Early the next morning, the day after Annie, Uncle Toriko, and the others arrived at IGO's First Protection Area, they left the research institute nestled in the mountains and set out to hunt the legendary Regal Mammoth, which produced Jewel Meat.
But they had barely started when they received a message saying someone had already caught a mammoth. So, after traveling only a dozen or so kilometers, they had to stop. They rested where they were, ate a picnic, and waited for the person who'd caught the mammoth to join them.
Everyone was now waiting patiently on a broad, flat plateau. Since there was no need to hunt anymore, Uncle Toriko and a certain bald uncle naturally took the opportunity to dig into the food and drinks they'd originally planned to last the whole group several days.
"..."
"Legend has it that deep in the land of the far southern seas, there's a dense forest with very unusual trees. They don't ooze resin, but a naturally sweet sap, just like honey. They're called 'Honey Trees.'"
"..."
"On a certain northern grassland grows a plant with just a few thick leaves, like a succulent. But stack them together, and you get a delicious hamburger called the 'Four-Leaf Clover Burger'!"
"Eh~?"
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Annie paid no attention to Uncle Toriko and the bald uncle gorging themselves beside her, nor did she listen to the food news reporter chattering away nearby. She didn't know him, so she just sat off to one side, reading her food magazine.
It had become a habit. Food magazines were the fastest way for her to learn about the state of the gourmet world—especially what there was to eat—and help her decide which delicious foods to pack up and take with her.
"??"
"Annie, what's wrong?"
Seeing Annie read