The Adrenaline Pumping Darts Game

The man continues speaking with a grin: 'I WANT HIM TO BE AFRAID... WONDERING WHEN HE WILL DIE, WHEN THE FINAL BLOW WILL COME...' and 'IF HE WERE TO GIVE UP AND SAY "KILL ME QUICK" OR BE LIKE A PATHETIC HERO AND SAY "THIS ISN'T A BAD WAY TO DIE"~~~~' He adds, 'THEN I'LL MAKE ME PRETTY ANGRY AND AFFECT MY THROWING.' A small panel shows the dart striking near a target. The scene shifts to a spiky-haired fighter in tattered clothing standing amid debris with question marks around him. In a dramatic full-page spread, the fighter is struck violently, body twisting from impact as black motion lines and impact shapes explode outward. A small figure is sent flying into the distance with debris scattering.

Gon lies battered on the sandy ground, his body covered in cuts and bruises. His fist slams into the dirt as he growls through clenched teeth, 'NOT... YET!!' Nearby, his foot also strikes the ground with the same desperate cry, 'NOT YET...' In a close-up, Gon's face is streaked with blood and dirt, eyes wide with fierce determination as sweat and exclamation marks fly around him. He pushes himself up on all fours, body trembling, black motion lines and sweat drops emphasizing his exhaustion. Suddenly a massive impact strikes him from the side. Gon is hurled backward through the air, limbs flailing, two swords or weapons flying from his grasp as he screams 'AAAA!!' and 'AAAA!!' in pain. The panel erupts with radiating speed lines and debris from the powerful blow.

Gon’s face is shown in extreme close-up, blood still dripping as he thinks, 'THERE'S NO POINT IN HOLDING BACK...' and '...I MIGHT... EVEN... DIE...' Background silhouettes of distant structures are visible. In the next panel Gon sits slumped in shallow water, body steaming, thinking 'I'M LOSING MORE BLOOD THAN I EXPECTED...' and 'DAMN... IT... IT'S LOOKING... PRETTY... BAD...' while small sound effects like 'トト' and 'ユラ' appear. A new character appears in a dark panel, raising a scaled, clawed arm and declaring, 'AT LAST, THE FINAL TURN.' and 'SO NOW...' with a 'ス...' sound effect. The scene returns to Gon, now crouched low on the sand, one hand reaching toward the ground, body surrounded by sharp motion lines and impact marks as he prepares to move again.

A barrage of fish-like projectiles streaks through the air with violent motion lines. One projectile is labeled 18, LEFT EAR. The white-haired fighter grimaces as the first fish pierces his left ear, blood spraying from the impact. Additional fish slam into his body with sharp SFX. An elf-eared opponent watches closely, one hand raised to his face, and remarks that the strike will leave a huge piercing while reacting with excited sounds. The white-haired fighter is shown on the ground, bloodied and covered in wounds, as another projectile strikes his right calf, marked 7, RIGHT CALF. More fish continue their assault amid heavy motion lines and impact effects.

An armored figure with scaled limbs and webbed feet stands in a dark space, one arm raised, as the words THE FINAL appear beside him. In a close-up, Killua's face fills the frame, eyes half-closed and bloodied, with the word NOW. in a speech bubble. His fist clenches tightly amid heavy SFX impacts. A gloved hand reaches forward from the bottom of the page against a black background.

The spiky-haired boy leans forward with a confident smile and says, "I BELIEVE IN YOU, NII-SAN." Large bold letters declare "THROW." The slick-haired man grins and replies, "LEAVE IT TO ME." A fish-like projectile launches from off-panel and streaks toward the dartboard. The dart flies through darkness in the lower panel, its scaled body and fins clearly visible against the black background.

The fish dart strikes the dartboard, scoring 20 as the needle embeds near the center. A bat-like silhouette flies past with motion lines. The slick-haired man smiles and says "SEE?" A frog-like creature cheers with raised arms while the slick-haired man gestures excitedly. A large speech bubble exclaims "BRAVO-!!" The spiky-haired boy hugs the slick-haired man and shouts "NII-SAN, YOU'RE THE BEST IN THE WORLD!!" while another voice adds "ahaha stop." The slick-haired man receives praise with "MMMM MWAH~~" The lower panels show scores of 10 and 10 as the pair high-five and celebrate with "YA-Y!!" and "YAY."

A spiky-haired boy lies motionless on the rocky ground with a large fish-like creature resting across his face. His eyes are closed and his expression is blank as the creature's eye stares forward. In a wider view, the boy remains sprawled on his back, the fish now lying beside him near a broken pole. Two figures stand at the edge of the scene, one with light hair and another smaller companion. The light-haired figure says, "I'LL GO, TOO." The smaller one adds, "I'M GONNA GO CHECK OUT HIS DEAD BODY." A voice continues, "IT'LL BE BETTER TO GIVE THE MEAT FROM THE DEAD BODY TO KOBAHN AS A REWARD."

