The Paradise of Reincarnation Begins with Eriri

"nothing......"

Kiyono Makoto responded calmly and prepared to put the photos away.

Just as he made a move, a slender hand reached out from the side and snatched the photo away.

It was Yukino Yukinoshita.

My gaze shifted downwards.

Upon seeing the scene in the photo clearly, Yukino Yukinoshita suddenly stopped breathing.

"Eh?"

Nishimiya Shoko sat next to Yukino and, after also seeing the contents of the photo clearly, couldn't help but gasp softly.

The photo is a close-up shot, showing only faces; a man and a woman are kissing.

The boy is Makoto Kiyono.

And the girl... was none other than Yukino Yukinoshita.

"stare--"

Yukino Yukinoshita silently raised her head, her pretty face expressionless, her sharp eyes looking over.

"I'm not, it's not me."

Kiyono Makoto promptly raised his hands to defend himself:

"At most, I might unconsciously touch my head, but I would never do anything so outrageous, Your Honor, I am innocent!"

“Kiyono-san isn’t that kind of person…” Nishimiya Shoko’s voice was gentle; she wasn’t angry about the photo at all. Instead, she quietly tried to smooth things over, “It must be a misunderstanding.”

"call......"

Yukino Yukinoshita pressed her finger to her brow and sighed softly in resignation.

"I have a general understanding of Kiyono-kun's courage."

Seino Makoto retorted:

"It's not like I'm a coward."

"Um?"

Yukino Yukinoshita glanced at him, her icy gaze almost freezing one to death.

"...Excuse me, Yukino-sama, please continue."

Kiyono Makoto sat up straight.

“The person in the photo might not be me.” Yukino Yukinoshita crossed her arms, her gaze shifting to Shoko Nishimiya, her expression slightly complicated. “Don’t forget, the side effects of the Destiny Earring haven’t worn off yet. The person in the photo… could very well be Shoko-kun.”

The photograph only captures the person, not the soul; it's more likely that it's glass.

"Huh?"

Nishimiya Shoko blinked, her pretty face quickly turning red.

I was just watching the drama unfold, how did it suddenly become my own problem?

"sorry......"

Shoko apologized quietly, also feeling that it was very likely her.

Although I assured them I wouldn't do anything reckless... it's normal for accidents to happen.

Yukino Yukinoshita exhaled softly:

"I understand Shoko's feelings, but please be sure to restrain yourself until your bodies are switched back."

"Yes, I'm sorry..."

Nishimiya Shoko blushed, stammered, and looked down at her toes guiltily.

"..."

Kiyono Makoto whispered from the side:

"This is just something that might happen in the future, not something that will definitely happen... As long as we prepare in advance, we can completely rewrite the future."

After finishing speaking, Kiyono Makoto simply said:

"Yukino-san, please take a picture of me."

"......good."

Yukino Yukinoshita nodded slightly in agreement, then casually stuffed the photo of the kiss into her backpack.

If the future depicted in the photo becomes a reality, then it's most likely due to Shoko's problem... In that case, we shouldn't blame others.

But such terrible photos must be retrieved and destroyed.

Click.

After pressing the shutter, three photos were quickly taken.

Unfortunately, the photos were all quite ordinary, and no valuable information was obtained, which was disappointing.

“Let’s go, let’s go to Shoko’s house first.” Kiyono Makoto stood up. “Since Yuzuru didn’t run away from home, he most likely disappeared in his room and must have left clues.”

"..."

The three of them left home together and headed to the tram station.

On the way, Kiyono Makoto sent a message to his senior, but unfortunately, she was probably up all night studying, as the message remained unread, clearly indicating she wasn't fully awake yet.

Half an hour later.

The three arrived at the door of Shoko's house.

"...Yukino-san, please."

Nishimiya Shoko clasped her hands to her chest, nervously glancing at Yukino Yukinoshita beside her.

Leave it to me.

Yukino Yukinoshita nodded slightly and took out the key from her backpack.

Since her soul hasn't been switched back yet, in her family's eyes, Yukino Yukinoshita is 'Shoko', so she naturally has to role-play.

"Shoko, you're back?"

The door opened, and a kind and gentle voice quickly rang out.

Yukino Yukino hesitated for half a second before managing a weak smile on her pretty face:

"Grandma, I'm home."

Makoto Kiyono: "......"

Stop laughing! You're not gentle at all, and your acting is completely subpar!

"stare--"

Yukino Yukinoshita gave her a cold look, then said nonchalantly:

"Grandma, why did Yuzuru and...Mom argue?"

Yukino Yukinoshita deeply realized that humanity has its limits.

