The Paradise of Reincarnation Begins with Eriri.

Chapter 70: Kato Megumi, the girl holding the flag

"This is troublesome..."

After ending the video call, Eriri breathed a sigh of relief, then helplessly covered her forehead.

Although we've managed to get away with it now, I'm sure I'll have a huge headache when I get back.

My mother is so smart, it's hard for her to be fooled by ordinary excuses...

Thinking of this, Eriri even wanted to escape and wanted to stay at the Kiyono family's house like her senior.

As long as I don't go home, I won't have to rack my brains trying to explain myself.

But when Eriri opened her pink lips, she found herself completely unable to say anything.

In the dungeon, not only was my first kiss stolen, but I was also seen naked... With so many embarrassing things happening, how could I possibly ask to stay there?

"Eh... it's Futaba-san and Shoko-san."

Kato Megumi's voice floated out softly.

Upon hearing this, Kiyono Makoto looked over and saw two girls walking towards the restroom. The girl in front was petite and had a large, magnanimous figure, while the girl behind her was walking with her head down, counting ants.

It was Rio Futaba and Shoko Nishimiya.

"The location where you return to reality and the location where you enter the instance are the same."

Rio Futaba walked over, hands in her pockets.

"I ran into Shoko when I came out, so we came together."

"As expected, the players who triggered the real-world instance are all relatively close together." Kiyono Makoto took out his phone. "Perfect timing to exchange contact information."

"it is good."

"..."

After a brief chat, Makoto Kiyono felt a throbbing headache, was utterly exhausted, and desperately wanted to collapse into bed.

"That's all for now. Everyone go back and get some rest. We can talk on our phones if you need anything."

Rio Futaba looked up at her and gently reminded her:

"Kiyono-kun, don't forget the curse on you."

"I won't forget." Kiyono Makoto pressed his temples. "My head hurts so much right now, I'll talk about it after I wake up."

"You guys go first..." Eriri covered her skirt with her hands, her pretty face slightly flushed, her eyes darting around, "I have an upset stomach, I need to go to the restroom first."

The stomach discomfort was just an excuse; changing panties was the real purpose.

Being in Silent Hill was one thing, but one could comfort oneself with the idea of ​​being surrounded by danger and forced by circumstances. Now that one is back in the real world, there is no way one can go back into the vacuum.

Kiyono Makoto glanced at Otakuri and shook his phone:

"...Send me a message if you need help."

Eriri blushed, covered her skirt with her hands, and glared at him shyly:

"Hurry up, hurry up, there's nowhere I need your help!"

"..."

The group walked out of the mall together and then went home separately.

"I'm sorry, I have to go back now."

Nishimiya Shoko was clearly eager to return home. After bowing to everyone, she hurriedly boarded the tram alone.

Rio Futaba was much calmer, seemingly unconcerned about not returning home that night. She waved and got into her car to leave.

A moment later.

Another tram slowly approached, and Kiyono Makoto stepped onto it, followed by his senior and Kato Megumi. The three of them sat down together in a corner.

It's still early.

The tram was empty and unusually quiet, with only a few hardworking workers sitting in the corner, either catching up on sleep or playing on their phones.

After Kiyono Makoto sat down, he turned to look out the window.

The city is slowly awakening in the morning light, and people are already active on the streets: office workers in suits, milk delivery workers on bicycles, and elderly people walking their pets... The scene is exceptionally quiet and peaceful.

No one knows that, somewhere in the world, someone has just returned alive after surviving a catastrophe.

"The experience in the dungeon felt like a dream..."

Kato Megumi murmured softly.

Although the future is promising, Kato is just an ordinary girl right now. It is already quite remarkable that she can remain so calm after being suddenly drawn into an inexplicable supernatural event.

"Sorry, if I hadn't taken you for a night run in the park, we probably wouldn't have gotten caught up in this dungeon."

Kiyono Makoto apologized softly.

“It has nothing to do with Kiyono-kun.” Kato Megumi shook her head gently, her tone indifferent. “That werewolf clearly followed me to the mall. It would have been more dangerous for me to stay at home alone.”

"I'm just a little worried. If I suddenly disappeared, my parents and sister would be very sad, right?"

Kiyono Makoto extended his right hand and silently grasped the girl's soft hand:

"I believe in Kato's potential; not only will he be fine, he can become an incredibly skilled player."

