5 Ch5 Pork X Fried X Rice

It's been over 30 minutes since Akira started cooking. He has also been focusing on it after cooking the rice and his friends just observe him not disturbing their friends.

Menchi has been looking at Akira since he arrived with Three-head chicken. She even thought Akira was a professional chef, although he was still around the edges, The way he smiled happily while cooking is enough to prove that he enjoy cooking.

Akira looks at his dish with satisfaction. It smelled delicious and almost every applicant was looking at his way. Leorio who is nearby is already drooling looking at the dish on the table.

He then placed the dish on the table in front of two examiners. He recalls the procedure of cooking it checking if he forgot something.

And just like Akira, Menchi also recalled how he produced the dishes.

He placed a large skillet over medium heat and heated 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil. He adds eggs and lets them sit for a few seconds before lightly scrambling and folding the egg mixture over itself. He then removed it from the skillet and set it aside for a moment.

In the same skillet, with the heat the remaining oil then add onion and carrot. He stirs occasionally until the vegetables are tender. Add the improvised ground pork to the skillet and season with salt and pepper, cook until the pork is no longer pink and is starting to caramelize. Stir in ginger, garlic, and peas and cook until fragrant.

He also added the cooked rice and then stirred in soy sauce, hoisin, scallions, and sesame oil. Toss to combine and fold in scrambled eggs.

Menchi then takes the spoon to her mouth before chewing it slowly. She also closed her eyes savoring every taste it had.

Buhara on the other hand is already finished eating the dish. He look at Akira before making thumbs up "You passed." Buhara then looks at Menchi.

Akira nervously looked at Menchi waiting for her evaluation. Although he looks satisfied with his dish, A single-star gourmet hunter is what we are talking about. ' I bet she ate a lot of food around the world now.'

Menchi gradually opened her eyes before looking at Akira. She then lifted the sign of O, indicating he passed the exam.

" Although it wasn't much to my standard, it was enough to pass this test," Menchi said.

Buhari looked at Menchi with a squinted eye. ' Menchi wasn't the type to say something like that, It looks like she likes the dish that guy served. Well, I also like it though.'

" Yes!." Akira looked at Menchi before nodding and looking at his friend. He also walked back with a delighted face.

"Congratulations Akira!." The group congratulated Akira with a group hug. Although Killua just got caught and forced by Leorio and Gon.

" Thank you... Let's all eat too." Akira being grateful to his friends made enough for the five of them.

"It's delicious! Thank you, Akira." Gon said as he looked at Akira who was also eating.

" Thanks, Akira," Killua said as he ate the food.

" You bet, I didn't expect you to be this good cook. Are you a professional chef?" Leorio asked as he munched the fried rice on his plate.

" Since he knows a lot about Menchi, it wouldn't doubt if he's a professional chef." Kurapika then drank water and gave Leorio a tissue.

Akira looks embarrassed despite being used to praise after he won a medal in the national tournament in

' So, praise coming from a friend is different, huh.'

The other applicants looked at the five eating with envy they also wanted to taste it since the smell attracted them and they were all curious about what tastes it had for it to pass the picky Menchi taste.

" Wait... aren't he was only the one who passed?." One applicant suddenly said.

All the applicant's complaints erupted, questioning what would happen to all of them who didn't pass her test except Akira.

" Do I fail like this?!." Todo asked frustrated with the outcome. Todo wasn't injured from the slap earlier just some bruised.

" Although I'm more than happy to fail all of you, it wasn't possible." It was Menchi who spoke and stood up walking with a phone in her hand.

Then at this moment, an Airship is flying in their direction. It was the Airship with a symbol of the Hunter Association.

Also, something fell from the Airship. Akira also looked up but because the fall was fast he couldn't see anything except a dark dot.

It fell on the ground making a smoke of dust in the process.

As the dust slowly dispersed, they saw a small crater, and in the middle of it stood an old man with top-knot hair and a long beard.

"W-who's that Old-timer?."

" Is it someone from the selection committee?."

".The Chairman of Selection Committee. He's also in charge of Hunter Exam, Chairman Netero." Menchi introduced Netero as she walked in front of him.

Akira stared at Netero with awe since he was one of the old characters that got the title of strongest like Whitebeard, Yamamoto, and Netero The Big Three.

' Netero! One of the Strongest Nen Users and A character you couldn't hate despite being.'

"A pervert geezer." Akira suddenly said out loud earning him a lot of attention came from the participants.

Akira who didn't notice that he said it out loud looked oblivious until Killua nudged him.

Akira then noticed that people looking at him with widened eyes. He scratches his cheek before asking.

" Did I say it out loud? I'm sorry. I didn't say it out loud on purpose. I swear!."

The participants look more dumbfounded at how he shamelessly admitted his wrongdoing and what is worse in the wrong way.

" Hohoho~." Netero looks at Akira with interest.

Seeing that Netero didn't mind the sarcastic remarks, Leorio sighed in relief, and even Kurapika got nervous about being disqualified.

Menchi on the other hand looks at Akira with a strange look. Before ignoring the man who makes her day good enough to handle more work." As you said Chairman on the phone, I'll give them a chance and even give them a demonstration. Chairman, Can you take us in Mt. Split-in-half in your airship?."

" Mt. Split-in-half?, I see what you're doing. Sure." Netoro said as he contacted his secretary.

The Hunter Association Airship slowly lands on the nearby forest where have a space enough for the airship to land. All the applicant's complaints died down and made all of their faces look more determined seeing how Menchi almost failed them without much thought.

Netero is walking in the front before glancing at the applicants in the back with a smile.

Akira who is now gawking at the Airship looks pretty excited seeing an Airship for the first time and being able to ride one makes him think that living another day is the best.

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