She could solve advanced mathematics problems, but she just couldn't pull off that gentle, ingratiating smile of Shoko's...

It's worth mentioning that on their way here, Nishimiya Shoko had already sent a message to her mother on her cell phone, saying that she had tracked down Yuzuru's whereabouts and that her mother shouldn't worry. So Mrs. Nishimiya went to work.

Mrs. Nishimiya is just an ordinary person; concealing the truth is the best option.

"Yuzuru, ah..."

Grandma's hair was already gray. She looked at Yukino Yukinoshita carefully for a couple of moments, then her gaze quickly fell on Shoko. As if she saw through something, a kind smile, weathered by life's experiences, appeared on her face.

"It seems Yuzuru got into a fight yesterday. He was covered in dirt and had bruises on his face. When Yaeko came home from get off work, she scolded him a few times, and then they started arguing..."

Yaeko?

This was the first time Kiyono Makoto had heard of Mrs. Nishimiya's name.

"Thank goodness it wasn't called Yae no Miko..."

Silently cursing to himself, Kiyono Makoto quickly recalled the two delinquents who had chased Yuzuru at the swimming pool earlier.

So, could the fight be related to those two people?

"Hey, is Yuzuru's injury serious?"

In her nervousness, Nishimiya Shoko blurted out a concerned question.

Grandma raised her head and looked at Yukino with a kind expression:

"Don't worry, it's normal for kids to fight... Have you eaten yet? Shall I prepare some food?"

"Grandma, we've already eaten." Yukino Yukinoshita gently shook her head, politely declining, "...I'm taking my friends to my room to play for a while."

The first level was easily passed.

The three quickly went up to the second floor.

"This is Yuzuru's room."

Nishimiya Shoko quickened her pace, stopped outside a room, grasped the doorknob, and gently turned it.

The door was unlocked and was easily opened.

Upon entering the room, a faint, pleasant fragrance wafted into Kiyono Makoto's nostrils.

Whether it's her clothes, hairstyle, or overall look, Yuzuru Nishimiya is quite androgynous, but her room is surprisingly girly... A boy's room probably wouldn't smell nice, right?

Kiyono Makoto narrowed his eyes, silently searching for clues.

The room wasn't big, and while it wasn't super tidy, it wasn't messy either, and it had a lively, lived-in feel.

There was a wooden bookshelf against the wall, filled with light novels and comics. On the desk sat a camera and many developed photos... many close-ups of dead animals, and a few scenic photos from our trip to Hachijojima.

“The room was too tidy, there were no signs of resistance or struggle.” Yukino Yukinoshita crossed her arms, her voice cold. “The window was locked from the inside. After discovering her sister was missing, no one would have bothered to lock the window, so… it’s a classic locked-room mystery.”

Seino Makoto took over the conversation:

"The locked-room mysteries in Detective Conan are all deductive tricks; people don't actually disappear into thin air. But in the real world, supernatural forces do exist. I suspect some kind of teleportation ability that instantly transported Yuzuru away."

Upon hearing this, Nishimiya Shoko immediately became worried:

"But we've searched the entire room and found no clues... How are we supposed to find Yuzuru?"

"Wait, let me see it from a different perspective."

Kiyono Makoto silently activated his "entry observation eye".

Words began to float on all the items in the room.

The description above Shoko's head is: Hidden Giant Bo, Gentle and Resilient, Yamato Nadeshiko.

The entry for Yukino Yukinoshita is: Second Miss, Ice Queen, Cat Encyclopedia, Perfectionist, All-rounder in Housework... and Flat-chested Alien.

Kiyono Makoto shifted his gaze and continued scanning the other objects.

In daily life, most objects only have the most basic white labels, occasionally blue labels will appear, and objects with purple labels are quite rare.

At this moment, among a pile of white entries, a purple entry exuding an ominous aura suddenly appeared.

It was a dressing mirror on the desk, looking ordinary and unremarkable.

A purple label floated silently above the mirror.

【Mirror of Vengeful Spirits: A mirror tainted with the aura of vengeful spirits, through which vengeful spirits can freely traverse the mirror's inner world】

"Shoko, when did your sister buy that mirror?"

Kiyono Makoto raised an eyebrow and asked.

"Huh?"

Nishimiya Shoko blinked, her gaze falling on the mirror, and she gently shook her head:

"Strange... I don't remember Yuzuru having a mirror on his desk. Since Yuzuru often needs to organize photos, and his desk isn't very big, a mirror would take up a lot of space. He probably bought it in the last few days?"

Before she could finish speaking, Nishimiya Shoko quickly realized what was happening:

"Yuzuru's sudden disappearance, could it be related to the mirror?"