The best place to start is to work out how many Pepper Mites Coco caught. He caught twice as much as somebody else, so the number has to be double one of the other numbers on the list, thus it can only be eight or ten. We know from clue 1 that Zebra caught ten of his target ingredient, so Coco must have caught eight. We know from clue 4 that there were eight of the ingredients that would be ground to powder and used as seasoning, so that must be the preparation method for the Pepper Mites.
As Coco caught eight ingredients, Toriko, who according to clue 6 caught half as many as him, must have caught four. We know from clue 6 that there were four Tantrum Oryx on the menu, so these must have been Toriko's prey, and clue 4 tells us that they would be prepared by roasting over an open fire.
Komatsu caught more of his ingredient than Sunny did, but fewer than Coco. As the only numbers left without a name matched to them are five and seven, Komatsu must have gathered seven Sinewy Clovers. It was a plant that was eaten raw (clue 4), and we know that this can't be the pears as they were poached (clue 3), so it must be the clovers.
Zebra caught ten of a non-plant creature. As only the pears and the buzzards remain in the list, it must have been the Low Cloud Buzzards, and the only cooking method remaining (given that the pears are to be poached) is to fry them.
Thus it was Sunny that gathered five Bombshell Pears, which Komatsu poached.
To sum up, the Kings and their favourite chef enjoyed a successful day in the Green Hollow, and settled down to a meal starting with ten fried Low Cloud Buzzards, caught by Zebra, flavoured with Pepper Mites, caught by Coco. The main course was four roasted Tantrum Oryx, caught by Toriko, served with a raw salad of seven Sinewy Clover, caught by Komatsu. Desert was five poached Bombshell Pears, caught by Sunny.
They all enjoyed their meal very much and it was a peaceful and happy evening, when all the world seemed calm and contented.
Until the monster turned up.
The end!
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Thank you to anyone who had a go at this, I know these puzzles can seem a little daunting at first glance, but they take a little practice and often turn out to be fairly straightforward. Don't feel disheartened if you tried but couldn't quite crack it. Let me know if you're interested and I'll try and write another one.
If you had a go and got the answers right, congratulations! You win ... a pine cone! Your prize is waiting for you in your local park. Please go there and collect it at your leisure.
And for the people who posted the answer in comments, I'm sorry I was a bit sharp in asking you to remove the comments, but I didn't want the answers given away too soon. Thank you for taking the comments down. You both got them absolutely correct, by the way, so good work.
