Fina’s Point of View
When I was first asked to participate in the dismantling event, it wasn’t a good idea for me to do so.
Besides, I was afraid to show Yuna Onee-chan how pathetic I looked after losing so quickly.
But if I did my best, I might be recognized and stay by Yuna Onee-chan’s side forever.
I participated with that feeling.
The Wolf in the first round was a monster I had dismantled many times. My body remembers how to dismantle wolves, so I can do it even with my eyes closed.
I mean that I had dismantled so many wolves that I could do it with my eyes closed.
You cut here, take this out, and move your hands before your mind can think.
In the first round of wolf dismantling, I was number 13 out of over 100 participants.
I did not expect such a high ranking.
I was a little embarrassed when the master of ceremony and Sanya-san talked about me while I was dismantling the wolf. But Sanya-san, how did he know so much about me?
When I finished the first round, I was supposed to return to my mother’s place with Sanya-san, so I went to Sanya-san’s place.
“Congratulations, Fina-chan. That was awesome.” (Sanya)
Sanya-san compliments me.
“Thank you. Was I doing it okay?” (Fina)
“It was fine. Everyone was impressed with Fina-chan.” (Sanya)
Ugh, how embarrassing.
“Those of you who are ranked lower than Fina-chan, I hope you will be motivated and learn more dismantling techniques than you are doing now. For those of you watching from the audience, who were thinking you can do the dismantling, I want you to try as well. In actuality, it’s difficult to do. But the beginning is the key, and I hope Fina-chan will give those people the push they need.” (Sanya)
“I…” (Fina
I couldn’t be any of those people.
“Hmmm, you could just do your normal dismantling. Look, Yuna-chan and the others are waiting for you.” (Sanya)
As I walked around talking with Sanya-san, I returned to Yuna Onee-chan and the others.
Yuna Onee-chan greeted me happily.
Both mother and Shuri looked happy.
When everyone looked happy, I was delighted as well.
The number of times my dismantling job has made me smile has increased since I met Yuna Onee-Chan.
In the beginning, I hated dismantling.
Now, I can dismantle and process carcasses normally. However, the first time I dismantled a wolf, I felt so bad I threw up.
But no other job would give money to a kid like me. So, I persevered and did my best to dismantle the wolf.
If the old me could see me now, she might be surprised.
My sister Shuri might be amazing.
At first, she said it was weird, but she worked hard to dismantle it. She simply did it because, in her words, “Father and big sister are always doing it, so I will try it as well”.
She might become better at it than me if she keeps at it. But both mother and Yuna Onee-Chan said they wanted Shuri to keep her eyes wide open and see if she liked to do anything else other than dismantling.
I agree with them. After meeting Yuna Onee-chan, I have come to believe that it was possible for me to do what I wanted to do.
Previously, I had never thought about that until I met Yuna Onee-chan.
Sometimes Yuna Onee-chan would come to watch me dismantle things, and she would have an indescribable expression. 𝘭𝑖𝑏𝘳ℯ𝑎𝑑.𝒸ℴ𝘮
I may have looked like that in the past, as well.
But Yuna Onee-chan was an adventurer, but why couldn’t she dismantle things?
Oh, but if Yuna Onee-chan could dismantle things, I would become a child she wouldn’t want.
So, if Yuna Onee-chan wanted to learn how to dismantle, I would refuse to teach her.
Because dismantling was the connection between me and Yuna Onee-chan.
Then, the second round started.
The second round was Horned Rabbit.
I have dismantled quite a few Horned Rabbits, though not as many as I have dismantled Wolves.
The dismantling process was not so different from a wolf, but the skeleton of the body was different, so I could not put a knife into it in the same way.
I couldn’t dismantle it as fast as a wolf, so I thought I might not make it past the second round. However, the surrounding others were not so fast either, and I could make it through to the second round, although I lost some places from the first round.
In the royal capital, were there so few Horned Rabbit?
Or maybe there were too many other monsters to be dismantled?
When I returned to Yuna Onee-chan’s place, she greeted me as happily as in the first round.
Mother, Shuri, Shia-sama, Ellelaura-sama, and Sanya-san. They all look happy.