The Paradise of Reincarnation Begins with Eriri.

"Don't rush for now, let's see if we can contact the outer world."

Nishimiya Shoko nodded quickly and pulled out her phone:

"Uh... my phone has no signal."

“That’s normal. If the phone could connect to the outside world, Yuzuru would have called you long ago.” Kiyono Makoto wasn’t surprised. “…How about trying the team channel?”

When I opened the team channel, a message popped up:

"Kiyono-kun, can you see my message?"

The person who sent the message was Yukino Yukinoshita.

Nishimiya Shoko also (seven) Jiu Lu San? Her eyes lit up:

"Hmm, it's news about Yukino-san."

"It seems this haunted space isn't a dungeon, but most likely a trick set up by some player." Kiyono Makoto breathed a sigh of relief, feeling slightly relieved. "In the face of Paradise, this little bit of supernatural power is insignificant."

Kiyono Makoto didn't rush to reply, but instead tried to open the amusement park store, which still went unimpeded.

"As expected, it couldn't affect the amusement park mall..."

Players cannot use the in-game store after entering the instance, but can now open it instantly, proving that the space in front of them is actually quite ordinary and cannot hinder the arrival of Paradise.

"Shoko and I have entered a mysterious space together, which is likely inhabited by vengeful spirits. We are currently searching for Yuzuru. Everyone, try storing your equipment in the team's shared space..."

Kiyono Makoto carefully considered the message before replying.

Speaking in the team channel consumes points for every sentence, so the longer the sentence, the better.

"..."

Yukino Yukinoshita didn't waste her points replying to messages; instead, she got busy in the real world.

A moment later.

A lot of equipment appeared in the team's common area.

There's Eriri's white kimono set, Kato's sacrificial doll, and so on.

"As expected, the amusement park is amazing."

Kiyono Makoto praised him and took out various props in advance.

While storing and retrieving items in the team storage space does not require points, both storing and retrieving items take a certain amount of time, unlike the smooth process of using an individual backpack. This is clearly a limitation set by the park.

"First, use the sacrificial doll to locate Yuzuru's position and prevent him from wandering around aimlessly..."

Kiyono Makoto began to formulate a plan.

"I'll do it."

Nishimiya Shoko extended her right hand and gently but firmly accepted the sacrificial doll.

She's not good at fighting, but she's fine as a support.

"Then let's leave it to Glass."

Kiyono Makoto nodded slightly.

"..."

Nishimiya Shoko pursed her beautiful lips and quickly completed the sacrificial ritual. The doll's arm quietly turned, silently pointing to the left front.

What did Glass sacrifice?

Kiyono asked curiously.

"Um, I don't feel anything..."

Nishimiya Shoko looked around, her expression also somewhat bewildered.

“It’s probably just some insignificant little thing, let’s not worry about it,” Kiyono Makoto said softly. “Let’s go, let’s find Yuzuru first.”

"Uh-huh."

Nishimiya Shoko, holding the sacrificial doll, hurriedly followed.

The two quickly walked out of the alley.

A cold, damp wind blew by, lifting the girl's skirt and hair.

"Well--!"

Nishimiya Shoko suddenly stopped in her tracks, tightly covering her skirt with both hands, her pretty face turning bright red at a visible speed.

It's so cool...

This chilly feeling... could it be...?

Nishimiya Shoko opened her pink lips, wanting to speak, but she was too ashamed to utter a word.

There are people ahead.

Kiyono Makoto suddenly stopped in his tracks.

"Huh?"

Nishimiya Shoko quickly looked up and, sure enough, saw a woman in a suit and pencil skirt standing next to a phone booth not far ahead.

The woman stood motionless with her back to them, holding a briefcase in her hand, looking like an urban white-collar worker on her way to work.

But this is an unknown space filled with vengeful spirits, so the presence of the other party is naturally very abnormal.

"...Could it be one of those ordinary people who mysteriously disappeared?"

