Chapter 25

The Second Day is Chapter 25 of the Hunter x Hunter manga, written and illustrated by Yoshihiro Togashi.

Summary
After practicing for a full day, Gon masters hitting the birds with his fishing rod. However, he still needs to find Hisoka. All of a sudden, he notices a kind of moth attracted to the smell of his blood. Meanwhile, someone phones Hisoka and asks if he has taken his target's plate yet. Hisoka says he has not. That person says that Hisoka probably doesn't even know who his target is, and offers to give him information on his prey. However, Hisoka says it isn't necessary, for he plans to hunt down three people.

Gon recalls that Hisoka was injured in the tower, and he decides to follow the moths' attraction to blood to find Hisoka. On his way, he comes across the man who got wounded by the poison arrow the other day. Gon places him safely under a tree and wishes him better luck next year. Gon continues to follow the moths and sees Hisoka. Gon becomes quite nervous. He hides behind some bushes and waits for and opportune moment to strike.

Somewhere else on the island, Leorio encounters Tonpa. Tonpa assures Leorio that he is not his target, and proves it by showing him a plate of his actual target, #191. Leorio says that Tonpa is not his target and shows him a plate of #246. Tonpa claims to know everything about Leorio's target, and asks for some pain medication in exchange. Leorio agrees and proceeds to open his briefcase. However, he gets ambushed by another examinee hiding behind the bushes, and he loses his plate. Tonpa confesses that the two of them are working together, and that his actual target was Leorio - he simply exchanged plates with his teammate as a disguise. Leorio becomes enraged and runs after Tonpa. At this time, Kurapika appears and knocks out Tonpa. Then he asks Kurapika to be his teammate.

Characters in order of appearance

 * Gon
 * Hisoka
 * Kyu
 * Leorio
 * Tonpa
 * Sommy
 * Kurapika