Ikalgo and Palm send Welfin back with a message to the king asking for a hostage exchange. On the way, Welfin meets Youpi and decides to fight him. Meanwhile, Meruem's memories return little by little and while Pouf gets desperate upon finding a dead Youpi, Palm and Ikalgo hide Komugi in a safe place as part of their plan to stall the chimera ants as long as possible because according to Palm, the king has not much time left to live.