Chapter Sixteen

　　Due to dishonesty and opportunism, carrot potatoes were punished by heaven, and their lives were cut to 1.　

　　(after a while)

　　You get up from the ground, then took out a whole roasted pig from your backpack, and ate the whole pig without saying a word.

　　...

　　Candidates stomped past you holding roasted whole pigs, and Buhara ate one roasted whole pig after another and kept giving "passed" evaluations.

　　"We all passed the test! Carrot Potato, I heard that you are the first to pass the test? That's amazing! How did you do it?"

　　"...by chance." You said with a straight face.

　　"??" Gon looked puzzled.

　　"..."

　　You don't want to express any opinions at this moment. Even if it is to complain about the system.

　　The results of the second round of tests came out soon. After the examiner Buhara announced that a total of 75 people had passed, Menchi gave her test question: sushi.

　　No one in this world has ever heard of such a thing. The examinees were all scratching their heads, thinking hard about what "sushi" is. There was only a bald ninja who looked like he came from Japan, covering his mouth and snickering. But he was so obvious that other people realized that he must know something, and they all stared at his every move annoyed.

　　"Never heard of that thing... what the hell is 'sushi'?"

　　Leorio looked at the rice on the cooking table, and Kurapika held his chin thoughtfully, thought for a while and said, "I remember spending time in literature, it's a traditional delicacy of an oriental country ...it seems to need Fresh fish mixed with condiments..."

　　"Fish? What! Where did we get fish in the forest!"

　　"Stupid! It's too loud! Isn't there a stream or a river in the forest!"

　　"...fish?"

　　The venue fell silent instantly, and dozens of pairs of eyes turned to Leorio and Kurapika.

　　It's fish!

　　Candidates rushed out of the door one after another, fearing that they would lag behind others and rush into the forest. The two couldn't help being stunned, Leorio spat, and could only chase after the others in annoyance: "How despicable! How dare you eavesdrop on others!"

　　It's so loud, it's strange that others can't hear it... You think contemptuously, the face of the bald ninja who was snickering at the side turned blue. Gon hurriedly followed, turned around and called you: "Great, Kurapika seems to know about sushi, let's go catch fish too, carrot potato!"

　　"Okay, here we go." You replied perfunctorily, thinking that this round of exams is actually useless, no one will pass. But having said that, you who have tasted all kinds of Japanese cuisine actually know how to make sushi, but there are only river fish in the forest, and they all have a strong earthy smell. The sushi made is not delicious at all. It would be good if there is salmon or tuna up...

　　Wait! Since it is a sea fish...

　　You suddenly remembered that you dropped the fresh tentacles when you were fighting the octopus monster. It was a big wet and sticky piece. Although it looked a bit disgusting, you still stuffed that tentacle into your bag. In this place where there is no sea... Wouldn't sea octopus be an ideal ingredient? !

　　You immediately decide to try your luck. If it doesn't work, there will be another round. Making sushi with river fish is unheard of, how can it be delicious! Thinking of this, you immediately opened the package and pulled out a huge tentacle from the inside, and cut a small piece of it.

　Sushi pays attention to the kneading method of rice and knife-cut noodles. Fresh ingredients are especially important. Although this tentacle has been placed for a long time, it still looks quite fresh. It's a pity that there is no wasabi in the prepared materials. You quickly squeeze the rice into a cuboid of just the right size, and then cover it with the cut octopus slices.

　　Finish!

　　"Come and taste it!"

　　When you came to Menchi with the basin, you took a deep breath, feeling a little nervous.

　　"Oh, so fast."

　　Menchi opened the lid of your dinner plate curiously, her eyes suddenly lit up.

　　"Not bad, your senses are really sharp! Let me try it."

　　As she spoke, she picked up your octopus sushi with chopsticks, slightly dipped it in a little soy sauce, pushed it into her mouth, and chewed it carefully.

　　You hold your breath.

　　"It's delicious." Menchi nodded in satisfaction, and praised: "The ingredients are very fresh, full of chewiness, and that delicious taste...is it from the foot pieces of Baimu Siren?"

　　You nodded truthfully, and couldn't help feeling a sense of anticipation in your heart. Unexpectedly, Menchi poured a pot of tea, took a sip lazily, and said, "Although I really want to say that the taste is qualified, unfortunately, that is not sushi."

　　"What? No?!" When you got an unexpected answer, you were startled, thinking why this is not sushi, and felt unacceptable to such a result.

　　"What's wrong? I made it exactly like sushi, and I used sea fish!"

　　"...Who told you that an octopus is a fish." Menchi rolled her eyes at you with contempt: "And you made a fundamental mistake."

　　"What's wrong?" You froze for a moment, and tried to recall which step you made a mistake. Although you have never eaten octopus sushi, you also know how to make sushi, and you feel that it is unreasonable and wrong.

　　"Will you get an answer if you ask the examiner a question during the exam? Of course I won't tell you!"

　　Menchi spat you out, as a last resort, although you couldn't figure out what the problem was, you had no choice but to leave in despair. Suddenly he heard someone laughing behind him, turned his head and saw that it was the bald ninja from before. You couldn't help being annoyed for a while, and glared at him: "What's the matter?"

　　"Hahaha, I'm not going to tell you that no one uses raw octopus for sushi, haha, raw octopus can only be used for sashimi, or takoyaki!"

　　"...Didn't you say it directly?"

　　"Ah! Not good, I'm talking about taking a walk!" The bald ninja's complexion changed drastically, and he immediately made seals with his hands, and his figure "swiped" and disappeared in front of your eyes.

　　This is the first time I heard that raw octopus can't be used as sushi...but then again, you have never eaten octopus sushi...(*Note 1)

　　... I have no choice but to go to the river to catch fish.

　　Because you have a severe fear of heights, you really don't want to jump off the cliff with everyone to get the grape spider's eggs in the next round of tests, thinking that it would be great if you can pass this time. So you followed a group of candidates and ran to the lake in the forest, and found that many people had already started catching fish. Kurapika and Leorio had already had a good harvest, and Gon was fishing happily.

　　But what should you do.

　　You rested your chin and pondered for a while, and suddenly a thought came to your mind, so you stepped back silently, opened the state, dragged the skill to the equipment bar, and then read to the overcrowded lake:

　　" God's Punishment!"

　　All of a sudden, a thunderbolt fell from the clear sky and hit the lake.

　　"ah--!!!!"

　　Those who caught fish inside screamed and got electrocuted, but no one reacted and escaped.

　　Then countless fish floated up to the surface of the water, and you hurried forward to catch one, leaving those candidates who were also floating on the lake after being struck by lightning and fled quickly.

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