Hunter × Hunter Chapter 333: Rumbles

Pariston leans forward with a wide grin, one hand gripping the edge of the platform as he dramatically announces the next candidate. A large jagged speech bubble declares "CANDIDATE MIZAISTOM!" while a massive black SFX "どん!!" explodes across the page. Below, a row of close-up faces from the audience shows shock, confusion, and tension, with sweat drops and wide eyes reacting to the name. In the lower section, Pariston stands at the top of the stairs with his back to the viewer, addressing a massive crowd gathered below. Narration states "AND THAT IS THAT THERE ARE 3 VITAL REQUIREMENTS TO BEING A GOOD CHAIRMAN!!" On the right, Mizaistom appears in close-up wearing his signature hat and goggles, followed by panels showing Leorio and Cheadle. Mizaistom's narration continues: "THERE'S SOMETHING I LEARNED AFTER SERVING AS VICE-CHAIRMAN TO CHAIRMAN NETERO FOR 3 YEARS!!"

Pariston stands with both index fingers raised, delivering a passionate speech. Two large speech bubbles read: "FIRST IS STRENGTH!! THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE NECESSITY BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF OUR WORK! THE INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED RECENTLY IS CLEAR PROOF OF THIS!!" and "SECOND IS EXPERIENCE!! ONE'S INTELLIGENCE IS INCREASED THROUGH EXPERIENCE!! THE LONGER ONE'S HISTORY AS A HUNTER, THE BETTER!!" In a smaller panel, Pariston gestures while saying "CALI-BER!" and "AND THE THIRD IS..." with Cheadle thinking "MY EMOTIONS START TO BOIL?" and wondering "...WHY...? WHY IS IT THAT WHENEVER HE TALKS..." A wide shot shows Pariston addressing the crowd with speech bubbles stating "OF HIS TRUE FEELINGS..." and "YOU KNOW WHAT, THE HUNTER ORGANIZATION WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY FINE IN HIS HANDS!!!" Cheadle continues thinking about Pariston's hidden emotions. In the bottom row, Cheadle stands alone with multiple overlapping speech bubbles: "I BELIEVE THAT IT CAN BE NONE OF US BUT CANDIDATE MIZAISTOM!", "WHAT'S THE MATTER...? THAT'S THE IMPORTANT THING HERE! ME", "BUT THE ONE PERSON WHO HAS THEM ALL!!", "BUT I LACK ALL THREE! GO AHEAD, LAUGH AT ME!", "NO... I CAN'T LET MY EMOTIONS CONTROL ME.", and "CANDIDATE CHEADLE HAS STRENGTH!!! AND CANDIDATE LEORIO HAS EXPERIENCE!!"

Narration boxes detail the remaining 140 votes: mixed passive and proactive supporters of Pariston, with 120 from Temp Hunters and 30 from business executives under Pariston's control. A young woman in an ornate headpiece and glasses stands and declares, 'NOW THEN, WE WILL BEGIN THE CANDIDATE DEBATE!' Another voice replies, 'THANK YOU VERY MUUUCH!' Additional text notes that floating votes meant for Leorio have shifted because of Pariston's speech. Below, a gray panel displays vote tallies: Leorio's votes, Cheadle's votes, Morai's votes, Teradain's votes, Temp Hunters/Executives, Pariston lovers, Mizai's votes, and Pariston's votes. Leorio, Pariston, Mizaistom, and Cheadle comment on the split. The bottom panel shows seated figures including a suited man, a capped man, a girl with glasses, a figure with bunny ears, and a man in a striped suit. One says, 'DURING THIS DEBATE...?' while another thinks, 'IS SOMETHING GOING TO CHANGE...' A close-up shows the glasses-wearing girl glancing sharply.

Leorio sits bandaged with eyes closed, reacting with 'NOC' and 'NOD' sounds. A close-up shows large glasses with the words 'I'LL JUST THINK ABOUT IT MYSELF!!' and 'FINE!!' A small panel depicts a masked figure among a crowd. Mizaistom states, 'LIKE I SAID BEFORE, I HAVE NO INTENTION OF BECOMING CHAIRMAN!!' A young man with light hair replies, 'NO, ME FIRST.' Another voice asks, 'MAY I BEGIN, PLEASE?' The light-haired man continues, 'IN THIS SITUATION, THE ONE WHO IS MOST FIT MUST CARRY OUT THIS TASK!! THAT'S WHAT IT MEANS TO HAVE CALIBER!!' and 'IT'S ABOUT EVERYONE!!' He adds, 'IT'S JUST THAT THIS ISN'T ABOUT YOU, CANDIDATE MIZAI.' The final panel shows him smiling as he says, 'NO, YOU SAID YOU DIDN'T NECESSARILY NOT WANT TO BECOME CHAIRMAN!'

