The Lucy rescue team led by Natsu finally makes it out of Hell Palace after an epic battle with the Garou Knights... but they're stopped dead in their tracks by a single mysterious figure before them!

At the start of class one day, a first year student comes to see Tensai. After speaking with her, Tensai returns in a bad mood and walks out of the class. The same day, one of the people Juugo met in the Tsukuyomi District, Tetsu, transfers into Third High School.

Peco practices among college students at the training center in preparation for the Inter-High preliminaries. When Koizumi learns from Obaba that Peco is still playing table tennis, he registers Peco for the event.

Cocoa and the other girls visit a hot spring pool, where they have underwater breathing contests and teach Rize how to swim. Meanwhile, Chino and Chiya begin a game of chess with something big on the line...

"This land belongs to the Neo Gaz Empire. You'll have to pay a toll." A mysterious bunch professing to work for the restoration of the Gaz Empire impedes Chaika and company's path. Among them is a girl in a yellow dress whom the others call "Princess Chaika." Akari's quick wit takes the party in under cover as a band of traveling performers, but Chaika takes a profound interest in these people from the Gaz Empire of days long past...

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...