squad out there?
Give me a report!
Chimera ant #2: We’re here,
but we can’t see anything with all this smoke!
We’re trying to reach squadron leader Goran,
- but he won’t respond. - ( Chimera ants chattering )
- I’ve lost contact with him! - What’s going on?!
- He was right beside me... - I can’t see a thing!
- He just vanished... - There’s a hole!
( Chimera ant shrieks )
( Baital scoffs ) These signals are getting all mashed up.
They should have established a contact network
in case the leader goes missing
baital squad,
find goran’s squadron, and rendezvous with them!
Be aware that zem and pokoro squads
will be right behind you!
Proceed in crane formation!
♪
( Gasping )
The number of signals from the soldiers is dropping.
What in the hell is happening here?
Morel: Begin.
( Baital gasps )
Chimera ant #3: Hey, baital?
Eh?
( Baital gasps )
( Chimera ant #3 grunts )
Eh?
( Netero grumbles )
So you’re next, huh?
Morel: You really think this is fair?
Knov: What do you mean?
Morel: We just find all the enemies,
but the old man takes care of ’em.
It feels too easy.
Knov: It’s a foolproof strategy.
Morel: I guess you’re right.
Knov: He was being modest.
The chairman is still much stronger than we are.
And he seems rather excited.
( Cell phone rings )
Morel: Eh?
Hey, speak of the devil, huh?
Netero: You can keep sending them my way.
I’m finally starting to get my groove back.
Morel: That’s pretty impressive, sir.
( Knov chuckles )
Netero: And? How about the queen?
Morel: She hasn’t made a move.
Looks like she’s still holed up safely inside her nest.
Netero: Then I think we can assume
that the king hasn’t been born yet.
Stay vigilant.
Just keep an eye on things.
Morel: Roger that.
( Beep )
He’s old, but he’s in top form.
Knov: Shall we go grab another squadron?
Morel: Sure.
♪
Peggy: Gaftz’s and baital’s squads haven’t returned yet.
Colt: We’re down to 14 squads.
Peggy: Those damned humans. How in the world
are they managing to whittle us down like this?
Colt: No clue.
All I know is that there are some humans out there
- who are quite powerful. - ( Peggy sighs )
Colt: We know very little about them,
far less than i’m comfortable with.
Their powers appear so varied
and seem much stronger than our own.
If we just had more time,
then we could obtain that power for ourselves.
Peggy: That’s true,
but the king’s birth will turn the tables.
Colt: Yes. I hope you’re right.
♪
( Queen laughing )
( Liquid sloshes )
( Gasps ) Do you want to come out now?
( Laughs )
Not yet.
It’s still too early.
Bisky: Okay! That’s three hours!
Killua: Oh. Already?
Gon: Yeah. That seemed fast.
Bisky: Then I suppose i’ll give you a break.
- Take 30 minutes. - Killua: Really?
Gon: Aren’t we supposed to fight knuckle now?
Bisky: I’ll allow you two to go once you’re fully rested.
- You can take him. - ( Boys gasp )
Bisky: The chairman’s deadline is fast approaching,
just over a day left,
so this may be your first and final chance,
( boys grunt )
Bisky: Well, if they give it all they’ve got,
they’ll have to accept the outcome,
no matter what happens.
If they can each identify what they’re missing,
this training will have been a success.
- ( Scratching ) - ( Gasps )
( Palm hums a tune )
( Muttering )
( Continues muttering )
Bisky: The problem now is how to escape.
Knuckle: Hmm?
( Dogs snort )
You boys mean business tonight.
( Violin playing )
♪
( Rumbling )
Neferpitou: Hmm?
( Music ends )
Hmm.
( Footsteps rumbling )
Neferpitou: Good morning, youpi.
( Neck cracks )
Menthuthuyoupi: Youpi?
Shaiapouf: To be more precise,
your name is actually menthuthuyoupi.
Youpi: I’m getting real hungry.
♪
Gon: Before we start,
I wanna know where your partner is hiding.
Knuckle: What? Are you talkin’ about shoot?
Gon: Yeah.
Knuckle: Why do you wanna know about that?
You’re about to get the crap knocked out of you, kid.
Gon: Because we need both of your tiles.
Knuckle: You’re just messing with me, right?
If you can beat me, i’ll answer your question.
Killua: We might not get a chance then,
not if you’re laying unconscious.
( Knuckle grunts )
You just went too far with that little joke.
♪
( Gon yells )
( Knuckle grunts )
Eh?
( Grunts )
Knuckle: Here!
Killua: Gon!
Gon: That hit hard.
I could feel it through my whole body.
Without Ken, his next punch will definitely knock me out.
Knuckle: Four or five more warm-up punches,
and i’ll get serious,
so you better watch yourselves, boys,
’cause I get warmed up pretty damn fast.
Netero: There’s no one? Still?
Knov: No.
As expected, they’ve holed themselves up inside.
Shall we make our move now?
Netero: No. We are approaching the deadline for your pupils.
We can wait until they’re ready.
Knov: Judging by the estimated number of bodies
currently stored in the nest,
they’ll need to restock in another week or so.
And whenever that happens,
i’d like to dispatch a few more squadrons.
Netero: I’ll leave that up to you.
Knov: We don’t move from here
until we know how our pupils did.
Morel: Huh. I think it’s a waste of time.
Knuckle and shoot can assist,
but the old man’s kids
don’t seem like they’re all that reliable,
so we can’t count on them in a battle.
The best we can hope for is to use ’em as decoys.
As is, they’d just get in our way.
There isn’t a single doubt in my mind.
Knov: The old man sure does like to gamble, doesn’t he?
Morel: Care to place a wager?
Who do you think’ll show tomorrow?
I’ll put down 100,000 on knuckle and shoot.
If neither of us wins, the chairman gets the money.
Sound good?
Knov: Sure. Then i’ll put...
One million on them.
Morel: Huh?!
There’s no way in hell they’re gonna be ready by then!
What, are you trying to throw all your money to the dogs?!
Knov: The chairman is a dog now?
Heh. I happen to love gambling,
and when it’s a long shot, all the better.
( Both grunt )
Knuckle: There!
Behind you!
( Gon gasps )
This is supposed to be a warm-up?
Damn, he’s strong.
But why is knuckle--
could it be?
Knuckle: Come on. Let me see that technique,
- that "show me rock" thing. - ( Gon gasps )
Knuckle: Well, not like you can use it,
not with it being as flawed as it is, anyway.
( Gon growls )
Killua: What does he mean?
Knov: A small word of advice--
if you do try that attack, then you’re going down.
( Chuckles )
Don’t go thinkin’ you can use it in a one-on-one fight.
Your signature technique
currently has exactly two major flaws!
Killua: Huh?
Netero: I’m starting to think
we might not be able to complete this mission
without sacrificing someone in the process.
♪
( Singing in Japanese )