More Hollow Knight Before Silksong

Hollow Knight Silksong is releasing in a week, and I am excited to play it on release day. I am a big fan of Hollow Knight and can't wait to play Silksong. To make the wait a bit more bearable, I have decided to replay Hollow Knight again. This time trying to achive 112% including the Path of Pain section. It is going to be a tough challenge, and I am not even sure if I can do it this week. The last two Pantheons are very challenging. But for now, I have to complete the easier sections of the game to reach there. Starting again, the game feels easier, maybe because I remember all the routes and can optimise my time and get the most optimal paths, saving time and not wasting it on tougher bosses.  --- I don't know why I ended up doing Herra as my first dreamer in this playthrough. I went there to kill the Nosk and get that Pale Ore, so I went and grabbed this dreamer as well. On all my other playthroughs, it is usually the last one I do. I went on and defeated the Broken vessel easily. That gave me a good confidence boost. Enough that I went and fought its dream variant, the Lost Kin, which is a much harder fight.  --- With some luck and the previous experiences, it didn't pose me much problem. The fragile heart charm has helped me a lot during these fights. If I can defeat Lost Kin that easily, surely I can defeat Hornet the second time. That's what I thought and went to fight her at the Kingdom's edge. I had to open more sections of the map and had to get the shade cloak from the Abyss.  --- I love both Hornet fights, this second one a bit more. I wonder how much of those Hornets' attacks will transfer to Silksong. I got the King's Brand and went to fight in the Colosseum. The first one gives you a charm notch, and the second one gives you the precious Pale ore, both extremely useful for your builds.  --- There I found the 'Might' Zote; he was so pathetic with his little nail that he couldn't even hurt me. What a loser. I wonder who will be the Zote of Silksong. Is it that creepy guy (Nuu) who got slapped by Hornet? It would be nice to see how that character plays out. The next dreamer I got was Lurien, the watcher. He is guarded by the Watcher's Knights, and I hate them so much. I feel weak against them. Having to concentrate on two guys at the same time, both doing different attacks, is tough. That was the place where I died the first time in this run. I remember the first time I played this game, I got stuck on that fight for days. I was too underprepared that time, but I am still struggling against them to this day. It took me two more tries to defeat them. That's why I showed my anger towards Lurien xd.  --- One section of the map that I didn't even touch was the Royal Waterways. I had to go there so I could fight the Dung defender and get Isma's tear, which makes me immune to acid. That is going to unlock the path to the Teacher's archive, so I can get to the third dreamer. That Dung Defender's fight was very smooth. I have a lot of practice with that and love that battle. The music is fine as well.  --- I got to Isma's grove, which I think is one of the most underrated rooms in the game. You come here only once to take Isma's tear. But look at the beauty of this room. Wish it was used for something else so you can visit here again just to admire its beauty..  --- I still had to go to the Abyss to get that Shade cloak that I talked about earlier. Also, after getting the third dreamer, I have to think again and re-evaluate my strategy. I am going for the longer true ending, so I can't go straight to The Temple of Black Egg yet. I am still enjoying this game, even after playing it so many times. Just tells you how good it feels to play this game.