One word from Welfin is all it takes for Meruem to remember Komugi. Having moved underground, the King transforms his aura into particles to find where Palm is hiding. When the King declares that the battle is over and reveals his reason for coming to Palm, she is shocked.

King Meruem was able to recover from his near-death state after the Miniature Rose explosion. However, he cannot remember Komugi. At the same time, he realizes that Shaiapouf is hiding something from him.

Pouf is worried that Meruem will remember Komugi. However, he must carry out his duty and spread pollen to the remaining citizens, despite the decrease in his power after offering his own body to the King. Pouf soon realizes that Pitou has not returned. Pouf does not the resolution of the battle between Gon and Pitou.

The battle between Gon and Pitou is over. At the same time, Meruem, Youpi, and Pouf stand before the west tower. Pouf is very worried that Meruem will remember Komugi. As Meruem steps inside the west tower, he feels that something is missing.

Gon begs Pitou to heal Kite as tears streak down his face. Kite's still body lies in front of Pitou. Pitou uses Doctor Blythe to heal himself instead of Pitou. After confirming that the fingers on his left hand move, Pitou tells Gon that he must kill him. Gon is shocked and calls Pitou a liar as he is surrounded by aura. A sudden gust then blows out the candles in the room...

King Meruem returns to the palace with Youpi and Pouf to find hundreds of thousands of humans lined up for the selection. Knuckle is hiding inside the crowd with Melereon waiting nearby while Palm stands by behind the palace and Ikalgo waits above the hallway. All of them grow tense as the King returns. Meanwhile, Pouf's clones are searching for the Gungi board and pieces which will trigger the return of the King's memories so he can hide them. At the same time, Gon and Pitou head to the hiding place in Peijing to heal Kite.

The resurrected King calls himself Meruem and appears to have lost some of his memories. With Shaiapouf and Menthuthuyoupi by his side, he returns to the palace to regain his memories. Pouf believes that as a Royal Guard who must carry out the will of the Queen, the King is better off not remember Komugi, so he sends his clones back to the palace to find Komugi and eliminate her. He soon comes across Killua standing on the wall of the palace with Komugi on his back.

Pouf and Youpi see King Meruem's ravaged body. The sky is filled with their cries of anguish. Tears of despair streak down their cheeks. However, the King is still alive. Pouf immediately comes up with an idea to save the King. He tells the King to eat him. As Pouf sacrifices himself to save the King, his tears of despair become tears of elation. And in the end...

"Mereum. That's your name." Netero finally tells the King his name. In the next moment, he is engulfed by blinding light. When Netero stopped his own heart, he triggered the powerful bomb inside his body named Miniature Rose. Netero self-destructed to put an end to the battle.

Netero uses his ultimate technique, 100-Type Guanyin Bodhisattva, to repeatedly strike the King into the ground, as though he is swatting a fly around. However, the King is unscathed. The King attempts to counter Netero's attacks while Netero mounts a defense, leading to an intricate melee.

Shaiapouf and Menthuthuyoupi rush to find the King. At the same time, Neferpitou continues to use Doctor Blythe to heal Komugi on the second floor of the palace while Gon sits nearby. Behind Gon stands Pouf, and behind Pouf is Knuckle, who ignored Melereon's warnings and revealed himself to challenge Pouf to a duel.

After Killua finishes recharging, he races back to Gon. However, he stops when he notices that someone is watching him. As he stands in the quiet hallway, a woman with long hair walks towards him.

As the fight between the King and Chairman Netero begins, Ikalgo is still underground lamenting his inability to finish off Brovada. However, Ikalgo recalls his mission to find Palm and pulls himself together.

Zeno's Dragon Head flies through the night sky to deliver is cargo to the battlefield. The King, Mereum, stands on its arm. Netero stands on its body. Upon arrival, the King asks Netero why he wants to fight.

Neferpitou is occupied using Doctor Blythe to heal the injured Komugi. Gon waits nearby for the healing to finish. As Shaiapouf watches from the back of the room, he notices that something is wrong.

Knuckle is very upset when he discovers that the gravely injured Shoot is missing. Meanwhile, Morel ends his vigil outside Pouf's cocoon and takes action. He lifts his giant pipe and shatters the cocoon. As expected, Pouf is not inside. Pouf was standing outside above the throne room. As Pouf laughed, Morel noticed that something seemed odd about Pouf.

As Youpi begins to respect the Hunters' abilities, Ikalgo is hiding underneath the truck that was blown up by Brovada. As Ikalgo continues to search for Palm, he notices that the elevator is not moving after Brovada stepped in.

Youpi pretends to grow increasingly irritated by Loanboy's interest tick and lose his temper. At the same time, the disguised Ikalgo is searching the palace for Palm.

After Zeno leaves the palace, he is stopped by Cheetu. Cheetu wants to test his new ability on Zeno. After Zeno warns Cheetu to watch his back, Cheetu is immediately attacked from behind. Meanwhile, Knuckle is carrying a gravely injured Shoot and trying to escape Youpi.

Killua now understands what Zeno meant when he said to draw their own conclusions about what was happening inside. Gon and Killua enter the tower where Neferpitou, their target for avenging Kite, awaits. Inside they find Doctor Blythe hovering over a gravely wounded Komugi. When Gon spots Pitou, he is surrounded by a cloud of vehement aura.