Ging: Hmm?
What do you want?
cheadle: I heard that you are leaving tomorrow.
Walking away from the election and your son?
Ging: That bald shrimp!
Why did he tell her, of all people?
Cheadle: Why not stay and see it through?
Ging: We already know the outcome.
I’ve had my fun, so i’m going.
Meeting that leorio guy was the highlight.
He’s got huge potential. No doubt about that.
Cheadle: What are you talking about?
We’ve got four candidates left. Nothing’s been decided.
Ging: Yeah, exactly.
That is what i’m talking about.
Cheadle: Huh?
♪
(♪ singing in Japanese )
♪ You can smile again
( singing in Japanese )
♪ You can fly away
( singing in Japanese )
♪
Ging: I plan on voting for you today, cheadle.
Good job. See you.
Cheadle: What in the world are you saying?
Are you dumb?
Ging: I’m saying the outcome will be no outcome.
Wanna know how many days until this is over?
Cheadle: But how could you know that?
Ging: You and mizai are in this to win. That’s how.
But if you really wanted to win,
then you should have tried a lot harder before.
You needed to secure a majority
and clear the turnout requirement.
You should have used any means necessary
in rounds two and three.
Cheadle: Why are you telling me this?
All that’s easy to say in hindsight.
Ging: If i’d warned you about it beforehand,
you’d have done the opposite.
Ugh. You’re so difficult.
look, feel free to chalk it up to hindsight.
It won’t make judgment day come any slower.
Cheadle: Wait! Stop!
Ging: Now what?
( Cheadle sighs )
Fine. I’ll do whatever you say.
What’s it going to be?
Ging: It sure doesn’t sound like you’re too happy about it.
Cheadle: I have no idea what pariston is thinking.
( Sighs )
So can you tell me how to beat him?
Ging: You’ve never done anything i’ve said.
this seems a bit out of character for you, but...
All right, fine. We’ll begin with pariston’s way of thinking.
Listen closely.
He doesn’t want to win, not really,
but he doesn’t want to lose, either.
That makes him strong.
( Cheadle gasps )
Hold on. How can that be?
Ging: Yeah, yeah, I know.
Your strong common sense tells you
that your will to win makes you the stronger one.
I’m right, aren’t I?
Nothing wrong with that. you’re right.
and that’s why you’re so easy to read,
especially when you want to win a game,
and you can’t win this game unless you have more votes.
Cheadle: A game?
Ging: See? You thought I was just being amoral, didn’t you?
and because you’re so big on morals, balance,
and doing things by the book, that ticks you off.
( Cheadle scoffs )
Ging: Hey, look at me!
You’re not acting much like your dog persona right now.
You’re just being yourself.
Pariston’s familiar with both sides of you,
so he knows when you switch from one to the other.
he knows exactly what you’re thinking about
and what you’ll do next.
It makes you easy to beat, and he still doesn’t want to.
He’s tough, right?
Cheadle: Then what do you suggest I do?
Ging: I told you already!
sure, I could just tell you what to do,
but, if I did, you’d never listen.
How many times do we have to go through this?
Okay, i’ll tell you what’s gonna happen
if the game continues as is.
After the next vote,
you and pariston will be all that’s left.
In the two-candidate vote after that,
first and second will flip.
( Cheadle gasps )
Ging: That’s gonna happen every single time.
( Cheadle sighs )
Pariston wants the turnout rate low,
so we can expect the temp hunters
he has under his thumb to abstain, all of them.
Cheadle: Why’s that?
Ging: Like I said,
it’s a game he doesn’t want to win or lose,
so he’ll drag this out until the last day.
He just wants to have some fun.
He’s just like netero and me.
well, except I get bored a lot faster.
But that guy is patient.
If the vote was about
who’s following in netero’s footsteps...
Pariston’s the winner.
( Cheadle gasps )
Shut up! I don’t want to hear that from you!
Ging: You’re jealous of him, aren’t you?
what, did you love that pervy old man that much?
Cheadle: Shut up!
You are so arrogant!
You just have to tell me when the election will end,
you idiot! So go on! When is it?
Ging: Sure, I can do that, but, before it’s over,
learn to stay in character. You’re impossible to talk to.
The day netero blew up, 100 airships
belonging to the association set off for east gorteau.
There’s no record of their departure.
On paper, they’re all in hangars for maintenance.
You didn’t know anything about that, did you?
you should make friends with some mechanics and pilots.
Cheadle: What are you talking about?
ging: They recovered approximately 5,000 cocoons,
half-human, half-beast cocoons
that were made by the chimera ants.
they have the ability to use nen,
and i’d be willing to bet they’ve hatched by now.
And now that he’s got such a big playground,
pariston plans to have a little fun with them.
The day of reckoning will be the day of the next hunter exam.
however, if the bylaws are reformed,
the situation might change some.
