♪
( Guns cocking )
( Man laughs )
♪
What? Intruders?
Get rid of them.
I’m far too busy at the moment,
so don’t bother me with pointless reports!
( Hangs up )
( Dishes clatter )
Please, continue.
♪
( Singing in Japanese )
♪
King: Hmm?
officer: I don’t know which nation’s army sent you,
but by virtue of setting foot in here,
you’ve earned a painful demise.
Neferpitou: Your highness.
King: Mm.
I don’t even find the need
to strain my eyes to see its presence.
It’s a rare...
And it’s piquing my appetite.
( Slashing )
( Chuckles )
That’s it, the flavor I seek.
Yes! I can feel it.
This is it!
( Neferpitou gasps )
( King laughs )
It’s surging through my body!
Neferpitou: Meow I get it.
This is the king’s power.
By consuming the aura of the rares, he makes it his own.
In other words,
the more he eats, the stronger he grows.
( Leader clapping )
( Muffled laughter )
( Door bangs open )
Hey! Who are you? Guards!
What do you think you’re doing?!
King: He’s worthless.
I don’t sense anything at all.
Leader: Insolent thugs!
Have you any idea who I am?!
i am the absolute leader of this era, a king among kings!
I am masador Diego!
King: Someone tell me why this scum
is claiming to be a king.
Shaiapouf: It seems to me that in the human world,
it’s a very common phenomenon.
Humans without intelligence or talent
end up in positions of power due to heredity or connections.
King: That defies all logic.
In the hands of an incompetent, power brings nothing but ruin.
this must be the work of imbeciles.
We must keep humans on a very short leash.
Neferpitou: Sire.
They can provide you with quality meat, however,
not to mention the fact
they are a fully self-renewing resource,
quite easy to harvest.
Even the commons can be used
as an acceptable food source for soldiers like us.
( Diego growls ) You’ll leave here at once
if you know what’s good for you!
Or taste my divine pow--
- ( body thuds ) - ( Glasses clatter )
( Women whimpering )
neferpitou: Please, allow me to take care of this.
he can be used to control the humans.
King: Do as you like.
Woman: Wait! No!
Please, spare our lives! we beg of you!
( King laughs )
these humans are complete idiots.
Now I want you to think
as hard as those puny brains of yours can manage.
have you ever spared a pig or a cow
because it begged you for its life?
Yes.
The view is excellent,
and there’s plenty of space.
We’ll call this place the meat orchard,
and we’ll use it as a human processing plant.
Neferpitou: Sire.
♪
Narrator: After losing to knuckle and shoot,
gon and killua return to the inn where palm waits.
Killua: Before I worry about enemies,
I have to protect gon from palm.
( Creaking )
( Killua gasps )
( Palm gasping )
You’ll pay for this.
( Both gasping )
Palm: You promised me.
You swore that you would take me to the ngl.
you said if you broke that promise,
you would stick a thousand needles in your eye.
( Gon grunts ) I’m sorry.
Palm: I have no interest in an apology.
There’s no point in having you
stick needles in your eye, either.
( Gon grunts ) Is there a way that I can make amends?
Palm: Let’s see.
There is.
you must accomplish any one task that I set before you.
killua: Wait a sec! Think about how gon is feeling.
Gon: Fine. Okay.
Palm: Go out with me.
( Both gasp )
Palm: You must...
Go out with me.
( Killua gasps )
Gon: All right.
Killua: Huh?
Whoa, are you crazy?!
Do you have any idea what you’re doing?
Gon: Mm-hmm, but I promised.
I said i’d do anything.
Killua: Is this really how you want it to happen?
Just think for a second!
Palm: This is none of your business.
It’s between gon and me, and it’s settled.
Just between gon and me.
Oh, goodness. Mmm!
( Giggling )
( Killua shudders )
I’m telling you, man,
you need to stay away from her.
Palm: And you need to stop interfering!
This is between gon and me, remember?!
killua: You just want an excuse to keep saying that!
Palm: Oh, shut up!
Gon and I are going on a date, and that’s final.
Besides, there’s somewhere I really want to go.
