♪
Killua: But how?
( Thinking ) stop.
How did you know?
Why am I asking that?
A.p.r.: It’s time now.
You’ve accrued interest.
( Gon gasps )
♪
( Singing in Japanese )
♪
Narrator: At long last, the time has come.
( Heart beating )
( Queen screaming )
( Chimera ants gasp )
Shaiapouf: Is it time now?
Neferpitou: Mm-hmm.
It’s the birth of the king.
( Heart beating )
( Queen gasping )
Wait. It’s too early.
King: Shut up!
( Chorus vocalizing only )
( King chuckles )
( Chorus continues )
Now then, I am quite famished.
Go and prepare me a feast.
Colt: This--this is our king.
( Chorus fades )
( Peggy panting )
( Queen gagging )
( Peggy gasps )
Your majesty!
This is terrible.
Her organs have been severely damaged!
( Meleoron gasps )
( Chimera ants gasp )
( Meleoron gasping )
( Colt gasps )
King: Don’t make me repeat myself.
Go prepare me a feast.
this place is extremely filthy.
♪
( Colt gasps )
You...
Clean it.
( Colt gasps )
( Turtle laughs )
Would you look at that?
i just so happen to have my trusty handkerchief with me.
( Colt gasps )
King: I won’t say it again. i mean you there.
Clean it.
( Colt gasps )
King: Disgusting.
( Colt gasps )
( King chewing )
( Meleoron gasps )
King: Where is my food?
Shaiapouf: This way.
Cheetu: Huh?
Neferpitou: We have prepared a meal for you, my king.
Shaiapouf: Your highness, the three of us
will be honored to be your devoted servants.
neferpitou: Your wish is our command, your majesty.
Menthuthuyoupi: We will fulfill all your earthly desires.
Shaiapouf: We await your command with Patience, majesty.
( King scoffs )
♪
Colt: The queen needs your assistance now!
Cheetu: We have to stop the bleeding!
Colt: Come on! How is she?
Octopus ant: It’s not good. she’s in bad shape.
multiple organs have been crushed so badly,
that no matter what we do, we simply cannot heal them.
If something isn’t done...
( Colt growls )
Lord neferpitou!
The queen’s life is in grave danger.
We require your assistance to help her!
we need the power you used to heal that man.
Neferpitou: That was different.
I only healed him,
because I need him for reasons that are my own.
and now that the king has been born,
i’m afraid she just doesn’t matter to us.
( Colt gasps )
Neferpitou: We don’t need that thing anymore.
( Colt gasps )
Bihorn: Your majesty!
panda ant: Can you hear us, my queen?
( Footsteps )
Bihorn: Tell me,
will lord neferpitou Grant us their help?
Colt: The answer is no, i’m afraid.
All of them--all of them have abandoned the queen.
octopus ant: You’re not serious.
Colt: If she’s to be saved, we must do it ourselves!
Octopus ant: Impossible! Weren’t you listening to me?
The queen has suffered tremendous damage,
and we simply don’t have the power to heal it.
Colt: They may have the power that we need.
bihorn: Wait. Who are you talking about?
Hey, where are you going?!
Neferpitou: We have already prepared a feast for you
up on the roof, which has a fine view.
King: Well, then it’ll be faster to go from the outside.
Neferpitou: That was excellent.
Shaiapouf: Pardon me.
♪
Menthuthuyoupi: That looks like fun.
( Grunts )
It seems I need some practice.
( Violin playing )
( King spits )
Disgusting.
Neferpitou: You don’t like it?
king: I don’t. It’s horrendously bland.
Neferpitou: I’m afraid we don’t use any seasoning, sire.
king: I know, but that isn’t what I meant.
While inside of that womb, from time to time,
i would receive the most extremely luscious nourishment.
neferpitou: Yes, you must be talking
about the ones we call rares, sire.
King: My body craves that satisfaction.
It is a longing that consumes me more than you could know.
Neferpitou: As you wish, sire.
In that case...
Morel: Hmm?
One of the damn ants is heading right for us.
Knov: Have we been spotted?
I say we hide.
Morel: Wait.
Something doesn’t quite feel right.
Look at that.
♪
Knov: A white flag?
Colt: I have come here to surrender!
( Both gasp )
Colt: We will surrender to you immediately,
but only under one condition.
You have to save our queen’s life.
She is no longer capable of giving birth.
morel: Wait. What are you saying?
colt: The king has already been born!
Morel: That’s impossible!
