Ch.41 [Breaking News] Fake Haru-Chans are Being Attacked by A Crossing Haru-Chan

"Kwah." I wake up from a nap. Taking a nap is nice. Since I got this body, I do it about twice a day, and it feels really good. The best m

"Kwah."

I wake up from a nap.

Taking a nap is nice.

Since I got this body, I do it about twice a day, and it feels really good.

The best moment is when, after struggling with a difficult book, I relax myself while drinking and reading an easier one.

"Hmmmm..."

In the quiet room, I stretched out like a cat.

My body, now small, is bending like a bow.

My 20 little fingers are all curled up.

It feels like the hairs on my head are growing from the top to the tips of my toes.

"Phew."

...It's nice to be alone after all.

Being alone is the best.

Today is the day when no one comes.

This is the everyday life I've missed.

I don't mind the girls hanging out in my room, but... they just keep giggling and doing whatever they want with my hair, so I can't really relax.

Also, if I do something like this when Emi-san is around, she'll definitely become a pervert, so I have to keep myself in check.

"Hmmmm..."

Before, I never even looked at my smartphone, but now I find myself glancing at it out of habit.

"……………………………………"

With my mind in a daze, I suddenly remembered what Emi-san had said to me.

"Haru-san, if you feel like it, please watch some live streams. A normal live streams... may be a waste of time for you , but knowing them should still benefit you."

I thought there was some truth to it, so I opened the app.

That's right, I have no knowledge whatsoever of what is called a "normal dungeon stream."

Normalcy is important.

Yes, it should be easy for me because I was just a regular guy.

I guess it's because I don't know what's normal that I get such strange reactions from everyonw, so I guess I'll just try out one of the random places that comes up as recommendations.

Even if I just keep reading books, I might get bored.

So it wouldn't be a bad idea to try something new.

Well, if I get bored I can just drink alcohol while watching the archives of Ruru-san's or Emi-san's streams.

"……hmm"

I guess I'll go with this one.

Their icon is a character that looks like "me" that I've seen somewhere before.

I somehow liked the girly feel of the name "Haru" and the emojis...but...

……?

My name?

My characteristics?

Why here?

...Let's take a look.

Tap.

"Watch me, I'm going to take a headshot now―Kyaa?!"

[Fake Haru-chan, it's impossible for a beginner to suddenly become a sniper, you know?]

[To begin with, guns have a lot of recoil]

[You might hurt your shoulder if you're not careful, so you'd better stop...]

[Once you injure your body, it will continue to hurt even when you get older, you know?]

[Even with healing magic, there's no guarantee that it will heal completely...]

[That's right, don't imitate that little girl.]

[Haru-chan is the strange one]

"... Ehh..."

On the screen was...a girl with long blonde hair and what looked like a cosplay crown on her head.

She was also wearing a cloak or rather a robe...huh?

Is this a cosplay of me?

Why?

In fact, she lost her balance and fell on her butt after 1 shot...

[Fake-chan, Haru-chan wouldn't make a noise like that, you know?]

[Yeah, she's quiet most of the time even during streams]

[We don't have normal conversations like that]

[In the first place, Haru-chan wouldn't expose herself to such shame]

[Haru-chan is the master of our scouting profession, so that's unforgivable.]

[Don't make fun of Haru-chan]

[Calm down, shes just a child]

[Sorry, I just...]

[Let's just continue your student's duty, okay?]

[Let's stop this before those guys called Origins come in, okay?]

[Everything is criticized lol]

Fake-chan... Fake Haru-chan.

In other words, she seems to imitating me.

…Why is this girl imitating me?

"But! The guy at the store said! Even beginners can do it with this scope!"

[Ahh...poor thing]

[You've been scammed.]

[No, the product is certainly worth the price.]

[Well, in this country there aren't many cases of people getting scammed]

[Above all, the stores in front of the dungeon are strictly managed.]

[Yeah, I have one too, and it's a good part that even intermediate riders can use.]

[But... well...She's a beginner who has never shot anything properly.]

[Beginners have their own equipment and hunting grounds, you know?]

[They're easy targets... Girls who are trying to jump on the Haru-chan Fever bandwagon will use all sorts of excuses to make them buy higher-grade items]

[I guess I can still keep my conscience to myself that the dungeon itself is a place for beginners...]

[Fake Haru-chan, by the way, there are several girls wearing the same outfit in other streams...how much is it for?]

"...200k yen...ugh, even though it was expensive..."

[Ah……]

[So expensive!?]

[That's about the amount of money someone graduating from beginner level would spend.]

[Well, well, if you keep going until you get past the beginner level, surely it will pay off...]

[If you plan on continuing to use it, well...?]

[Y-yes, if you just form a party and do things normally, someday...]

[But be careful not to get hurt, okay?]

