The Paradise of Reincarnation Begins with Eriri

dong dong dong.

A soft knock sounded on the door.

Kiyono Makoto got up and went to open the door. A girl with a bob haircut, wearing a yukata and with her hair still damp, was standing in the hallway. It was Makoto.

"Excuse me."

Kato Megumi stepped into the room, carrying a faint scent of gardenias.

"Ice magic scrolls are a bit special."

Kiyono Makoto closed the door behind him and, without a word, handed the magic scroll to Kato. "After learning it, you can randomly master one ice spell. Futaba learned 'Frost Shield,' and Senpai learned 'Frost Spear.' Let's see what spell you can learn."

"Thank you, Kiyono-kun."

Kato Megumi thanked her softly and accepted the magic scroll.

As the scroll unfurled, dreamlike blue ice crystals flew out and quickly entered the saint's body.

"Well......"

Kato Megumi's eyes brightened slightly as she tilted her pretty face up:

"Kiyono-kun, I just learned the magic 'Frost Enchantment.' Its ability is to enchant weapons, increasing their damage, reducing the opponent's movement speed with attacks, and in special circumstances, it even has a chance to freeze the target."

"Weapon enchanting?"

Kiyono Makoto's eyes lit up slightly:

Is it a permanent enchantment or a temporary enchantment?

Kato Megumi gently shook her head:

"I don't know yet."

"Let's try it now."

Kiyono Makoto simply took out a water gun and handed it over.

"Okay."

Kato Megumi took the weapon, and her hands quickly emitted a faint blue mist. This mist seemed to have a life of its own, rapidly covering the water gun and eventually condensing into a pale blue, mysterious snowflake rune.

"Kiyono-kun, the enchantment is complete."

Kiyono Makoto activated the attribute observation and found that an additional ice enchantment attribute had indeed appeared, but unfortunately it was a temporary attribute.

"As expected, it was just a temporary entry..."

Kiyono Makoto was slightly disappointed.

Thinking about it carefully, if enchanting could be permanent, the power would be ridiculously overpowered.

"I'm already very satisfied."

Kato Megumi spoke calmly, without a trace of disappointment, and said lightly, "Being able to help everyone feels incredibly useful."

Seino Makoto nodded:

"Go back and practice more to improve your skill level as soon as possible, but be careful with your energy consumption; being mentally exhausted is extremely uncomfortable."

"I see."

Kato Megumi tilted her pretty face slightly upwards:

"Has Kiyono-kun's curse been fulfilled today?"

"I had completely forgotten about it if you hadn't mentioned it..."

Seiichi Kiyono slapped his forehead, opened the character panel, and subconsciously said:

"Not yet, but the progress bar is more than half full; it should be ready for diving..."

Kiyono Makoto quickly stopped talking halfway through his sentence.

While searching for pearls in the ocean, I swam with my classmate, a saint, and gained a lot of happiness points along the way.

Apart from that, it was probably when I was helping my senior apply sunscreen in the afternoon. Although it felt like a hassle to me, my body clearly told me otherwise.

Kato Megumi, with her usual calm and collected expression, said lightly:

"Thanks to Kiyono-kun today, otherwise my life might have been in danger... Shall I massage Kiyono-kun's shoulders?"

"I'll leave it to Kato."

Kiyono Makoto nodded in agreement and turned to sit down in a chair.

"that......"

Kato Megumi walked up behind Kiyono, her tone unusually calm and natural, as if discussing today's weather:

"Kiyono-kun, you can just call me by my name."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Kiyono Makoto paused slightly, then called out softly:

"...Xiao Hui?"

"I'm starting."

Kato Megumi's lips curved slightly for a moment, and she placed her hands on Kiyono Makoto's shoulders, beginning to massage them.

As the two quieted down, the television program's sound suddenly became exceptionally clear.

Just then, a scene of the male and female protagonists kissing on a Ferris wheel appeared on television.

As Kiyono Makoto watched TV, the image of an underwater kiss involuntarily surfaced in his mind.