Nishimiya Shoko whispered her opinion.

“Possibly.” Kiyono Makoto nodded slightly. “Hide behind me, I’ll go check it out.”

Now that we've been drawn into the realm of vengeful spirits, a battle is inevitable, so we should test our strength against the enemy.

Shoko was incredibly obedient, standing still obediently while I whispered a few words of advice:

"Kiyono-kun, please be careful."

Kiyono Makoto gave a gesture of acceptance, stepped towards the woman, and simultaneously activated the entry observation.

A blue entry quietly appeared.

【Evil Spirit Puppet: An existence formed from the corruption and transformation of resentment】

"A puppet?"

"Could it be that all those people who mysteriously disappeared in the city were just raw materials for making puppets?"

Kiyono Makoto frowned slightly, feeling a sense of disgust towards the evil player behind the scenes.

Those who wantonly toy with and take away other people's lives deserve to be burned at the stake.

The steady footsteps echoed through the quiet street.

As Kiyono Makoto walked over, the motionless female office worker seemed to be awakened by the footsteps and finally moved her body, but she looked more like a puppet, with an indescribable stiffness.

Click.

The female office worker's head suddenly drooped backward, revealing a face with blood flowing from all seven orifices. Her eyes had turned pure black. Then, her entire body suddenly arched backward, landing on all fours, making a 'hoarse' sound as she crawled rapidly toward Kiyono Makoto like a human spider.

Goodness!

Kiyono Makoto clicked his tongue softly and couldn't help but take a half step back.

The scene before me was quite terrifying; it would be enough to startle anyone even in a horror movie.

The woman crawled incredibly fast, almost as fast as an average person running. In the blink of an eye, she reached Kiyono Makoto, suddenly leaped up, and lunged at him with her mouth open.

then……

boom.

Kiyono Makoto kicked out from mid-air, sending the Spider Woman flying backward. She tumbled seven or eight meters before finally stopping after crashing into a wall.

"It has enough speed, but unfortunately it lacks strength."

Makoto Kiyono gave his evaluation.

"Ho ho..."

The female office worker was clearly no longer in pain. After rolling to her feet, she launched another flying attack on Kiyono Makoto.

"It looks scary, but it's all show and no substance..."

Kiyono Makoto simply stretched out his right hand, grabbed the female office worker's head, and slammed her to the ground, easily ending the fight.

"Kiyono-san, is there any hope for her?"

Nishimiya Shoko covered her skirt with her left hand and walked up with small, quick steps.

After a quick examination, Kiyono Makoto shook his head.

"She has stopped breathing and her heart is not beating."

"Is that so..."

Nishimiya Shoko's pretty face couldn't hide her disappointment.

Even though they were just strangers who didn't even know each other's names, Shoko still felt a lot of goodwill towards them. If possible, she would naturally want to rescue the female office worker in front of her as well.

Kiyono Makoto didn't say anything, but silently removed the entry.

As the "Evil Spirit Puppet" attribute was stripped away, the woman's body quickly decomposed, leaving only her clothes and briefcase on the ground.

Kiyono Makoto opened his briefcase and found a stack of documents inside, discovering that the latest signing date was a week ago.

In other words, once you're drawn into this eerie space, your body will be gradually eroded by the aura of vengeful spirits, eventually turning you into a puppet.

Just then, the hairs on Kiyono Makoto's arms suddenly stood on end, and his [Beast Instinct] was abruptly activated.

"Um?!"

Kiyono Makoto quickly looked up and gazed at the phone booth not far away.

The phone booth was smashed open by an invisible force, and a demon several meters tall, semi-transparent, barely human-shaped, but with an exaggeratedly long neck, emerged.

The evil spirit's neck slowly twisted like a snake, looking both eerie and disgusting. Its face was covered with countless eyes, and its head turned in the air before finally drooping down in front of Kiyono Makoto and Shoko.

"You...can you see me?"