Figure the rest out yourself.
You’re a hunter, right?
- ( Fanfare playing ) - Piyon: All right, everyone!
we will now begin the eighth round of voting
for the election of the 13th chairman.
Each of the four candidates will help us kick things off
by reading speeches they’ve prepared.
After that, we’ll hold a brief q-and-a session.
Then we’ll move on to the vote.
Leorio: How in the hell did this happen?
( Sighs ) I guess it’s my fault.
piyon: Now, not all of the candidates qualified,
and those that didn’t
will begin with their comments for the association.
Botobai: I’ll start by thanking everyone who supported me
in this election. Thank you all.
But moving forward, I ask for those who had faith in me
to support a different candidate,
and I strongly believe that cheadle
is the right person for the job.
The zodiacs are not a monolith, but that does not mean
there are none among us who share similar goals,
and my own goals are all shared by cheadle.
The association must now choose the right path,
and she, with her balanced sensibility, can lead us!
Piyon: And now let’s move on
to speeches from the four remaining candidates.
There’s one thing we’d like you to note.
The work we’re doing here is really important,
so everyone who’s gathered inside the hall today
will be asked to stay in the building
until the 13th chairman has been selected!
( Crowd murmuring, grumbling )
Pariston: Huh.
( Leorio grumbles )
♪
Amane: Is anyone inside?
Butler: Just tsubone and canary.
♪
Amane: How’s master alluka?
Killua: She’s still asleep.
I’ll wait ’til she wakes up.
Almost there.
Just a little longer, gon.
- ( Monitor beeping ) - ( Ventilator hissing )
♪
Piyon: It’s possible we’ll continue to have multiple ties,
but we’ve arranged to have all necessary provisions
here on site, so rest easy!
There’s nothing stopping us from repeating the vote
as many times as necessary, whether it takes hours or days.
I’ll say it one more time.
You will not be permitted to leave the hall
until the 13th chairman has been selected.
Okay, now that that’s cleared up,
let’s move on to a speech
from the candidate in fourth place, mizaistom.
Ging: This is bad.
♪
mizaistom: To eliminate pariston,
I will sacrifice myself.
I’ll be very brief.
Of the four candidates onstage,
only one of us is truly qualified,
and that candidate is cheadle.
( Crowd murmuring )
Mizaistom: Please understand
i’m not saying I don’t want to be chairman.
It’s just not my time.
first, I want to train and mentor the hunters under me
and focus all of my efforts
on becoming a triple star hunter.
i would appreciate it if you would respect my wishes
and help end this election today.
That’s all.
Leorio: Hmm.
What should I say?
Piyon: Next, we have
the candidate currently in third place.
miss cheadle, the floor is all yours.
cheadle: I’ll try to keep this quick, everyone.
Ladies and gentlemen, after much consideration,
I believe our next chairman should be leorio.
( Crowd murmuring )
Cheadle: That is all.
mizaistom: She can’t be serious.
What is cheadle thinking?
leorio: No way am I gonna be the next chairman.
Hell, I didn’t even want to be elected.
but I guess I should say what I want.
my mind isn’t on this election, anyway.
piyon: Okay. Thank you very much!
Next, we have the candidate in second place.
Mr. Leorio, you’re up!
Cheadle: Where’d that smile of yours go, pariston?
if you think i’ll just let you have it your way,
you’re mistaken.
piyon: Hello? It’s your turn to speak now.
Is something wrong, Mr. Leorio?
Mr. Leorio?
Don’t ignore me, damn it!
if you’re asleep, I am so gonna strangle you!
Leorio: Hmm.
Eh? Who, me?
♪
( Thinking ) Nothing.
I’m drawing a complete blank.
What am I even doing up here?
In that case, to hell with it.
Fine. Guess i’ll just say what’s on my mind.
If i’m elected chairman, i promise...
I will abuse my authority!
( Crowd gasping )
As my very first order of business,
i’ll command all of you to do something to help save gon!
The truth is, this isn’t where I should be right now.
Well, as much as i’d like to,
it’s not like I could help gon if I were with him, anyway
gon is a friend, a buddy,
and right now, while i’m here with you, he’s dying.
I just recently realized it, though.
While I was off studying,
not thinking of anyone but myself,
drinking, moving from place to place,
wanking off, partying with girls,
surfing the net...
He was putting his life on the line,
fighting to save others.
he was part of the chairman’s team.
And now, even as we speak,
one of them is risking his own life to save gon’s.
I wish there was more I could have done besides talk to him,
but that was all I could do to help my friend.
So if I become chairman,
i promise I won’t stop talking to you.
Please help save gon!
Use your heads!
If you have an idea, do it!
tell me how I can save him, please!
I’ll do it!
