Menchi had not devoted her "Nen capacity" and stamina to combat.
Instead, she had chosen to develop an ability tailored to the profession of a Gourmet Hunter.
However, her progress in developing that ability had always been very slow.
Even though she had never once slackened, all she could do even now was make dishes carry an effect that "relieved fatigue."
As for the ideas Moyu had previously given her, such as restoring Latent Aura, increasing strength and speed, or accelerating Aura output, she had yet to make any progress with them.
Because her progress was slow, it had also indirectly affected the rate at which her combat strength improved.
It was not that she lacked talent, but that Glowing Cuisine possessed an unimaginable upper limit.
Correspondingly, this ability required a long period of cultivation.
This meant Menchi had to invest far too much time and energy into it, leaving her with little spare time to train advanced Nen techniques.
If Menchi could eventually turn Glowing Cuisine into a complete ability, she would become the most unique Gourmet Hunter in history.
Because—
Based on the concept of Glowing Cuisine, there was actually a possibility of helping ordinary people awaken Nen without risk.
But Menchi had never managed to bring about any new developments in Glowing Cuisine, and sometimes she became impatient during her research.
Although Moyu comforted Menchi by comparing it to slow cooking over low heat, developing an ability took years, or even longer. For Nen users, that truly was not something easy to endure.
That was one reason. Another was that Menchi feared she would let down Moyu's suggestions.
She was afraid she would fail to reach the scenery that had already been painted out for her.
Whenever she thought of that possibility, her somewhat compulsive nature made