Kiyono Makoto extended his right hand, his expression quickly becoming serious:

"...Yukino Yukinoshita, be my daughter!"

"..."

Yukino Yukinoshita remained silent for three seconds, her black hair falling down to cover her face, before her clear, cold voice rang out:

"……dad."

The girl's voice was exceptionally cold and unresponsive, revealing no emotional fluctuations, as if her state of mind remained completely undisturbed.

But Kiyono Makoto could see clearly that a faint blush had risen on the girl's fair and jade-like face; she was obviously just putting on a brave face.

"As expected, he has an extremely dishonest personality..."

Kiyono Makoto silently complained to himself.

As Yukino responded, the parchment scroll moved on its own without wind, quickly floating into the air. Then, as if an invisible flaming pen had been used to write on it, it swiftly wrote Yukino's name.

Shortly after, Yukino Yukinoshita received a notification from the park:

You have joined the team...

[The team's public channel is now unlocked. Please note that speaking requires points.]

[The team's shared storage space is now available...]

A series of prompts appeared, temporarily easing Yukino Yukinoshita's embarrassment.

Kiyono Makoto quietly opened the character panel and found that his agility attribute had received an extra bonus. It was clear that Yukino's strongest attribute was agility.

"Let's go back and use our team skills to cleanse the toxins."

Kiyono Makoto turned and walked outside.

Senior, Eriri, Masato, Futaba, Shoko, the newly joined Yukino, plus Kiyono herself, that makes seven people now.

The team size limit is ten people, which means there are only three spots left.

Who are the remaining three teammates?

"..."

Yukino Yukinoshita followed silently behind, her left hand gently holding her right arm, her cool and beautiful eyes quietly falling on Makoto Kiyono's back.

Humans are almost always unaware of the choices they face when confronted with destiny.

But at this moment, Yukino Yukinoshita clearly felt that from this moment on, fate had embarked on a different path...

"Yukinoshita, welcome to the team." Kasumigaoka Utaha smiled and looked over. "From now on, we'll be teammates fighting side by side."

"welcome."

The girls responded with kindness, saying they had all received a notification from the park.

Although Yukino Yukinoshita has a cool and aloof personality and doesn't talk much, she responds earnestly to the kindness of the girls.

"...Please continue to guide me in the future."

"Junior, sir~"

Kasumigaoka Utaha tilted her head and looked over:

"Use team skills quickly, the wound is feeling increasingly strange."

"it is good."

Kiyono Makoto nodded slightly and decisively used the team skill.

As expected, the venom of the spider was quickly and completely removed.

"The poisoning has... disappeared."

Yukino Yukinoshita pursed her beautiful lips, and seeing that she was back to her healthy state, she quickly breathed a sigh of relief.

Should we press our advantage and press our advantage?

Eriri put her hands on her hips and offered her suggestion.

"Don't act impulsively."

Upon hearing this, Kiyono Makoto shook his head:

"Although we won a great victory just now, there was a lot of luck involved. It wasn't our usual strength. The Summoning Emblem can only be used once every 24 hours. We can't summon Deepwater Hina again before the dungeon ends, so we should play it safe first."

“That’s right.” Rio Futaba pushed up her glasses, her tone calm and steady. “Before the final battle, we need to get ourselves into top condition.”

"For example... ask Kiyono to help enhance everyone's ice magic."

“And those blood-red keys,” Kasumigaoka Utaha suggested softly. “Let’s open all the keys first; there might be something good inside.”

Everyone naturally agreed with the senior's suggestion.

Six blood-red keys are lined up in a row; now it's time for the much-anticipated unboxing.

Weapons, potions, items... I got a lot of stuff, but unfortunately not much of it was actually valuable.

There are really only two things that are truly interesting.

First, there is a black and red cube that feels weightless when held in the hand. The material is unclear, but the space around the cube is clearly distorted.

[Item: Space Cube]

[Category: Curiosities]

[Note: This is a special creation possessing magical spatial power, capable of fusing with certain special items.]