In a tense meeting, the helmeted man snaps at the smiling blond figure, declaring, 'YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO SAY THAT...!!!' The blond man grins widely and retorts with two bold statements: 'LET'S STOP PLAYING GAMES, AND LEAVE THIS DECISION TO OUR HUNTERS!!' and 'LET'S STOP BEING SELFISH HERE!!' A black panel states there is no way because all of Leorio's votes are basically floating votes. Close-up eyes behind glasses question why someone is pushing Mizai so much and if he is trying to make it look like they are being greedy to push Mizai into the 2nd spot instead of Leorio. In a grand hall filled with a crowd of silhouetted figures, narration explains Teradain's votes are anti-Zodiac and Morai's votes are completely anti-Pariston; in other words Pariston wouldn't get a single vote. It continues that if Leorio stays the votes shift control over and the votes from Mizai who is obviously anti-Pariston will of course go to Leorio, but if Leorio falls out his votes may go to Pariston. At the bottom the stern man in the hat states, 'THE BEST THING TO DO HERE IS PUSH PARISTON OUT.' The woman with glasses replies, 'YEAH, I UNDERSTAND. UNDERSTAND? ...MIZAI.'

The hat man continues with intense focus, stating he has no proof that the target hasn't lifted a single finger himself but there is a possibility and that is not all. He adds that his intuition as a Crime Hunter is telling him to do something. The blond man leans forward holding a small cylindrical object and declares they cannot let him do as he pleases with the organization any longer, calling the man clearly someone from the dark side of society. A framed document with vertical lines and a small inset picture of a figure with a cross-like symbol appears. Text beside it reads 'JUST LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED. NOT EVEN CHAIRMAN NETERO...' and below 'COULD KEEP THIS GUY DOWN ...!!!'

In a tense meeting room, three figures discuss their strategy. A man in a black-and-white checkered outfit leans forward with determination. Beside him sits a young woman with glasses and an ornate headpiece, listening intently. Across from them, a man in a pinstripe suit holds a small object to his mouth. "TO COMPLETELY DESTROY THE PARISTON MACHINE ....!!" declares the checkered man. "WE MUST USE THIS ELECTION," replies the suited man. The scene shifts to the voting hall where an attendant explains the process: "ON THE SHEETS WE'VE PASSED OUT, AND THEN DROP THEM INTO THE VOTING BOX!" A rabbit-eared girl in a short dress announces, "PLEASE WRITE YOUR NAME AND THE NAME OF THE PERSON YOU WISH TO VOTE FOR." She continues, "ALRIGHT, THEN, LET'S MOVE TO THE VOTING!" and asks, "ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ?!" From the stage, a large speech bubble addresses the crowd: "THE VOTES WE COLLECT WILL BE IMMEDIATELY CALCULATED BY BEANS, SO PLEASE RELAX UNTIL WE ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS!!" Hundreds of people fill the vast auditorium, moving in orderly lines toward the voting area.

A massive concrete building looms under a cloudy sky, emitting deep rumbling sounds. The structure shakes with heavy vibrations. Inside a dimly lit room, a heavily bandaged figure lies motionless in a hospital bed connected to tubes and monitors. Gon and a dark-haired girl with a headband stand at the bedside. Impact lines and debris fly as the building continues to tremble. Gon leans closer to the bed. The girl reaches out and speaks softly, "HAND." Gon echoes the word, "HAND." A close-up shows Gon’s surprised face with wide eyes and a sweat drop, reacting to the moment.

A hand clutches a grotesque, dripping mass of twisted flesh and tendrils that writhes and oozes dark fluid. Heavy impact lines and splatter marks emphasize the violent grip as droplets fall. In the panel below, Gon stares upward with wide, shocked eyes, sweat flying from his face and a thin dark line trailing down his cheek.

In a vast empty hall, a suited man walks away from a draped object while a lone girl stands facing it. Speech bubbles read "HEAL GON ...!!!" and "PLEASE ...!! IT." A glowing hand appears against darkness, followed by Alluka's smiling face as she replies "'KAY." The final panel reveals Gon lying restrained in a hospital bed as Alluka and Killua approach from behind, the room bathed in dramatic light rays.

