This is a short chapter. I have some plans for the next few chapters which involve more action!

Kiri watched Buhara gobble up all the cooked rats without even pausing for a breath, even the ones that looked burnt or undercooked.

Someone must be hungry, she said to Killua.

"He reminds me of Milluki, that way he eats," replied Killua. "Not something I want to be reminded of."

"Well, I guess that was okay," said a satisfied Buhara, rubbing his stomach. "Seventy applicants have passed!"

"How did he do that?" whispered Gon to his fellow friends. "The mountain of bones behind him is even bigger than him! If we took him to a eating competition he could win so much!"

"He mustn't be a human, he should've reached his full capacity 40 rats ago," said Kurapika. "There must be some kind of trick…"

"I think you guys are reading too much into it," said Leorio, uninterested.

"I thought you're supposed to be the doctor."

"I've come to the conclusion a while ago, that Hunters and humans are two different species."

Still on the sofa, Menchi could be seen shaking her head. "Buhara, you didn't judge their quality at all," tutted the second gourmet hunter. "At least you've narrowed it down a little."

She hopped off from her seat and began walking towards contestants. "Right, this time it's my challenge. I want you to make sushi."

People began murmuring between themselves again.

"Sushi? What's that," said Killua.

I've heard of it, said Kiri. Remember that time when I was following these two people from yorkshin for 3 months? It took ages before they said where their boss was, but during that time, all they ever talked about was this delicious object called shisu.

"Uh...Kiri, I hate to burst your bubble but this is called sushi."

They said it was a prism shape, continued Kiri, ignoring her brother, and inside was filled with indescribable beauties.
"I have a feeling they were talking about something else, but okay," he replied. They looked over to Gon, Kurapika and Leorio, who seemed to be in a heated discussion about what it was.

"I think it's some kind of cooked animal! It kinda sounds like sheep, su-sheep!" said Gon.

"I think you'll find it's sushi, Gon," replied Kurapika. "She has given us rice, and that ninja seems to think it's to do with fish.."

"What the heck, we should just follow that ninja!" said Leorio.

After 1 hour of fighting and arguing they decided to make by themselves what they thought was sushi.

Leorio, who had been tailing the ninja, presented a bowl of rice with slab of cooked fish on top. Menchi threw the plate at his face.

Gon went with his idea, managed to find a wild goat and roasted it beautifully. Menchi spun the goat by its legs, and threw it far far away.

Kurapika cooked up an oblong shaped rice with fish hidden inside. Menchi said "well done for trying," and threw the plate like a frisbee.

Killua went with Kiri's idea, and needless to say, that didn't turn out right either.

"I'm so tired of this! No one can deliver what I'm asking for so I fail all of you!"

Frustrated cries and shouts began from all of the contestants.

Just when everyone was about to launch a mass revolt and Menchi was getting angrier and angrier by the second, an airship descended and an old man stepped out.

"It's the hunter association," said Kurapika.

"C-Chairman Netero.." stuttered Menchi. " What brings you here?"

"Hello Menchi," said Netero. All his hair from his head seem to have gone into growing his long white beard and moustache and bushy eyebrows. His earlobes were pierced and long, as though some heavy jewellery has been having from them for years. Even with his wooden clogs which were a few inches high, he remained shorter than Menchi. He seemed like a typical old man, yet Kiri could feel he wasn't a typical old man. "You seem to have caused some fuss here. As I heard earlier, you have decided to fail all of this year's applicants, no?"

"Yes…But that was because no one has presented me with what I have requested. I understand that I have high expectations as a gourmet hunter and this could be a disadvantage to them. If Chairman Netero believes the same, then I will resign from my post."

"Well, instead of that I have thought of a better idea," said Netero. "Continue the exam, but just change the conditions. That way you can still be the examiner and the examinees stand a better chance."

With that, another test was arranged which involved hunting for eggs. Although some found this phase harder, for Gon and his crew, it was a piece of cake.

Afterwards, applicants remaining: 42.