Ten thousand sword swings, no more, no less.
Of course it reminded Linne of Netero's Ten Thousand Punches of Gratitude.
Perhaps this could be a coincidence.
But the concentration Moses displayed while swinging his sword and the calm Aura that he had gradually developed inadvertently, was far from something that could be attributed to mere coincidence.
Not to mention-
Just now, Linne noticed that the hand gestures Moses made in vigilance, which strangely resembled the starting posture of the 100-Type Guanyin.
Or rather.
Linne saw the shadow of 100-Type Guanyin in that gesture.
"Name?"
Slowly stopping her divergent thoughts, Linne asked for Moses's name.
Moses was slightly startled, but considering the relationship between Linne and Netero, he gave a straightforward answer.
"Moses Isaac."
"…"
Linne's eyes flickered slightly when she heard this.
'Isaac, huh…'
'This family name is the same as Netero's first name.'
'It seems to be related to the first generation disciples of Shingenryu.'
After asking Moses name, Linne turned to Menchi.
Although she didn't ask again, her intention was clear.
Menchi immediately understood and quickly said: "Menchi Asti."
"…"
Linne nodded slowly, then walked over to a nearby stump and sat down slowly.
She looked as natural as if she had returned home.
Moses and Menchi exchanged glances.
The former felt that this elderly person seemed a bit odd.
While the latter admired Linne very much, so seeing her staying was more of a pleasant surprise than any other emotion.
Sitting on the stump, Linne placed her hands lightly on her knees. Her wrinkled face remained calm, and her lifeless old eyes gazed at the Poseidon on the cattail leaves.
Moses noticed something.
'Could she be here to have a share?'
Thinking of this, Moses didn't dare to ask further.
Judging from the way Menchi admired Linne, he knew that even without Linne having to speak, Menchi would spare no effort to entertain her.
Moses could already picture the scene.
After all, this elderly figure before them was currently the best Gourmet Hunter in the world.
Any Gourmet Hunter who encounters her would only think about whether they could get some guidance from her.
And at this moment, Menchi was indeed thinking about what kind of food she should serve to Linne, just as Moses thought.
'Stewed, steamed, braised, or eaten raw?'
'I just made a condiment, so let's eat it raw.'
Menchi quickly made a decision, picked up her knife, and sliced the Poseidon.
The blade flashed, separating the fish's head.
Shortly afterwards, Menchi sliced through the fish's body.
In just ten seconds, she completed the cutting work on the Poseidon.
Linne watched without much reaction.
Menchi then took out the fattiest part of the fish, skillfully cut it into translucent slices, and then arranged them on the clean reed leaves.
Attention paid to the delivery process ensures the freshness of this fish.
Even so, it's not as good as the moment it was just captured.
Menchi looked at the sashimi plated on the cattail leaf, and with a determined mind, she stretched out her hands above the fish slices, and the faintly glowing Aura from her palms enveloped all the fish slices like a thin film.
'This time, I must succeed!'
Menchi focused all her attention on activating her ability.
Linne's gaze focused on the Aura emanating from Menchi's palms, and she couldn't help but ponder for a moment.
Moses also noticed Menchi's actions and could understand to some extent.
'But after more than half a month of development, the embryonic form of the ability had not yet formed. It was almost impossible to succeed now.'
The facts are as Moses judged.
Menchi failed to infuse her Nen into the raw fish slices.
"…"
Knowing she has failed, Menchi couldn't hide her disappointment.
Linne looked at Menchi, who was gradually retracting her Nen, and suddenly spoke: "You're trying to learn to run before even knowing how to walk?"
"I…"
Being seen through by Linne like this, Menchi had nothing to refute.
Linne continued in a calm tone: "Just as you have to eat your meal bite by bite, the same goes for Nen. Don't imagine that you can take such a big step all at once. The truth is to take it step by step."
"…"
Menchi turned her head to look at Moses upon hearing Linne's words.
Moses nodded gently at her.
Linne naturally noticed their interaction, but she didn't mind. She then said succinctly:
"Your idea about Nen is not bad, but you've got it backward. First, prioritize the ingredients, then consider the diners."
"Hmm?"
Menchi fell into deep thought upon hearing this.
Just like Linne said, her steps were indeed too big.
'Prioritize the ingredients first…'
With that in mind, Menchi looked at the Poseidon that had been divided on the cattail leaf, and her eyes are filled with contemplation.
Linne then turned to look at Moses.
Seemingly adhering to a policy of not speaking unless necessary, Linne would only keep looking at Moses when she wanted something.
Fortunately, Moses could sense Linne's intention and and promptly brought the freshly sliced sashimi and condiments that Menchi had just prepared in front of Linne.
Linne nodded with satisfaction.
For her, as long as she makes a phone call, Linne Ingredients Market will deliver any ingredients she wants to her.
But she wouldn't deliberately pursue what she wanted to eat that day.
Now that she saw this good-quality Poseidon, it was equivalent to encountering the delicacy she desired that day.
Linne quietly tasted the sashimi, and silently gave a passing grade to the condiments prepared by Menchi.
After a while…
Linne finished all the sashimi by herself.
Moses was secretly surprised.
'One word stands out between the words and deeds of this elderly person in front of me: slowness.'
'But she is not slow at all when eating.'
"What a pity."
Linne put down her chopsticks, feeling quite regretful.
This island country has a specialty food called 'sushi'.
And now, there was a superb quality deep-sea fish in front of her, but there was no cooked rice to match it.
Upon hearing Lin Nie's somewhat regretful murmurs, Menchi immediately came back to her senses.
"Is there something I didn't do well?"
Looking at Linne, Menchi asked anxiously.
After all, no Gourmet Hunter would ignore Linne's evaluation.
Linne saw that Menchi had misunderstood, so she did not waste her time to answer the question directly. Instead, he directly introduced the delicacy known as 'sushi'.
After hearing Linne's introduction, Menchi's face lit up with realization, while Moses's expression seemed somewhat strange.
He was thinking that when Menchi becomes an examiner in the future, will she use 'sushi' as a topic again?
"Master, I want to go get some rice..."
In order to meet Linne's needs, Menchi wanted to get rice as quickly as possible.
Moses just nodded.
Upon seeing this, Menchi promptly left the base with great speed.
With Menchi leaving, only Moses and Linne were left in the base.
From the brief contact, Moses knew that Linne had a habit of not speaking unless necessary, so he didn't think about initiating a conversation.
Leave Linne alone, Moses ran to the edge of the waterfall and, with ample time available, began his daily Nen technique training.
'Encountering Linne here is undoubtedly a good thing for Menchi.'
Not far away.
Linne quietly gazed at Moses's back, then stood up and walked to the cattail leaves, casually threw a Nen ball which landed on the sliced fish meat.
Silently, the Nen ball transformed into a layer of Aura that enveloped all the fish meat.
That layer of Aura seems to be able to lock in the freshness of the ingredients.
Two hours later.
Menchi returned with a bag of rice.
However, the time spent made Menchi thought of the freshness of the fish meat.
So, on her way back, Menchi appeared quite impatient.
"Eh?"
Upon returning, Menchi immediately checked the status of the fish meat.
To her surprise, the fish meat on the leaves was still very fresh. It's even fresher than when it was first delivered.
"What's going on…"
Menchi looked surprised.
She felt that this strange phenomenon might be related to Linne.
But with no time to delve deeper, she began preparing the sushi that Linne wanted to eat.