Netero: Do not underestimate humans, meruem.
- ( Meruem gasps ) - Netero: It’s meruem.
That’s the name your mother gave you.
Meruem: What is this?
Netero: Meruem, king of the ants,
you really don’t have any idea, do you?
You know nothing of the bottomless malice
within the human heart.
♪
Meruem: Ah, yes.
I see it now.
From the very beginning, checkmate was yours.
♪
( Singing in Japanese )
Narrator: The bomb was both cheap and compact,
but despite this, it also proved surprisingly lethal.
With the right technology, it would be possible
to mass-produce these bombs in short time,
making it a favorite among dictatorships.
This, along with the peculiar shape of the fallout cloud,
earned this bomb the name "miniature Rose,"
or "the poor man’s Rose."
In each of the 250 regions across the world,
the Rose had blossomed ten times over,
consuming over 5.1 million human lives.
♪
After terrorists used the bomb
in the center of an enemy nation’s capital,
causing more than 110,000 casualties,
an international treaty was quickly introduced
which effectively banned the bomb’s production.
However, over 80% of countries
rejected the proposal to discard the existing roses
that had already been produced.
This means that even today in far too many countries,
hundreds upon thousands of seeds
still wait silently for their chance to bloom.
"Were humans really so different from ants?"
When netero decided to use his last resort,
could this thought have crossed his mind?
Unfortunately it was far too late to ask.
- ( Bomb explodes ) - ( Both gasp )
Narrator: A plume of smoke Rose in the distance,
followed closely by a distinct rumbling in the air,
and, in an instant, they both knew exactly what this meant.
At the same time, outside of the palace
pouf’s segment found itself looking knuckle in the eye.
( Knuckle gasps )
After his experience with youpi,
knuckle hoped that he would be able
to reach a similar understanding with pouf,
but his hopes, faint as they were,
were utterly shattered.
( Knuckle sighs )
Knov: The king can just wave his hand
and turn all of them into evil spawn.
♪
Knuckle: I see.
Pouf’s real body must have learned
that something happened to the king.
Then the segment’s face transformed,
revealing its true nature.
Did the chairman defeat the king?
Well, I suppose it doesn’t matter either way.
Narrator: When he looked at pouf’s face,
he saw something he did not expect,
an insurmountable barrier.
( Ikalgo gasps )
It’s destroyed.
Is everyone okay?
( Grunting )
( Gasps )
( Wind blowing )
This is brutal.
It only took them 30 minutes to wreck the whole place.
( Rumbling )
Yah!
That was close.
Killua: Ikalgo.
( Ikalgo gasps )
Eh? Killua!
♪
( Gasps )
It’s palm.
I see. I’m glad you’re here.
You finally made it back to us.
Now do you remember the plan?
I’ll take you to the capital by car.
Killua: No. It turns out
- she wants to stay. - Ikalgo: Oh?
Killua: Well, she ought to be pretty useful
in a fight at least.
I mean, in terms of sheer power, she’s got me beat, probably.
( Ikalgo gasps )
Palm: To be honest, I want to see gon as soon as possible,
but no, I can wait.
I should be respectful of his wishes.
Ikalgo: His wishes?
Killua: Thing is he’s gonna fight pitou all by himself.
Gon: I’ll wait right here for one hour.
Killua: And once he’s made up his mind,
he won’t budge.
But to be honest, that situation is ideal.
It gives us the best chance for a victory,
and that means that all we can do right now
is try to stay out of his way.
Ikalgo: Well, sure, but what if he--
killua: Yeah. Yeah, I know.
If gon’s in trouble, we’ll all rush in to help him out.
Let’s just be ready for whatever happens with him.
Ikalgo: Oh, I get it. So that’s what staying means, huh?
Even if gon uses all the power he has right now,
it won’t be enough.
He still won’t be able to beat pitou.
In fact, even if all three of us join him,
pitou still has us outmatched
and knows that just as well as we do.
To stay together means we die together.
♪
Killua: We’re gonna look for knuckle and the others.
You coming?
Ikalgo: Absolutely.
Killua: Okay. Let’s go.
Knuckle: We separated the king and the royal guards
to let the chairman handle the king.
It’s like Mr. Knov said.
We completed the mission we were assigned.
We’ll each have to decide where we go from here.
Do we stop or keep going?
As for me, i’m gonna keep fighting ’em.
