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THE METAL DOOR LET OUT A THUD.It opened up to reveal two figures,one with tan skin and green hair while the other had a big build paired with a friendly expression.
"Welcome,we are the examiners of the second phase.I'm Menchi and he is Buhara."
"For this phase you'll have to find a pig and cook it for us.But you'll have to satisfy us."
The crowd erupted,unsatisfied with the task as they saw it as 'too easy'.Complaints from participants were shut down as Menchi held a sharp glare at the crowd.
"As I said,you can start now."
All of them rushed forward,while y/n was glancing around to see signs of the pigs.."THE WEAK SPOT IS THEIR HEAD!"A familliar voice cried out,she found one before following his tip.As she returned,a lot of participants were only roasting their pigs,without any preparation....
'If only Kratus was with me...'
Her friend popping up in her mind,he was always the mom of the group,having the ability to cook and talents of a house-wife.But sadly,he never taught her anything,she only knew a bit from cooking shows she rarely watched.
She took out a butcher knife,cutting the insides sloppily,only to pick a random piece of meat from the insides.It looked like pork belly?she had her doubts but eh,it wasn't like she could do better.She took the piece of meat,doing a bit of cleaning since there was still blood.Taking a few cloves of garlic and chopping them to bite sized pieces,this reminded her of a barbeque she attended in another country.She started a small fire before grilling the said meat and cloves of garlic.
Y/n threw them on a plate,the presentation was sloppy but it wasn't like she could do anything about it.She looked over to her friends dejected faces,'Oh god,am I going to pass??'Approaching Menchi and Buhara,she slid the plate to the two.
"Finally,someone who did something diffren-"
As she took her bite,she paused.A tense atmosphere between them,Menchi's eyebrows furrowed slightly,"HEY THIS HAS NO FLAVOUR AT ALL,ARE YOUR TASTEBUDS BROKEN?"She winced at the harsh remark before Menchi's expression softened."Well,atleast you did something."Leaving Buhara to gobble up the pork.
Menchi held up a sign with a big 'X' while Buhara held one up with an 'O'.Y/N puffed,a strand of hair blowing away from her face.Was her hunter dream really going to be crushed because she didn't know how to cook?
Her shoulders slumped down,walking back to her station before a loud noise of an airship appeared.An old man dropped out,before glancing to Menchi.
The old man seemed like he was someone she knew.'He was...He was..Ah!He was Issac Netero,the chairman of the Hunter Association.'
"Well..if you say so.Can we go to Mount Split'n Half?"
After a short flight,they arrived at the moutain,it contained a very big crack with webs.Y/N listened intently while Menchi explained,setting an example aswell that made her shiver.She stopped at the edge before Gon's voice interrupted her thoughts.
"Let's jump together!"
His small hand embraced her slightly bigger one before jumping off.Leaving the girl in emmense shock,before gripping tightly on a web beside Gon,Killua,Kurapika and Leorio.It seems that all of them were relying on Gon's command."C'mon when is this updraft coming?This web can't hold us all!"Leorio screamed at Gon while he muttered a silent,"Wait.."The web wasn't strong enough,the white sticky substance was almost breaking apart.Suddenly Gon yelled out,"Now!"
Everyone dropped down,hugging an egg before flying back up.All of them boiled their eggs,she joined the four of them in a small chat aswell.
"Woah...no wonder they're called dream eggs!They're so tasty."
The other let a hum of approval,Y/N chuckled at the childish remark.Friends weren't so bad...right?It was a long time that she met real people other than her squad.Most of them were online friends and such.
The sun began to set,people boarded the airship in hopes of finding a vacant room.Y/N decided to sit near the window,far from everyone else.The glisten of the city's lights fascinated her.It reminded her of all the places she had to go just to join some tournaments.The nostalgic feeling of friends beside her,chatting about the endless conspiracies of this world.Their joyful laughter,their happy smiles.But it was just a fogged up memory in her head.The comforting pats on the head she recieved,the praise and encouragement that they gave her,she could never forget them.They were basically her family afterall.
Before she knew it,a tear started to fall from her glossy e/c eyes.Cursing at herself for becoming soft after their deaths,she wished that she could've prevented all of this,maybe something would've changed if she was stronger.The guilt eating her everytime she breathed.'I could've prevented this,I could've been there,with enough strenght I could've protected them.'
'I don't deserve such friends,I'm not strong enough to protect them anyways..'
Her tears overflowed from her eyed,sobbing cries escaped from her mouth.Her fist clenched up,pounding against the glass window in anger.
