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Level: 1/1
HP SS
MP SS
Power SS
Strength SS
Intelligence SS
Spirit SS
Speed SS
Dexterous D
Luck SS
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　I took out the dragon zombies in a row and raised my Dexterity value to a D, one rank higher.
　The count 1 guy was there, so I wasn't very efficient, and I noticed that it was evening, my usual time to go home.

　Now that I have a clearer idea of how to go to meet the spirit of Nifonium, I should go one more step--''

''--No, let's not,''

　I quickly changed my mind.
　Let's not push it.
　That's the reason why you fell down when you were at the company in the first place.
　Let's not make the same mistake as that time.

　Besides--.

　　　　　☆

　The next morning, after breakfast, I came to see Prumbum.

'Oh, I've been waiting for you,'

　Prumbum, who was drawing me as usual, looked up and smiled happily.

　The reason I didn't push myself yesterday is also because I promised Purumbum that I'd come to see him every day.
　If I was reckless and stayed up all night or something to raise the stakes, I'd get too absorbed in it and it would definitely make me stand up.

　To prevent that from happening, I rounded up yesterday at a normal time so that I could come and see her properly.

　I had made a similar promise to Aulum, but in Aulum's case, he was curious, but not because he'd been betrayed.
　Prumbum is different, he feels betrayed once, and he wants to keep this promise to prevent that from happening again.

　I sat down beside her, happy that Prumbum smiled again today, which made me happy too.

'......'
Why are you staring at me like that?
You can go to ...... and see what's going on.
What?
You look different than usual.
Different?

　Plumbum told me to touch my face in a sticky way.
　It's quite normal, although it feels like my usual face.

'What's bothering you, huh?
What makes you think that?
Do not underestimate her. I've seen it all my life, I know that much.

　Plumbum's straightforward dialogue, the kind of dialogue that would make me embarrassed.

I see. Yeah, I'm definitely troubled by one thing - or should I say troubled?
What is it? Let's talk to the mistress.
But ......
The mistress...
Yeah?
It makes me feel better just talking to you about nothing.
Okay.

　I'm glad I came today.
　I've never said that to her, so this is something that comes from the Prumbum experience.

　If talking to me would make things easier for her, then I'm glad I've been here and I'm glad I came today.

'Actually--'

　I told her that I was in trouble, that I was having trouble with the dragon zombie count one.
　She didn't ask for help, she just wanted me to talk to her.

　After listening to the end of it in silence, Plumbum stood up with a start and waved his hands carelessly.

　A tortoise appeared in the air.
　It was so big that an adult could ride on it, and the surface of its carapace had a strange pattern on it that made you think of outer space.

''What's this?''
One of the rare monsters in my dungeon is called the Chronotator.
The Chronotator.
'Try to beat this one. Its shell is hard enough to repel all attacks, but it's always the most fragile where it shines the brightest.

　With the dungeon's spirits directly telling me the weaknesses of the dungeon, I pulled out my gun and launched the growth bullets into the spot I was taught.
　The effect was great, the Chronoturtle was shot out with a single shot and dropped a liquid that floated puka-puka in the air, just like the other monsters in the Plumbum Dungeon.

''What is this?''
"The humans have named it 'A Drop in Time'.
"A drop of time?

　Plumbum said, and with another wave of his hand, he summoned the same Chronoturtle.
　He sprinkled a drop of time on that Chronotator.

　Then the turtle changed colors and froze in place.

'Frozen ......?　No, because of the name - has time stopped?
Hmm.

　A small but clear nod.

It is an item that stops the time of the person you call. It can be used against these dragon zombies, can't it?
......!

　　　　　★

　Ninth floor of Nihonium basement.
　I came here from Plumbum's place, and I walked around the dungeon, looking for a dragon zombie on count one.

　I soon found the one I was looking for.
　I gently approached him and sprayed the dragon zombie with a drop of time.

　Just like the Chrono Turtle before, the dragon zombie stopped.
　It faded and stopped moving.

　The count remained at 1.

　I fired a series of bullets at it.
　Even after firing all the bullets in the two pistols, the count remained at one.

"Yes.

　I was gutted.
　I decided to try further.
　The dragon zombie, which was stopped in time, was shot with a flameless projectile that couldn't be used for count 1 before.

　The fused and invisible karma flames burned the dragon zombie with a count of 1.

　Even though its body was half-burned, the dragon zombie did not move, just before it could stop time.
　Soon, time began to move.

　Pong, a dexterity seed was dropped.
　A drop of time, worked on the dragon zombies on count one.

　I decided to try it again because I was uncertain about it once.

　I walked around the dungeon and ignored all the dragon zombies from 2 to 5, looking for only 1.

'Mmm,'

　I found one - but two of them came out at the same time.
　I don't want to have more than one of them when I'm testing, and I'll just let one of them get away with it - so I get my gun up.

......

　He stopped moving.
　My eyes stopped on the gun at the ready.

　Something flashed through my head.
　A flash of inspiration.

　I can do this!　I can only know that, but the content is still a blur.
　I try desperately to scoop up something that looks like water spilling through my fingers.

　After a few moments of concentrated thought, it becomes clearer.

　I took out a drop of time and sprayed it on my gun.
　The beloved pistol faded and time stopped, as if it had frozen.

　I pulled out the same stalled bullets from the gun that had stopped time, and reloaded it with new regular bullets.
　I fire it in rapid succession.
　I fire a series of shots at the dragon zombie on the count of 1.

　The count remains--1.
　The count didn't decrease even if I fired with the gun that was sprayed with a drop of time!