"It will be quite difficult to find another examiner on such short notice."
Mr. Raccoon speaks.
"Very well, how about this? I'd like you to continue serving as examiner, but you must also participate in the new test you propose. Is that acceptable? I'm sure that will help the applicants to accept the results."
"That's true… then the new challenge will be boiled eggs! Chairman, can you take us to Mt. Split-in-half in your airship?"
"Mt. Split-in-half? I see what you're doing. Certainly, I can."
People start boarding the ship, I'm waiting. Also frowning. How many times must I throw up while taking this exam? Gon pulls me on board, not like a have a choice at the moment. Arriving at Mt. Split-in-Half, applicants wait near a deep ledge. I get off and fall on my knees, throwing up. God, I feel like a dead fish. Everyone looks down at the ledge, you can't even see the bottom. It's foggy down there. The Mint Lady speaks.
"Now everyone, look down there."
As if on cue, the fog clears. Rows of webs holding onto eggs appear.
"A Spider Eagle's Web."
Gon: "They build webs down there?"
An updraft blows onto our faces. It's somewhat cold. The applicant that made fun of gourmet hunters falls backwards. He seems fearful.
"Look below the web."
Gon: "Those are?"
"Spider Eagle eggs."
The raccoon man speaks.
"Spider Eagles build their webs in deep ravines, to protect their eggs from predators. This makes their eggs one of the most difficult ingredients to obtain. The eggs are also known as Dream Eggs."
"W-wait…You don't mean we-"
Mint Lady speaks.
"Sure do."
"Eh?!"
She jumps off into the ravine. She grabs onto the web, it seems very thick. Everyone seems shocked. She waits… what is she waiting for?
Leorio: "Even if she grabs the eggs, how is she going to get back up?"
Esther: "Could it be-"
She jumps off. Grabbing an egg. What felt like a heart beat, suddenly, an updraft picks her up. So that's what we do.
Killua: "That looks like fun."
Esther: "So that's how the babies get out safely. They use the updraft to come to the surface. Of course, this doesn't always happen. It's the most dangerous, yet safest place for them to be."
Mint lady comes back.
"There. Now I just need to boil the egg."
"Y-you must be joking. No reasonable person would jump down there."
Gon: "I've been waiting for this!"
We jump. Others soon follow. The Mint Lady tries to say something, but no-one is listening. We wait. A few people jump off. It's their life.
Leorio: "Let's go!"
Gon: "Not yet."
Leorio: "Why's that?"
Killua: "There's no wind."
Esther: "There's not always going to be an updraft."
Leorio: "When's the next one?"
Esther: "Soon…"