While I was talking to Deborane, the finals had already begun.
"Everyone starts dismantling the monsters that they are good at! It's like they're divided into wolves and one-horned rabbits." (Moderator)
As the moderator said, they were divided into Wolf and One-Horned Rabbit. No one could dismantle a spider.
"Guildmaster, what do you think of this decision?" (Moderator)
"Well, that's a reasonable judgment. Wolf and One-horned Rabbit are the basic monsters. With the remaining members so far, there shouldn't be much of a margin of error." (Sanya)
"If it was Fina-chan, which monster did you dismantle?" (Moderator)
The moderator asked Fina who is next to Sanya-san. Sanya-san naturally pointed the microphone in front of Fina.
"Well, I think it's from Wolf because I'm the best at dismantling Wolf." (Fina)
Fina, who was pointed at the microphone, shyly answered in a low voice.
"Thank you very much. Now, let's take a look at the venue. As the guildmaster said, there isn't much of a difference, but these two are on a different level. Dedd-kun and Gard-kun are both fast. They won first place from the first round. These two have been competing against each other. It looks like it will be a battle between these two in the finals as well!" (Moderator)
If things continued like this, one of these two would likely win, but if you look at the first to fourth rounds, Dedd-kun would be the winner. But I didn't know. Gard-kun might grow rapidly, and Dedd-kun might make a mistake. Besides, no one knew what would happen depending on the dismantling of the secret spider.
If Dedd-kun was not good at dismantling spiders, there was a possibility that he would turn over.
"The other players continue to dismantle themselves without giving up. I wish Eliza-chan, the only woman who made it to the finals, the best of luck." (Moderator)
Eliza-san tried her best to dismantle it, but she seemed to be one step slower than the others.
It's not that she was clumsy or bad, but it's like she was gradually getting away from it. The error was so small that it could not be detected in 1 minute. However, after 5 or 10 minutes, the error became larger, and the difference became apparent in total.
I felt it when I was with Fina, but it was a slight difference that I couldn't see.
I didn't know if this is a difference in strength, physique, or technique.
"Dedd-kun has smoothly finished dismantling the first one, and then he goes straight to dismantling the second one-horned rabbit. Then, with a slight delay, Gard-kun follows Dedd-kun and starts dismantling the one-horned rabbit! These two What is the order of disassembly? Guild Master." (Moderator)
"Well, since the two of them plan on dismantling everything, I guess it doesn’t matter what order they dismantle it." (Sanya)
Didn't it end when the third person finishes?
If that's the case, then if the two candidates for the championship plan to finish everything, it's better to finish the dismantling in front of them than to spend time thinking about it.
"However, in Gard-kun’s case, he would dismantle the same monsters as Dedd-kun in order to put pressure on him to chase after him." (Moderator)
"In that case, it’s a psychological game." (Sanya)
"Besides, they don't know each other's abilities for spider, it will probably be the last." (Moderator)
I see, it's true that running away puts more pressure on you. The chaser should just kill the prey when it was caught off guard.
Even in a game of tag, if your foot speed was the same, it's easier to chase than to run away.
After a while, the two of them begin dismantling the one-horned rabbit, and the other participants followed suit and began dismantling the second one.
As expected, Eliza-san was a little behind. Out of all of them, she might be the least talented.
And then, the finals finally reached their final stages, and Dedd-kun finishesd dismantling the fourth Scorpion.
"Dead-kun will be the first to dismantle the last spider! As expected, the winner is Dead-kun!" (Moderator)
Gard-kun, who was second, was also doing his best, but he was behind. Overall, I felt like he'd been pulled away a little bit.
"But, Dedd-kun's hand movements have slowed down. Is he not good with spiders?" (Moderator)
Certainly, his movements were not sharp like when he was dismantling other monsters.
"Even if you've subjugated them before, I don't think you've done as many as Wolf or One-horned Rabbit." (Sanya)
Sanya answered as if explaining.
Did that mean that there were so many spiders, but they were not monsters that appeared?
"Isn’t that also true of Gator and Scorpion?" (Moderator)
"We know the areas where gators and scorpions occur, so there is a high chance of encountering them. However, spiders are difficult to find because they often live deep in the forest, and they are rarely found in areas where there are people. They don't come, so the chance of encountering one is low. If that happens, even adventurers have a low chance of fighting spiders." (Sanya)
"I see, just because you're a veteran adventurer party member doesn't mean you have a lot of experience fighting spiders." (Moderator)
"If some of the party members don't like spiders, they might not accept the job." (Sanya)
It's true that I had encountered wolves and one-horned rabbits many times, but this was the first time I had encountered a spider.
