Hunter X Hunter 409: Burksen's Final Decision

This article contains spoilers for the Hunter x Hunter manga.

Key foods

• Togashi reveals the rarity of Nen's abilities.
• Nen Morena's ability conditions are explained.
• Borksen joins Hill Lee Morna's hideout.

Hunter X Hunter It receives incredible seasons back to back, and fans are surprised to see even one season in this category. Hunter x Hunter Chapter 409 was intense as Borksen and Morena finished their card game with unexpected results.

Morena's role only grows in the succession race arc and these final chapters show why she is one of the most interesting characters in this arc. HxH Overall Morena's current plot is just one of several extreme events happening in this arc right now, with martial law being declared and the Phantom Squad in action.

Nen Morena's ability is described

Contagion conditions have been revealed

In the previous season, HxH Chapter 408, the last panel showed that martial law has been declared on the Black Whale. In this chapter, it becomes clear where exactly this martial law applies. Tiers 5 and 4 remain unaffected, and the only thing that happens on Tier 4 is the closure of the crossing to Tier 3. This means that martial law applies in tiers 1, 2 and 3. With this martial law in place, soldiers can kill anyone who disobeys their orders or even anyone they consider suspicious. Why this martial law was declared is still unclear, but it could be for several reasons. This could be a huge disaster for the princes as Prince Benjamin is now in full control of the upper echelons, but readers will have to wait and see what unfolds with them as they are not in this season.

Meanwhile, Morena looked a little tense at the revelation, but the game continued, indicating that the hideout was probably safe, at least for now.

special martial law!! The maximum level of alert in response to the national threat!! By this notice, all soldiers of the Royal Army are given the right to shoot any suspicious person without warning. It will be their job to eliminate the armed citizens – and eliminate the subversives!! – Borksen

Borksen asks Morena for the “deal” card. This card allows Borksen to retrieve a card from the graveyard in return for doing Morena a favor. The favor Morena wants is a kiss from Borksen.

As fans know, Morena's ability contagion works by giving people Nen abilities by kissing them, but she reveals here that this won't affect Borksen as there are other conditions for her Nen ability to activate.

To activate Contagion, Morena's target must play the negotiation game with her and the result must end in a yes. This shows that this whole card game is part of Morena's ability. In addition, Morena must also kiss a person to infect him. And finally, the target must witness the death of Morena or one of his team members. The order of these is not important; They simply have to happen. Borksen obliges and kisses Morena. Borksen suspects that Morena might be cheating for a second and asks him to see the cards, which Morena agrees to. As it turns out, Morena is telling the truth and has shown that she is not cheating. With that, he retrieves the X card from the graveyard, but loses it again soon after. This means he is once again left with an R card and a No card.

Borksen discovers the location of Heil-Ly's hideout

The hideout is between rows 2 and 3

After losing his X card again, Borksen picks up the QA card again to ask Morena more questions. Borksen has been trying to figure out where this hideout is since the beginning of the season. At first, he deduced that this hideout couldn't be in the lower 4th or 5th levels. He also doesn't think they are in tier 3, and believes they should be in tier 1. However, the answer to where the hideout is revealed. Later in the chapter by choosing the QA card, he can ask anything he wants and Morena will answer yes, no, or yes and no. He asks if the hideout is in rows 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1, and to each of these questions, the answer is no.

This confuses Borksen at first, but Morena says that the location is actually on the Black Whale and that “Yes and No” was created using Nen's ability.

I will use those vows and restrictions to my advantage… so you can't get any of us after I'm gone. – Borksen

From further questions, it became clear that this hideout is between levels 3 and 2. Borksen also receives more information from Morena, such as several entries, specifically five entries.

Borksen also realizes that, including Morena, his team consists of 21 people, and that if the No card remains, Morena will kill him. Among the Heil-Ly, only Morena is an expert, as Borksen discovered. Overall, Borksen and readers alike learn a lot about this interesting character known as Morena, who will be a major player here.

Borksen joins Morena at the end

Borksen chooses the yes card

Borksen goes on to ask Morena if maybe she can change her mind or find a different way to fix Kakin. However, Morena's goal will not change. Borksen cannot sway Morena's opinion, even though she is likely to sympathize with him.

Borksen's fate will soon be determined this season, as he only has two cards, the R card and the No card. If the R card remains, he can choose any card as his final answer, and if he chooses no, he dies. To Borksen's relief, he is left with the R card, allowing him to choose any card and determine his own fate. Most expected Borksen to come with the X card and nullify the game. However, Borksen shocked everyone, including Morena, by choosing the yes card instead. A yes card means Borksen will now join Morena and Heil-Ly. Borksen's conversation with Morena seems to have convinced him, and he wants to take the plunge himself.

no I will not change my goal. – Morena Prudhoe

Now that he ended the game with a yes and kissed Morena, that means Burksen only has one more condition before applying Contagion, and that is seeing a kill by a Heil-Ly member. Borksen will be a main character and it will be interesting to see what his abilities are.

Hunter x Hunter is available to read through Viz Media. Fans can read this series officially and for free in the Shonen Jump and Manga Plus applications. Hunter x Hunter's next chapter, Hunter x Hunter Chapter 410, is set to release on December 8, 2024..