Chance Encounter (邂逅, Kaikō) is the 18th volume of the Hunter × Hunter manga series. It was released by Shueisha on October 3rd, 2003 in Japanese and was released by Viz Media on January 1st, 2008 in English.
Chapters
- 176. Three-Way Struggle: Part 7 (三つ巴の攻防(7), Mitsu Domoe no Kōbō (7))
- 177. Three-Way Struggle: Part 8 (三つ巴の攻防(8), Mitsu Domoe no Kōbō (8))
- 178. Three-Way Struggle: Part 9 (三つ巴の攻防(9), Mitsu Domoe no Kōbō (9))
- 179. Three-Way Struggle: Part 10 (三つ巴の攻防(10), Mitsu Domoe no Kōbō (10))
- 180. Three-Way Struggle: Part 11 (三つ巴の攻防(11), Mitsu Domoe no Kōbō (11))
- 181. Three-Way Struggle: Part 12 (三つ巴の攻防(12), Mitsu Domoe no Kōbō (12))
- 182. Three-Way Struggle: Part 13 (三つ巴の攻防(13), Mitsu Domoe no Kōbō (13))
- 183. Three-Way Struggle: Part 14 (三つ巴の攻防(14), Mitsu Domoe no Kōbō (14))
- 184. The Choice of Three Cards (3枚の選択, San Mai no Sentaku)
- 185. Chance Encounter (邂逅, Kaikō)
- 186. The Queen (女王, Joō)
- 187. The Best Fodder (最高の餌, Saikō no Esa)
Summary
Gon, Killua and Biscuit confront Genthru and the Bomb Devils and upon defeating them, succeed to assemble all the cards necessary to complete Greed Island. As a reward, they are granted three of the cards used in the game with permission to use them in the real world. After bidding farewell to Biscuit, who leaves with one of the cards, Gon and Killua use the other two in an attempt to locate Ging, but meet Kite instead. Kite then asks for the two to assist with his investigations and introduces them to a dangerous species, the "Chimera Ants", which has the properties of transmitting to their offspring, the traits of the beings they eat. Meanwhile, a Chimera Ant Queen the size of a person and starts preying on humans to build her own colony.
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