Quote Originally Posted by shinta|hikari View Post
Just quoting a neg rep so I can reply to it.



Actually Meruem said that he wanted to create a world so fair that inequality will be forgotten, and that he thought that power should be used to protect the weak. Then he asked for an open discussion. Then Netero had the flashback of bigwigs giving him the order to exterminate the ants, no matter how and what. Netero agreed, but noted that the Hunter association is being used. Right after the flashback, Netero even said that he should hurry and fight before he is swayed. He then proceeded to attack the king who was sitting down...

Why would Netero fear being swayed if he thought Meruem would surely do as you say?
http://mangajoy.com/Hunter-x-Hunter/288/6/
Netero thinks "He is fluctuating. Caught between the identities of ant and human. He could lean toward either of the two."

Can he trust Mereum? The answer is obviously no.

Also, Netero's strength comes, at least partly, from his determination to win. He couldn't risk listening to the human side and losing his resolve against the ant side.

It would have been different if Mereum had learned his lesson about how the weak are worth protecting before he murdered thousands of people.

Damnit, I was going to lurk. Fuck it, I'm done with that. I'll just talk about old stuff if it comes up.