Hunters are a special breed, dedicated to tracking down treasures, magical beasts, and even other people. But such pursuits require a license, and less than one in a hundred thousand can pass the grueling qualification exam. Those who do pass gain access to restricted areas, amazing stores of information, and the right to call themselves Hunters.

All survivors gather for the final showdown between the Hunters and the Chimera Ants. But nothing is simple anymore. Loyalties on both sides are tested as humans prove themselves as ruthless as the Ants themselves. And as the Ant King's memory returns, he finds himself unable to stop thinking about one insignificant human, the blind Gungi player Komugi...