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| Knov's Scream |
Traffic is one of the struggles that I must endure every
Wednesday. Though I always get tired because of the travel, spending less than an
hour watching Hunter X Hunter after I got home can bring back every ounce of
energy that I have exerted earlier. What I didn’t expect is, a guy in the
Hunter X Hunter world will experience the trauma that’s worse than being stuck
in an hour of traffic.
Knov x and x Morel for me is not as tense as the previous episodes
of Hunter X Hunter. Despite this, Togashi was able to prove that the anime
series can pull out a great segment even without its main characters. Yes, another
week without Gon and Killua. The battle of Gungi between the Meruem and Komugi
is another thing that you can’t look forward on this episode. The story only focuses
on the point of view of four characters:
Knov, Morel, Bizeff and Palm.
The first part made me raise my eyebrow. Is that Knov worrying
too much about being caught? He can escape easily with his conjured portals
right? My first impression of him is that, he is a cool and a strong four-eyed
guy in formal suits. Netero won’t be bringing him along if he doesn’t have
enough power to kill a chimera ant soldier. His strength was proven after being
able to take down Flutter – the Chimera ant officer that looked like a dragonfly.
As this particular episode runs, I started to entertain doubts about him. Even
so, a huge part of me still believes that he is good at combat and this is what
I have expected to see on the next coming seconds of the anime.
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| Knov |
As the infiltration gets deeper, Knov can be seen setting up
portals which are necessary for their escape and attack. His mission was to
create the nearest portal to the King that he could plant. As he gets nearer to
the center of the palace, he was seen by a patrolling Chimera ant soldier. Just
before I could tell its next action, Knov was able to kill it with his “Scream”.
You can see that surprised look on his face but thank God that he was superior
enough to behead the enemy.
So it made me think. He has got the skill, the strength and
may be wits, but why is that he looked so freaked out? The hunter is obviously panting not because he’s
tired but because his heart appeared that it can’t handle any more thrills. The
next scene confirmed Knov’s lack of will.
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| Knov kills a Chimera Ant |
Pouf’s En was seen lurking at the stairs. This is enough to
convince Knov that the center of the first floor of East Gorteau’s palace is
where he should stop. He conjured his last portal and left.
Palm on the other hand is doing her job as a mole inside the
palace. She acted as one of the applicants for Secretary Bizeff – the symbol
for ambitious and lustful fatheads in the world of politics. We could say that
for a woman like her, even if she is a huntress, Palm’s mission is a lot
terrible than the others. Her job is to see the king and its royal guards with
her own eyes so that she can keep track of them. But before she can do that,
she must be able to secure herself from the horrors of East Gorteau’s palace. Aside
from avoiding detection by the royal guards, she also has to save herself or
cope through the disgust of being a sex slave for one of the creepiest creature
in the palace.
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| Palm |
Meanwhile, Knov was successful on securing himself in a safe
place. Though he is physically unharmed, his mental state was badly broken.
There are many reasons that you can think of about Knov’s breakdown. Pouf’s
aura may not be as strong as Pitou’s but it contains the same murderous aura that
can shock every outsider that sees it. Adding up to it is the aftershock of
doing all those dangerous stuff while inside the palace. Then there’s the worry for Palm which is a bit
understandable. We can say that he had developed a liking for Palm despite her
appearance. After all they have been together for a long time. Who wouldn’t
freak out if the person that you cared for could most likely fail on her
mission, tortured by monsters, get herself killed and you can’t do something
about it?
A few kilometers from Knov is Morel who is about to a start
a fight with a Chimera ant squadron leader. Morel who came along with Netero
and Knov in NGL is not just strong and skilled but he was also incredibly
clever. Unlike the four-eyed guy, this man who carries a huge pipe with him can
gracefully act and think quickly, despite the danger that surrounds him. These
dudes are about to see who’s tougher between them. Unfortunately, there goes
that overlapping ending song that signals the end of the episode.
To summarize it all, episode 106 of Hunter X Hunter: Chimera
Ant Arc is an important part of the series that fans should never miss. You’ll
never get to see an episode that is as awesome and moving as this without the
exposure of the fan-favorites.
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| Morel vs Leol |
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