The Paradise of Reincarnation Begins with Eriri.

The girl wore a half-faced, eerie fox mask, and her right arm was particularly grotesque, resembling a huge fox arm covered in white fur.

Although no name appeared above the girl's head, Kiyono Makoto and the girls instantly recognized each other.

The strictest mother in Silent Hill, Deepwater Hinako!

"No way, Hinako Fukami can actually teleport?"

Kiyono Makoto's heart sank suddenly.

I thought the evacuation point was right behind me, and even if Hinako appeared, I could easily evacuate. But Hinako actually teleported and blocked the bridge.

They're not even human!

hum!

Before anyone could react, Hinako Fukasui suddenly looked up, and two crimson lights flashed beneath the holes in her fox mask.

The moment their eyes met, Kiyono Makoto felt a buzzing in his head and a wave of dizziness wash over him. An indescribable sense of fear swept over him, leaving his mind blank and his body stiff.

Fortunately, the [Purify] ability was triggered in time, allowing Seino Makoto to purify the negative status.

"call……"

Kiyono Makoto took a deep breath, quickly opened the character panel, and saw a line of text prompts:

[You looked directly at Hinako Fukami, and you were gripped by fear for five seconds...]

The state of fear has been lifted.

Kiyono Makoto's sharp gaze swept quickly over the other girls, and he saw that they were all trembling and unable to move.

Good guy!

She demonstrated both teleportation and crowd control abilities the moment they met, truly befitting the strictest mother in Silent Hill.

As Hinako Fukami approached, the girls trembled with fear and were unable to react. Without hesitation, Makoto Kiyono activated the team skill.

"...Guardian Spirit!"

As the team leader, only Kiyono Makoto can actively activate the team's shared skills.

next second.

Several tiny sprites, each about the size of a palm and with wings on their backs, appeared out of thin air, floating above everyone's heads. They waved their hands and scattered golden light, which quickly condensed into a golden shield.

The moment the shield appeared, the negative status effects on the women were quickly dispelled, and they all escaped the state of fear.

This is the team skill that Kiyono Makoto, Takumi, and the senior student chose after discussing it. It grants a defensive shield for a short period of time, which can absorb any damage and also remove negative status effects, similar to the Mercury Belt in a certain game.

The only downside is that team skills can only be used once per dungeon; they are strategic, top-secret skills that cannot be used lightly.

at the same time.

Kiyono Makoto decisively drew his water gun and pulled the trigger.

Water bullets shot out, and then you could see Hinako Akami's right arm swing out in a blur, blocking all the water bullets and even making her immune to all negative status effects.

"very good."

"I can't beat them at all... Run!"

Kiyono Makoto turned around and ran away.

The girls dared not delay and quickly followed.

Fortunately, Hinako Fukami only pursued him step by step from behind and did not show her teleportation ability again. When she caught up with him to the entrance of the bridge, Hinako Fukami stopped and silently guarded the bridgehead.

"Huh...huh..."

After running for several hundred meters in one breath, the girls stopped, panting, when they saw that Hinako Fukamizu was not catching up.

"Could it really be because of my jinxed words?"

Eriri was dejected and felt terrible; her pretty face was full of regret.

“It has nothing to do with you.” Kiyono Makoto said calmly, shaking his head. “When Hinako Fukami was revived, there were two kill notifications in less than a minute… At the time, I was wondering why the two of them were killed in succession. Now it seems that it was because Hinako Fukami could teleport, but no one knew it.”

Rio Futaba nodded slightly in agreement:

"What Kiyono-kun said makes a lot of sense."

Even so, Eriri still felt quite guilty:

"...I will never talk nonsense again."

Kasumigaoka Utaha crossed her arms, her brows slightly furrowed, and turned to look at the Silent Hill War God at the bridgehead:

"Hinako Fukami stopped at the bridgehead... Does she intend to block the bridge?"

"It should be."

Kiyono Makoto let out a soft breath:

"After all, she is the strictest mother in Silent Hill. It's not surprising that she has intelligence. She can't be treated as an ordinary monster."

