Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear

Chapter 649

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.

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–

Done.

17th place. I was in last place.

It was frustrating.

At first, I thought losing to someone bigger than me was OK. But when I lost, I was so frustrated.

Everyone might be disappointed with me, even though they cheered for me. I was afraid to look at everyone’s face.

“What, why are you looking down?” (???)

Someone called out to me as I looked down. I looked up and saw a woman.

“Um, Eliza-san?” (Fina)

“You know my name. I’m so glad you do. Fina-chan.” (Eliza)

“Yes, because we are the both female participants after all, and a great one at that.” (Fina)

“Hmm, thank you. But it’s too early for Fina-chan to call herself a woman.” (Eliza)

“I’m sorry.” (Fina)

“I’m just kidding.” (Eliza)

Eliza-san laughs.

“Look, don’t be so sad. You can puff out your chest with pride.” (Eliza)

“…Eliza-san.” (Fina)

“Those of us who stayed here worked hard because we didn’t want to embarrass ourselves against Fina-chan. An 11-year-old girl like this was working so hard to dismantle, so we couldn’t let ourselves, who are bigger and more experienced in life, be outdone.” (Eliza)

People were gathering around me.

And they nodded at Eliza-san’s words.

“Fina-chan, you should have come back to the waiting room when the dismantling was over, we were waiting for you.” (Eliza)

I would not be going to the waiting room like the others later and was waiting for Sanya-san who would be accompanying me returning to Yuna Onee-chan during the break.

“I’m sorry.” (Fina)

“As I said, you don’t have to apologize.” (Eliza)

“We all respect Fina-chan. Everyone who has done dismantling knows how hard it is. At first, I thought there was no way a little girl like her could dismantle.” (Eliza)

Everyone nodded in agreement with Eliza-san’s words.

“But Fina-chan managed to do it, and when I saw Fina-chan dismantle it, I thought it was amazing. But at the same time, everyone was thinking that we couldn’t lose. Of course, I was one of them.” (Eliza)

“Yes….” (Fina)

“Don’t look so sad. The first time I participated, I lost in the first round.” (Eliza)

I was able to reach the fourth round.

And even almost made it to the finals.

“You did well making it to the finals, as well, Eliza.” (Deed)

Even Deed-san and Garde-san came over.

“I didn’t ask you two to come over.” (Eliza)

Laughter broke out.

“Anyway, Fina-chan should be proud that you made it to the fourth round. Anyone who has participated understands how hard it is to get this far.” (Deed)

“But I also understand the frustration of losing. That feeling is important. You can use that feeling the next time and to improve on it.” (Garde)

I could see that everyone was comforting me.

They were all older than me. It couldn’t be helped if I lost to them.

“Thank you very much. I’m okay now.” (Fina)

I was disappointed, but I wasn’t sad anymore.

I did my best. But the people here worked even harder than I did. They spent more time and went through more dismantling than I did.

I was 11 years old and not ready to be in the same league as those people. It would be disrespectful if I didn’t do as well as them, and I still feel sad when I lose.

“Fufufu, you’ll have to cheer for me in the finals.” (Eliza)

“Yes, good luck, Eliza-san.” (Fina)

“But I’m in tenth place, so I don’t know how far I can go.” (Eliza)

Eliza-san’s smile makes me smile too.

I was glad to have participated this time, even though I lost.

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