Chapter 337

Repentance (懺(ざん)悔(げ)()()()()()()()(), Zange) is the 337^th chapter of the Hunter × Hunter manga, written and illustrated by Yoshihiro Togashi.

Synopsis[]

The Koala Chimera Ant talks with Kite and tells them his story. He discloses that before becoming an Ant, he was a hitman for the Mafia. His only orders were to pull triggers and kill people that he doesn't even know, but he always followed the orders regardless of moral implications. When he became an Ant, his life didn't change a bit: his superior always ordered him to kill innocent people without hesitation. One day he and his group came across a little, red-haired girl. Meeting this girl changed Koala since, for the first time in his entire life, he felt that he wanted to save a person and escape the perpetual cycle of senseless violence he was always living in.

At the time, the other Ants ran towards the red-haired girl, and despite praying for the girl's salvation, he shot her in the head and killed her. Believing that this would save her from being tortured by the other Ants, he realized that he was the same scum that he was in his previous life. Koala then goes on a philosophical elaboration about Souls and the properties to them. Full of remorse, he prayed incessantly for the rebirth of the girl as an Ant, but realizes this wouldn't erase his sins. So he confines his story to Kite because she really resembles that red-haired girl and in this way, he will try to atone for his sins and find meaning in his useless life.

Kite then stops him before he walks away and orders him to stay by their side forever, atoning for his sins and apologizing for the rest of his life. Gon then appears and he apologizes to Kite for what happened with Neferpitou. Accepting Gon's apology, Kite claims that they both need more training and that next time he will protect them fighting by their side. Both of them smile and Kite says they are delighted that Gon came to see them and, that he should go after Ging. Kite tells him that they'll call him if they need any help, and to say hi to Killua for them. Then Gon and Kite, along with the Amateur Hunters and Koala, say goodbye to one another, and Gon goes to find Ging. While Gon is departing, Koala expresses remorse to Kite for his trying to take the easy way out, and says that he will stay with them and try to live through the suffering so that when he dies, he can feel he lived his best life.

Upon returning to the Hunter Association's headquarters, Gon doesn't find Ging, and Beans says that he tried to stop him, but he already departed and said he will wait for Gon at the top of the World Tree.

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