Two heads with pointed ears emerge from water, one with wide eyes and the other with a neutral gaze. A muscular figure with a beard speaks while holding something, declaring success in disposing of the target. Another panel shows a body flying through the air with an impact at the forehead. The muscular figure thanks someone profusely. A group of elf-eared characters celebrates, one raising arms and shouting that they will rise to division commanders thanks to "LIL' SIS!" The scene ends with the group exchanging high-fives and cheers of "YA-" and "YAY."

Killua stares forward with a grim, bloodied expression, his spiky white hair wild and his face and torn black shirt streaked with dark blood. His eyes are narrowed and focused. Behind him, two armored figures in scale-patterned leggings march in step while carrying a long, slender creature across their shoulders. The creature’s head and tail extend past them. Below, an upside-down fish-like head with wide eyes and an open mouth exclaims in shock. Next to it, a brown-haired boy stares upward with wide, startled eyes. The fish-like creature shouts “-YI!?” as the boy reacts with visible alarm.

Killua stares forward with a grim, bloodied expression, his spiky white hair wild and his face and torn black shirt streaked with red blood. His eyes are narrowed and focused. Behind him, two armored figures in scale-patterned leggings march in step while carrying a long, slender creature across their shoulders. The creature’s head and tail extend past them. Below, an upside-down fish-like head with wide eyes and an open mouth exclaims in shock. Next to it, a brown-haired boy stares upward with wide, startled eyes. The fish-like creature shouts “-YI!?” as the boy reacts with visible alarm. Red blood splatters accent the lower panels.

Gon lies on the ground, bloodied and gripping a long blowgun-like weapon, as a voice demands how he is still alive after his brain was penetrated. He pulls the weapon back with a strained expression. In a distant panel, Gon tumbles across the sand. Close-ups show his shocked face and the weapon's tip. A hand grips the suction cup end of the weapon. Gon stares intensely as the label 'SUCTION CUP...' appears. The creature with a wide-open mouth yells that Gon's fish darts are absolute and impossible to defend against. Gon explains that the moment the dart pierced him, he grabbed the suction cup after it materialized, preventing the block. The creature reacts with disbelief, questioning how Gon pulled off the trick.

A cross-section shows the fish dart piercing a brain, with the label 'FISH DART PIERCED ME...'. The scene shifts to a skull profile where the dart materializes inside the head at the exact moment of impact. Multiple speech bubbles debate the impossibility for a human to react in time. Gon, seated on the ground, explains he knew the exact point and timing from the creature's words, allowing him to grab the dart before the voice could react. The creature's face shows shock. Gon notes there was plenty of time for the trick during the last throw. The creature yells 'WAI... WAIT WAIT!!' in panic.

A large panel displays the scoring rules: "501 ↓ 0" with the instruction "YOU START AT 501 POINTS... AND KEEP THROWING UNTIL YOU GET EXACTLY ZERO!!" A dartboard is prominently shown beside the explanation of double-out rules, stating that the final dart must hit the outermost ring of the target to win. Gon stares in shock, sweat flying, and blurts out, "I... I DIDN'T TELL YOU THE NAME OF THE GAME!! HOW DID..." Someone confirms, "IT'S A GAME USED FOR PROFESSIONAL COMPETITION." Another voice adds, "AND THE TYPE OF GAME IS ZERO-ONE 501!!" In the next sequence, Gon recalls his first throw: "YOUR FIRST THROW!! WHEN I REMEMBERED IT WAS A DOUBLE FOUR..." He realizes the opponent used an ability with darts. The narration continues, "THERE WAS NO WAY THAT SOMEONE LIKE YOU WOULD DISREGARD THE RULES. IT WAS PROOF THAT YOU HAD BOTH SKILL AND CONFIDENCE." The opponent notes, "YOU USED DOUBLE-IN (STARTING THE GAME BY THROWING THE FIRST DART IN THE OUTERMOST RING OF THE TARGET), RIGHT?" A final panel states, "AND WHEN THE TIME CAME... THE REST WAS SIMPLE CALCULATION AND PATIENCE... SUBTRACT THE POINTS THAT WERE HIT FROM 501 AND ENDURE UNTIL IT FALLS BELOW 40 POINTS." A note clarifies the maximum points for the outside double area is 40 points.

Gon clutches his forehead, eyes wide, and declares, "40 POINTS... I GOT READY TO GRAB THE 20 DOUBLE AREA, THE FOREHEAD. THAT IS ALL..." Killua’s narration explains that to increase reaction speed, the opponent changed his aura into electricity. A small panel shows Killua’s face as he notes, "KILLUA DIDN’T EXPLAIN ON PURPOSE THAT..." Diagrams illustrate the nen manipulation: the opponent’s left hand receives the electric signal to "GRAB" the fish dart the moment nen senses it. The text details how the aura in the hand becomes electric and sends a signal directly to the brain, making reaction speed practically limitless. Gon sweats heavily and mutters, "WAS I SEVEN...? AH, WHATEVER." The opponent continues, "I MASTERED IT WHEN I WAS SIX YEARS OLD. A COUNT OF 1440 POINTS." Gon reacts with shock, "YOU... WHAT IS YOUR DARTS EXPERIENCE...!?" A final caption reads, "Perception led to victory!!" The Hunter × Hunter logo appears at the bottom.