[Do you know how expensive the emergency escape per use is? Be careful!]

[You know, dungeons are about diving in steadily. Routine work is better than getting rich overnight.]

[But the shopkeeper who didn't stop her is also at fault. This kid just became a junior high school student, right?]

...200k...Eh, with such crappy equipment?

...No, remember, me...I used to use products in that price range too, I must never forget my original root.

That's right, the free diving the other day was fun, right?

"... One more time! I'll aim properly this time!"

[Don't imitate Haru-chan, just form a party]

[Before you get attacked by monsters and become traumatized]

[That's right]

[Did you know? Less than 5% of the total explorers are solo?]

[It's like a one-person soccer or baseball team.]

[Imagine a team sport where one player is alone. It's a little strange. Right?]

[And Haru-chan is the one who shuts it out all by herself]

[That girl is a little strange after all...]

[a little……?]

[Everyone is so kind]

[Yeah, she's a little girl who looks a bit like Haru-chan.]

[Because she's cute]

[Of course it's the face...]

[It can't be helped, men are stupid]

[I guess so]

"I'm a middle school student! I started this year! I don't need my parents' permission!"

[Ohhh... Barely...]

[She was still wearing her school bag until last year lol]

[That's a lot of exclamation mark...]

[Can you say that to Ruru-chan?]

[Sorry]

[Ah, I thought she sounded similar, so it's Ruru-chan...]

[The innocent personality of Ruru-chan if she wasn't prone to misfortune + Haru-chan's appearance...]

[That seems too dangerous...]

[This is extremely dangerous...]

[Eh? RuruHaru in 1 person?!]

[That's too dangerous...!]

[lol]

The kid on the screen slowly gets up and holds up a brand new looking gun...oh no, I can't watch this anymore.

"Ei!"

[It didn't hit]

[It's heading into the next day]

[Maybe: No Control]

...No, that's probably not it.

Tap tap... Hmm, it's hard to type on a smartphone... But I manage to... All right.

Pon.

The comment I wrote was displayed in color in the comment section for some reason.

[Haru-chan★: "Just keep that stance, close your right eye and try shooting."]

[Eh]

[Huh?]

[Hmm?]

[!?]

[???]

[The account name is "Haru-chan★"...huh?]

[After "Haru-chan★"... there's a mark of the same agency as Ruru-chan and Emi-chan... Eh?]

[The real person? ]

[Huh?]

[It's probably going to be another fake Haru-chan]

[The account is... wait, I checked, this is real!?]

[Ah, it definitely has Emi-chan's Agency's official mark on it]

[Seriously?!]

[lol]

[Haru-chan, you're surprisingly light on your feet...]

[Active little girl Haru-chan]

[This is the first time Haru-chan has posted something, so be proud, girl.]

[You are special]

[I'm honestly jealous]

[The other person is a child, let's all calm down]

[Eh, The Origins too?!]

[I wonder if they were here from the beginning?]

[Oh, we're everywhere]

[Origins...!]

[Although they're are insolent people who call themselfself Haru-chan, we are still comrades who admire Haru-chan.]

[No, I'm a bit put off...]

[lol]

[Is this that kind of arrangement?]

[No, it's a Crossing Haru-chan]

[Crossing Haru-chan!?]

[Crossing Haru-chan lol]

[We, the Origins, are patrolling every fake Haru-chan's streams]

[If it seems dangerous, we'll go around and ask people we know in the nearest dungeon to help them out.]

[Even so, we didn't expect the real one to actually come]

[I've already called for help for this fake Haru-chan No. 17-chan...]

[Origins...!]

[What you're doing is just stalking lol]

[Can this be brought to court?]

[But, they're doing it to help people...]

Hmm, Origin-sans were here too... They must be bored.

Oh well, I guess I'll tell the kid who's staring blankly.

[Haru-chan★: "I think it's fine to close both eyes until you're about to shoot, and then open just your left eye when you think about shooting. I think your reaction time is pretty good for a first timer."]

"Eh?! Ha, Haru-chan?! Are you kidding me?!"

[Breaking News: Haru-chan appears on fake Haru-chan's stream]

[Angel Advent]

[The Angel of Slaughter has descended]

[No, she's just giving instructions...]

[The Angel of Slaughter teacher descends...?]

[lol]

[Haru-chan ★ "You nailed the foundation, and that sniper rifle seems like a good one, so I think you'll be able to hit it if you do it properly."]

"Ah, thank you! Haru-chan watched my stream...sniff..."

[Don't cry]

[Lick lick]

[But she's completely forgotten that she was calling herself Haru-chan lol]

【Because who'd thought the real person to actually come, right?】

[I never thought that even Haru-chan would be homing in...]

[Homing Haru-chan!?]

[At least It should be less harmful than a homing Ruru-chan...]

