The Paradise of Reincarnation Begins with Eriri.

"..."

Upon hearing Eriri's words, Seino Makoto raised an eyebrow slightly.

have to say.

Eriri's concerns are quite valid.

Kato is just an ordinary girl. Suddenly being thrown into a place like Silent Hill, at most her clothes will get a little dirty, and she can even block the road in advance as if she has foreseen it. It is indeed very concerning.

"Um..." Kato Megumi said calmly, "I heard everything."

"I never intended to do it secretly." Eriri crossed her arms and squinted at you. "Kato-san, please prove your identity."

"Huh?"

"Prove that you are the real Kato-kun, and not a monster in disguise."

"Proving that I am myself... feels so strange."

Kiyono Makoto let out a soft breath and looked at the bob-haired girl:

"Kato can tell me a secret that only the two of us know."

"Hmm..." Kato Megumi pursed her pink lips, gently twirling a strand of hair behind her ear with her fingers, her tone indifferent, "There are several strange comics in the shoebox under Kiyono-kun's bed."

No, it was hidden so well, how did you find it?

Kiyono Makoto coughed twice and quickly interrupted:

"That's fine, I believe you really are Kato."

"Tch." Eriri snorted. "Boys are all idiots. The places where they hide notebooks are so unoriginal. They might just have guessed right. It doesn't completely clear them of suspicion."

"Eh……"

Kato Megumi blinked and casually dropped a bombshell:

"I'd heard Aki mention before that Eriri is a really amazing artist, I think her name is Kashiwagi Eri. I was curious and searched for her on my phone..."

"Huh?!"

Eriri's pretty face flushed red quickly, both embarrassed and angry:

"That guy, Tomoya, why does he tell everyone everything!"

Kiyono Makoto turned to look at Eriri: "Ah, so it's the King of Guanzhong."

Eriri: "What are you talking about, you idiot!"

Kiyono Makoto cupped his hands in a respectful gesture: "Ms. Kashiwagi Eri, I've long admired your name."

"...I don't know the person you're talking about!"

Eriri panicked and denied it in embarrassment.

"it is good……"

Eriri let out a soft breath and quickly changed the subject:

"I believe you really are Kato-kun."

"But it's strange, Kato is completely clean, not a single drop of sweat has fallen, as if he just came out for a walk... Could it be that he hasn't encountered a single monster?"

“Yes, I did encounter one.” Kato Megumi said casually, “After waking up, I found myself alone in a dilapidated wooden house, and a voice told me that I could only leave the house by completing a hide-and-seek task.”

Kiyono Makoto's expression turned serious:

"and then?"

In this terrifyingly atmospheric instance, hide-and-seek is definitely not a children's game, but a standard horror adventure.

Kato Megumi answered softly, "And then I won."

"Huh?"

"I was very nervous at the time and could only hide in the closet. I kept hearing heavy footsteps walking around outside... After a while, a voice rang in my mind, saying that we had won the game of hide-and-seek."

Kiyono Makoto: "..."

Yinglili: "..."

Your presence is so faint that even monsters can't detect you, right?

This is the legendary chosen one!

Kiyono Makoto looked at Kato Megumi with a curious tone:

Why is Kato at this intersection? It feels like he's waiting for us.

Kato Megumi said calmly, "I am indeed waiting for Kiyono-kun."

"Hmm? What do you mean?"

"After winning the game of hide-and-seek, a doll appeared on the table in the room."

As she spoke, Kato Megumi opened her backpack and took out an ordinary monkey doll.

"The doll guided me to this intersection."

"A magical item?"

Kiyono Makoto curiously reached out his right hand and took the monkey doll.

As soon as the finger touched the monkey doll, a prompt quickly appeared in front of the screen:

[Item: Sacrifice Doll]

[Category: Curiosities]

[Note: You can ask the doll questions, but the price is the random sacrifice of one of its items.]

[Note: The more difficult the question, the more items need to be sacrificed, up to and including the sacrifice of a life.]

"nice one."

Kiyono Makoto's eyes lit up, and he returned the sacrificial doll to Kato Megumi:

“In a place like Paradise, intelligence is the most valuable thing. Although it requires sacrifices, it is completely acceptable.”

"What? Not only did I easily pass the hide-and-seek game, but I even got some rare items..." Eriri recalled her previous experience and felt extremely discouraged. "The gap between people is just too big."

Kato-kun... could she be the heroine of Paradise?

This luck is just too incredible!

"After the hide-and-seek game, the door could be opened. When I came out, it was foggy everywhere, and I didn't know where to go." Kato Megumi pursed her pink lips and said calmly, "So I asked the doll how to find Kiyono-kun... The doll was responsible for pointing the way. I walked for ten minutes and just came to this intersection when I met Kiyono-kun."

Kiyono Makoto looked over curiously:

What was Kato sacrificing?

“It’s a bracelet,” Kato Megumi answered softly. “A bracelet I made myself before, which suddenly disappeared mysteriously.”

Seino Makoto nodded:

"It seems the cost of asking questions wasn't too high."

Eriri put her hands on her hips, but was more concerned about something else:

"Kato said it took him ten minutes to get here. Did he encounter any monsters along the way?"

With a faint presence and not truly invisible, it's unlikely that he could enter and exit Silent Hill seven times as if it were an empty place.

“I encountered a monster.” Kato Megumi turned her head and looked at Nishimiya Shoko, who was sitting quietly beside her. “When I came out of the house, I almost ran into a monster. Luckily, Nishimiya stopped me, so the monster didn’t notice me.”

"Ok?"

Upon hearing this, Kiyono Makoto turned his head and his gaze fell on Nishimiya Shoko.

Noticing the strange boy's gaze, the usually quiet girl trembled slightly and nervously looked down at her toes.

"Nishimiya is amazing."

Kato Megumi said softly:

"It's like it has a premonition; it can always spot the monsters in the fog in advance and then lead me to avoid all of them."

"Target acquisition skill?"

Kiyono Makoto looked at the timid girl and quickly made a decision:

"Nishimiya-kun, shall we join you?"

"...?"

Nishimiya Shoko nervously raised her eyes and looked over timidly.

Makoto Kiyono extends his right hand, extending a team invitation:

"It's too dangerous to act alone. Nishimiya, join our team. You'll be in charge of scouting, and we'll protect you."

Kato Megumi whispered from the side:

"Nishimiya-kun, don't be afraid. Kiyono-kun is actually a very gentle person and he definitely won't hurt you."

"..."

Nishimiya Shoko hesitated for a moment, then finally nodded timidly and carefully raised the sketchbook in her arms:

"Please, please guide me..."

Chapter 47 The Defeated Senior

【Ding--】

[Kato Megumi and Nishimiya Shoko join your team]

Kiyono Makoto breathed a sigh of relief, his gaze falling on Nishimiya Shoko, pondering how to formally recruit her into the team.

The more crew members there are, the stronger his attributes become, so theoretically, it is very important to fill the crew as soon as possible.

However, Kiyono Makoto is more concerned with the quality of the team members than the number of players.

It is more important to prioritize quality over quantity.

For Kiyono Makoto, the team members' abilities are secondary; their mentality and personality are the primary considerations.