Ch.162 Having Experienced the Peak, Starting Again from Zero

"...Ei!"

...Thud.

[Stone-san doesn't fly]

[Poor stone-san]

[Can stones be pitiful?]

[Who knows?]

[lol]

"...Even with... Slingshot..."

Whoosh... Thud.

[So-so]

[Still not flying]

[But how long is the distance?]

[It's not even 10 meters]

[Her precious pachinko machine is]

[Her prized slingshot is]

[Even though it's good because of the unlimited ammo...]

First, I threw the stone as is, and then I tried throwing it using my slingshot.

...I'm so tired, and the slingshot is heavy.

My arm would probably get tired while trying to aim.

[And that's the high-quality slingshot, right?]

[Should be]

[Well, there's still bows and guns...]

"...So, next is the bow... Is what I wanted to try."

I take a firm stance.

…………………………………….

"...I'm going to stop because it seems like it might go off in a strange direction."

[Admirable]

[Intelligent]

[Ahh, that statement shows that you're aware of the dangers of bows and arrows.]

[Well, she is a specialist, after all.]

[Specialist (who performed horseback archery on a flying bike)]

[Ah, yes, a one-of-a-kind specialist in the world.]

[Bows and arrows are prone to accidents, you know.]

[A crossbow would still be acceptable...]

[By the way, Haru-chan doesn't use a crossbow either, does she?]

[Oh yeah, that's true.]

[Oh, I think that's probably because it's hard to get as a drop in dungeons.]

[I see]

[Besides, Haru-chan's muscle strength is...]

[Looks like she can't even load the arrows]

A bow and arrow... i only have a few arrows, but they're in my dirty bag.

But the bow is heavy to begin with, and I probably wouldn't be able to draw it.

...If it's a beginner's bow...no, that wouldn't have enough power.

"...Then, my gun."

[Oh]

[If it's a gun, then... Is strength still necessary?]

[I think so... To hild yourself from the recoil]

[Well, there are some that don't have much of recoil...]

[I'm sure Haru-chan will be fine with her stance.]

[Is it only possible with a handgun?]

"...But I used up all my ammo back then, so I don't have any left. I do have a few that I just picked up, though."

[Ara]

[Oh yeah, that's right]

[She ran out of bullets and arrows, so that's why she shot at point-blank with Ruru-chan.]

[Yeah……]

[In other words?]

"...I have no means of attack..."

I rummage through the dirty bag.

As for the guns... if I include the unidentified ones that I just picked up, there are several types, and it seems plausible that there are a few rounds of each.

But even test firing feels like a waste of time and resour, so I should probably just assume that my shooting skills have also deteriorated.

No, if things go wrong, it could even completely reset to zero, so there's a high chance I'll get hurt, and more importantly, if I try to use it and it doesn't work, the monster would get close and it's game over.

[Bad news: Haru-chan is actually just a little girl]

[Lick lilililililili]

[Oops, it seems extreme comments are not allowed right now.]

[lol]

...In the worst-case scenario, there's a handgun for self defense, a gamble on the fly.

Moreover, I don't know the strength and number of bullets, and the chance of hurting my shoulder from the recoil, or the chance to actually being able to fire properly are random.

"...It reminds me of when I first started exploring dungeons...it makes me excited."

I clenched my arms tightly to restrain the urge to move.

[Ehh...]

[lol]

[Good news: Haru-chan is a battle junkie]

[Bad news: Haru-chan is still Haru-chan after all]

[Because it's Haru-chan, you know?]

[Well, it is Haru-chan after all...]

[But Haru-chan gets fired up even in this desperate situation.]

[As expected of an angel]

[Well, if you can stay asleep for a month and act completely fine, you're definitely not human anymore.]

[It's been proven that Haru-chan is an angel...]

[Yeah……]

"Well, I guess there's no other choice."

I picked up the stone I had just thrown, and tossed it in front of me with a "whoosh," letting it plop down.

"First, I'll steadily work on improving my stone-throwing skills."

[Eh?]

[Good news : Haru-chan is really on fire!]

[lol]

[Isn't that a little too positive?]

[It's Haru-chan]

Swoosh.

Thud.

Swoosh... Oh, I found another one.

"This place is deep inside the dungeon, so I should be able to gradually get stronger just by being here. And if I keep performing attack actions indefinitely inside the dungeon, I think I'll eventually be able to return."

It took me 3 years to get back to the strength I had before, but this time it's different in many ways.

First of all, I'm a very unusual little girl.

No matter how you look at it, since this is caused by No Name-san in the dungeon, my level and skills should increase quite rapidly.

Moreover.

"Because I know 'how to practice and how much to do to get results.'"

[I see]

[So she did think it through, huh?]

[Haru-chan is such a theorist]

[Well, at the very least, she's the same age as Ruru-chan.]

[Stop]

[Stop it]

[Haru-chan is a little girl!]

[Haru-chan is small and a bit ditzy, and she only acts grown-up because of the knowledge she gets from books!]

[Stupid!]

[You heartless person!]

[lol]

[Calm down]

[Why do some viewers suddenly turn into little girls?]

[Have some sympathy for them... Haru-chan has emotionally broken them.]

[Poor things]

I pick up a stone.

I throw.

I pick up.

I throw... And then take a short break.

[But that's true, Haru-chan, she did reach the pinnacle of humanity once, didn't she?]

[She did]

[That battle with Dragon No Name-chan is undeniably impossible to recreate... for anyone else.]

[There's no way that's possible]

[Physically, she's completely hopeless and fall asleep very easily.]

[She probably used all her magical power to support her physical strength and defense, so she hardly uses magic for attacks.]

[She was simply at the top because of her shooting skills.]

[When you think about it, is it actually possible?]

[So, can you do it?]

[Impossible]

[Please forgive me]

[How can we, when even active professionals reach a level where they have to return to basics?

[Sorry]

[It's okay]

[lol]

The more stones I throw and pick up as I walk forward, the more I accumulate these stones.

Things like this are great, aren't they?

"That means my scouting skills aren't working either... but there's nothing I can do about it, so I'll just stay in this big room and train. If a monster comes in, there's nothing I can do."

I throw a lot of stones in a burst, taking breaks in between.

This is all I can do right now.

[Well, that's to be expected]

[Haru-chan remains calm despite not knowing when the monsters might appear]

[Wonderful]

[I want to emulate this mental strength]

[Being positive is important, isn't it?]

[I hope I can get stronger soon]

[However, the monsters that appear on that floor are probably too high level... so leveling up with weak monsters or power leveling with a party won't be possible.]

[Haru-chan is Haru-chan because she ignores the established rules.]

[That's right, that's right]

[You guys, think about it the other way around. ...If you look at this from a different perspective, it could become a reproducible speedrun showing how Haru-chan became that strong...?]

[!?]

[Are you a genius?]

[A genius was here]

[From this moment on, the dungeon personnel's eyes change color]

[So Haru-chan is still Haru-chan after all...]

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