Face-Off: Part 7 (対決(7), Taiketsu (7)) is the 164th chapter of the Hunter × Hunter manga, written and illustrated by Yoshihiro Togashi.
Synopsis
3 on 3
Gon's team players rejoice when they Goreinu hits Razor. If Razor is out, then he would be forced to use 'back'. But before the ball could land on the ground, one of Razor's devils, Number 13, throws another devil at the ball. The devil catches the ball before it landed and threw it towards Number 13. Before anyone could react, Number 13 threw the ball at Goreinu's face, rendering him unconscious. The black ape also disappears as Goreinu had to be conscious in order to materialize it.
When the game resumes, Razor has the next throw. He throws the ball towards Killua. Knowing that he wouldn't be able to catch it, Killua dodges to his left, and to his shock and surprise, the ball takes a 90 degree turn towards the right and heads towards Biscuit and Hisoka. The two manage to dodge the ball, but one of Razor's Devils appears outside, beside Hisoka, and catches it, throwing the ball back to Hisoka. Hisoka manages to block the attack using his Bungee gum, but in spite of this, he stills gets injured. Killua analyzes the attack and realizes that if he had dodged right instead of left, he would have been killed. And to add to the shock, it is revealed that Biscuit is out, since a part of her frock was torn by the ball in the last serve. Now with only two players left inside the court, Gon uses 'back'.
The ball turns 90 degrees
Hisoka informs Gon and Killua that if the ball passes through the outside, it becomes much less destructive. He then shows them his right hand, which had two broken fingers, and states that the ball was only able to do this little damage even when he caught it without enforcing his hand with Nen. Gon disagrees, stating that he won't settle for a cheap win. Killua tries to argue, but is subdued when Gon points out how he could have died in the last attack. He then comes up with a strategy to attack and asks Killua to stand at the center of the court and he charges his Nen ability while Killua holds the ball for Gon to punch.
Characters in Order of Appearance
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