I’ve already laid down my life here more than once.
Even if we can’t reach an understanding,
i’ll keep fighting until i’m satisfied.
♪
Gon: You’re done, right?
( Neferpitou gasps )
Why did he say that?
There’s still time. The hour isn’t up yet.
How could he have known that i’d finished the surgery?
I made sure to hide my progress from him.
I may have relaxed a bit,
and if he noticed,
then in that instant...
(In memory) I have to kill him...
No matter the cost.
I must for the king’s sake.
Did he sense my bloodlust then?
Gon: Okay, get up.
( Neferpitou gasps )
Gon: It’s time for us to go to peijing.
It’ll be a lot faster if we run there.
( Komugi whimpering )
What happened to me?
Neferpitou: I would like to-- komugi--
gon: Next time you speak out of line,
I promise i’ll kill her.
Komugi: I-i’m sorry!
I’m so rude. Am I interrupting?
Oh, forgive me,
but I don’t think I understand what’s going on.
Neferpitou: I understand. Let’s go.
Narrator: Pitou was close enough to decapitate gon with one arm,
yet couldn’t move.
After sensing how sharp gon’s intuition was,
pitou’s instincts kicked in.
Neferpitou: I can’t make a move now.
There will be plenty of chances on our way to the capital.
Even so, I still have to get komugi to the king.
( Gasps )
Knuckle: Gon, want me to use chapter seven bankruptcy?
Oh, and if pitou tries to run away,
i’m a great tracker.
If it gets violent,
a.p.r. Will shield you. Don’t worry.
( Neferpitou gasps )
( Komugi whimpering )
Gon: Thanks a lot, knuckle,
but it’s okay.
For some reason, I trust pitou.
( Neferpitou gasps )
Gon: So do me a favor, knuckle.
Take care of that girl for us until we see kite.
( Neferpitou gasps )
Komugi: Uh, are you guys talking about me?
♪
( Gasps )
Neferpitou: Does he seriously plan to...
Knuckle: Use the girl as a hostage?
Gon: Once pitou heals kite, we’ll release her.
I promise you that.
So I guess that means, for now,
you’re just gonna have to trust me, too...
Right, pitou?
Ikalgo: You’re sure, killua?
You don’t want to go with gon?
We were--
no. Killua was prepared to die with gon,
and even though he knew that was the case,
gon was so dismissive.
Gon: It’s fine. Leave the rest to pitou and me.
Killua: It’s okay. That was always the plan, wasn’t it?
Truth is, I feel better after hearing what he’s doing.
Knuckle: What, like about the hostage, you mean?
Killua: Yeah. If I went along, it’d be pretty risky.
Pitou might ambush and capture me,
and the last thing we want right now
is a hostage situation.
( Knuckle gasps )
You’ve gotta be kidding me.
How many bloodbaths did they have to endure
to start thinking like that?
Ikalgo: Uh...
Palm: It’s all right.
Now that i’ve laid my eyes on gon,
if something happens, i’ll know about it immediately.
Killua: Besides it’s not like pitou is gonna abandon her,
which means that gon is safe for now.
( Men sigh )
( Komugi thinking ) What’s happening?
I don’t understand what’s going on here.
I want to see dear leader.
Where is he, and who are these people?
♪
( Fire crackling )
Narrator: The heat of the explosion was so intense
that it melted the rock into magma,
leaving a scene resembling the mouth of an active volcano,
a perpetual cloud of black smoke driving all life away.
( Shaiapouf gasping )
Menthuthuyoupi: Hey, pouf!
( Shaiapouf gasps )
Menthuthuyoupi: I’ll start searching inside.
You look around out here.
It’s possible the explosion may have sent the king flying.
You know, I was wrong.
We’ll kill every one of them...
By the king’s side.
Not a single one will be spared.
( Shaiapouf gasping )
♪
- ( Menthuthuyoupi grunting ) - ( Flesh popping )
♪
( Segments gasping )
Sire!
( Gasps )
( Menthuthuyoupi groans )
( No audible scream )
( Menthuthuyoupi wails )
( Segment gasps )
( No audible scream )
Narrator: Youpi’s howl was not a sign of good things to come,
and before he even realized it himself,
tears were already streaming down pouf’s face.
Segment: Sire!
Menthuthuyoupi: Sire!
♪
( Singing in Japanese )