Knov: It’s too soon.
( Colt growls )
♪
The king is...
They are all...
Evil.
( King grunts )
( Music playing only )
What is this, I wonder?
They put up no resistance.
( Spits ) Awful.
That was a dud.
Neferpitou: Might I offer some advice?
the most delectable part of the human body is the brain,
so I would recommend that you dispatch your prey
without causing harm to the head.
King: Oh, is that so?
♪
( Music playing only )
Ah, like this?
Neferpitou: Yes, exactly.
King: I see. It isn’t bad.
Still--( Spits )
It’s not at all worth eating,
not when you compare it to the rares.
Neferpitou: Might I offer you some more advice?
there is a way that you can easily identify rare humans.
All you have to do is--
king: Do you dare to mock me?
I am aware that one can see the energy surrounding a body
by focusing the eyes,
so you judge according to its quantity.
neferpitou: I hope you can forgive my insolence.
King: Merely finding and consuming them
is not entertaining.
I enjoy the moments
before it’s clear if the human is rare or not.
But I have alleviated my hunger.
By the way, pitou,
you are quite strong indeed.
I intended to kill you with that blow.
You have earned my respect.
neferpitou: I am not worthy, sire.
♪
Bihorn: No. I don’t believe it.
he ate a soldier, one of his subordinates!
panda ant: That’s not quite right.
The king, well, he seems completely different from us.
we’re like all other creatures to him,
nothing more than food.
Cheetu: In that case, what do you think we should do now?
Bihorn: What are you talking about?
Cheetu: I’m saying that if the queen dies,
then we really have no reason to stay.
( Hagya laughs )
There’s been no reason to stay for a while.
Zazan: The queen can’t even reproduce anymore,
so what the hell’s the point?
( Bihorn gasps )
Cheetu: That’s true, I suppose.
( Bihorn gasps )
Hagya: It’s no longer possible
for the queen to maintain her kingdom,
and in that case,
I don’t see why we shouldn’t all try to become a king.
hmm. We can do whatever we want to.
Bihorn: Hagya, are you sure you even realize what you’re saying?
do you actually think you can get away with this?
Hagya: Something tells me we’re not alone.
There are others who would like to get out of here as well.
( Panda ant and bihorn gasp )
Bihorn: Hey, you guys!
Hagya: Huh.
Guess you’re in the minority.
on second thought, there’s no doubt about it.
colt: Help us. There isn’t much time left.
If the queen dies,
the squad leaders will be unleashed.
It will be chaos!
Knov: What exactly will happen then?
colt: Most likely, they will imitate the king.
They will start spreading their seed
and building their own kingdoms.
Without the chain of command,
some of the officers will do the same.
They will destroy ecosystems all around the world.
morel: You think the chimera ant soldiers
are even capable of reproduction?
Knov: Yes. They’re able to mate with females of other species.
Reproducing is quite possible.
Normally, with a queen firmly at the center of a colony,
the soldiers will never attempt to procreate on their own,
but I have heard reports of soldiers
who, after the death of their queen,
attempted to reproduce.
well, I think we can safely assume
that he isn’t lying.
( Morel grunts )
All right, then. So what’s your name?
Colt: It’s Colt.
Morel: Well, Colt, we’re going to take you to our boss
so you two can have a little chat.
Be honest with him, and tell him everything you just told us.
However, there’s no guarantee he’s gonna believe your story.
And even if he does, well,
he may not let you leave,
not alive, anyway.
so are you still willing to come?
Colt: Yes, of course. Time is of the essence.
( Both grunt )
Knov: The timing couldn’t be worse.
today’s the day our apprentices do battle.
Morel: Oh, yeah. I completely forgot.
My money’s on knuckle and shoot, and...
Your money, one million of it,
is on all five showing up.
Gon: Hey, knuckle.
Knuckle: Yeah?
( Wind blowing )
Gon: Just promise me that you’ll save him!
You have to save kite, no matter what!
Knuckle: You can leave that to me.
i promise you i’ll bring him back.
I swear on this tile.
( Wind blowing )
( Bird warbles )
( Birds shrieking )
Gon: Killua.
I’m so weak.
( Crying )
I--i never...
( Crying continues )
i just never thought that being weak and powerless
could be so frustrating!
♪
Killua: Gon...
for the 30 days that you can’t use nen...
I’ll protect you.
Whatever it takes, i’ll keep you safe.
And after that...
We’ll go our separate ways.
♪
( Singing in Japanese )