Volume 18

Chance Encounter
Volume Information
Release Date	October 3rd, 2003
English Release Date	January 1st, 2008
Volume Number	18
Volume Guide
Previous Volume	Three-Way Struggle
Previous Volume	Three-Way Struggle
Next Volume	NGL
Next Volume	NGL

Chance Encounter (邂(かい)逅(こう)()()()()()()()(), Kaikō) is the 18^th volume of the Hunter × Hunter manga series. It was released by Shueisha on October 3^rd, 2003 in Japan and by Viz Media on January 1^st, 2008 in English.

Chapters

• 176. Three-Way Struggle: Part 7 (三(み)()()()()()()()()()つ巴(ともえ)()()()()()()()()()の攻(こう)防(ぼう)()()()()()()()()⑦, Mitsu Domoe no Kōbō (Nana))
• 177. Three-Way Struggle: Part 8 (三(み)()()()()()()()()()つ巴(ともえ)()()()()()()()()()の攻(こう)防(ぼう)()()()()()()()()⑧, Mitsu Domoe no Kōbō (Hachi))
• 178. Three-Way Struggle: Part 9 (三(み)()()()()()()()()()つ巴(ともえ)()()()()()()()()()の攻(こう)防(ぼう)()()()()()()()()⑨, Mitsu Domoe no Kōbō (Kyū))
• 179. Three-Way Struggle: Part 10 (三(み)()()()()()()()()()つ巴(ともえ)()()()()()()()()()の攻(こう)防(ぼう)()()()()()()()()⑩, Mitsu Domoe no Kōbō (Jū))
• 180. Three-Way Struggle: Part 11 (三(み)()()()()()()()()()つ巴(ともえ)()()()()()()()()()の攻(こう)防(ぼう)()()()()()()()()⑪, Mitsu Domoe no Kōbō (Jū Ichi))
• 181. Three-Way Struggle: Part 12 (三(み)()()()()()()()()()つ巴(ともえ)()()()()()()()()()の攻(こう)防(ぼう)()()()()()()()()⑫, Mitsu Domoe no Kōbō (Jū Ni))
• 182. Three-Way Struggle: Part 13 (三(み)()()()()()()()()()つ巴(ともえ)()()()()()()()()()の攻(こう)防(ぼう)()()()()()()()()⑬, Mitsu Domoe no Kōbō (Jū San))
• 183. Three-Way Struggle: Part 14 (三(み)()()()()()()()()()つ巴(ともえ)()()()()()()()()()の攻(こう)防(ぼう)()()()()()()()()⑭, Mitsu Domoe no Kōbō (Jū Yon))
• 184. The Choice of Three Cards (3枚(まい)()()()()()()()()()の選(せん)択(たく)()()()()()()()(), San Mai no Sentaku)
• 185. Chance Encounter (邂(かい)逅(こう)()()()()()()()(), Kaikō)
• 186. The Queen (女(じょ)王(おう)()()()()()()()(), Joō)
• 187. The Best Fodder (最(さい)高(こう)()()()()()()()()の餌(えさ)()()()()()()()()(), Saikō no Esa)

Summary

Gon, Killua, and Biscuit each confront one of the Bomber members and fight them one on one. Biscuit reveals her true appearance to defeat Bara, Killua makes use of his lightning ability and yo-yos to defeat Sub, and although he takes a beating from him and decides to improvise, Gon follows through with the plan and defeats Genthru, with the group using "Angel's Breath" cards to heal Gon, Bara, Genthru, and Killua. With the help of Goreinu, they succeed in collecting 99 specified slot cards, and a 100-question quiz is then won by Gon to obtain the last card to complete Greed Island.

In the meantime, Abengane dispels Genthru's Nen from himself and meets up with Hisoka, planning to leave the game to make a fortune from the exorcism for Chrollo. After Gon meets the Game Masters List and Dwun, he is rewarded by being allowed to take three cards outside the game. Bidding their farewell to Biscuit, who leaves with one of the cards, Gon and Killua use the other two in an attempt to travel to Ging, but they are taken to Kite instead.

Kite invites the boys to join him and his team to assist with their research for the Kakin Empire. The group learns from Wong that a piece of an unidentified creature has been found and is currently at the Southernpiece Auction House in Yorknew City. The creature, revealed to be a Chimera Ant Queen that's the size of a person, starts preying on humans in the nearby Balsa Islands to build her own colony.

Author's Note

“ I had to redraw a lot of this volume, too. ” —Yoshihiro Togashi