"So it's the noble and beautiful Miss Yui Hyuga." Black Bear sidled over with a sheepish smile. "Miss Yui, please don't believe Kazama Ya. He's a liar. Would you please give me the spot for getting out of here?"
Black Bear's sudden approach put Yui on guard, and she instinctively took several steps back.
"Hey... hey... Miss Yui, please don't be like that! I would never hurt you again. Everything that happened before was just an accident." Noticing the wariness in Yui's eyes, Black Bear hurried to explain.
"Well..." Yui nodded uneasily. She genuinely no longer sensed any malice from this bear, but her instinctive caution toward danger still kept her from relaxing.
"Yui Hyuga, don't believe that stinking bear's nonsense... He's lying to you. He wants to eat you," Kazama Ya said anxiously.
Black Bear's expression darkened at Kazama Ya's words, but this time, he did not get into an argument with him. Instead, he watched Yui with a slightly gentler gaze, waiting to hear what she would say.
With Kazama Ya's anxious words ringing in her ears, Yui gave no answer. She rested her chin in her hand and silently studied Black Bear as more ideas came to mind.
Black Bear and Kazama Ya seemed to know each other, and judging by their behavior, they did not get along. Perhaps she could get some useful information out of Black Bear.
After considering it for a moment, she asked, "Black Bear, tell me, what exactly is this Gourd? All I know is that it's a sealing tool and a key to getting out. I don't know what it actually does."
"You both seem pretty familiar with it, so you might as well explain!"
After Yui posed her questions, both voices fell silent for a moment. Only after a long