Theoretically, that would be considered emergency CPR, but since our friend was still conscious... so saying it was a kiss shouldn't be a problem?

The shoulder massage quietly stopped.

Kato Megumi gazed at the male and female protagonists on TV, her ear tips slightly reddening, clearly also thinking of the kiss underwater.

In the moment of despair when he was about to suffocate, Kiyono-kun swam back as if by divine intervention. It was Kiyono-kun who appeared and saved him in the alley on that rainy night.

Kato Megumi lowered her eyes and gently pursed her pink lips.

If it's Kiyono-kun... then it's perfectly acceptable.

"Speaking of which, tomorrow is the final seal, and I have a feeling the mission will be even more difficult."

Makoto Kiyono quietly changed the subject:

"No wonder the skill sealing stone wasn't used; the challenge is really difficult."

"It's okay."

Kato Megumi's tone was calm, like an evening breeze rustling through a bamboo forest, showing no disappointment or resentment. "If tomorrow's mission is too dangerous, we can just give up. Kiyono-kun's safety is the most important thing."

Upon hearing this, Kiyono Makoto retorted:

"That's your mission, where am I in danger?"

"Eh..."

Kato Megumi responded casually, her tone not one of doubt but of certainty, "Because Kiyono-kun certainly won't stand idly by, will he?"

Makoto Kiyono: "......"

"Let's talk about that tomorrow."

Kiyono Makoto let out a soft breath and quickly said:

"The curse has been fulfilled. Thank you, Kato, for letting me survive another day."

"..."

Kato Megumi didn't speak, but simply tilted her head slightly to look at her.

Kiyono Makoto was taken aback, but quickly realized what was happening:

Thank you, Xiaohui.

Kato Megumi then withdrew her gaze:

"I'm going back now, goodnight, Kiyono-kun."

"Wait a moment."

Kiyono Makoto called out to Seijin, "Let me massage your shoulders for a bit."

"Eh..."

"It's settled then."

Kiyono Makoto pointed and said, "Sit down quickly, it must be tiring for you to keep massaging me."

If it were a delicate and frail girl like Zhai Li, her arms would have been sore long ago.

Kato Megumi pursed her beautiful lips, turned around, and sat down in the chair.

"Thank you, Kiyono-kun."

"..."

Ten minutes passed in the blink of an eye.

The massage is over.

Kato Megumi remained composed throughout, with only the tips of her ears turning slightly red, and calmly bid farewell and left.

"Kiyono-kun, I'm going back."

Kiyono Makoto nodded: "See you tomorrow."

"..."

After seeing Saint out of the room, Kiyono Makoto picked up his phone and continued playing the game.

It was already 10 p.m.

A message suddenly popped up on the screen:

"Kiyono...could you come to my room for a moment?"

"Futaba?"

Kiyono Makoto raised an eyebrow in surprise.

You're acting strangely by letting yourself go to your room in the middle of the night.

The second message popped up quickly:

"I was forging equipment in my room, and I accidentally overexerted my mental energy..."

"I see."

Kiyono Makoto quickly stood up, aware of the pain of depleted mental energy:

"I'll be right there."

"..."

After putting on his pajamas, Kiyono Makoto pushed open the door to the hallway and quickly walked to Futaba's room.

dong dong dong.

The knocking sounded softly, deliberately kept to a low profile.

The door opened quickly, and behind it stood a long-haired girl with glasses, her face pale and bloodless—it was Rio Futaba.

"Futaba, I'm here."

Kiyono Makoto quickly slipped into the room.

"I'm sorry for causing Kiyono trouble..."

Rio Futaba apologized softly, her delicate eyebrows furrowing slightly, clearly indicating that she was in considerable discomfort.

"Don't bother apologizing."

Kiyono Makoto extended his right hand and naturally grasped Futaba's small hand.

The girl's fingertips were icy cold, and her palms were slightly damp; she was clearly sweating from discomfort.

Why didn't you call me sooner?