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8: Part 4 (8—④, Hachi (Yon)) is the 238th chapter of the Hunter × Hunter manga, written and illustrated by Yoshihiro Togashi.

Synopsis[]

Chap 238 - Ikalgo not wanting to be called an octopus

Ikalgo not wanting to be called an octopus

Smelling blood in the water, the creatures in the Underground Lake swarm toward their prey, but find themselves eating Ikalgo's host. They try to stop themselves, but their desire is too strong as they continue to rip the body to shreds. The octopus Ikalgo clings to one of the cave's stalactites and yells at Killua for severing his tentacles. Killua is also clinging to a stalactite, using the suckers on one of the severed tentacles to calmly hang on. He's confused since "ika" means squid when he's an octopus, and Ikalgo's head angrily swells up and he points his Fleadom rifle at Killua, ordering him not to call him an octopus.

He uses a diversion to flee in the other direction quickly, saying he needs to find a new host before he can use more fleas and that he will get the Ortho Siblings to deal with the situation. But Killua suddenly appears right beside him and grabs on to the rifle, clinging to another stalactite and leaving Ikalgo in shock as he hangs above the creatures still feeding. Killua asks him why he didn't just escape into the water, and guesses that the creatures below are too excited by the smell of blood to spare even their captain.

Chap 238 - Killua talking with Ikalgo

Killua talking with Ikalgo

Flutter contacts Ikalgo and asks him if he dealt with the enemy. He accidentally answers aloud, and Killua remembers that the Chimera Ants use telepathy to communicate, asking him if Flutter is his boss. Flutter keeps pressing Ikalgo for an answer, and Ikalgo says he's still fighting. Flutter understands and leaves him to it, saying to himself that he didn't send his dragonflies into the cave because it would have been too suspicious. Killua then offers to spare Ikalgo's life only if he tells him Flutter's ability in the next ten seconds. Ikalgo panics at first, but quickly calms himself, saying he wanted to be born as a squid and was particularly in awe of the whip-lash squid. He admits that he thinks octopi ugly, but says squid are cool and that he finds them to be flawless in appearance.

Killua saving ikalgo

Killua saving Ikalgo

Killua nears the end of the countdown, but Ikalgo cuts off the tentacle himself and says he couldn't sell out one of his comrades, which Killua had seen his eyes. Ikalgo begins to fall toward the water, telling Killua that he's looking forward to being reborn as a squid. But Killua quickly wraps his yo-yo around one of Ikalgo's tentacles, leaving the Ant in disbelief as he asks why he changed his mind. Killua replies that he thought he was cool, and that if the two had met under different circumstances, they might have become friends. He slings a stunned Ikalgo onto solid ground, and the distraught Ant looks on as a giant shark-like creature leaps out of the water toward Killua.

Flutter contacts him again and asks if the enemy has used any weapons or abilities, with Ikalgo saying that he's fighting with just his bare hands. The creature has Killua pinned to the stalactite and laughs at him letting his guard down, telling him to scream out or it won't be fun. Killua's face becomes serious as he puts on a wry smile and says that he would much rather face enemies like him since they're easier to kill. He instantly breaks free from the creature's bite, knocking him bloody back down into the water. A small fish-like Ant named Remora seizes his chance during the attack and attaches a small "Bar Double Bull" pin onto Killua's lower back, informing the Ortho Siblings that he was the one who accomplished the task. The two Ants are seen sitting together in an unknown room, happily ready to begin their game.

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