Gourmet Hunter (HxH Fanfic)

Ordinary people constantly lose their life energy. To a Nen User, countless fine lines of Aura would drift upward from an ordinary person's body, eventually dispersing into the air. These lines resemble strands of thread, faint and delicate.

After eating the bear paw, Sasha's Aura lines had thickened considerably.

Law didn't notice this detail. After all, he would not use Gyo to observe an ordinary person for no reason. The person concerned was even less aware of it, and she just felt her body getting warm and comfortable.

After Law finished eating his portion of the bear paw, the Aura in his body was noticeably replenished. After some thought, he decided it was time to move.

"It's time to head out. I'll take you back to Amaromi Village." Law picked up the remaining portion of the bear paw and stood up.

'How to store the bear paws is a difficult problem…'

In fact, the bear paws, which are rich in life energy, can be kept for a period of time without worrying about rotting, so Law actually does not need to worry about this.

The difficulty of obtaining the Spiny Sea Pork's liver is C-level, which is one level lower than bear paw, but the energy value between the two is actually more than one level different.

The difficulty of obtaining it is one thing, and the taste is also important, but we cannot confuse the value of the ingredient itself. This is why the Spiny Sea Pork's liver has only increased Law's average categories by 0.2%, while the bear paw increased Law's average categories by 3%.

The Spiny Sea Pork can at most be regarded as a kind of rare sea beast, while the Hand-Hand Bear is a kind of magical beast. It is not an exaggeration to regard it as a descendant of the creatures on the Dark Continent. Their power and scale were worlds apart.

Hearing that Law decided to set off immediately, Sasha, who had just finished eating her portion, put down her spoon without saying a word, then stood up and prepared to set off at any time.

Though she wasn't particularly perceptive, she wasn't foolish either. She understood that Law was her key to survival for now, so even if she didn't get enough rest, as long as Law said to set off immediately, she would cooperate without hesitation.

Seeing Sasha's cooperative attitude, Law was quite satisfied. If she had tried to use her status to act like a spoiled child and asked to rest for a while longer, Law wouldn't have entertained her.

Before setting off, Law climbed to the top of a tree. Using Red Pudding Mountain and the Amaromi River as reference points, he determined the direction and began their journey.

As the sun rose and set, they inevitably encountered many wild beasts on the way to Amaromi Village. The frequency of these encounters was significantly higher than before, likely because the bear paw Law carried attracted them.

Regardless of how many wild beasts attack, none survived their confrontation with Law.

Law used the white smoke font's identification ability to determine the value of these wild beasts, and found that they were all ranked D or lower. Since eating them hardly increased his abilities, he considered them little more than convenient snacks.

Originally, Law thought that bringing Sasha along would reduce the travel efficiency, but after traveling together, Law found that he had underestimated her.

Especially when he saw Sasha killed the lone wolf from the forest who attacked her from behind with a saber, Law's impression of her changed.

Anyone who dares to enter the Amaromi Forest must be quite capable after all.

Now that he thinks about it, if Sasha didn't have that little bit of skill, she would've been one of the first victims when being chased by the bear, and would not have survived long enough to meet him.

After several days of travel, the two returned safely to the Amaromi Village.

After arriving at the destination, Law prepared to bid Sasha farewell.

"Let me have your contact number." Before leaving, Sasha asked Law for his number.

The mysterious creature at the bottom of the lake had left her deeply shaken. It had made her consider abandoning the goal influenced by her missing father. However, after witnessing Law's power during their return journey in the past few days, her hope was rekindled.

How could she describe the feeling? It was like having someone clear the path ahead, slashing through every obstacle, eliminating every threat before it could take shape.

During the four-day and four-night journey, Law had walked ahead, blocking almost all threats and making the dangers in the Amaromi Forest seem like child's play.

It was this experience and feeling that gave Sasha hope again.

Qualification, strength...

She has none of these now, especially strength, which is laughable in the face of that creature.

However, there was one way around it, as she can hire someone stronger to deal with the problem for her.

Law was precisely such a person. However, she lacked the capital to hire him right now.

However… just because it's not possible now, it doesn't mean it won't be possible in the future.

So she wanted Law's contact information, so when the day came that she had the capital, she could reach out to him.

Hearing Sasha's request, Law hesitated for a moment and did not give her his number. Instead, he asked, "Why?"

He only met Sasha by chance. Though Law didn't mind Sasha's brash and carefree personality, he had no intention of maintaining contact after parting ways.

"I don't want to give up on finding the Golden City." Sasha replied, revealing her reason.

"And what does that have to do with me?" Law asked.

Sasha said seriously: "Of course it's related. You're incredibly strong, and I need you to accompany me. Naturally, I'll pay you a generous reward when I've gathered enough funds to hire you."

"You've seen the terror of the unknown creature beneath the lake, and yet you're still unwilling to let this go?" Law looked at the determination in Sasha's amber eyes.

"This is my lifelong wish." Sasha replied firmly.

This time, Law didn't hesitate, and left Sasha his contact number and bid her farewell.

During their journey, Sasha had provided Law with more detailed information about the Golden City. According to her explanation, she believed the legendary city was intrinsically tied to the lake.

To find the Golden City, one had to fully explore the lake. Sasha was convinced of this, which was why she had been at the lake in the first place.

Of course, this conclusion was purely speculative.

If it weren't for the unknown species that emerged from the lake, Law would have had little interest in the illusory Golden City. But now it is different. In the future, he might really agree to Sasha's invitation.

After parting with Sasha, Law went to the Amaromi Village to exchange some spices before boarding the ship to Marvando.

After boarding the ship, Law turned to glance back at the forest on the shoreline, and after a moment of silent reflection, he turned away.

Six days later, the ship arrived at the small port of Marvando.

Law had put the bear paw in a cloth bag and carried it on his shoulder. After getting the bear paw, he found that even without freezing, the freshness of the bear paw remained unchanged, but he was not sure how long this state could last.

After getting off the ship, Law went straight to Meilin's house.

When he arrived at Meilin's house, as soon as he entered the yard, he saw Meilin and Sanbica sitting at the entrance, weaving fishing nets. It seemed that Meilin had to weave all the fishing nets for the entire fishing village, as she never appeared to take a break.

Sanbica and Meilin were both surprised to see Law coming back.

It had been only about 20 days since he'd left. Factoring in travel time, the actual Hunter Exam had only lasted for about a week, and it shouldn't have ended so quickly, but Law had already came back.

Sanbica was particularly surprised. She had been confident that Law would earn his Hunter License and naturally assumed his return meant the exam was already over.

"This year's Hunter Exam actually ended so quickly." Sanbica remarked as she looked at Law.

Meilin narrowed her eyes. She also felt that Law should be able to get the Hunter License, but it was too fast and unreasonable.

"The Hunter Exam shouldn't be over yet."

Law carried the cloth bag and walked to Sanbica.

"Huh?" Sanbica looked up at Law, and after understanding what he meant, she asked, "You were eliminated?"

"You could say that." Law nodded with a smile.

Sanbica looked incredulous when she heard this, while Meilin looked surprised.

"Was this year's exam particularly difficult?" Sanbica asked.

Law touched his chin and said seriously: "It's not that difficult. The first test is climbing a mountain, which is quite easy. The second test is like a sumo match. I'm not sure about the tests after that because I quit at the second test."

Sanbica was stunned when she heard this, 'Law lost in a sumo match? Oh right, where's Buhara? Did he lose to Buhara?'

"You voluntarily gave up?" Meilin asked, picking up on the keyword 'quit'.

"More or less." Law confirmed with a nod.