Komugi begins to cry and asks how so many wonderful things can happen to someone like her. When Komugi asks if she will die, Meruem assures her that he is not the same person as before.ĭuring the game, he almost finds a way to defeat her. He makes her promise that if he beats her at Gungi, she will stop addressing him with an honorific. He insists that Komugi should not use an honorific after his name, but she refuses as well. Komugi does the same, kneeling on the floor. As they begin their game, Meruem reminds Komugi she once asked him his name. Meruem says he'll relay her gratitude since he'll be seeing them soon. He tells her that he is unworthy of their loyalty and Komugi promises to thank them once they cross paths. She tells King Meruem that someone kidnapped her and he must have saved her, but Meruem replies that one of his subordinates did that. In her memories, an awake Komugi sets up a Gungi board while narrating what happened to her during the invasion. Palm approaches Ikalgo and announces that it is over. In an unnamed country, the real Ming Jol-ik spends the rest of his days living on a farm. The same video is released to the public, which contains his message of resignation as Chairman of the Hunter Association and gives instructions for choosing his successor. In his office, Beans takes out a DVD and watches it, silently thanking Netero for a job well done. In a hospital, Morel talks to Beans about Palm staying behind. A news team reports that the body of Ming Jol-ik has been found under the rubble but his secretary Bizeff is still missing. In the morning, many Hunter Association aircraft arrive at the Royal Palace of East Gorteau. King Meruem finds Komugi sleeping in a crate, and smiles as he wakes her up. Outside the palace, Shaiapouf lies lifeless beside the column of the hypnotized humans, his black cape ripped off by a strong gust of wind. The King agrees as Palm mentally apologizes to Killua. Finally, she tells him Komugi's location on the condition that she is allowed to watch their final moments together. Meruem begins to kneel in front of her but Palm cries for him to stop. Instead, Palm urges the King to torture her, but he refuses. He insists on Komugi's location, well-knowing that he has only a short amount of time left. Palm emerges from her hiding place and tells him that it is impossible for the King to admit defeat and care for a human. Meruem continues to explain that the battle is over and his only wish is to spend his remaining time with the human. Utterly surprised and doubtful, Palm remains silent. The King acknowledges her presence and asks her to take him to Komugi.
The King enters one of the houses and stops in front of a wardrobe, where Palm hides. The particles of Meruem's En spreads throughout the underground area of Bizeff. However, the two continue playing Gungi until their final moments. They play Gungi together, well-knowing that the King is poisoned and that Komugi might be affected by it too.
By telling the whereabouts, Palm is allowed to watch over Meruem and Komugi with her eye.