“Eh…” Kato Megumi tilted her head slightly, “I’ve never known what my potential is, not even since I was a child.”

If you've been classmates for three years and others still can't even remember your name, that's certainly a kind of potential, it's just that it hasn't been properly explored yet.

boom.

His shoulders slumped slightly.

Kiyono Makoto turned his head and saw that his senior had fallen asleep at some point. At this moment, her eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and she subconsciously leaned on his shoulder.

It has to be said that the sleeping senior's profile is exceptionally beautiful, though her brows are slightly furrowed; I wonder if she's dreaming of returning to Silent Hill.

"..."

Speechless all the way.

The tram swayed and rattled as it arrived at the station.

"Senior, wake up, get ready to get off the bus."

Kiyono Makoto gently woke up his senior.

"Well……"

Kasumigaoka Utaha groggily opened her eyes, her wine-red pupils filled with a hazy mist:

"Junior?"

After taking in her surroundings, Kasumigaoka Utaha quickly regained her senses and sat up straight.

Kiyono Makoto silently lowered his head and looked at his shoulder, where a dark, damp stain was clearly visible.

Obviously, even a beautiful girl will drool while she's asleep.

Kasumigaoka Utaha blushed slightly, raised her hand to wipe her lips, and her expression remained languid.

"That wasn't saliva, it was tears."

She doesn't even blink when she lies; no wonder she's a literary girl.

"The real world is too boring. I just imagined a grand love tragedy in my dream, so tears are streaming from the corners of my mouth."

That's enough! Even a primary school student wouldn't believe that kind of reason!

Kasumigaoka Utaha crossed her arms over her chest, her fingers deftly smoothing the wrinkles in her bosom, closed one eye, and tilted her head to look at him:

"If you have any special ideas, junior, I can pretend I didn't see it."

Kiyono Makoto remained expressionless.

"As we all know, saliva production decreases significantly when we're asleep, which intensifies the decomposition and fermentation by oral bacteria. In addition, saliva becomes concentrated when it dries, so even if you're a beautiful girl, your saliva will still have a taste..."

Before he could finish speaking, Kiyono Makoto felt a sharp pain in his right foot.

"Junior brother, there is an old saying in China: 'Those who understand the times are heroes.'"

The senior's smile was dangerous:

"You don't want to spend the rest of your life in a wheelchair, do you?"

Kiyono Makoto: "..."

The tram slowly came to a stop, and Kiyono Makoto got off with two girls, then walked home.

"...Wait, where's the key?"

Seiichi Kiyono reached into his pockets and found them completely empty.

"I have a spare key."

Kato Megumi took out a spare key, stepped forward, and opened the door.

After entering the entryway, Kato Megumi bent down to open the shoe cabinet and took out slippers:

"Kasumigaoka-senpai, these slippers were aired out yesterday, you can wear them for now."

Upon hearing this, Kasumigaoka Utaha gently raised her eyebrows, glanced carefully at Kato, and spoke calmly:

"Thank you, Kato-kun."

After the two finished changing their shoes, Kato Megumi looked up at them:

"Kiyono-kun, you and Kasumigaoka-senpai go wash up first. I'll prepare the meal. After you eat, you can rest well. There's some leftover rice from yesterday in the fridge. How about omelet rice?"

"You've worked hard. Here's an omelet rice." Kiyono Makoto looked at the bob-haired girl. "Use all the leftover rice from yesterday. As a player, especially after strengthening your attributes, your appetite will increase significantly. It won't be enough if you don't add more. Also, add more oil and salt."

Japan's low-oil, low-food lifestyle appears to be related to its aging population, but at its core, it is an economic issue.

Japan has entered a super-aged society with too many elderly people. Once the elderly become obese, they will suffer from various underlying diseases, which will bring a devastating blow to pension finances.

Therefore, twenty years ago, Japan began to implement a law requiring companies to conduct legal waist circumference checks on employees aged forty to seventy. If the waist circumference exceeded the standard, wages and performance bonuses would be deducted. Coupled with the social atmosphere that obesity is discriminated against, this eventually led to a low-oil and low-salt diet.

Simply put, storing fat is the nature of all living things; no one is born liking a diet low in oil and salt.

After Kiyono Makoto awakened his memories of his past life, he now not only wants to eat well, but also wants to eat his fill.