As he spoke, Kiyono Makoto's feelings were quite complicated.

Not long ago, he led girls to block the bridge and collect tolls, and now he's being blocked by Deepwater Hinako... What goes around comes around, and no one escapes the wrath of Heaven.

"Um... should we go back to the shrine and leave?"

Kato Megumi looked up and made a soft suggestion.

“There are too many uncertainties.” Rio Futaba pushed up her glasses and objected. “To get to the shrine, we have to cross most of the town. Even if our bodies can handle it, our minds won’t be able to.”

After a pause, Rio Futaba continued her analysis:

"It's now confirmed that Hinako Fukami possesses teleportation and crowd control abilities... The worst-case scenario is that Hinako Fukami's teleportation condition is locking onto player presence. We haven't even reached the shrine yet, and Hinako Fukami has already teleported back to catch up. We've already used up our team skills; if she catches up again, we won't be able to escape. [Is this a scam?]"

After listening to Rio Futaba's analysis, the atmosphere suddenly became extremely heavy and oppressive.

At this moment, Kiyono Makoto stepped forward and spoke in a deep voice:

"I have a way."

"Huh?"

"What can I do, junior?"

The girls all looked over expectantly.

"It's very simple. Hinako Fukami is alone. As long as we lure her away, the others will naturally be able to cross the bridge."

Kiyono Makoto braced himself against the wall with his right hand, his tone calm and steady:

"So I'll act as bait to lure the deep-sea minions here, and you guys hurry to the evacuation point."

"You can't stop Deepwater Hina's fear abilities; only I can be immune to them."

"But how are you going to evacuate, Kiyono-kun?"

Kato Ebisu bit her lower lip lightly, looked up nervously, and asked the most crucial question directly.

Using himself as bait to lure away the young fish from the deep waters was a mission that could only be described as a near-death experience.

Even the usually calm and rational Rio Futaba couldn't help but cast a moved glance at her.

Knowing that the road ahead was extremely dangerous, he still chose to step forward... Kiyono is such a responsible guy.

"Don't worry, I have a way to evacuate."

Kiyono Makoto cast a gentle glance at Kato, then looked at Takumi:

"Eri, do you still have those rings?"

"Huh?"

Eriri was taken aback by what she heard, but quickly realized what it was, and her eyes immediately brightened:

"That's right, those rings!"

Eriri quickly opened her backpack and excitedly took out a pair of seemingly ordinary rings.

Are these rings special?

Kasumigaoka Utaha crossed her arms and asked curiously.

"...It's the reward for completing the beginner's trial."

Eriri spoke while demonstrating the item's attributes.

[Item: Ring of Spiritual Connection]

[Note: Wearing this ring grants +1 to your Spirit attribute and further increases Spirit regeneration speed]

[Active Skill: Guardian. When this ring is activated, you can instantly teleport to the side of another ring holder.]

[Skill Cooldown Time: 24 hours]

[Note: To activate the equipment skill, one must be held by both the male and female characters. Same-sex holders cannot activate the active skill.]

"……nice one!"

After seeing the ring's attributes, Kasumigaoka Utaha's eyes lit up, and she quickly understood Kiyono Makoto's plan:

“Junior and Sawamura put on the rings together, then Junior lured Hinako Fukami away, and we took the opportunity to go to the evacuation point. Then Junior used the ring to teleport back... The feasibility of evacuation is very high.”

Kato Megumi spoke softly from the side, "Um, I can wear a white kimono."

"No need, I'll put it on."

Eriri gently bit her lower lip with her pearly teeth and clenched her fist:

"If I hadn't complained, everyone might have already left... Anyway, I will take responsibility!"

Kasumigaoka Utaha's lips curled up slightly. Now that she was relaxed, her tone became teasing again:

"Well, the contents of the destiny ritual might be related to SeSe."

Eriri blushed and glared at him, embarrassed and annoyed.

"No way!"

"..."

The general direction has been determined.

Nishimiya Shoko, who had been silent all along, suddenly reached out and nervously tugged at Kiyono Makoto's sleeve again.