Gon must first fulfill a promise to Mito-san to take the Hunter Exam.

On their way to take the Hunter Exam, Gon, Leorio and Kurapika must pass an old woman's test and answer a question correctly.

Gon, Kurapika and Leorio arrive at the exam site in Zaban City and are led to a restaurant's back room. No one knows what the first phase of the test will be.

Leorio and Kurapika run together in the first phase of the exam.

The candidates exit the long tunnel and find themselves in the middle of a misty wetlands, where they're attacked by monsters.

Examiners Menchi and Buhara must prepare a dish that will satisfy their Gourmet Hunter palates.