# WebtoonLib — Hunter x Hunter #249

## Series
- title: Hunter x Hunter
- slug: hunter-x-hunter-21ba13

## Chapter
- number: 249
- release_date: 2025-05-29

### Summary
The Chimera Ant King Meruem, a being of absolute power born to conquer, finds himself utterly captivated by the most fragile of humans. Across the Gungi board, the blind master Komugi meets his genius with her own, so absorbed in their match that she remains oblivious to everything else—even her own perpetually runny nose. As the King's fascination deepens, stirring unfamiliar emotions, his Royal Guard Shaiapouf watches with growing alarm, seeing the girl not as a companion, but as a corrupting influence threatening their sovereign's world-ending purpose.
- summary_source: graph_aggregator
- summary_verification: unverified

### Characters involved
- Shaiapouf — Supporting
- Komugi — Supporting
- Meruem — Supporting

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
The Chimera Ant King Meruem, a being of absolute power born to conquer, finds himself utterly captivated by the most fragile of humans.

### Spoiler summary
The Chimera Ant King Meruem, a being of absolute power born to conquer, finds himself utterly captivated by the most fragile of humans. Across the Gungi board, the blind master Komugi meets his genius with her own, so absorbed in their match that she remains oblivious to everything else—even her own perpetually runny nose. As the King's fascination deepens, stirring unfamiliar emotions, his Royal Guard Shaiapouf watches with growing alarm, seeing the girl not as a companion, but as a corrupting influence threatening their sovereign's world-ending purpose.

## Status
- data_status: partial
- summary_status: generated
- transcript: Hardsub chapter — image-only

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Hunter x Hunter #249](/series/hunter-x-hunter-21ba13/chapter-249)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/hunter-x-hunter-21ba13

## Usage
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