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This article contains spoilers for the Hunter x Hunter manga.

Key Takeaways

• Togashi reveals the rarity of Nen's abilities.
• Morena's Nen ability conditions have been explained.
• Borksen joins Heil-Ly Hideout in Morena.

Hunter × Hunter We got amazing chapters back to back, and fans were surprised to see not a single chapter in this batch was sub par. Hunter × Hunter Chapter 409 was very intense as Borksen and Morena finished playing a card game and got unexpected results.

Morena's role only grows in the Succession Contest arc. This final chapter makes it clear why she's one of the most interesting characters in the arc. heightxheight In general. Morena's current plan is just one of several intense events currently taking place in this arc, including martial law being declared and the Phantom Troupe in action.

Morena's Nen abilities are carefully crafted.

Contagious conditions have been revealed

In the previous chapter heightxheight The final panel of episode 408 revealed that martial law had been declared on the Humpback Whale. In this chapter it is revealed where exactly this martial law will apply. Levels 5 and 4 will remain unaffected and the only thing that will happen in level 4 will be the passage to level 3 will be closed. This means that martial law applies to levels 1, 2, and 3. Once this martial law is in effect, soldiers can kill anyone who disobeys orders, even those who are suspicious. It is not yet clear why this martial law was declared, but it may have occurred for a number of reasons. This could be a major disaster for the princes as Prince Benjamin is now in complete control of the upper echelons, but readers will have to wait and see what unravels with them since it's not in this chapter.

Meanwhile, Morena looked a bit nervous when this declaration was made public, but the game continued, implying that the hideout would be safe, at least for the time being.

Special martial law!! Maximum alert level in preparation for national threats!! This announcement gave every British soldier the right to shoot anyone he suspected without warning. It will be their mission to eliminate armed citizens and subversive forces!! — Bocksen

Borksen wants a “Deal” card from Morena. This card allows Borksen to return a card from the graveyard in exchange for doing Morena a favor. The favor Morena wants is a kiss from Borksen.

As fans know, Morena's ability contagion works by giving people Nen abilities through kissing, but it's revealed here that this won't affect Borksen since there are other conditions that activate Nen abilities.

To activate Contagion, Morena's target must play a bargaining game with her, with the result ending in 'yes'. This shows that this entire card game is part of Morena's abilities. Plus, Morena has to kiss the person to infect him. And finally, the subject must witness Morena or someone on her team kill someone. Their order is not important. They just need to wake up. Borksen obliges and kisses Morena. Borksen suspects Morena of having an affair for a while and asks to show him his cards, to which Morena agrees. It turns out that Morena is sincere and will not cheat. With that, she retrieved the X card from the graveyard, but promptly lost it again. This means she once again has an R and a No card.

Borksen discovers the location of Heil-Ly's hideout.

The hideout is between the 2nd and 3rd floors.

After losing the X card again, Borksen picks up the QA card again to ask Morena more questions. Borksen has been trying to figure out where this hideout is from the beginning of the chapter. She initially deduced that this hideout couldn't be in the lower levels 4 or 5. She also believes they should be in Tier 1, not Tier 3. But the answer to where the hideout is lies unfolds. Later in the chapter. You can ask anything you want by selecting the QA card and Morena will answer yes, no, yes and no. She asks if the hideouts are on the 5th, 4th, 3rd, 2nd, or 1st floor. The answer to either of these questions is no.

At first Borksen is confused, but Morena tells him that this place is actually in the Black Whale and that he created it using his Nen powers, “Yes and No”.

I will use those covenants and restrictions to my advantage… Then neither of us will be able to get it after I leave. — Bocksen

Further questioning revealed that this hideout was between Level 3 and Level 2. Borksen also gets more information from Morena, including that there are multiple entrances, specifically five.

Borksen also discovers that her team consists of 21 people, including Morena, and that if a No card is left, Morena will actually kill her. Among Heil-Ly, as Borksen discovered, only Morena is an expert. Overall, both Borksen and the reader learn a lot about this interesting character known as Morena and who will play a major role here.

Borksen eventually joins Morena.

Borksen picks the Yes card

Borksen goes on to ask Morena if she can change her mind or find another way to fix Kakin. But Morena's goals will not change. Borksen cannot influence Morena's opinion. Even though she probably sympathizes with her.

Borksen's fate is soon decided in this chapter. Because she only has two cards left: the R card and the No card. If you have an R card left, you can choose any card as your final answer, and if you choose a No card, you die. Luckily for Borksen, he still had the R card left so he could pick any card and decide his fate. The most anticipated Borksen uses the X card to nullify the game. But Borksen shocked everyone, including Morena, and chose the Yes card instead. The Yes card means Borksen now joins Morena and Heil-Ly. Borksen's conversation with Morena has convinced her and she wants to take action herself.

no. Probably not. I won't change my goals. — Morena Prudo

Now that she's finished the game with Yes and has also kissed Morena, that means Borksen has one more condition to meet before Contagion can go into effect. It's about seeing the murder of a Heil-Ly member. Borksen will be the main character and it will be very interesting to see what Nen abilities she gains.

Hunter x Hunter is available to read via Viz Media. The series is officially available for fans to read for free through Shonen Jump and the Manga Plus app. The release date for the next chapter of Hunter x Hunter, Hunter x Hunter Episode 410, has been set for December 8, 2024..