Hunter x Hunter Episode 120: Fake x and x Real
Morel decides to make the first move and unwillingly frees Pouf from his restrain. Upon realizing that Shoot is missing, unaware that he was taken by Knov to be treated, Knuckle confronts Youpi, assisted by Morel, whose options are drastically reduced upon having his pipe stolen by Pouf, who after realizing that the king is nowhere to be found, decides to rejoin Pitou, who is still working to stabilize Komugi under Gon's vigilant eyes.
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Knuckle goes back to where he last saw Shoot, but Shoot is gone, leaving him angry and confused. While that is happening, Morel finally attacks Pouf’s cocoon, only to learn that Pouf has already escaped his Smoke Jail and had been waiting for Morel to stay in place long enough for the plan to work.
Pouf reveals that he has already seen through Morel’s setup and uses his Nen ability, **Beelzebub**, to split himself into many tiny copies that swarm around Morel. Morel counters with **Deep Purple**, creating a large number of smoke puppets, but Pouf’s copies keep reforming when destroyed, making him seem impossible to pin down. In the middle of the chaos, one of Pouf’s real bodies slips behind Morel and steals his pipe, leaving Morel unable to keep producing smoke puppets.
Just as Morel is put on the defensive, Youpi arrives and asks whether Morel is an esper. Morel tries to fight back with what smoke puppets he has left, and he even makes some of them look like Knuckle to confuse Youpi. Knuckle then shows up and joins the fight, helping Morel against Youpi.
Meanwhile, Pitou continues using **Doctor Blythe** to treat Komugi, with Gon's tense watch continuing in the background. Pouf, realizing the king is not where he expected, leaves the area and heads back toward Pitou and Komugi.
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