Gon: Oh, sorry. Not today.
( Palm gasps )
Gon: I have to train with killua today, but...
I know! Why don’t you come train with us, palm?
( Palm gasps )
What are you talking about?
We are going out.
You promised me, didn’t you?
Gon: Mm-hmm.
Palm: Then why is he tagging along?!
And why would we train, anyway?! You must be joking!
We’re dating, and this will be our first date!
You hear me?! Our very first date!
Our first date.
( Panting )
Gon: But it’s not actually a date.
( Palm gasps )
Gon: See, we can have a real date later on.
Since it’ll be our first date, we should do it right.
Killua: Wow. I’ve never heard the word "date" so much.
Gon: And I really want to be prepared,
so i’m gonna need some time to get ready.
Palm: Prepared? For what?
Gon: Secret! I won’t tell.
just wait, and you’ll find out tomorrow.
Palm: Oh.
Well, in that case, all right.
Sorry.
If you would have explained that first,
I wouldn’t have gotten so angry.
Gon: No, it was my fault.
I just wanted to surprise you, thought it might be fun.
Palm: Oh, my goodness! A surprise for me?
I’m keeping an eye on you. ( Giggles )
( Killua shudders )
gon: All right. Then let’s meet in front
of the bulletin board at 10 A.M. tomorrow.
Palm: I’ll be there.
killua: Wow, you’re amazing, gon.
Gon: What do you mean?
killua: It’s just when I heard you talk to palm,
it seemed like you were right there in your element.
Gon: Really?
( Killua sighs )
there’s something I wanted to ask you about.
Gon: Hmm?
Killua: Have you ever been on a date before?
Gon: Sure, plenty of times,
except most all of them were with my aunt mito.
Killua: Oh. Okay, I get it now.
Wait. So does that mean that there were others?
Gon: Yep. Sometimes ships with all-female crews
would stop by whale island,
and some of them would only go out
with guys who were younger than them.
I’d show them around town,
and they’d teach me a bunch of stuff.
Killua: "Stuff"? Hold on. That means...
He’s so experienced.
( Gon chuckles ) They call women like that cougars.
Isn’t that crazy?
Haven’t you ever been on a date, killua?
Killua: Huh? No way!
I was too busy. All of my time went to assassin training,
and we’ve been together since I retired.
Gon: Oh, yeah.
Killua: You get it now?
and I thought we would stay together.
Bisky: One day, you will leave gon behind to die.
( Echoing ) ...Die. ...Die.
Killua: Damn. I’m losing it.
I’ve already made up my mind.
( Cellphone ringing )
Gon: Yeah? Hello.
Knuckle: It’s knuckle.
We’ve located and secured kite.
gon: Really? So kite is okay, then?
You still there?
Knuckle: I have reason to believe
that kite is being controlled by the enemy,
so i’d like to tell you he’s okay, but I can’t.
Gon: Don’t worry.
I’m sure there’s some way we can bring him back!
Knuckle: All right. It’ll take three days
for us to reach your location. In the meantime,
be on the lookout for any soldier ants.
They’re scattered all over, imitating the king.
Gon: Right.
( Stifled yell )
All right!
I knew that kite was still alive!
Killua: That’s great.
All I have to do now is protect you for a month.
Piece of cake.
( Cheetu humming a tune )
( People gasping )
Woman: Oh, wow!
Woman #2: Look over here!
( Cheetu stops humming )
( Laughs )
( Thinking ) I’ve found new feeding grounds.
( Slurps )
( Water flowing )
Gon: Found it!
Killua: Okay, but what’s it for?
gon: This? It’s a present for palm.
Killua: Are you sure about this?
don’t you think she’ll go totally berserk
if you just hand that to her?
gon: Hmm. Well, by itself, probably.
Killua: Anyway, let’s go back to town
and see what’s happening there.
Gon: ’kay.
♪
Killua: If we run into any soldier ants
here in the mountains, we’ll be in serious trouble.
On the other hand, if we stay in town,
we’ll probably encounter ants looking for humans,
but we can try to escape
while other people are being targeted.
after all, gon can’t use nen right now,
so i’ve gotta protect him,
even if it means sacrificing everything else.
