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He hopes that by becoming completely "silent" to Nen, he can sense the vibrations of the tops more clearly. It works—for a moment. He dances through the whirlwind of steel, dodging with superhuman reflexes. But Gido isn't just a gimmick fighter; he strikes with a heavy blow that sends Gon crashing into the tiles [2, 3].
The match ends in a loss for Gon, leaving him with several broken bones and a three-month ban from fighting by a furious Wing. Despite the pain, Gon is smiling in his infirmary bed. He didn't win the match, but he finally touched the true, terrifying nature of [4, 6]. Watch Hunter X Hunter - 031
Gon finds himself completely outmatched. He hasn't mastered Ten or Zetsu enough to defend against the Nen-enhanced strikes. Each top hits like a sledgehammer. Driven into a corner, Gon makes a reckless, "Gon-like" decision: he turns off his own burgeoning aura to enter a state of total [1, 5]. He hopes that by becoming completely "silent" to