The Paradise of Reincarnation Begins with Eriri.

Chapter 23 Unorthodox Water Magic and the Broken Senior

"Then let's try it and see how it goes."

Kiyono Makoto nodded in agreement, genuinely curious about what it would feel like to use magic.

A man is a boy until he dies.

This is genuine magic, like a Gundam with its doors wide open—no man could resist it.

"I'm so tired, my whole body aches and feels like it's going to fall apart." Kasumigaoka Utaha pointed to a bench over there, "Let's go sit down for a bit."

"Let's go over there."

Kiyono Makoto nodded, took two steps, and then suddenly stopped.

"and many more."

"Huh?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha tilted her head in confusion.

"I'm going to pick something up."

As he spoke, Kiyono Makoto turned around and walked quickly toward a secluded corner. Following his memory from last night, he soon found the snow globe, which was half-hidden by fallen leaves.

After wiping the dust and dirt off the surface of the snow globe, the snow-capped mountains, forests, paths, and cabins inside became clear, making the two feel as if they had returned to the long, snowy night of the previous night.

"I'll take it back as a souvenir."

Kiyono Makoto casually packed up the snow globe.

"Well, after all, it was my first time with my junior, so it's really memorable." Kasumigaoka Utaha crossed her arms over her chest, her voice languid and sweet.

Kiyono Makoto stared at the past speechlessly.

"Senior, don't be so dirty-minded."

"Tsk~" Kasumigaoka Utaha clicked her tongue softly, closed her right eye, and showed a perfectly measured look of disgust on her pretty face. "When people wear colored glasses, everything will look colored. I was just expressing my true feelings, but my junior brother associated it with that kind of thing. It can only mean that your soul is not pure."

It has to be said that the sharp-tongued senior can easily make people angry.

Kiyono Makoto, expressionless, turned and left.

"You look so energetic, it seems there's no need for treatment."

Kasumigaoka Utaha: "...No, I think it's very necessary."

After exchanging a few words, the two walked to a park bench and sat down.

The sun quietly peeked over the horizon, and a ray of golden sunlight fell right onto Kasumigaoka Utaha's pretty face.

After a sleepless night and a busy day, the senior student had faint dark circles under her eyes, but instead of diminishing her beauty, they gave her a strange, haggard beauty. She was stunningly beautiful, pure and refined.

"...I'm starting."

Kiyono Makoto's heart skipped a beat, but his expression remained unchanged. He closed his eyes slightly, stretched out his hands, and the method of using water magic naturally came to mind.

It's hard to describe the feeling. It's like a dragonfly flapping its wings, an elephant swinging its trunk, or a boy being born with the ability to find adult movie websites. The feeling is unfamiliar and strange, but you just naturally master it.

A few seconds later.

A thin mist condensed in Kiyono Makoto's palm, resembling the misty air on a lake in winter, which was undeniably quite beautiful.

"...Is this the legendary magic?"

Looking at that ordinary wisp of mist, Kasumigaoka Utaha widened her beautiful eyes, her lips trembling slightly, and she couldn't help but mentally complain:

"This level of water magic... it can't just be used to humidify the air, can it?"

"It's confirmed."

"Mutation failed, the weakest water magic in history..."

"..."

With a gentle push of his hands, Kiyono Makoto sent the healing mist drifting quietly toward Kasumigaoka Utaha.

The moment they came into contact, the water mist seemed to come alive, silently seeping into the senior student's body.

Kasumigaoka Utaha first felt a faint coolness flow into her body, as if an invisible hand was quickly soothing the soreness and fatigue deep in her muscles, causing her to let out a pleasant sigh.

"Hmm~ It feels pretty good... Eh?!"

But the next second, Kasumigaoka Utaha suddenly tilted her head back, revealing her long, slender, and gracefully curved swan neck.

hum! ! !

It was as if someone had dropped a bomb in her mind, instantly triggering a tsunami of dopamine, leaving Kasumigaoka Utaha's mind blank.

After a brief moment of stiffness, Kasumigaoka Utaha's body quickly went limp, and she staggered forward, only managing to steady herself by instinctively grabbing Kiyono Makoto's arm with her right hand.

"What...what happened...my body...it feels so strange..."

Kasumigaoka Utaha bit her lower lip tightly, swallowing back the words that were about to come out. However, under the healing power of water magic, her fair and jade-like face quickly flushed red, even the tips of her ears turning a burning crimson.

"Something's wrong! Something's really wrong!"

"It's just treatment, why is this happening...?"

"and many more."

Suddenly, a flash of lightning pierced through the fog in Kasumigaoka Utaha's mind.

"The water magic's quality is [Mutation], so... so it's not proper water magic at all!"

"..."

Kiyono Makoto lowered his head, looking at Kasumigaoka Utaha with a hint of worry in his voice. Kasumigaoka Utaha was breathing heavily, trembling slightly, and gripping his arm tightly.

"Senior, what's wrong all of a sudden?"

"I……"

Kasumigaoka Utaha wanted to explain, but in the instant she regained control, an uncontrollable, sweet voice sang out.

"Mmm...uh~~!!"

"..."

The air suddenly became quiet.

Kiyono Makoto's breathing suddenly stopped; he was completely shocked.

Hey, isn't that sound really weird?

What are you doing?!

If the boys at school see you like this, your image will be completely ruined!

"So embarrassing..."

Kasumigaoka Utaha naturally heard the terrible sound she had just made, and overwhelmed with shame, her pretty face almost bled.

"Senior, if you're playing some weird game, please don't use me as a tool."

Kiyono Makoto cautiously lodged a protest.

"……what?"

"What is this guy talking about?!"

"How could I possibly play with that kind of thing..."

Kasumigaoka Utaha was both ashamed and angry. In her anger, she actually opened her silver teeth and bit Kiyono Makoto's wrist.

"It hurts! Let go!"

"...It's all my junior's fault!"

Fortunately, the skill level was too low and the duration was not long; the dopamine tsunami triggered by the water magic quickly subsided.

"Huh...huh..."

Kasumigaoka Utaha finally released her mouth, tilting her pretty face up. Her wine-red eyes were filled with misty moisture, and there were even faint tear tracks at the corners of her eyes. She looked so heartbreakingly broken that one couldn't help but want to hold her in their arms.

"I'm the one who got bitten, so why are you crying, senior?"

Looking at the deep teeth marks on his wrist, Kiyono Makoto was speechless, but he already had a vague guess in his mind.

Could it be... related to my water magic?

"……Shut up!"

Kasumigaoka Utaha glared at her, embarrassed and angry.

If looks could kill, Makoto Kiyono would have already turned into a pufferfish sashimi as thin as a wing.

"From now on, you are absolutely forbidden from using water magic on me without my permission!"

The senior's voice trembled slightly, filled with embarrassment and annoyance.

"Okay, it really is related to water magic." Kiyono Makoto was very curious, "What exactly happened just now?"

"Go away, I don't want to talk to you."

"..."

Chapter 24 Eriri: I was first! I was first!

"Okay, senior, you rest for a while. I'll go check if the cat is still there."

Kiyono Makoto silently raised his hands, turned around and took his leave.

He hadn't forgotten his real purpose for coming to the park last night: to hope that the trapped orange cat hadn't been discovered yet.

A moment later.

In a secluded corner of the park.

A chubby orange cat tangled in a kite string came into view.

"Meow~ Meow meow meow!"

Upon seeing Kiyono Makoto appear, the weak orange cat lying on the ground immediately began to meow.

"100,000 yen, here I come."