The Earth-san Has Leveled Up! - Volume 2 Chapter 8 Part 1
Japanese Doll
Focusing her mind, Meiko goes for Pestle Rabbit’s hand with a Water Bullet.
[TL: Pestle Rabbit is like this after much research (I already know because I know a bit of Japanese folklore)]
The Water Bullet hits Pestle Rabbit’s hand, forcing it to let go of the pestle.
At the same time, Meiko jumped out and hit it in the head with a Grimoire attack, followed immediately by Sasara and Ruru hitting it with Pestle Handle Sword and wooden sticks.
This was a scene that had already been played out many times since the maidens entered Shura.
Sasara and Ruru’s fighting aptitude was unexpectedly high.
At the very least, they were much stronger than the initial performance of the shitty Little Girl.
From the strength of their arms to swing their swords down to the speed of their steps, they were entirely different from the Meiko of those days.
Though she is not as good as Meiko now that she has leveled up and continued her training.
The absolute prerequisite for the two of them to join the battle was to get Pestle Rabbit to let go of the pestle.
No matter how many times they have tried since then, Pestle Rabbit has made it his top priority to retrieve the pestle that she dropped.
There was no way not to take advantage of this great weakness.
Only currently, she asked Sasara and Ruru to go to work, as we would have little to worry about eating the painful damage.
Now that Sasara and Ruru are joining the battle in this way, Meiko’s magical power consumption is greatly reduced.
For this reason, Meiko had to concentrate on releasing her magic to make Pestle Rabbit let go of his pestle, but since she was making them do the dirty work of direct attack, which leaves the feeling in their hands, there was no reason to concentrate so much.
The key to this battle was the accuracy of Meiko’s magic.
Hitting the Pestle Rabbit itself is no problem, but hitting the hands and pestles is quite difficult.
Therefore, the success rate was about 70%.
When I couldn’t get the Pestle Rabbit to let go after two shots, I had no choice but to fire a third shot to kill it.
Unlike the G-level dungeon Meiko entered, this dungeon required solid magic management because the enemies were moving quite actively.
Meiko and her team thus put their backpacks back on after the battle.
This was also necessary.
Since they did not have infinite storage or other such items at hand currently, Meiko and the others carried their backpacks.
To fight properly, the backpacks got in the way no matter what.
Now they had to put the strap through only one shoulder so that they could take it down quickly.
Such a fight was repeated for about an hour.
Sasara and Ruru’s levels had risen to 1 when they both first joined the fight, and now they were up to 3.
The level increase is not immediate, so not much change can be seen so far. The maximum amount of magic is just a bit higher.
I have also instructed Ruru to use [Apprentice Ninja Technique] when she recovers. Apprentice Ninja Technique] also consumes magic power, so it should help increase the amount of magic power.
Meiko and her team proceeded to fight in such a way, gaining small changes and learning, as in the case of the backpack.
The mountain dungeon was a beautiful place.
The vermilion Torii Gates were fantastic, but the mountain itself was also scenic.
The leaves of unnamed trees glistened in the sunlight, and the sunlight falling through the trees onto the cobblestones created shades of yin and yang.
Sometimes we passed by a stream, which created a dazzling spectacle of light.
While beautiful like that, there was also an inexpressible sense of dread.
As I walked along the path lined with Torii Gates, listening to the sound of trees swaying in the wind, I couldn’t help but be aware of this sunlight anyway.
Like the horizontal stripes on a pedestrian crossing, the more I walked, the more the sun and shade switched at a dizzying pace. If a branch extending to the top of the Torii Gate casts a shadow, I naturally become aware of it.
“If I had come here alone, I would have cried.”
“I’m the same way. It’s a beautiful place, but it’s scary.”
Ruru, who had been moved as soon as she entered the mountain, changed her opinion and said something like that.
The continuous light and shadows made Meiko also feel as if something in her mind was being forcefully opened.
Or perhaps there is a trance or some such phenomenon far beyond this sensation.
“Enemy desuwa”
“Nya!”
At Sasara’s words, Meiko and Ruru immediately put down their backpacks and get ready for battle.
Grimoire has Water Bullet ready, and Meiko sharpens her aim and fires.
The Water Bullet hits solidly and, as usual, forces Pestle Rabbit to let go of the pestle, which Pestle Rabbit rushes to retrieve, only to have water spray in his face.
“Nin~nin!”
By this time, Ruru had learned to use the [Apprentice Ninja Technique] well and made Pestle Rabbit stiffen for a moment.
This momentary gap was huge, and Meiko was able to reliably hit the Grimoire Attack and put it into a combo.