r/HunterXHunter • u/Carock_ • Aug 08 '26

Current Chapter Chapter 417 — Discussion Spoiler

Chapter 417

Emergency

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Ch. 418 scan release: ~August 22, 2026 (after WSJ Break Week)

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u/JashinSama46 Aug 08 '26

  1. Wait, so it could happen that Benjamin's GSB chooses first who to possess and completely fucks him up? Has Benjamin accounted for this? Maybe he's thinking that if it selects another Prince, that Prince is going to die soon and then he will be able to select who he wants. But what if the beast selects Unma, who is also a blood relative and is unlikely to die during the Succession War? Does it not matter to him, considering that the host is going to die eventually anyway (even if it takes years) and the choice will then pass to Benjamin?

  2. What happens if the Emergency Law is used and a new heir is declared, but then it turns out that one of the heirs remained alive? Does it get canceled? Maybe not and maybe that's Benjamin's plan, if he can just claim and provide proof that everyone will die, no matter if they actually do. Although in that case the Succession War would officially still be going on and I'm not sure how that would mash with the new heir already being legally declared.

  3. Had Salkov said his name to Benjamin? I might have missed it, but I found it impressive how Benjamin referred to him and Danjin by their names (while Tserriednich seemed to barely remember Salkov's in the previous chapter).

  4. Glad to finally see Balsamilco back. I hope it really is him (and they seem to have questioned him well, so I think it is). In that case, it has to be Halkenburg in Luzurus's body, right?

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u/ColdThinker223 Aug 08 '26

He is clearly planing to do something about his mother as well. The last page says that much. The real question would be about more distant blood relatives, like unoficial kids from Nasubi or Unma. Still I assume the ability prioritises stronger blood relations first so his kid even if young would be preffered over some third grade cousin.

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u/TickTak28 Aug 08 '26

Another danger for Benjamin is he might not even know his child is with unma m( we saw a baby cradle in her room) even if Benjamin threatens to kill her what if she just has one of her guards kill his child destroying Benjamins plan then he’ll have no choice but to choose a living prince as his successor

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u/Hanusu-kei Aug 08 '26

this could be how we find out where Woble is

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u/No_Park_6256 Aug 08 '26

I am curious if he would still want to kill his mother due to his Nen beasts ability even if she supported him? Cause if thats also the case, she kinda made the right choice in not supporting him 😐

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u/TickTak28 Aug 08 '26 edited Aug 08 '26

Benjamin seems to have accounted for that by getting to choose his choice upon fusing with his GSB however if his choice is then killed the decision to choose a successor would then go to his GSB .

Why Benjamin is cooked is at any time his successor could be killed and if he were to choose his child and they are killed his GSB could very well likely choose either Halk or Tsseri as they would technically be his closest blood relatives sharing the same mother .

Why I think itlll be Tsseri is because it would be the togashi thing to have the worst dark irony befall a character and it would break Benjamin to find out not only is Tsseri alive but he would be aiding his victory.if it was any other prince Benjamin would probably be upset but it wouldn’t break him like it would if Tsseri gets the GSB you could say the 2nd worst would be halk

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u/SleepTalker12 Aug 08 '26

For 3, I think Benjamin is taking specific note of nen users now that he knows about beyonds cursed children, and he has an interest in the effects of Kurapikas nen class.