Hunter x Hunter 2011

[MFauli]

oh wow, this tension!

Absolutely loved this episode. Gon didn´t quite do what I hoped for, but he also definitely didn´t react like his usual self or a typical shounen-hero. If it wasn´t for Killua, he´d have raped Pitou without any mercy. He even verbally attacked his best friend, saying "you have it easy".

Despite everything, I must say that Killua is way underestimating Pitou/overestimating himself. Does he reeeeally believe that Kite can still be saved? Because if that isn´t true, he´s giving up their best chance at defeating a member of the royal guard. Add to that that they´re likely still way weaker than Pitou.

I wonder how honest Pitou was when she said "I´ll do anything if you let me save this girl". If I were Gon, I´d have made the demand "save Kite, then kill yourself". Would she do it? I´m unsure about any kind of honor codex with Pitou, since she hasn´t shown clear tendencies. On one hand, she´s this crazy, playful monster, on the other hand she´s super loyal and obedient when it comes to the king. But Gon isn´t the king. So was it a cheap lie then?

But damn, those animations of Gon´s emotional despair were so damn fantastic. His aura going all-out Dragonball, him moving his body in utter disbelief and lack of direction.

I will make this prediction: Pitou lied and will instantly go on the offense once Komugi is healed. It´s the only option that makes sense to me, since she doesn´t have any moral duty to stay true to what she told some mere human, AND I cannot believe Togashi would have all this build up, only to cancel the actual battle.

[DarthEnderX]

Despite everything, I must say that Killua is way underestimating Pitou/overestimating himself. Does he reeeeally believe that Kite can still be saved? Because if that isn´t true, he´s giving up their best chance at defeating a member of the royal guard. Add to that that they´re likely still way weaker than Pitou.

Yeah, but if Kite really can't be saved, does it really matter if they defeat Pitou or not? The battle between Netero and the King will be long over then, and that's really the only one they care about.

Any way you look at it, the job Gon and Killua were given by the Hunters was too keep her from helping the King. And they've done that for the next hour at least(although technically, if they hadn't shown up, she'd have been busy for 3-4 hours).

Now their own personal mission of helping Kite? That's another matter.

I wonder how honest Pitou was when she said "I´ll do anything if you let me save this girl". If I were Gon, I´d have made the demand "save Kite, then kill yourself".

At the bare minimum, they should be asking her to explain how her powers work.

I will make this prediction: Pitou lied and will instantly go on the offense once Komugi is healed.

I want to say...Pitou will keep her word unless the King gives her a direct order. His command is more important than her life or her honor. If things go badly for Netero, the King may come back and order Pitou to kill them.

Why delay somebody for an hour if the other alternative is to delay them for an eternity? Makes zero sense unless there's some heavier reason to choose the single hour.

That's assuming that you really do get to one-shot Pitou. And some survival instinct doesn't kick in, she instinctively raises her aura to protect herself, Komugi dies, and then you have a full-power Pitou, enraged at having failed her King to deal with.

Better to just let her waste an hour if she'll do it willingly.

EDIT: Basically, what Shinta said.

[enkoujin]

Any way you look at it, the job Gon and Killua were given by the Hunters was too keep her from helping the King. And they've done that for the next hour at least(although technically, if they hadn't shown up, she'd have been busy for 3-4 hours).

From Pitou's side, there are many advantages to overestimate the time it takes to heal or to delay the healing like extra time to come up with a strategy against Gon + Killua, waiting for the other Royal Guards to be done with their opponents so that they can help her, diverting some of that aura from Dr. Blythe to regenerate her broken arms, and to let Gon cool his head so he's less furious (and hence, stronger).