- ( Brush rustles ) - ( Gasps )
( Animal bleats )
Killua: Let’s hurry up.
( Sirens blaring )
( Tires screeching )
Detective: Drop your weapon!
Place your hands behind your head,
and get down on the ground!
We’ll give you until the count of three before we open fire.
One...
- ( Cheetu yawns ) - Detective: Two...
Three!
Cheetu: Ready.
Detective: And fire!
♪
Officer: He disappeared.
Aah! ( Screams )
( Officers screaming )
Cheetu: You’d think they’d be faster.
This is no fun.
Newscaster: And in other news,
at around noon today, an unidentified creature
killed seven people in the suburbs of pata.
it injured multiple police officers
that rushed to the scene
before escaping into the miera mountains.
According to the authorities,
the creature moved faster than 200 kilometers per hour.
It then said it would return
and that they should bring someone faster,
which suggests it could be a new species of magical beast.
A mandatory evacuation order is in effect...
Killua: Pata city and the miera mountains.
Another city’s between us,
with the miera mountains on the opposite side.
We should be okay.
Newscaster: The government has submitted a capture request
with the hunter association.
The association has accepted.
- And now the weather. - Gon: Hey, killua!
- All done! - Killua: Right.
( Turns off TV )
Gon: I guess tomorrow
we’ll both be on our own, huh?
killua: Yeah. I’ll be training at the gym
pretty much the whole day.
Yeah, right.
I can’t just leave gon alone when he’s vulnerable.
Palm: Gon, over here.
Gon: Huh?
♪
Hmm?
( Palm giggles )
Gon: Huh?
( Gasps )
I didn’t even recognize you!
Killua: Who are you?!
Palm: Do I look strange to you?
gon: Mm-mmm. You look really pretty!
Palm: Oh, no, please stop it. You’re being far too loud.
It’s just so embarrassing.
gon: Huh? I’m just telling the truth.
( Palm giggles ) That’s enough.
Come on. Let’s go.
( Killua groans )
♪
Damn it!
What the hell am I doing here?
it’s like i’m the creepy stalker or something.
No. I can’t let it get to me.
I have to protect gon.
there’s no telling when the enemy might show up.
How far are they gonna go?
♪
( Gasps ) It’s here.
It’s probably aura from a soldier ant.
It isn’t that close, but it’s not that far away, either.
There are faint traces of aura here.
Did it already pass through,
or was it carried over by the wind?
either way, i’ll probably run into it.
Should I warn them?
Gon: Well, this is it.
Palm: What?
Ah.
♪
It’s so pretty!
Killua: No.
If I told them now, it wouldn’t help anyway.
Besides, gon can’t use his nen right now.
If he gets all upset about kite and flies off the handle,
then he’s done for.
And knowing palm,
she’ll go 100% nuts if I interrupt her date.
If she breaks the silence with her screaming,
any ants that are nearby will notice us for sure.
Palm: Thanks, but i’m fine.
( Giggles )
( Gon chuckles )
Killua: I can’t let them know.
( No audible dialogue )
I’ll handle this myself.
♪
( Gasps )
rammot: Ah. I thought I smelled a human.
( Killua gasps ) It’s him.
Rammot: I remember you.
That’s right.
You’re one of those brats from before.
It looks like your luck’s run out, kid.
You’re about to get a taste of hell
you’re never gonna forget.
of course, it won’t last forever, you know.
Killua: I’ve led him upwind far from the two of them.
At least I could do that.
Still...
rammot: So where’s that little friend of yours?
Once you tell me his location,
i promise you that i’ll make it quick.
Well, he can’t be that far.
He is your friend, isn’t he?
It doesn’t matter
if you talk or not, i suppose.
I’ll just walk around making lots of noise
and swinging your severed head,
and it won’t be long before he comes to find me.
That’s how humans are. am I right?
Killua: He’s right.
I beat him right here and now,
or it’s all over!
I’ve gotta protect gon, no matter what it takes.
♪
( Singing in Japanese )