The Paradise of Reincarnation Begins with Eriri.

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Main Quest: A Long Snowy Night

[Instance Type: Cooperative Survival]

[Dungeon Difficulty: Hard]

[Dungeon rewards increased by an additional 200%]

"Hey, the mission really has changed."

Upon seeing the notification, Kasumigaoka Utaha's eyes suddenly brightened.

Although the difficulty of the dungeon has increased, my junior has gone from being an opponent to a teammate, and now at least has the opportunity to clear the dungeon.

After reviewing the dungeon change notification once more, Kasumigaoka Utaha finally felt relieved, and her voice regained its elegant tone:

"Junior, I look forward to your guidance in the future."

"..."

The cold wind howled.

Just moments ago, the sky was overcast and gloomy, but in an instant, a cold wind swept in, carrying with it fine snowflakes, and the chill was penetrating to the bone.

"The temperature is dropping rapidly." Kiyono Makoto frowned, his expression turning serious. "The dungeon type has changed to survival mode, and the extreme cold environment is obviously the most direct source of danger."

"It's really super cold..."

Kasumigaoka Utaha clutched her chest tightly, her pretty face drained of color again, and her voice trembled slightly:

"Junior, hurry up and get some warm clothes."

Kiyono Makoto silently shook his head: "I didn't prepare that kind of thing."

Before entering the instance, he purchased the planned food, fresh water, weapons, first aid kit... but did not buy any items to keep warm.

Unexpected events can happen all the time in this world; no one can be perfect in every way.

Kasumigaoka Utaha tilted her head in confusion:

"Hey, aren't you a senior, junior?"

"I'm sorry to disappoint you, senior." Kiyono Makoto was telling the truth. "I just passed the beginner trial."

Kasumigaoka Utaha: "..."

what?

My junior is a newbie player just like me?

So you've been scaring yourself the whole time?

A fleeting feeling of wanting to cry but being unable to is quickly banished from Kasumigaoka Utaha's mind.

Now that we're on this pirate ship, there's no way we can get off.

"If you're a newbie player, how did you manage to get an S-rank item?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha is extremely curious.

As fellow new players, she only had the most basic food and water, and a very ordinary self-defense weapon; the difference between them was like night and day.

Upon hearing this, Kiyono Makoto sighed, and a figure with blonde twin tails flashed through his mind:

"Because some idiot mistakenly chose a dungeon of dangerous difficulty."

“Idiot…” Kasumigaoka Utaha’s beautiful eyes widened upon hearing this, a sudden thought flashing through her mind, “Is it that useless Eriri who likes to pretend to be a good girl?”

ah-

in the real world.

Eriri, wearing a green sweatshirt and sitting at her desk casually drawing in her notebook, suddenly sneezed.

“That’s strange…” Eriri rubbed her nose. “I feel like someone is talking about me behind my back.”

"I can't draw anymore, I just can't calm down."

After sitting there for half an hour without drawing a single original draft, Eriri threw down her pencil and quietly opened the player forum.

"As expected, forum gossip is much more interesting..."

Before long, a post from a newcomer caught Eriri's attention.

This is the ramblings and confession of an ordinary player.

The player who posted the message and another player are friends in real life. They were recruited by the amusement park together, worked together to pass the beginner trial, and made a promise to survive together.

In the latest instance, the two were assigned to opposing factions that would fight each other, with only one side able to survive...

"How cruel."

Eriri gently bit her lower lip, deeply experiencing the cruelty of paradise.

Continuing down, you'll find many players flooding the comments section with irrelevant remarks.

"To survive, you have to give up everything; that's paradise."

"The amusement park is utterly inhumane."

"It's not a human being, it has no humanity to begin with."

"Actually, as long as a formal team is formed, there is no need to worry about infighting."

"Such expensive special items are simply unaffordable for ordinary players, right?"

"..."

Looking at the comments below, Eriri couldn't help but think of Makoto Kiyono.

"Forming a team is indeed extremely important... Let's wait and see when we receive the dungeon notification. There's no way anyone would beat us to it, right?"

Chapter 16 Senior: Who threw that snowball?!

at the same time.

Inside the instance.

“The wind and snow are getting heavier, and we don’t have any warm clothes. We can’t last much longer.” Kiyono Makoto quickly assessed the current situation. “The most urgent thing is to get to the cabin halfway up the mountain as soon as possible.”

"Huh?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha was taken aback by what she heard. She subconsciously looked around, but unfortunately, everything was shrouded in darkness, and she couldn't see anything at all.

"How did you know there was a wooden house halfway up the mountain?"

“I saw a post on the forum that said real-world instances don’t appear out of nowhere.” Kiyono Makoto looked up at the strange circular dome and explained softly, “I came to the park to look for a cat. I didn’t find the cat, but I did see a snow globe in a secluded corner… The mountain in front of me has the exact same outline as the mountain in the snow globe.”

Kasumigaoka Utaha, ever quick-witted, asked, "Does my junior mean we're inside that snow globe?"

“It should be.” Kiyono Makoto nodded. “I remember it very clearly, there’s a wooden house halfway up the mountain in the snowy landscape… There should be one in the dungeon too.”

"So..." Kasumigaoka Utaha bit her lower lip lightly, her tone resentful, "It really was because of my junior that the dungeon was triggered, right?"

"If the senior student doesn't come to the park for a night run, the instance won't be triggered either."

"..."

After discussing the matter, the two began their ascent along the faintly visible mountain path.

The snow on the mountain path was very deep, reaching up to the calves.

A biting wind whipped snowflakes against my face, the chill penetrating to the bone. There was no thermometer nearby, so I didn't know the exact temperature, but it was certainly well below zero.

"Huh...huh..."

About two hundred meters away, the sound of a girl breathing heavily came from beside him.

Kiyono Makoto turned his head and looked at Kasumigaoka Utaha, whose pretty face was pale:

"Senior, you didn't put in any stamina boost at all, did you?"

Utaha Kasumigaoka glanced over upon hearing this, her eyes filled with resentment:

"After completing the beginner trial, I only got a total of 600 points, which is not enough at all."

"So weak."

"I'm really sorry for being so weak."

Kiyono Makoto quickly took two steps forward, blocking Kasumigaoka Utaha's path, his tone calm and steady:

"Senior, follow in my footsteps, it will save you energy."

"...Thank you for your hard work, junior."

Kasumigaoka Utaha whispered her thanks and silently stepped into the footprints left by Kiyono Makoto.

Time slips away quietly.

While passing through a forest, a dark shadow suddenly attacked from the eerie pine forest beside them.

"A sneak attack?"

After his attributes were doubled, Kiyono Makoto's mind became exceptionally sharp. He instinctively dodged, forgetting that there was a panting senior behind him.

then……

boom!

A muffled thud suddenly sounded as the object was struck.

Kiyono Makoto turned his head and saw Kasumigaoka Utaha covering her white headband, her eyes blank:

Who just threw the snowball?

Kiyono Makoto: "..."

Upon closer inspection, there were still snowflakes on the senior's headband; it was indeed a snowball.

whoosh-

A low whistling sound came through the air again.