Hunter x Hunter Chapter 417 spoilers reveal the full scale of Benjamin’s plan for the Succession Contest. With only hours left before TSK-17 kills him, the First Prince begins infecting more rivals and looks beyond his own survival.
His Guardian Spirit Beast gives him a way to protect Kakin even after his death. Meanwhile, Benjamin remains convinced that he successfully killed Tserriednich, despite Parallel Future making that conclusion extremely questionable.
Hunter x Hunter Chapter 417 Quick Status
- Spoiler status: Full fan translation available
- Official U.S. release: Sunday, August 9, 2026
- Japan release: Monday, August 10, 2026
- Chapter title: Not officially confirmed
- Previous chapter: Chapter 416, “Proclamation”
- Where to read: VIZ and MANGA Plus
- August 16: Weekly Shonen Jump magazine break
- Expected Chapter 418 release: Sunday, August 23
Hunter x Hunter Chapter 417 Full Spoilers
Chapter 417 stays almost entirely with Benjamin as he pushes Special Martial Law toward its endgame.
After shooting Tserriednich, Benjamin refuses to take any chances. He stomps on the Fourth Prince’s head and destroys it before leaving the room.
From Benjamin’s perspective, Tserriednich is dead.
However, Salkov immediately begins questioning what he witnessed.
Tserriednich activated Parallel Future before Benjamin attacked. Therefore, the gruesome corpse could still be part of the future everyone else continues to perceive while the real Tserriednich acts outside it.
Salkov thinks of Theta’s Nen-related scar as one possible way to determine whether the events around him are real.
For now, Benjamin has no such doubts. He considers Tserriednich eliminated and moves on.
Benjamin Takes Control of the Justice System
Benjamin orders Salkov and Danjin detained at the Central Justice Bureau.
Next, he moves his military headquarters toward the Ministry of Justice. His goal is to control the seventh floor and the court system before anyone can organize meaningful resistance.
Special Martial Law gives him military power, but Benjamin also wants legal authority.
That becomes especially important because several princes escaped before the declaration.
Third Prince Zhang Lei and Seventh Prince Luzurus are both missing. Benjamin learns that a Hunter attacked Kanjidol while helping Luzurus escape.
Rather than chase the Hunter immediately, Benjamin sees leverage.
He plans to use the incident to pressure the Hunter Association. Once the military controls the Ministry of Justice, Benjamin can seek an arrest warrant and potentially negotiate for the Association’s help finding the missing princes.
Benjamin Targets Zhang Lei and the Mafia
Zhang Lei presents another problem.
Coventoba reports that Zhang Lei’s Guardian Spirit Beast influenced him through one of its mysterious coins. The effect eventually compelled Coventoba to confess information.
Benjamin does not fear the coin.
Instead, he orders his soldiers to continue carrying it while the military hunts Zhang Lei from the upper tiers downward.
He also targets the Xi-Yu and Cha-R mafia organizations.
Benjamin believes Onior helped Zhang Lei escape to the lower levels. Therefore, he wants the mafia bosses arrested on suspicion of treason and sedition.
Their only useful bargaining chip will be Zhang Lei’s location.
Special Martial Law is no longer limited to the royal family. Benjamin is starting to pull the mafia and potentially the Hunter Association into his operation.
Benjamin Reveals His Remaining Time
Benjamin openly shows his soldiers the threats affecting his body.
Camilla’s Have-Not guards have placed a curse on him. In addition, TSK-17 has infected him and will kill him in roughly half a day.
Benjamin also considers the possibility that Beyond Netero’s curse on Furykov may ultimately target him.
Instead of showing fear, Benjamin treats the situation as another battle.
His soldiers respond with the same military mentality. Death is simply another part of their duty.
That attitude explains why Benjamin is willing to sacrifice himself if doing so guarantees Kakin’s future.
Benjamin Infects Tubeppa and Tyson
Benjamin uses another vial of TSK-17 inside Room 1001.
Fifth Prince Tubeppa and Eighth Prince Tyson both become infected.
Neither appears to realize what Benjamin has done.
The virus should kill them around the same time as Camilla, who Benjamin infected earlier.
Unlike his feelings toward Tserriednich, Benjamin does not personally hate Tubeppa or Tyson. He even respects parts of their character.
However, he does not consider either one suitable to rule Kakin.
That judgment is enough.
Benjamin intends to remove them from the Succession Contest while making their deaths part of what he sees as a larger sacrifice for the country.
Benjamin Has a Different Plan for Fugetsu
Fugetsu receives slightly more sympathy.
Benjamin believes her mental and physical decline after Kacho’s death is genuine. He concludes that evil spirits gathered around her because of her despair.
In his mind, Fugetsu has already suffered enough.
However, that does not mean he intends to spare her.
Benjamin still expects Fugetsu to die. He simply wants her death to be painless rather than another prolonged punishment aboard the Black Whale.
The distinction says a lot about how Benjamin views the contest. Compassion can change how someone dies, but it rarely changes whether he believes they must die.
Benjamin Figures Out Oito’s Switch
Benjamin also believes he understands Queen Oito’s deception involving Woble.
He suspects Oito participated in a switch involving children before boarding the Black Whale. Benjamin even acknowledges the desperation that could push a mother toward such a plan.
His response depends on where the real Woble is.
If investigators prove that Woble is outside the Black Whale and therefore removed from the Succession Contest, Benjamin is willing to accept exile as punishment.
However, everything changes if the real Woble remains aboard the ship.
Benjamin would interpret that as an attempt to secretly preserve Woble’s claim to the throne.
