[Bonus chapter]You do not fear death, don't you

For the first time, the protobear was shaken. I could tell from how its voice was deprived of the usual underlying might it had up to this point. 

'Did it change the topic intentionally, or was it just trying to lead me back on what it was actually interested in?' 

Just like it would happen every other day for me in this world, an important question appeared in my mind. A question that I had no means of answering. 

"Does it matter how I know this?" I asked, a small smirk appearing on my lips. 

It wasn't the advantage I expected to fall into my hands, but it was an advantage I wasn't going to waste. 

"How about making a deal, then?" I suddenly asked, putting my hands on my hips and putting on a cheeky expression on my face. "If I answer, you will owe me a single explanation as well," I suggested.