[lol]

[Or rather, I see, this girl's dominant eye is...]

[Ah, I see. If you were aiming with the opposite eye, you would miss.]

[I don't know what my dominant eye is...]

[That's it.]

[Basically everyone is right-handed, and even the manuals also said to open the right eye]

[There are even people who don't know which hand or foot they are dominant with...]

[Haru-chan saw through it at a glance, while we couldn't see through it for several minutes.]

[Stop it]

[Stop it]

[Sorry]

[I'm sorry I was born]

[Starting my life over as a slug]

[Big damage lol]

Judging from the comments, it seems that this girl was imitating me -- no, she wanted to do something like cosplay.

It seems like the people here knew that and are teasing her... They knew, right?

So, this kid... She spent years' worth of pocket money to get a rifle, and then she asked her mother for permission to explore the dungeon, and so on.

Yeah, that's great and all.

But isn't it reckless?

Suddenly in the first year of junior high school...I guess that's how it is these days.

That's right... In commercials and other government public relations efforts, it's quite natural to see them say "Let's go to the dungeon!"...

As someone who knows the world before dungeons, I'm a bit put off by it, but for kids these days, dungeons are places they long for.

In fact, apparently people who have even a little experience of dungeon diving have an advantage when looking for a job.

"... I actually hit it!! It flew perfectly straight, just like in the training session when I bought it! ...sniff, thanks Haru-chan..."

[Congrats fake Haru-chan]

[But I think you should change your name as soon as possible.]

[That's right, Haru-chan herself is watching]

[Haru-chan★: "I don't mind, but if you imitate me and get yourself injured, it'll hurt. Anyway, have fun in the dungeon."]

[Kind]

[Good girl]

[Haru-chan is an angel after all...]

[She was a real little girl...]

[So this is the young goddess...]

The girl bows her head towards the screen with great vigor.

...Oh, the long blonde hair was a wig...It's coming off, it's coming off.

"……………………………………"

But... How to put it.

This is kind of fun.

"……………………………………"

...Let's go somewhere else.

◇

[Haru-chan★: "When your concealment skills are low, it's best to keep your back against the wall."]

[Whoa?!]

[Eh, Haru-chan?!]

[...This is Haru-chan's real account]

[Eh? Haru-chan is here among the beginners!?]

[This is way more than a luxurious instruction lol]

[That's nice...]

[Maybe I should start streaming under the name Haru-chan too]

[Reported]

[I reported you]

[The Origins will also rush to the scene.]

[You, don't think you can walk outside doing something like this]

[Why!?]

[Scary]

[lol]

◇

[Haru-chan★ "Oh, you're holding it wrong. Your shoulders will get hit by the recoil... Ah."]

[Eh, Haru-chan]

[She came, but... Well...]

[That looks painful... Let's call for help... If you're a beginner or heavily injured, there's a discount...]

[Uwaa...]

◇

[Haru-chan★: "The rounder the stines are, the better. They can fly straight."]

[I see]

[I guess you need to carefully select stones if you want to cutcosts.]

[The way she's explaining it is cute]

[... Why is Haru-chan, the current trendy newcomer, giving one-on-one instruction...?]

[Haru-chan★ "Please try to find a nice looking stone. Once you get used to it, you'll be able to tell just by looking around."]

[She's kind, but what she says is Spartan]

[As expected: Angel of Slaughter]

[Ah, it's our Haru-chan...]

[This fake Haru-chan is also moved to tears...]

[Fake Haru-chan No. 21 has also fallen...]

◇

[Haru-chan★ "I think it's best to start with a bow and arrow once you've mastered the art of throwing in a straight line. Go to a shooting range or somewhere simple and get some training... at the very least try a composite bow, erm, a machine-like one. Ah, Japanese bows are difficult, so they might be difficult for beginners."]

[It's probably too much for a beginner to try bows all of a sudden]

[Who sold this to a girl who was an elementary school student until last year?]

[No, they can't refuse if she has permission from her parents and the money to buy it...]

[Ah, this girl's stream was also over in a flash with Crissing Haru-chan. ..]

[Haru-chan★: "Oh, but your form is good, so try again... that's right, now try letting go while being conscious of the direction of the arrow."]

[Haru-chan★: "The trick? I guess it's to be conscious of your back muscles. If you can control them, you can shoot steadily for a long time even with a weak force. Think of your body as a big bow."]

[Wow... that's too extravagant a lesson...]

[Haru-chan, Haru-chan, you could turn this into a business. There are probably people out there who would pay millions for just 30 minutes.]

[I'll send it to you, so please give me your contact information]

[Reported]

[Wait, I just want to learn the technique!]

[No matter how you look at it, I can only imagine a criminal offense, so I reported it after all]

[Oiii!?]

[lol]

[And before you know it, she's gone.]

