The Best Fodder (
Synopsis[]
Kite and the Amateur Hunters turn in their results from the biological survey to the Kakin government employee Wong. While there, they are told that Southernpiece has acquired a segment of a strange creature. They cannot put it up for auction since they are unsure of its legality, but are offering to sell it to a professional Hunter.
Meanwhile, the Chimera Ant Queen has transformed her cave into a nest. Rows of eggs are seen hanging from the ceiling. Some of the eggs soon hatch into primitive Chimera Ant soldiers, and she orders them to find her great volumes of nutritional food. She notes that she is running out of room in her cave to lay eggs, but if she wants to give birth to a king, she will need even stronger soldiers.
Along with Gon and Killua, Kite and his group travel to Southernpiece in order to inspect the body part of the mysterious creature. They notice that it looks similar to an insect's leg, but it's larger than any insect leg they've ever seen. The group also notes that the tarsus seems to be extremely similar to human fingers. They ask to take a sample from the specimen and head to where the leg was found, just south of Yorknew City.
When they arrive, the group meets the local man who saw the leg. They search around the immediate area, but are unable to find anything. They propose that the creature might not even still be alive, or that the water currents carried it to another location. Because of a large forest close by, the group decides to split up and search it as well; however, the trail of the creature was lost, most likely because of rain.
Kite receives a call from Monta and Podungo informing him of the results of the test that were done on the specimen. They tell him that it seems to be extremely similar to a Chimera Ant Queen's leg. The Chimera Ants are a designated quarantine level one creature with an intense and dangerous appetite. The queen reproduces by Phagogenesis, a process by which the characteristics of her food are passed on to her offspring. They usually grow to be around 10cm tall (4 inches), but the creature they're tracking seems to be well over 2m (6 feet)—large enough to prey on humans. With this information, the group continues their search.
Elsewhere, two young children (Kurt and Reina) are seen walking through a forest. Kurt is four years older than his little sister, so he makes it his duty to protect her. While walking along, they are confronted by a Crab soldier Ant. Although Kurt tries to make time for a scared Reina's escape and warns her to run, the soldier captures both of the children and provides them as food for the Queen. Upon eating them, the Queen exclaims that they are highly nutritious and that she needs more of them.
Characters in Order of Appearance[]
- Wong (Debut)
- Kite
- Monta Yuras
- Spinner Clow
- Podungo Lapoy
- Lin Koshi
- Stick Dinner
- Chimera Ant Queen
- Crab (Debut)
- Banana Kavaro
- Killua Zoldyck
- Gon Freecss
- Reina (Debut)
- Kurt (Debut)
- Haruna (Mentioned)
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