In that scenario, he intends to kill everyone involved, including the mothers, children, and their families.
Benjamin Plans to Trigger Kakin’s Emergency Law
Chapter 417 finally explains what Benjamin wants to accomplish before TSK-17 kills him.
Kakin has an emergency law for a crisis in which the royal heirs die or face inevitable death.
Benjamin plans to create exactly that situation.
Before his own death, he wants to kill or infect every remaining prince. If the entire generation of successors faces unavoidable death, the emergency law would allow King Nasubi to designate new heirs.
Benjamin expects his own child to become the next successor.
That means Benjamin no longer needs to personally survive the Succession Contest.
He only needs to remove everyone ahead of his bloodline.
Benjamin’s Guardian Spirit Beast Ability Explained
The chapter then reveals the ability of Benjamin’s Guardian Spirit Beast.
The fan translation calls the ability Bohemian Rhapsody.
After Benjamin dies, the Guardian Spirit Beast merges with his Nen. It then chooses one of Benjamin’s blood relatives and becomes that person’s Guardian Spirit Beast.
In other words, Benjamin’s death does not necessarily remove his Nen from the succession struggle.
His power can continue through another member of his family.
The translated explanation also indicates that Benjamin and the beast have a method for choosing future hosts. Their selection authority alternates as each host dies.
Therefore, the ability could potentially continue across multiple generations.
Benjamin sees this as his path to protecting Kakin forever.
Why Benjamin Is Willing to Die
Benjamin believes death may actually improve his position.
If Beyond’s curse targets him, dying before that curse activates could prevent it from interfering with his Guardian Spirit Beast.
His death would also allow Bohemian Rhapsody to begin transferring through his bloodline.
That changes the entire meaning of his current attack.
Benjamin is not desperately trying to save himself.
He is trying to arrange the board correctly before he dies.
Once every rival prince faces death and his child becomes the next heir, Benjamin believes his Guardian Spirit Beast can continue protecting that line long after his physical body disappears.
Benjamin Suspects His Mother Betrayed Him
The final part of Benjamin’s plan turns toward his own mother.
He concludes that she manipulated Furykov’s loyalty and helped create the circumstances that pushed Benjamin toward Special Martial Law.
From Benjamin’s perspective, she expected him to respond exactly as he has.
His devotion to Kakin would force him to sacrifice himself if he believed the country required it.
Benjamin therefore suspects that his mother wants a younger brother to inherit the throne instead.
He believes her plan also works alongside Beyond’s curse, allowing her to support a prince she can control more easily.
Benjamin refuses to let that stand.
Before his death, he intends to confront his mother and force her into a brutal choice involving her own survival and the younger prince she favors.
Is Tserriednich Really Dead?
Almost certainly not, although Chapter 417 allows Benjamin to believe otherwise.
Tserriednich activated Parallel Future before the attack.
The ability lets everyone around him continue perceiving the future he originally observed while Tserriednich moves differently in reality.
Chapter 417 makes that ability even more frightening.
Benjamin does not merely see Tserriednich die. He physically interacts with the apparent corpse and crushes its head.
Yet Salkov still doubts the death.
If Parallel Future can maintain convincing physical events while Tserriednich remains in Zetsu, the ability is far more difficult to expose than a simple visual illusion.
Chapter 418 should clarify where the real Tserriednich went and how long he can maintain the false sequence.
What Chapter 417 Changes About the Succession Contest
Benjamin has stopped playing for his own survival.
Instead, he wants to destroy the current field of successors, trigger Kakin’s emergency law, place his child in line for the throne, and use his Guardian Spirit Beast to preserve his influence after death.
That creates several urgent threats.
Tubeppa may need to discover an antidote to TSK-17. Camilla is already searching for medical help. Zhang Lei and Luzurus remain fugitives. Fugetsu is still in danger, while Oito and Woble now face Benjamin’s investigation.
Meanwhile, Tserriednich may be the one prince Benjamin has completely misread.
Benjamin believes he has eliminated his most dangerous brother.
If Tserriednich is already moving freely while the military considers him dead, that mistake could dismantle Benjamin’s entire plan.
Hunter x Hunter Chapter 417 Release Date
Hunter x Hunter Chapter 417 officially releases on Sunday, August 9, 2026, for readers in the United States.
VIZ currently lists Chapter 416 as the newest chapter and confirms another chapter is arriving in two days.
The expected release times are:
- Pacific Time: 8:00 AM
- Mountain Time: 9:00 AM
- Central Time: 10:00 AM
- Eastern Time: 11:00 AM
- British Summer Time: 4:00 PM
- Central European Summer Time: 5:00 PM
- Japan Standard Time: Monday at 12:00 AM
Is Hunter x Hunter on Break After Chapter 417?
Yes. Weekly Shonen Jump Issue 37-38 is a combined issue, creating a magazine-wide break after Chapter 417.
There should be no new Hunter x Hunter chapter on Sunday, August 16.
Chapter 418 is expected to return on Sunday, August 23, assuming the serialization schedule continues without another interruption.
This is a Weekly Shonen Jump holiday break rather than a newly announced Hunter x Hunter hiatus.
Where to Read Hunter x Hunter Chapter 417
Hunter x Hunter Chapter 417 will be available officially through VIZ Shonen Jump and MANGA Plus.
Both platforms will publish the official English translation when the chapter releases. The official version should clarify Benjamin’s Guardian Spirit Beast ability, Tserriednich’s condition, and the exact wording used for the chapter’s Nen abilities.
This article will be updated once the complete translated summary becomes available.