[She goes off somewhere before listening to fake Haru-chan saying thank you...]

[Because Haru-chan is a stray cat]

[Ah, so this is how she normally receives rescue requests, completes them, and goes home...]

[Haru-chan, you see... is an airheaded little girl who acts on impulse...]

[She's Crossing Haru-chan not for nothing]

◇

[Haru-chan★: "Mu, I don't engage in vulgar conversations like that. I'll tell Emi-san."]

[Oh no, Haru-chan got angry]

[Well, that makes sense.]

[By the way, why did this girl think that Haru-chan was into dirty jokes...?]

[Ah, it's all mixed up in a loop of streaming → clipping → MAD →...]

[But it's cute that she's telling Emi Okaa-san about it]

[I want to lick you]

[Reported]

[Disclosure request]

[Please spare me, Anego]

[lol]

[This Anego, she's popping up everywhere...]

◇

A stream from a boy with a high-pitched voice who hasn't quite gone through puberty yet.

[Haru-chan★ "...I see...so this is what it's like if I'm a Shota."]

[His voice was so similar, if he'd spoken a little louder, we would have been completely fooled]

[But the real account comes]

[But you're a fake Haru-kyun, right? I'll forgive you if you send me some borderline indecent photos later on my account.]

[Oh, poor thing... becoming prey to Anego...]

[She's an Anego who is good at protecting herself lol]

[These days, any sensitive images of children will get you the police right away...]

◇

[Haru-chan★: "Oh, there's an explosion trap there. Oh, from there, at 2 o'clock, one meter ahead is a teleportation trap."]

[Eh?]

[How?]

[Ummm... Haru-chan, how can you tell that through the screen...?]

[Haru-chan★: "Just try throwing a stone."]

[Stone-san has disappeared!!]

[lol]

[Eh……]

[Even if you're Haru-chan... Seriously?]

[Even the type of trap is correct!?]

[What is this...?]

[Ahh... Fake Haru-chan, seeing the Crossing Haru-chan's danger right before your eyes, just like Ruru-chan did the other day...]

["I'm going to start over from the beginner's course..." She said, turning back...]

[lol]

[A merciless little girl even through the screen]

[W-Well, that's the right decision...]

◇

[Haru-chan★ "With Ruru-san and the others? Umm, Ruru-san only came to take a bath."]

[Only!?]

[What's that? Does that mean there's more to it than that, Haru-chan?!]

[Let's build a tower here.]

[I'd love you to do a live bath report with Emi Onee-chan next time...]

[Fake Haru-chan's stream has been completely taken over by Crossing Haru-chan lol]

[Well, in the first place, it was the fake Haru-chan and the others who took over first...]

◇

[Haru-chan★ "Core, is it? ...For now, try observing until your eyes get watery. Yes, about six hours to start with. Try not to close your eyes, don't think about anything, and feel as if you and the world are one. Oh, don't fall asleep, or you'll probably be reset."]

[lol]

[The advice is completely based on guts]

[Well, normal people can't see it anyway...]

[Um, isn't that like harsh training at a temple or something...]

[Fake Haru-chan, fake Haru-chan, I think you should just be honest and form a party and do things normally, don't you think...?]

[Yeah, I think that would be much easier...]

[If you're not interested in trying out this sincere but totally outrageous advice from Haru-chan herself, then you're just an ordinary person... right?]

[Haru-chan uses advanced conversational techniques to make people give up even though it was supposed to be a kind comment]

[Nah]

[Because she's Haru-chan, she's probably not thinking about anything.]

[If she's thinking about it, she's not Haru-chan]

[No doubt about it!]

[The Origins think so too]

[lol]

[Everyone's so trusting lol]

◇◇

"……it was fun"

Before I knew it, several hours had passed.

...It might be fun to drop in on other people's streams.

Maybe I don't have the talent for streaming...

But I see.

I guess I had become that famous... Enough that people were imitating me.

I'm starting to feel a little embarrassed.

"Let's get some more sleep..."

Maybe because I was tired from constantly chatting on the unfamiliar smartphone, I started to feel sleepy again.

I crawl into my new futon.

...Hmm, there's Ruru-san's smell.

◇

[Breaking news: Haru-chan becomes Crossing Haru-chan and wipes out the fake Haru-chans]

[Will the recent proliferation of accounts claiming to be Haru-chan calm down?]

[Statement from the Dungeon Association: "Imitating Haru-chan is extremely dangerous, so please stop. Do not imitate her under any circumstances. Beginners should be accompanied by a guardian or supervisor. Once again, Do not imitate her under any circumstances.]

[The unscrupulous seller who was selling Haru-chan's cosplay costume turns himself in for some reason]

[The only thing they could communicate was "please spare me", and apparently there was some sort of threat...]

[lol]

[What is that? Scary.]

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