The power of space sounds very advanced, but unfortunately it's unusable.

The item description was vague, not specifying what it could be fused with. Kiyono Makoto and the girls tried several things out of curiosity, but the Space Cube remained silent and unmoved, so they had to give up for the time being.

The second item was a pair of dark silver earrings, with counter-clockwise spiral runes engraved on the studs, making them look as if they were made of crystal, and they were exceptionally beautiful.

[Item: Destiny Twin Earrings]

[Category: Curiosities]

[Usage Conditions: This item can only be activated when the fates of two parties are intertwined.]

[Passive: Shared Senses. When both parties wear the Destiny Earrings simultaneously, they will gain the ability to resonate with each other and share their five senses.]

[Active: Fate in Sync. Activating the set effect, when launching a coordinated attack on the same target, each attack will deal additional true damage.]

[Note: Those who manipulate fate will be punished. Each use of the earring will result in a random side effect, but these side effects are not permanent and will disappear on their own after a certain period of time.]

Chapter 142 Eriri: There are too many people whose fates are intertwined.

"The situation on the battlefield changes rapidly, and the effects of spiritual resonance and sensory sharing are very practical, which is equivalent to having an extra pair of eyes."

Rio Futaba adjusted her glasses, her tone calm and collected:

"Not only that, the active effect can also deal additional true damage... There's a saying circulating on the forums: if it has true damage, just pick it. It's a pretty noble attribute, so this pair of earrings is definitely a very valuable item."

Upon hearing this, Kiyono Makoto nodded in agreement:

"The problem is that these earrings seem to be very selective in who they fit... Can you try them on and see if anyone can wear them?"

"Everyone, give it a try."

The girls all started trying it out.

However, it was eventually discovered that among the girls, only Yukino Yukinoshita and Shoko Nishimiya were able to activate the earrings.

"That's strange. Shoko and Yukinoshita just met, so why can't we activate the earrings, but they can?"

Eriri rested her chin on her right hand, her tone puzzled.

Kasumigaoka Utaha crossed her arms over her chest, her voice languid and pleasant:

"Well, we can reason in reverse. If the equipment is fine, then it's Shoko and Yukinoshita who are special cases... For example, when the Spider Demon self-destructed, Yukinoshita leaped and tackled Shoko, so their fates became intertwined?"

Upon hearing this, Kiyono Makoto nodded and said:

"When everyone entered the instance, Shoko was with Yukinoshita. They encountered several attacks during their journey and always took care of each other... I guess this is what they call being entangled by fate."

"In that case, there's one person whose fate is most intertwined with everyone else's."

Kasumigaoka Utaha's eyes flickered, her beautiful red eyes looking over.

"stare--"

The girls all realized what was happening and looked at Kiyono Makoto.

Why are you all looking at me like that?

Kiyono Makoto slightly twitched the corner of his mouth and couldn't help but say:

"I don't have pierced ears, so I can't use earrings at all, right?"

"You don't necessarily need pierced ears to wear earrings. The props from the amusement park aren't that inconvenient." Kasumigaoka Utaha smiled and looked over. "Junior, would you like to try it?"

Kiyono Makoto hesitated:

"Never mind..."

"We have to try it."

Eriri put her hands on her hips, her eyes sparkling, and her voice filled with anticipation:

"The Fifth Rank is very likely to come, and we can't miss out on items that can increase our combat power, no matter what."

Futaba Rio said calmly:

"Eri is right, we should definitely make use of it."

"...Alright then."

Faced with the girls' enthusiastic expectations, Kiyono Eri and Iriyoshi had no choice but to agree.

Taking the earring, Kiyono Makoto tried placing it next to his ear and discovered that it actually had a magnetic effect. Even without pierced ears, it could stick firmly to the earlobe, which was quite convenient.

The moonlight was cool and clear.

Seeing Kiyono Makoto wearing the dark silver earring, the girls' hearts skipped a beat.

Putting personality aside, Kiyono is actually very good-looking, and now that she's wearing earrings, her charm has been elevated to another level.

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