The Paradise of Reincarnation Begins with Eriri.

Looking at the boy squatting in front of her, Rio Futaba's pretty face flushed slightly as she involuntarily recalled the scenes that had happened after school.

Originally, I only considered Kiyono Makoto a reliable teammate, but after experiencing water magic... I never went back.

"It's done."

Kiyono Makoto clapped his hands and stood up easily.

"stare--"

A gaze suddenly fell upon him.

Kiyono Makoto turned his head and saw a blonde girl with twin ponytails running over breathlessly, her face full of a gossipy expression.

"...I continued running."

Rio Futaba felt slightly uncomfortable, so she quickly took half a step back to create some distance, then turned and ran away.

There's a problem.

Eriri stopped beside Kiyono, put her hands on her hips, and squinted at him:

"Futaba is acting strangely today, completely different from how she is in the dungeon... Did that idiot Seino do something weird?"

"Don't slander me." Kiyono Makoto said calmly, "I was just helping him tie his shoelaces."

"Stop lying." Eriri didn't believe her at all. "If it was just tying shoelaces, Futaba's face wouldn't be so red. You must be hiding something from me."

It must be said that although Eriri is a tsundere and an idiot, her intuition is surprisingly sharp.

Kiyono Makoto hesitated for two seconds, not deliberately hiding anything, mainly because Futaba hadn't asked him to keep the secret:

"After school in the afternoon, I was invited to the Science Club and let Futaba experience water magic."

"what?"

Eriri's beautiful eyes widened instantly, and she covered her skirt with her hands, taking a half-step back:

"How vulgar!"

Kiyono Makoto stared at the past speechlessly.

"Where is it vulgar?"

Eriri's small canine teeth were faintly visible at the corner of her mouth, and her azure eyes were full of disdain.

"Using that kind of magic on girls is incredibly lewd!"

Makoto Kiyono's expression was innocent:

"It was Futaba who insisted."

"You'll give it to me if I insist?"

"Everyone says she insisted on it."

"You can refuse if you really want it."

"..."

Kiyono Makoto slightly twitched the corner of his mouth, his gaze turning dangerous:

"Eri-sama, you've been running around for so long today, you must be very tired."

"Huh?"

Eriri was taken aback by his words and took a half-step back warily:

What are you going to do?

Kiyono Makoto's eyes grew increasingly dangerous:

"Would you like me to heal your body?"

"Pah!"

Eriri immediately spat lightly, glaring at her with embarrassment and annoyance:

"You dare use water magic against me? You're dead!"

"I'm not afraid."

As Kiyono Makoto spoke, he gestured as if to raise his hand.

"...Vulgar! Perverted!"

Eriri quickly turned and ran, her twin ponytails swaying gently in the wind, disappearing into the distance in a flash.

Kiyono Makoto withdrew his right hand and continued running, quickly arriving at the side of the bob-haired girl.

"Kato, we're going to the amusement park tomorrow. Have you prepared your sports watch?"

As he ran, Seino Makoto asked:

"If I forget, I can buy one after my run."

“Don’t worry, Kiyono-kun, the watch is ready.” Kato Megumi’s pink lips parted slightly, and she was a little out of breath. “I bought a sports watch in junior high school, and I found it yesterday. It still works.”

"That's good... By the way, I can't find the shampoo I bought before."

“Kiyono-kun stuffs everything into the drawer, it’s too messy.” Kato Megumi sighed and tilted her head slightly. “I put the shampoo in the storage room. There’s a label on the cardboard box, so I’ll know when I get back.”

"I'm sorry, I'm already a useless person who can't live without Kato-sama."

"..."

Nine o'clock in the evening.

Workout over.

A quick count shows that Eriri's stamina attribute has successfully increased by one point, which is cause for celebration.

"That's enough for today, everyone go home and rest."

Makoto Kiyono and the girls left the park and then went home.

When passing by the shopping street, Kiyono Makoto decisively went to a barbecue restaurant and had a meal of barbecue. After satisfying his wish, he returned home contentedly.

"I'll take a shower later... I'll check the ninjutsu scroll first."

Kiyono Makoto took out the ninjutsu scroll and the arm guard made by Futaba, then removed the [Self-Repair] attribute and pasted it onto the ninjutsu scroll.

Click.

The arm guards quietly broke and lost their luster.

"Next, we need to verify the results."

Kiyono Makoto let out a soft breath and gently unfurled the scroll with both hands.

next second.

Countless ink paintings flew out of the scroll and entered Kiyono Makoto's body.

A notification pops up in front of you:

Congratulations, you have mastered the skill 'Substitution Technique'!

"View specific attributes".

As Kiyono silently recited the command, a screen of light quickly unfolded before his eyes.

[Skill: Substitution Jutsu]

[Category: Active Skill]

[Effect: After activating the skill, a wooden stake will be generated out of thin air, and the user will swap positions with the stake within one second. The current maximum swap distance is ten meters. Using this skill will consume mental energy and stamina, and the consumption will double if used consecutively.]

Skill Level: LV1

[Note: You can directly consume points or actively practice to improve your skill level. After the skill level is improved, the consumption will decrease and the teleportation distance will increase.]

"As expected, it's a basic ninjutsu. Ten meters is far too short, but it's quite good for sneaking away and ambushing..."

Kiyono Makoto's gaze shifted downwards, landing on the scroll in his hand.

After the last number of learning attempts were used up, the surface of the scroll was covered with cracks, as if it would shatter and disappear completely at any moment.

But at this moment, white light permeated the area around the crack, as if glue, forcibly sticking the scroll together.

Kiyono Makoto curiously checked the scroll's properties and found that the scroll's usable count had become zero, but there was a "[Under Repair]" mark next to it, though he didn't know how long it would take to be repaired.

"...It's still good news."

Kiyono Makoto put away the scroll with satisfaction, got up and went to the bathroom to wash up.

Silent all night.

the next day.

Kiyono Makoto wakes up on time thanks to his biological clock.

The first thing I do when I get up is check today's daily news.

The golden exclamation mark silently exploded, transforming into three lines of text:

[Today's intelligence 1: Nishimiya Yuzuru dreamt about you last night, and in the dream, he trampled you in war.]

Kiyono Makoto slightly twitched the corner of his mouth:

"Sister complex is indeed a terrifying creature."

I did nothing wrong, yet I was still trampled on in my dream. How miserable.

[Today's News Item 2: Horizon 6 official website has uploaded complete, unencrypted game files. The full version is not yet unlocked, but the demo version is already playable.]

"The horizon..."

Makoto Kiyono couldn't help but complain:

"How could someone make such a huge mess?"

[Today's News Item 3: Severe convective weather is expected in Yamanashi Prefecture today. Please be aware of your safety when traveling.]

"It's all worthless intelligence..."

Kiyono Makoto closed the daily news, took out the skill scroll, and found that the cracks on the surface had mostly healed, but it was still unusable. He then got up and washed up.

It's 8:30 in the morning.