Cheadle: Ging, I think I understand
why you didn’t dodge when he punched you.
Even in that moment,
you already knew he might have a chance to win.
( No audible dialogue )
i’m perfectly fine with having him as chairman.
Leorio: Damn.
Sorry. Think I said more than I needed to.
Forget the wanking part. i’m done.
( Applause )
Cheadle: If we’re there to support him,
i’m sure he’ll make a good chairman,
very good, indeed.
Piyon: Finally, we have the candidate in first place.
You’re up, Mr. Pariston.
Please be quiet, everyone!
Cheadle: It’s over, pariston.
Say what you want. It doesn’t matter.
My 87 votes, mizai’s 72 votes, and the 57 independent votes
will be added to leorio’s 95.
No question.
( Crowd murmuring )
cheadle: That gives him 311 votes,
which means he’ll have over 50%.
The 13th chairman will be leorio.
Piyon: I’m gonna have to ask you to quiet down now, everyone!
And refrain from using your mobile phones!
In a minute,
things are going to get loud in here, so be warned!
Pariston: Everyone, feel free to keep using your cell phones.
That’s the true hunter spirit. Am I right, folks?
When this is over, I promise
i’ll do all I can to assist gon’s full recovery.
that being said, we have to keep such matters
separate from the election at hand.
Only one candidate is qualified to lead us,
and that’s Mr. Mizaistom!
( Crowd gasping )
You see, i’ve learned something after serving
as chairman netero’s vice chairman for three years.
There are three conditions vital for a chairman to meet.
First is combat strength!
That is, given the nature of what we do, quite necessary,
as evidenced by the recent events.
Second is experience!
Wisdom is much enhanced by experience.
As a hunter, of course you can never have too much of it.
Cheadle: Why?
Every time he opens his mouth,
I get so incredibly irritated.
Pariston: And the third is having what it takes!
Cheadle: I know why. It must be.
That I can sense he’s never saying
what he’s truly thinking.
pariston: We all want to make sure
that the association is in good hands,
but there aren’t very many people
that we could all agree would make great leaders.
Cheadle’s lacking combat,
and leorio is inexperienced.
Cheadle: Stop. Do not get emotional.
Pariston: As for myself, I lack all three!
you were supposed to laugh there, but okay.
Cheadle: He is after something. I need to figure out what it is.
Pariston: But only one of us has all three, and that person,
in my professional opinion, is Mr. Mizaistom.
Cheadle: Pariston has 290 votes.
Of those, 120 are from the temp hunters.
30 come from the personal and administrative staff
of the departments he heads. No surprise there.
♪
It doesn’t matter what he says. They get their own commands
straight from the rat himself, as it were.
Piyon: Okay, moving on.
It’s time for the q-and-a session with the candidates.
Cheadle: Pariston’s speech
will create a split among the independents,
who were all most likely leaning toward leorio.
That’ll probably look like...
But that would just push the election out another round,
which matches our goal.
Unless...
Will something change during the q-and-a?
( Ging snoring )
♪
cheadle: Fine. I’ll figure this out myself.
pariston: Well, you mind if I go first?
Mizaistom: No, i’ll go first.
Like I mentioned here earlier, I don’t want to be the chairman.
pariston: Actually you made it a point to say
that it’s not that you don’t want to be chairman.
However, this isn’t about what you want, now, is it?
Mizaistom: Huh?
pariston: The only thing that matters
is how the voters feel.
Sometimes a job can only be done by a certain person.
That’s what it means
to "have what it takes," as you said.
- Mizaistom: Huh? - Pariston: That is why
you shouldn’t be talking about how you feel.
No more tricks.
Let’s leave everything to the people’s will.
Both: This guy’s got some nerve!
Cheadle: But why is he pushing mizai?
What does he expect us to do now?
let greed get the better of us
and allow mizai to drop to second place?
♪
That’ll never happen,
because the votes for leorio are basically undecided.
If leorio loses, they’re likely to swing to pariston
as their next choice,
but, if leorio stays in the running,
the votes previously cast for myself
and the openly anti-pariston mizai
will definitely go to leorio.
he’ll hold on to teradein’s anti-zodiac votes,
and the morel votes are also anti-pariston.
They won’t vote for him, no matter what.
You got that, mizai?
mizaistom: Yeah. I read you loud and clear.
Defeating pariston is the ultimate goal.
I trust my instincts as a crime hunter.
There’s no proof,
and it’s entirely possible that his hands are clean.
However, he clearly lives in the shadows.
One thing is certain.
We can’t let him rule the association any longer.
It’s obvious that, try as he might,
not even chairman netero could rein him in.
This election has one purpose.
cheadle: This is where we’ll destroy pariston’s regime.
♪
narrator: And so the eighth round of voting
for the 13th chairman begins.
(♪ Singing in Japanese )
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