Gon Freecss
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To me that was indicative of the threat Gon "could" be to Meruem rather than the state he was at at that point in time. There's no way Gon could have beat Pitou in his pre Gon-san state. She was just showing caution because of Gon's potential rather than how strong he was at that point in time, in addition to having to protect Komugi from him because she knew he would kill Komugi had she not listened to him.
She said she could not let his fangs reach the King. The use of the word Fang I would interpret that as his strength. Don't forget this is coming from the strongest RG, while Youpi snubbed Kanmuru Killua and said he didn't even have 1/10 of his offensive power. Killua's Kanmurudoesn't last that long as well, and he doesn't pack that much of a punch. I say Gon wins but I get where you're coming from.