Inside the small wooden house, Eira was currently expanding the building outside, while Clara and Nisha sat inside, conversing.
First, Clara recounted the most important thing about Eira: why Eira so strongly disliked fighting.
"This matter, in fact, is still our fault…"
"When Eira was a Little Girl, her father and I took her into a Dungeon."
At this point, Clara lowered her head, a bit embarrassed.
This was indeed an excessive act, but at the time, she and Gavin were extremely utilitarian and didn't consider their daughter's feelings at all when they took Eira into the Dungeon.
Recalling it now, she deeply regretted it, but what was done was done, and there was no way to make amends.
Clara continued her narration.
"That was a Bronze-Level Underground City. At that time, we were Silver-tier Adventurers, planning to obtain a certain material reward from that Dungeon. We thought we could protect Eira's safety with our strong abilities and also let her understand the Dungeons she would adventure in later. The idea was good.
But then some accidents happened…"
As she spoke, Clara's expression became slightly troubled, as if she was recalling painful past events, and for a moment, she stopped speaking.
Seeming to feel that she shouldn't keep them in suspense, she continued, "At that time, due to some mistakes made by her father and me, we triggered a mechanism in the Dungeon and got separated from Eira…"
"Ah!"
Hearing this, Nisha exclaimed with a troubled expression.
This was truly terrible, getting separated from one's daughter in a dangerous place like a Dungeon, and Eira was still so young, this was…
"We were very anxious then, because it was our fault…"
Clara seemed to be lost in her memories.
"Afterward, Gavin and I frantically searched for Eira, but as we desperately searched deeper into that Dungeon, we found it filled with mechanisms and traps, surrounded by various poison pools, the environment was eerie and dark, and suddenly a few small skeleton monsters would jump out.
Although these monsters weren't strong, they were extremely terrifying. Gavin and I could easily deal with them, but we couldn't find any trace of Eira.
Growing increasingly anxious, Gavin and I split up to search for Eira."
"What happened next?"
Clara spoke quickly, and Nisha also grew anxious, urging her on.
Although it was something that happened in childhood, Nisha couldn't help but become very worried and desperately wanted to know what happened next.
"Later…"
Clara gave a bitter smile: "Because Gavin and I were too overconfident in our strength, we suffered a great loss in that Dungeon. At that time, we found Eira, but she was being chased by several skeletons."
"In the dark environment, Eira had no idea where to run, she didn't even notice our calls. We could only watch helplessly as Eira cried and fled forward, and we even observed a trap on her inevitable path!"
"The situation was critical then, and we couldn't afford to worry about anything else. Gavin was stronger than me and rushed out first. He shattered the foremost skeleton with a punch, but the other two skeletons took the opportunity to attack Eira from both sides."
"Perhaps because he was too worried about Eira, Gavin was unable to continuously deal with two skeletons attacking simultaneously, and the surrounding area was also filled with poisonous mist. Our condition wasn't good either. Gavin blocked the attack for Eira and pushed her aside."
"But because of this, Gavin was injured and fell into a trap."
"A cage, hidden by the poisonous mist, suddenly rose from the ground, imprisoning Gavin, and then violent poisonous mist erupted from beneath the ground."
"…Under the influence of the surrounding poisonous gas, Gavin couldn't escape and died directly in front of Eira."
"And I also failed to protect Eira, and was similarly besieged by skeletons, dying in front of Eira."
After recounting the entire experience, Clara lowered her head and fell silent, seemingly still lost in the memories of that scene.
"Then Eira…"
Even without saying what happened next, Nisha knew the outcome.
Her parents died tragically before her eyes, and she herself was beaten to death by skeletons. How much psychological damage must that have caused to an underage Little Girl!
No wonder Eira hated Dungeons and fighting.
Painful childhood experiences are not so easily forgotten!
"Hoo~~"
Nisha sighed softly.
So Eira had such an experience!
Clara had told her things she didn't know, but she also secretly resolved that if Eira hated fighting, then she must become stronger and not die tragically in front of Eira, causing her secondary trauma!
"Haha… How about it, do you understand Eira better now!?"
At this moment, Clara recovered her emotions from the memory and spoke with a beaming smile.
"Ah!"
Nisha, however, was startled.
This person's mood changed too quickly, she couldn't keep up!
"Mhm, I understand."
Nisha nodded.
Clara now stared into Nisha's eyes and sighed again.
"Alas~ Although Gavin and I have always tried every possible way to help Eira overcome her fear of combat, it doesn't seem to have had much effect. Before you met Eira, she might only go to a Dungeon once a year. Children her age are already Silver-tier, but only Eira has always been unwilling to go to Dungeons and improve, so they don't want to be friends with her…"
"Eira is such a good person, yet she's ostracized just because of a difference in strength!?"
Hearing this, Nisha became a little angry.
She thought Eira was a very good person, yet she was ostracized by children her age just because her strength was too low. That was too much!
"Yes."
Clara nodded very seriously.
"So, I hope you can always stay by Eira's side and be her good friend. When she's at home, Eira talks about you all the time, wondering if you'll forget to eat today, or if you've been tricked by some Dungeon again. She cares about you a lot! I'm even a little jealous."
Clara said with a smile.
"This…"
Nisha's face turned red. Being praised by Clara like this made her a little embarrassed.
"But more importantly! You discovered this Dungeon and brought it to Eira. I originally thought Eira would hate Dungeons her entire life, but that day, Gavin came home and told me that Eira was planning to form a contract with a Dungeon. I was stunned at the time. How could that be!?"
As she spoke, Clara turned to look at the warm yet simple small wooden house before her, hearing Robin's hammering sounds.
Then she smiled: "Yes, there truly is a kind of magic here, and it really is the perfect Dungeon for my daughter. As her mother, I am very grateful that you found this Dungeon and brought it to Eira's side!"
At this moment, Clara suddenly stood up and bowed very seriously to Nisha.
Seeing this, Nisha was stunned, unable to react for a moment, standing there blankly, unsure what to do.
A Golden Tier Adventurer actually bowed to her, an Adventurer who had just been promoted to Bronze!?
She must be dreaming, right?