#hxh401

[ragde890]

The wait has definitely been worth it. This chapter is probably the best post-hiatus chapter we've had so far. Not only did Longhi go from generic bodyguard #19 to Isaac fucking Netero's granddaughter, but also any random bodyguard can become a relevant character now (or even Tserriednich's friends from chapter 394). Not to mention the Prince fathered by Beyond (or Princes, if Beyond's child is actually one of the Queens), who in case of being Tserriednich would make everything even more chaotic (and the possibility of the child being Tse is pretty high, seeing his resemblance to Netero when he was young).

Moving on to theories, Langhi is certainly assuming a lot of things which may not necessarily be true. One theory I've read and found interesting is that Beyond's Cursed Children aren't meant to kill the princes, but the Zodiac (which also fits the description of a group of +10 individuals). While perhaps too convoluted to be true (like the Chrollo-turned-into-Hisoka and Hisoka-turned-into-Illumi theories), it would certainly be interesting.

And the number of plots and subplots keeps growing. To recap, if I'm not forgetting any, we have:

The Succession War, involving the 11 princes still alive (12 if you count the fake Kacho created by the nen beast).

The War between the 3 Kakin Mafias, all of them chaired by relatives of Nasubi, the king of Kakin. We also Morena's plan, that could count as a plot by itself.

The Spider vs. Hisoka (a plot that has recently intertwined with the mafia war).

Bill's escape plans (the first involves Kurton, the second Pariston's help and the third Beyond's).

The Silent Majority murders.

The eyes of the Kuruta clan in possession of Tserriednich (Kurapika's original motivation for entering the Black Whale).

And now, the existence of Beyond Netero's unrecognised children that he can use to manipulate the war, and who are part of a plan he has been cooking up for more than 30 years.

This really recontextualises Beyond's famous words from a few years ago:

[3dchoujinbag]

hxh succession war SPOILERS discussion for most recent chapter (heavy, heavy spoilers read the succession war arc please):

I am so happy to be reading more hxh succession war, every chapter feels so exhilarating as the plot slowly inches forward. It's crazy that in twenty minutes of reading, my entire perception of the succession war has expanded so much...

Beyond's plans felt like they would only be relevant on the DC, but honestly it makes so much sense that his relationship with the King Nasubi would be relevant to the current arc. Especially since the idea of illegitimate children has been touched upon since ch. 378 (Second-track Fakers intro), and there are enough crumbs to start forming a theory on the legitimacy of several princes (IMO, 3 and 7 both are looking like their respective mafia dons are their fathers).

I love this twist because the reader is now invited to compare the connections between Beyond and every single prince! However, I do this Tserri is the most likely candidate. He looks like a young Netero. However, I think Camilla and Halkenburg also have a chance. I secretly hope it was Salé-salé, that'd be funny.

Additionally, the idea of awakening babies to Nen to create better child soldiers is diabolical. Anything that further fleshes out the Nen system always feels so naturally tied into what we already know.

[promoxie]

So Togashi posted, the hiatus is probably ending soon, and I've heard folks say that this draft back in July is the draft for 401, the chapter currently completed.

This is what the Fugetsu fan thinks

I think it's Kurapika, another, and Bill in the above picture. Shout-out to the discord for pointing out Bill's funny hair meaning he's probably the one on the right, and Kurapika is probably the straight backed one on the left.

The square thing in the middle could be anything, but potentially, Kurapika and the other two are discussing the square thing because they're surrounding it and facing it. I think the square thing might be Fugetsu's door, because you can see, very faintly, what I believe is the next page.

A face can be vaguely seen being serious and wary looking. They're wearing a hood, are probably small, have such a face, and I think it looks like Fugetsu. Fugetsu has worn a hood before.

I think this, even more, after reading chapter 400 wherein Melody asks Kaiser to contact Kurapika and obtain his help immediately for Fugetsu. Potentially this meeting happens in 401, however Fugetsu teleports away. Which would explain why the others are facing a going away door or coming back door, and why on the next page there is a Fugetsu, wearing her hood and trying to be inconspicuous. If true, I wonder what might happen to her...

Edit: Oh yeah shit, the above kanji in the corner is 月光, which means moon and sun/light, which might be referring to Fugetsu or Kacho or simply just Fugetsu, since the moon already represents Fugetsu symbolically.