Food Substance X Devouring Analysis

Who was it?!

Back at his cooking station, Killua turned his whole roast pig, seemingly unconcerned as he scanned all the other examinees. Besides Baishi and the others, he lingered on Hisoka in particular for a while.

As for Hisoka, Baishi had already revealed plenty of information about him. By all rights, apart from one close encounter in the wetlands, Killua had never met Hisoka before.

So, after temporarily ruling out the extremely dangerous man, Killua quickly swept his calm gaze over the others.

He had no particular impression of the vast majority of them, and Hisoka was the only one who instinctively inspired fear in him. Some of the other examinees were indeed quite strong, but they were all within the range he could handle...

Who was it?

Could that thing called [Nen] also have a concealing effect?

Damn it...

Unable to find his target, Killua grew irritated. He had never hated riddlers who left things half-said as much as he did now.

Time passed, second by second.

The aroma of roast pork grew stronger and stronger!

In particular, the sight of more than a hundred examinees roasting pigs together filled Buhara, who stood quietly at the warehouse entrance, with anticipation. Drool streamed from his mouth as though he could not hold it back, and the rumbling from his stomach grew increasingly restless.

Tch!

Are they waiting for someone to take the lead?

Baishi, whose somewhat sensitive senses picked up the occasional glance, was gradually getting used to it.

He understood perfectly well that he was not the only one being watched. Everyone was waiting for the first examinee to present a dish so they could work out the criteria the examinees would be judged by.

Clearly, they lacked confidence in their own cooking.

Basically, most of the examinees had merely copied what they saw, learning to roast as they went.

When it actually came time for the examiners to judge them, they could not help feeling nervous.

Seeing this...

"That should be about enough..."

Seeing that no one had made a move, Baishi, who knew a little about Buhara's appetite from the original story, beckoned to Gon and the others, who were also waiting. He was the first to hoist up his [whole roast pig], sprinkled all over with cumin and chili balls, and walked calmly toward Buhara in long strides under the astonished and curious gazes of the others.

Kurapika and the other three looked at one another after receiving the signal, then hoisted up their own [whole roast pigs] without hesitation and followed Baishi.

It seemed to set off a chain reaction. The examinees, who had long been ready to go, followed close behind with varying expressions.

In an instant, the crowd surged forward.

Still at the very front, Baishi walked up to Buhara and glanced at Menchi, who stood some distance away with her arms crossed, watching. With a chuckle, he handed the enormous roast pig, spit and all, to the eager Buhara.

Rip-

Chomp, chomp, chomp, chomp~~

After taking the whole roast pig from Baishi, Buhara tore off a huge mouthful of seared, spicy pork without hesitation. Ignoring the heat of the freshly roasted pig, he wolfed down the enormous carcass in no time.

Pfft~ thud, thud, thud, thud, thud, thud!

Buhara casually spat out the white pork bones, picked completely clean, as though they were fish bones. Before long, the thick bones had piled up beside him to half a person's height.

Hiss-

The watching examinees swallowed in astonishment at his incredible appetite and eating speed.

Whoa~

If he livestreamed as a competitive eater, he could probably make more in one night than other people earn in a lifetime, right?

Baishi, who had also swallowed involuntarily, glanced at the thick pork bones and shook his head inwardly. Then he stayed where he was, waiting for Buhara's verdict.

Bone needles were a good option, but the pork bones were all too thick, unless he spent a great deal of time deliberately grinding them down...

Gulp!

"Delicious! The spice makes it even more appetizing!" Buhara swallowed the last mouthful of pork leg and nodded in satisfaction. "Not bad. Your dish passes!!"

What?!

Hearing that the first person had passed so easily, some of the examinees at the very back immediately regretted it. If they had gone up earlier, they would not have had to worry about the examiner getting full at any moment.

At that thought...

The examinees in the back pushed desperately forward, while those at the front naturally refused to give way for fear of being eliminated. As a result, Baishi, who had already passed, found himself unable to escape the crush for the time being.

Fortunately, Gon and the other three were lined up behind him to present their dishes. Equally squeezed by the crowd, they could only push desperately toward either side, both delighted and helpless, as they passed one after another.

Hee hee hee hee hee!

The current crush of people swarming forward seemed to delight Buhara. His appetite whetted, he sat cross-legged on the ground, immovable as a mountain. No matter how hard the crowd pushed, they could not budge him in the slightest.

Buhara's face was full of delight as he eagerly devoured every whole roast pig handed to him, turning none away. Between bites, he occasionally mumbled that it was delicious and that it passed.

At that moment...

Baishi, squeezed in at the very front, did not push toward either side like Gon and the others. Instead, he remained in front of Buhara's belly, his pupils slightly unfocused as information about Buhara was rapidly analyzed in his consciousness.

Ding!

[Subject of Analysis: Buhara]

[Nen category: Conjuration]

[Nen Ability: Metabolism Paradise (purple)]

[Analyzed talents: Extraordinary Appetite (green), Food Substance Devouring Analysis (blue), Life Storage Potential (purple)]

[Extraordinary Appetite (green): Possesses a stomach capacity and digestion speed beyond human limits. Can eat several times his own volume in food and digest it efficiently in a short time...]

[Food Substance Devouring Analysis (blue): Through eating, can instinctively analyze the material composition, energy level, source ecology, and potential effects of food at high speed. This is an advanced talent for material analysis performed through consumption...]

[Life Storage Potential (purple): A naturally special digestive constitution with the extraordinary potential to convert matter into pure life energy and store it efficiently. Possesses top-tier physiological adaptability for energy conversion and storage...]

[Conjuration - Metabolism Paradise (purple): Can convert food eaten into pure nutritional essence within a specially conjured energy storage space in the body. By expending Nen Aura, he can conjure the nutritional essence into any food he has eaten and analyzed, perfectly reproducing its color, aroma, taste, and nutrition...

Can also expend Nen Aura to inject nutritional essence directly into a target's body in the form of life nutrition, achieving rapid cellular repair and physical recovery...]

[Advent Emulation uses: 1 purple]

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