"Should I change the question? But whole roast pig really is what I want to eat most…" Buhara thought, deeply torn.
The examinees, who had been quietly listening to the two examiners talk, saw that Buhara didn't immediately deny it and instead looked conflicted. At once, they realized that the guy who could fly and make his fingers glow might actually be right!
"T-the question… is whole roast pig."
Between preserving his dignity as an Examiner and getting to eat his favorite food, Buhara ultimately chose the latter.
Very Buhara. Very Gourmet Hunter.
An uproar broke out.
The moment they heard Buhara give the exact same answer Roy had predicted, the examinees exploded.
They all stared at Roy in shock. This guy was incredible!
"So it really is whole roast pig! That's amazing, Roy!" Killua said in astonishment.
As for Gon, there was no need to mention him. He was already completely Roy's little fanboy.
Beside them, Leorio's confidence instantly shot up when he saw that Roy had gotten everything right.
Kurapika, meanwhile, clenched his fist tighter. He yearned even more for the power of such a mysterious Nen Ability.
He had already decided that the moment the exam ended, he would throw himself straight into developing his own ability.
Menchi, who had been watching the whole time from the side, was also clicking her tongue in wonder.
"Wait, one whole roast pig each?" Hanzo suddenly reacted. He felt there might be a problem with that question. The image of every examinee turning in one whole roast pig was almost too much to imagine.
"With that fat examiner's build, he might be able to eat a lot. But if it's whole roast pig, and there are over a hundred people here… that's hard to say," Kurapika analyzed.
"But Roy already said it, didn't he? That fat examiner has an enormous appetite and must be able to eat a ton. Right, Roy?" Leorio asked, full of confidence.
"Yeah. That is, if we're talking about normal whole roast pigs."
"What do you mean?"
"If it were normal-sized pigs, then with Mr. Buhara's appetite, eating more than a hundred of them would indeed be easy. But since these pigs live in the Milsy Wetlands, of course they're not ordinary pigs."
"...Then what are they?" Leorio suddenly had a very bad feeling.
"In the Milsy Wetlands, there's only one kind of pig: the Great Stamp, which is said to be the most ferocious pig in the world. They're highly destructive, carnivorous, and weigh around one ton on average, sometimes even more."
"One ton?!"
"Doesn't that mean that even if this examiner can eat a lot, there's no way he can eat that many???"
"What kind of joke is this?!"
The examinees were getting anxious, and even Buhara shot Roy an unexpected glance. To even know the details of the Great Stamp, this examinee really was interesting.
"One ton? Just how big is that? How many could he even eat?" Leorio felt that was pushing it.
"Like this big." Roy casually tossed out a Capsule, and the corpse of the Great Stamp leader stored inside appeared in front of everyone.
With a loud bang, the sound of the massive corpse hitting the ground struck every person present right in the heart.
"When I was in the Milsy Wetlands earlier, I was bored, so I casually killed a few beasts. This Great Stamp was one of them."
"I-it's that big?" Leorio stammered. "And it feels really strong, too."
The Great Stamp leader that lay on the ground had lived in the deepest depths of the wetlands. Its body was at least five or six times larger than an ordinary Great Stamp.
Even in death, it still gave off some lingering pressure from when it was alive, enough to make people instinctively fear it.
"This should be the corpse of a Great Stamp leader. Normal Great Stamps are much smaller than this, so you don't need to worry."
Menchi stepped in to explain, while giving Roy a deep look.
After all, the Great Stamp leader lived in the innermost center of the Milsy Wetlands. Even ordinary licensed Hunters wouldn't dare set foot there. Yet this examinee had actually hunted one down—and, from the look of it, had barely suffered any injuries at all?!
At that moment, Buhara's eyes were sparkling, and drool ran freely from the corners of his mouth. He had been coveting this leader for a long time, but because he feared the dangers hidden in the deepest part of the wetlands, he had never dared to act.
And yet this examinee had casually tossed the corpse out of thin air. He was definitely a Nen user. But judging from the glowing finger Roy had shown earlier, he probably had other abilities too.
And if what Roy said was true, then he had hunted this Great Stamp during the time spent on the first phase of the exam. To go in and out of the deepest part of the wetlands in such a short amount of time—and he had even said he killed several beasts while he was at it. Those beasts were probably leader-class creatures too.
That meant this man was strong.
At the very least, stronger than Menchi and Buhara.
Menchi took a deep breath and reached her conclusion.
Hisoka stood quietly to the side. Even though the Great Stamp was already dead, its corpse still radiated a faint but terrifying pressure. The Great Stamp was known as the most ferocious pig in the world—how could such a creature have really been hunted so easily by a few examinees in the original story? The ones that had been caught were merely the weakest members discarded by the herd.
Hisoka licked his lips. His eyes, when he looked at Roy, were now filled with delight and desire.
"I thought he was only a slightly ripe green apple, but who knew he'd actually be this red and tempting? It makes me unable to resist… I can only apologize to Illumi~"
Illumi was also thinking to himself nearby.
"This person really is strong. It looks like asking Father and the others to kill him isn't realistic for now. Mm… forget it. This deal is way too unprofitable. Maybe I should just stick another two needles into Killua's head later?"
(End of Chapter)
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