# WebtoonLib — Hunter x Hunter #252

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

## Chapter
- number: 252
- release_date: 2025-05-29

### Summary
While King Meruem's burgeoning humanity is tested by the blind Gungi master Komugi, much to the horror of his royal guard Shaiapouf, the Hunter's infiltration plan enters a perilous new stage. Knov's volatile apprentice, Palm Siberia, takes center stage, undergoing a startling transformation for a critical undercover mission to get closer to the palace. Her success or failure now hangs as a crucial lynchpin for the entire extermination effort.
- summary_source: graph_aggregator
- summary_verification: unverified

### Characters involved
- Knov — Supporting
- Shaiapouf — Supporting
- Komugi — Supporting
- Meruem — Supporting
- Palm Siberia — Supporting

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
While King Meruem's burgeoning humanity is tested by the blind Gungi master Komugi, much to the horror of his royal guard Shaiapouf, the Hunter's infiltration plan enters a perilous new stage.

### Spoiler summary
While King Meruem's burgeoning humanity is tested by the blind Gungi master Komugi, much to the horror of his royal guard Shaiapouf, the Hunter's infiltration plan enters a perilous new stage. Knov's volatile apprentice, Palm Siberia, takes center stage, undergoing a startling transformation for a critical undercover mission to get closer to the palace. Her success or failure now hangs as a crucial lynchpin for the entire extermination effort.

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

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Hunter x Hunter #252](/series/hunter-x-hunter-21ba13/chapter-252)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/hunter-x-hunter-21ba13

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