Ch.125 "Fountain" 4

No Name-san has a pure personality.

I'm not 100% sure since we only interacted briefly, but that's probably true.

So there's no "picking on the words" or, conversely, "it doesn't fully understand what we said."

It will understand what we want to say as best it can.

That's what I think.

"...Huh? But Haru-chan, you don't find fountains like this in dungeons normally, do you?"

"Maybe that time too, I found it by chance on a deeper floor. Like here, on the 500th floor or something."

"Haru-chan, were you diving that deep?!"

"No, I don't remember doing so, but... I have explored some pretty deep dungeons, and I thought it might be possible that I did skip stairs like that time with Ruru-san."

When I was a man, I used to take careful notes of the floor I'm currently in, but since I got this body, I'm no longer in much danger, so I've stopped counting.

"I always clear the dungeon mindlessly, and I don't think about the floors. I don't know how far I went or how many days I stayed there, also also, there's a pattern of how many days have passed since I made the wish."

[The wish-granting fountain is located on the deep floors!?]

[Seriously?]

[No, you guys, she said it's on the 500th floor]

[Then it's impossible.]

[Then it's impossible for humanity.]

[Right?]

[In the first place, the fact that 500 floors deep exist in this world...]

[Even in other dungeons, there have been no reports of going beyond the last boss or something.]

[At least not on camera]

[If there is one, it would be from a specialized unit for each country's dungeon battles]

[Umm]

[Stay]

[Okay, I won't say]

[But now I'm Interested]

[Can you say it after all?]

[lol]

[The US military... they forced their way in before other countries had even arrived, and when it looked like Haru-chan and the others were about to take over, they fired missiles without regard for the consequences... could it be that they were trying to steal it or destroy the evidence... because when it comes to wishes coming true, powerful people from all over the world, past and present... right...?]

[Ah]

[Huh?]

[Ehh...]

[Bad news: Haru-chan was seriously being targeted]

[If it's a military secret, then of course she'll be targeted...]

[And this kind of thing is a spark of conflict.]

[Maybe only the US knew about this...?]

[If that's true, then it's definitely worth the possible conflicts...]

[Depending on the type of wish, it could even grant immortality]

[That's bad]

[Indeed, the only ones who have come this far are the US military...]

[It's connected again?]

[Everything is connected...]

"Then I'll pray."

"Yes!"

"Please step away for a bit."

"Huh? Why?"

"Well, even if Ruru-san does nothing, you could still trip and fall into the fountain while I'm praying, and then Ruru-san would..."

"I'm moving away."

"Yeah"

Being honest is good.

[lol]

[That's right, Ruru-chan is that kind of girl...]

[Thanks to No Name-chan, she'd fall over even when she's just walking normally...]

[We seem to have forgotten about it lately because the focus has been on Haru-chan, but you're right, she has to be extra careful.]

[It's unfortunate, but if it grant Haru-chan and the others' wishes, there will be no worries.]

[Being clumsy is in line with her personality]

[Haru-chan knows Ruru-chan very well]

[Because they're THE RuruHaru Duo]

--That's a good excuse considering it was thought up on the spot.

Although she hasn't fallen down much lately, Ruru-san listened to what I said and walked carefully to the area where we first woke up.

...Sorry for lying.

But I had made up my mind.

[But will it grant any wish...?]

[That's not true... Is not something I can say]

[Well, it's No Name-chan after all.]

[Hello, No Name-san?]

【Infinite】

【Impossible】

【Not】

[Seriously?]

[Not only does No Name-chan acknowledges it, she even says "anything can come true"]

[Of course they would try to hide it... both the US military and the Origins]

[Origins Dejected]

[If you take away our veteranism, what will be left...?]

[Give up already]

[Proof of veteran status, deformed Haru-chan]

[lol]

[So subtle lol]

[That's fine...]

[Ehh...]

"Haru-chan!"

Just then, Ruru-san, who had returned to the spot where we had woken up, calls out to me.

"Hmm, please move back a little further, towards the wall."

But from that distance it's still "manageable" for her.

"Huh?! That much?"

"Ruru-san's evil thoughts might get in and ruin it."

"Do you really not trust me that much?"

"Yes. Because in the previous stream, Ruru-san caused several consecutive rooms full of monsters to appear."

"I'm moving further away."

"Yeah"

[lol]

[That's a very frank "yes" lol]

[Haru-chan, you're being completely ruthless.]

[That's how she usually is, but today she's even more so.]

[Maybe it's because she just woke up?]

[Ehh...]

[Ah, yeah, she's not sleepy so she's feeling refreshed...]

[Ruru-chan is definitely...huh? But that's...]

[That was No Name-chan's prank, when she was still being called Curse-sama...]

[So it doesn't matter now, right?]

[Haru-chan...?]

[W-well, there's always a chance...]

Although she's complaining, she has experienced firsthand the "unlucky constitution" that No Name-san has given her for "many years" (I think it used to be called "Curse-sama"), and she is gradually moving away from me.

Walking and walking...close to the wall.

――――Now, even if she runs at full speed after realizing it, she won't reach me before I finish what I'm about to say.

"Iー AMー DONE!"

"You're noisy"

"EHHー!?"

A cheerful voice.

Ruru-san's voice.

She's usually very friendly and enjoys talking to anyone.

She loves Emi-san, and even though Kushima-san finds her annoying, they end up getting along well.

She has strong emotions, loves cute things, and is just the feminine girl I imagined her to be.

But she had been bullied for years.

By none other than No Name-san.

That's why.

"Then, I'm starting."

"OKAY! IF YOU CAN, PLEASE DO IT LOUDLY!"

I put my hand together gently and speak in a normal voice...not loudly.

As if speaking to No Name-san in the fountain.

Praying like I did back then.

"No Name-san"

Pichan.

A single drop on the water surface.

[I'm not the Origins but AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH]

[AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH]

[AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH]

[AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH]

[Stop! Don't turn back!]

[If Haru-chan turns back, we won't be able to see her tiny hands anymore!]

[Above all, the three-dimensional beauty of Emi-chan and Lili-chan on the streaming screen is AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH]

[lol]

[More loyal than ever to their desires]

[Because...Because...]

[I want to see what I want to see!]

[More importantly, when Haru-chan grows up...what will happen to her clothes?]

[!!!]

[!?!?]

[Genius?]

[Hmm... I see...]

[Let's zooming in on Ruru-chan's screen]

[Oh, me too, me too]

[No particular reason, but me too]

[Damn, it's too far away to zoom in]

[The important details about Haru-chan...]

[No way]

[Ugh...]

[This is though]

[lol]

"---No Name-san"

I tell the being who can grant my wish.

"About Ruru-san, please stop bullying her. That's my wish."

[AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH... Huh?]

[Eh?]

[What?]

[Bullying... Ah, that's right, Ruru-chan was...]

[Before Haru-chan came, No Name-chan has always been...]

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