A large multi-story building marked with a red cross stands under a bright sky as massive black ink-like splashes erupt violently across the upper half of the scene, partially obscuring the structure. Two small silhouettes approach the open entrance at ground level. Below, a bright white flash erupts from a dark silhouetted figure standing in the foreground, radiating intense light and motion lines outward. On the right, a grid of close-up reaction panels shows multiple characters staring in shock: a girl with pigtails exclaims in surprise, a boy with goggles and a headband gapes with wide eyes and an open mouth, a stern-faced man with glasses questions the source, and several other onlookers display expressions of alarm and disbelief at the unfolding event.

Close-up panels capture tense reactions from several characters. A boy with dark hair sweats nervously while a woman wearing a large visor hat and frilled collar stares forward with an open mouth, a small '......' bubble floating near her. Below, Gon and Killua appear side by side in profile, both focused intently ahead amid motion lines. A brilliant white rectangular flash erupts in the center, framed by sharp black shards. At the bottom, a smiling woman with long hair and a headband declares 'AMAZING...!!!' while another figure beside her laughs heartily with 'HAHAHA HAHAHA HAHAHA'.

A lone figure stands atop a skyscraper overlooking a sprawling city skyline, arms flung wide as dark smoke and debris swirl around. The figure's long hair whips wildly in the wind while a massive, jagged speech effect erupts upward with booming laughter. Bold text declares the figure's intent: "I WILL HAVE IT" and "AT ANY COST ...!!!" The scene shifts to an extreme close-up of a distorted, wide-eyed face covered in chaotic lines and shadows, the eyes bulging with manic intensity as the figure screams "IS IT MINE!! IT".

Large bold text announces "THE 8TH ELECTION FOR THE 13TH CHAIRMAN" followed by the final vote tally: 1ST: LEORIO with 282 votes (44.4%), 2ND: PARISTON with 250 votes, 3RD: MIZAISTOM with 58 votes, and 4TH: CHEADLE with 16 votes. Voting percentage stands at 95.4%. In the lower panels, a rabbit-eared girl in a striped outfit reacts with excitement while pointing at a chart, exclaiming that Mr. Leorio has risen into the top spot and that Mr. Pariston has been knocked out of the top spot for the first time. A dog-like suited figure stands nearby as the crowd reacts with scattered onomatopoeia. The scene shows the election proceeding to a final round between the top two candidates.

Against a stormy night skyline of towering buildings, dramatic clouds swirl with crackling energy and large SFX. In a brightly lit area, a man in a black suit with sunglasses stands with arms crossed, declaring he will make things private. Beside him, a person in a black-and-white cow-patterned outfit stands silently. To the right, a man in a pinstripe suit faces forward while a young girl with round glasses, a cross necklace, and cat-ear-like headpiece looks on. SFX like "ガオー！" burst near the group. Close-up panels show the pinstripe-suited man with a serious expression, the girl reacting with wide eyes, and the cow-outfitted person looking shocked, sweat visible on their face.

A close-up shows a bandaged man wearing a cap, looking intense with stubble and messy hair. Smaller panels depict Leorio in profile, the bandaged man with eyes closed, and a wider view of a formal hall where several figures stand on a raised platform facing seated people. In the hall, a curly-haired man and others react with surprise. The final panel returns to a close-up of Leorio with a slight smile, eyes half-closed.

In a grand assembly hall filled with seated spectators, two small figures stand on the distant stage as dramatic sound effects and motion lines fill the air. Cheadle, wearing her distinctive patterned hat and round glasses, stands in the foreground with a serious expression. A large speech bubble declares, "NOW, THEN. HERE ARE OUR LAST TWO CANDIDATES!! IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO DECLARE BEFORE WE FINISH THIS?" Another bubble warns, "IF NOT, THEN WE WILL BEGIN VOTING AT ONCE!" while a third states, "NO MATTER WHAT YOU TRY AND SAY THIS TIME!! -> PARISTON!" and "YOU'RE FINISHED!" In the next tier of panels, Mizaistom appears on the left with a stern, focused gaze behind his sunglasses. Beside him, Pariston smiles confidently as he says, "HOWEVER, THERE IS ONE QUESTION I MIGHT AS WELL ASK LEORIO, NOW THAT I HAVE THE CHANCE." He continues, "WELL... I HAVE A FEELING THIS ELECTION IS PRETTY MUCH OVER." The bottom panel zooms in on Pariston's face with intense shading and impact lines as he asks, "WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO IF YOU BECOME CHAIRMAN ...!!" followed by "PLEASE TELL ME ONE MORE TIME." The page ends with the note "CH. 333 / END" and a teaser for the next issue.