Kuma-san Cheers for Fina, Fourth Round Ends
━Fina PoV━
It was heavy.
My dad helped me before, but I didn’t realize how hard it would be to remove the shell by myself.
Even though it was a monster that Yuna Onee-chan let me dismantle, I was lagging behind.
“Quick, Deed-kun, finished removing the shell.” (Master of Ceremony)
I heard the master of ceremony’s voice.
Have they already taken it all off?
I was not even half done.
I have no strength.
And also, I was looking at Eliza-san, another female participant, who was struggling just as much as I was, but she was doing her best. Looking around me, I saw that everyone was sweating while dismantling.
I was not the only one who was having a hard time.
“Onee-chan, keep up the good work!” (Shuri)
“Fina-chan, hang in there!” (Shia)
I could hear Shuri and Shia-sama’s voices.
I looked at Shuri and Shia and saw mother looking anxiously at them and Yuna Onee-chan staring at me.
I exhaled, calmed down, and resumed dismantling. 𝑙𝘪𝑏𝓇ℯ𝑎𝒹.𝒸𝘰𝓂
I have no choice but to do what I could do. Even if it was slowly. I carefully, neatly, and surely dismantled it.
Remove the shell, cut here, be careful of the stinger in the tail, insert the knife here, and use this tool for this part.
I dismantled the body step by step, moving forward slowly.
Time was moving forward, and it was definitely coming to an end.
But it was not over yet.
At that moment, a cheer went up, and the man in charge of facilitating the event shouted out.
“Ohh, Deed-kun, who is aiming for a second consecutive victory, has finished dismantling Scorpion first!” (Master of Ceremony)
I looked up and looked around to see one of the men raising his hand to signal that he had finished dismantling.
Already done?
Fast.
“And a little behind, continuing in second place is Garde-kun…Garde-kun, you look frustrated, but your ability is very close. Considering that he is one year younger, that’s good enough to be considered. On the other hand, Deed-kun may not want to lose to Garde-kun, who is younger, albeit by only one year.” (Master of Ceremony)
Those two were exceptional. I couldn’t compete with them.
But the others were not finished yet.
I moved my hand to finish the dismantling.
After that, one after another, people around me finished dismantling the Scorpion.
They have already called names up to number 10.
But I was not yet finished.
“Eliza-chan, number 12, finished!” (Master of Ceremony)
I looked up and saw Eliza-san. She looked so beautiful like she did her best.
Maybe she was satisfied because she had given it her all.
My eyes meet Eliza-san’s.
Her mouth moves. I couldn’t hear her voice, but her mouth seemed to say, “Good luck”.
“Do your best, Onee-chan!” (Shuri)
Shuri’s loud voice reached me.
I was not done yet.
My arms were heavy but still moving.
By the time I finished, everyone’s name was called, and I was the last one to finish the dismantling, later than anyone else.
–Yuna Point of View–
“Fina-chan, the youngest competitor, just finished 17th. This achievement is great, despite her small size disadvantage.”
There was applause from all around.
Since three people had already given up, there were only 17 participants in the Scorpion dismantling, which means she was at the bottom of the list.
So far, all the remaining members were good at dismantling.
The woman who finished at the same time as Fina in the third round was number 16. Eliza-san, an employee of the Adventurers’ Guild, fought hard and finished 12th.