We could meet Scorpion if we went to the desert. We could find gators by going to areas where they occur, such as swamps and rivers.
It's difficult to find once we're deep in the forest.
"Also, there aren't many people who want spider materials, so unless danger approaches, they won't go out of their way to go deep into the forest to subdue spiders." (Sanya)
That's right. There's no point in putting in the time and effort if it didn't make any money. There's no need to take that risk.
Even I would never think of going into the forest to subdue spiders unless they attacked the village like they did the other day.
In that case, the spider that appeared in the village the other day was unlucky.
"By the way, Fina-chan, have you ever dismantled a spider?" (Moderator)
Also, the moderator pointed the microphone at Fina. However, since they were far away, the microphone could not reach her, so Sanya-san pointed her own microphone at Fina.
"...Well, I've never dismantled it before. So, I don't think I could do it." (Fina)
"I see" (Moderator)
"Also, I don’t like big insects." (Fina)
She answered while fidgeting and looking embarrassed.
"It seems like a girl." (Moderator)
Fina seemed to hate insects just like me.
If I had asked Fina to dismantle the spider, she might have done it without refusing and crying.
Thinking about it that way, I was glad I didn't ask her to dismantle the spider. Also, the big one I killed earlier.
From now on, I would make sure to check whether Fina was weak or not before asking for the dismantling.
"As expected, Fina-chan is no good either." (Yuna)
"There are many people who are not good at insect-type monsters." (Ellelaura)
"Yeah, I can't either." (Shia)
"Me too, no." (Shuri)
"That's right. I can't do it either." (Tirumina)
Shia, Shuri, and Tirumina-san also nodded at Ellelaura-san's words.
I was happy to have so many friends.
Even though I didn't like normal bugs, I couldn't really say anything about big bugs. Moreover, even among insects, spiders were especially bad.
If it's a normal butterfly, you could put it on your hand. If it were a butterfly too big, it wouldn't be good.
I tried to imagine it, but it seemed impossible.
Maybe it's probably the big eyes that are bad.
"Oops, there’s a participant here who wants to stop the dismantling!" (Moderator)
One person was making a request to the staff.
Apparently, it seemed that they would be able to score up to this point without dismantling the spider.
One or two other people who saw this also declined to dismantle the spider.
"Incredibly, three people have declined to dismantle the spider!" (Moderator)
When they declined, boos erupted from the venue.
If you got to the finals, you should go all the way.
But there's nothing I could do about it. Everyone had something they're not good at.
"Meanwhile, there is a person who is dismantling spiders at incredible speed!" (Moderator)
The venue was buzzing.
The person who was dismantling it faster than anyone else was an unexpected person.
"Eliza-chan. That's amazing. She'll dismantle it smoothly." (Moderator)
The venue suddenly became excited with the words of the moderator.
It's not like Eliza-san's dismantling speed was fast. The dismantling speed around her had slowed down, so it felt faster.
But it's still amazing.
"What does this mean? Guildmaster." (Moderator)
"I'm sorry. I don't know the details either. If it were a guild, the men wouldn't be allowed to dismantle spiders." (Sanya)
She said that men often did the disgusting monsters, not women. Spiders fell into the creepy category.
"In the blink of an eye, we cut off the eight legs, finished dismantling the eight legs, and started disassembling the torso!" (Moderator)
The dismantling speed was one step or two faster than the other participants who were dismantling spiders.
She's faster than those two championship candidates, Dedd-kun and Gard-kun.
"This is going to be an upset!" (Moderator)
Even if it was said that her dismantling was faster than the two, the difference between them was clear. A gap had been created that could not be filled by any other dismantling.
However, Eliza-san's dismantling was so fast that I felt like the venue might be in trouble.
All eyes in the venue were on Eliza and the two winning candidates.
"Dedd-kun's end is in sight. Can she escape like this?" (Moderator)
As expected, Eliza-san couldn't catch up.
"Dead-kun raised his hand! He has successfully finished off the spiders he was not good at! And then do a little fist pump." (Moderator)
Gard was unable to close the gap by dismantling Wolf, One-horned Rabbit, Gator, and Scorpion, and finished off Spider in second place.
There were 5 pieces, so there was a bigger difference than I expected.
As expected, Dedd-kun was faster overall.
"Two people have finished, so it will end when one more person finishes." (Moderator)
The remaining participants made a final spurt, aiming for 3rd place.
The person who finished dismantling everything in third place was Eliza-san, who was able to remove the burdock at once by dismantling the spider.
Author's Note
The finals are over.
Fina isn't participating.