Bear-San Watching the Dismantling Event Part 2
The dismantling of the spiders started.
No one abstained. All of them dismantled the spiders with a sense of familiarity.
I thought yesterday’s finals were great, but today’s event was on a completely different level. There was no doubt that all of them were more talented than those who participated in yesterday’s final.
With such great people in the mix, it was not surprising that fewer people might be interested in participating.
The difference in experience was too great.
Fina stared at those who were dismantling.
“It’s okay if you don’t stare so much, I’m not going to let Fina dismantle monsters that you don’t like.” (Yuna)
Fina said she was not fond of insect-based monsters. I would not ask her to deal with it in the first place if she didn’t want to.
“Uuum. I’m not good with insect monsters, but if I can’t do it when I need to, I’ll be in trouble.” (Fina)
I think this was a great response.
It is the same with the studies we learn in school, but well, those studies often become useless when we become adults. But I believe that’s not the case.
Studying was about thinking and about confronting things you didn’t want to do.
If you run away from things you dislike from childhood, I think you will also run away from things you dislike even when you grow up.
So it was important to confront unpleasant things from when you were a child and not run away from them. I believed that this would improve their growth and would even help them as they grow into an adult.
Of course, it would be better to run away from bullying, violence, and other unreasonable things, but it was better not to run away from things that would nourish you, such as studying. There were children in this world who wanted to study but could not do so.
I should not say this, though, because I did not go to school.
Maybe it was my parents’ blood that made me run away from troublesome things.
Blood relations could not be disputed, as they used to say.
“I knew it, he’s an expert.” (Yuna)
I watched the same old man who was fast at dismantling the wolves, and I could tell he was using minimal movement as he continued his dismantling.
Compared to others around him, his movements were still few and far between. It was a good way to conserve physical strength. For Fina, who was smaller, it could be a learning experience.
And the dismantling of spiders finished one after another, faster than yesterday’s finals.
Only 20 could make it to the third round. But they were all so skilled that even I could not tell who would actually advance to the top 20.
The judges were having a hard time too.
“Fina, how was it?” (Yuna)
“Yes, they were all great.” (Fina)
“How do they compare to Gentz-san?” (Yuna)
“Well, I don’t think we can compare properly because no one in the guild dismantle in such a hurry.” (Fina)
That’s true, it was a dismantling event, and they were only doing it at this speed because they were competing with someone else. If they were to dismantle at this speed daily, they wouldn’t be able to hold themselves up.
“Then maybe next year we can get Gentz-san to join the event.” (Yuna)
“Yuna-chan, it would be a problem if he loses in the first round, so please don’t do that.” (Tirumina)
Tirumina-san stopped my suggestion.
It was true that if he participated and lost in the first round, he might lose his dignity as a father and a dismantling teacher. But I doubt that it would hurt their family relations.
But there was someone who believed in Gentz-san.
“Ehhhh, dad would be the best. Dad is amazing.” (Shuri)
Shuri denied the notion of Gentz-san’s first-round defeat.
“Yes, he is a great guy. Your father is amazing, right? He must be the best.” (Tirumina)
Tirumina-san replied, not wanting to ruin Shuri’s dream.
I already knew that Gentz-san was good at dismantling, but I didn’t know how good he was in comparison to the participants of this event.
It would be a pity to destroy Shuri’s father figure, so it might be better not to ask him to participate.
This kind of thinking may be the reason why the number of participants was decreasing.
While talking about such things, the names of the 20 people who had made it through the second round were called, and preparations were made for the third round.
In the third round, I hoped a monster I didn’t know about would appear.
However, my expectations were betrayed again.
The third round was to dismantle three sets of Scorpions, Gator, and Tiger Wolf.
“Yuna-chan, what’s wrong? Is it boring for you?” (Ellelaura)
Ellelaura-san asked, perhaps noticing my expression.
“No, I’m just a little disappointed because I thought I would get to see some monsters I didn’t know about today.” (Yuna)
The people in the audience, who had never seen monsters before, exclaimed in surprise every time a monster appeared, but as for me, all I saw were the monsters I knew, which was not enough for me.