Come to think of it, before arriving at the Daragas Forest Wildlife Park, he had only eaten a few wild fruits in the nearby woods.
After arriving, Luke helped him find his hunter's license, and they entered the park together.
Then he met Ging Freecss and rested briefly inside Luke's tent.
Speaking of which, he hadn't eaten or drunk a drop of water since meeting Luke.
Of course, as a professional hunter, he was used to enduring hunger in the wild.
But now that Luke mentioned it, he suddenly felt a wave of hunger hit him.
Gurgle…
His stomach rumbled loudly.
"What are we eating, Luke?"
"Black coconut fruit..."
"...?"
A huge question mark popped up in Ginta's head as he watched Luke pull out a syringe-like injector and inject it into a tree.
Bud, grow, bloom, fruit.
After the whole process, a black coconut fruit appeared in Luke's hand.
"Want to try it?"
Luke handed one of the black coconut fruits directly to Ginta, who stood there in a state of shock.
"Ah... Oh!"
Ginta accepted it instinctively while glancing at Luke and then at the tree.
Finally, his gaze settled on the black coconut fruit in his hand.
"As expected of Luke, he can easily pull out something so surprising and unexpected."
"Even food can be conjured up so quickly."
Ginta admired Luke once again in his heart. Then, he opened his mouth, ready to bite into the black coconut fruit.
Fortunately…
Crack.
The sound of a shell breaking reached his ears, stopping him mid-action.
"Just kidding, open the shell and you can eat the food inside."
Luke personally demonstrated it to Ginta, who was watching, and handed him a pair of chopsticks.
Ginta: "..."
Actually, just the black coconut fruit itself already felt like a luxurious food to him.
After all, if you were in a dangerous environment, you couldn't be sure you would have enough edible food.
Being able to grow a black coconut fruit in such a short time and have it provide food was already amazing in his eyes.
But he hadn't expected…
"Have I underestimated Luke's abilities?"
He stared at the steaming rice and chunks of braised pork inside the black coconut fruit and found himself falling into the same daze as Ging Freecss.
Gulp.
Of course, while his mind was in a daze, his body's reaction was very honest.
The aroma of the meat wafted into Ginta's nostrils, sending a gurgling sensation through his throat.
In his mouth, a stream of saliva was rapidly secreted.
The instinctive urge to eat interrupted Ginta's thoughts.
Luke is right.
Now that things have come to this, let's eat first.
In the forest, Ginta was shoveling mouthfuls of braised pork rice into his mouth with a look of immense satisfaction on his face: "Delicious!"
His cheeks were bulging with food, and his eyes squinted due to happiness.
After all the exhaustion and hardship, followed by a good rest, a delicious meal of rich, juicy meat to fill the void was simply the greatest happiness!!
The more Ginta ate, the happier he felt. He squatted on the ground, head down, eating alongside Luke.
As for Ging, lost in his own thoughts… who cares!!
Whoever feeds you is your boss!
For Ginta, this was the simplest truth.
"Roar..."
A few Two-headed Wolves nearby caught the scent and started approaching. But they stopped at the edge of the range marked by Ging, unable to break out. They could only jump up and down anxiously while watching Luke and Ginta eat.
Ginta glanced at them from the corner of his eye, then lowered his head again, completely ignoring them.
No matter how rare or endangered you are, you can't interrupt my meal!
Besides, their extinction was not due to starvation, but rather to not reproducing. Missing a couple of meals was totally fine.
Well, Ginta has become more open-minded after spending some time with Luke and Ging.
Just as Luke and Ginta were replenishing their energy here… Somewhere on the outskirts of the Daragas Forest Wildlife Park.
This isn't the main entrance, but a remote and dangerous corner close to the outside world.
You know, a forest like this is home to so many terrifying creatures and monsters. If one were to rush in recklessly, they could easily stumble into a magical beast's territory, and thus began the cruel pursuit in the entire forest.
The truly safe passage lay at the entrance, painstakingly built through generations of hard work, pioneered by professional hunters and national organizations.
Even then, only adventurers at the rank of professional hunters were permitted access.
The survival rate for anyone else trespassing was extremely low.
But… today, a group of people arrived at the outskirts of the forest.
"The remaining Two-headed Wolves all live here, right?"
At the front strode a tall, lanky man with dyed yellow hair, eyes flashing with cunning light as he sized up the forest ahead.
"Yes, this is the information I paid a huge price for from the Sengi Guild."
Behind the tall, lanky man, a short, fat man with a bowl-cut crew cut and lips as thick as sausages nodded repeatedly.
"If this is information from the Sengi Guild, then it can't be wrong."
The tall, lanky man finally put his doubts to rest.
"As usual, if we find the Two-headed Wolf, the proceeds will first offset the purchase price you paid to the Sengi Guild, and then we'll split it equally."
"No problem!"
The short, fat man agreed immediately. "But if we can't find it..."
"Same as usual."
The tall, lanky man glanced at him, knowing what he was thinking.
"If we're forced to give up, we will go to Kute and see if he will reimburse us."
"After all, this is extra work for our gang. If Kute can reimburse us, that's great. If not..."
The tall, lanky man paused. "Then we'll split the costs evenly."
"Alright!"
The short, fat man had no objections.
The two of them had made up their minds to target the Two-headed Wolf this time!
"This time, we're going to go big!"
The tall, lanky man's eyes shone with greed as he gazed toward the forest.
It was as if what lay before him wasn't some perilous, unknown, and treacherous place. Instead, a land glittering like gold, beckoning him!!