The Paradise of Reincarnation Begins with Eriri

After putting away the map, Kiyono Makoto looked at Otakuri:

"Can you walk by yourself?"

"I still feel a little nauseous, but it's much better than before." Eriri crossed her arms over her chest. "I can walk without any problems."

"That's good. Let's continue and meet up with the senior student."

Having confirmed their direction, the two set off again.

Just like on campus, the streets were shrouded in a cold mist, with visibility reduced to about ten meters. It was impossible to distinguish between day and night. The town was dilapidated and desolate, deserted. On the deathly silent streets, only the footsteps and breathing of the two could be heard.

"Huh...huh..."

After walking for a short while, Eriri's breathing became a little rapid, and she couldn't help but reach out her little hand and quietly tug at the hem of Kiyono Makoto's clothes.

"It's so quiet, it feels so uncomfortable."

As Kiyono Makoto walked, he muttered, "Don't worry, things will get lively once we switch to the Otherworld."

"Don't jinx it." Eriri looked up and scolded her, "I don't want to enter any other world."

Eriri carefully approached an intersection, quickly stopped, and reached out to tug at Kiyono Makoto's sleeve:

"Wait, my sparrow has bumped into something."

"Huh?" Kiyono Makoto stopped abruptly. "Up ahead?"

"Yes."

Eriri pursed her pink lips and whispered:

Should we take a detour?

"Take a detour?"

Kiyono Makoto looked around. The surrounding area consisted of dark alleys and eerie wheat fields, which gave him a very uncomfortable feeling.

“No, taking a detour might be more dangerous, and the cramped space is not conducive to movement.” Kiyono Makoto pondered for two seconds, then decisively took out his special weapon. “Let’s just take care of the monsters and then continue on. Taking the main road is safer.”

"understood……"

Eriri softly agreed.

In a team, there can only be one voice at crucial moments, and Eriri naturally wouldn't cause trouble at such a critical time.

The two advanced cautiously, and soon two girls in ordinary school uniforms quietly came into view.

"...Kato?"

Looking at the bob-haired girl, Kiyono Makoto called out decisively.

"Huh?"

Kato Megumi quickly turned her head, her eyes brightening slightly:

"Kyono-kun?"

Kiyono Makoto quickly stepped forward and, seeing that Kato was clean, was relieved.

"You weren't in any danger, were you?"

It’s not a waste of time to break through the iron shoes.

I was worried about what Kato would do alone, but I didn't expect to run into him as soon as I left school.

"I'm fine," Kato Megumi said softly, pointing to a spot. "Thanks to Nishimiya-kun's help, I was able to find Kiyono-kun."

Kiyono Makoto turned his head and looked at the brown-haired girl behind Kato Megumi.

The girl was wearing a high school uniform, had long hair, and was cute; she was undoubtedly a Paradise player.

Noticing Kiyono Makoto's gaze, the brown-haired girl trembled slightly, like a flustered fawn in the forest, nervously looking down at her toes.

"Thank you, Nishimiya-kun."

Kiyono Makoto stepped forward to express his gratitude.

The girl's body trembled slightly, and she quickly began to use sign language:

"No, you're welcome..."

Chapter 46 The Chosen Girl Kato Megumi

"...Qingye, wait a moment."

Eriri reached out her small hand and tugged at Kiyono Makoto's sleeve, her voice serious:

"We've been in the instance for almost half an hour now. Kato is just an ordinary person, so how come he's safe and sound in a place like Silent Hill?"

"Not only were they unharmed, but they didn't even look disheveled at all; it was like they were on a picnic."

"It's really strange no matter how you look at it, isn't it?"

"..."

Upon hearing Eriri's words, Seino Makoto raised an eyebrow slightly.

have to say.

Eriri's concerns are quite valid.

Kato is just an ordinary girl. Suddenly being thrown into a place like Silent Hill, at most her clothes will get a little dirty, and she can even block the road in advance as if she has foreseen it. It is indeed very concerning.

"Um..." Kato Megumi said calmly, "I heard everything."

"I never intended to do it secretly." Eriri crossed her arms and squinted at you. "Kato-san, please prove your identity."

"Huh?"

"Prove that you are the real Kato-kun, and not a monster in disguise."

"Proving that I am myself... feels so strange."

Kiyono Makoto let out a soft breath and looked at the bob-haired girl:

"Kato can tell me a secret that only the two of us know."

"Hmm..." Kato Megumi pursed her pink lips, gently twirling a strand of hair behind her ear with her fingers, her tone indifferent, "There are several strange comics in the shoebox under Kiyono-kun's bed."

No, it was hidden so well, how did you find it?

Kiyono Makoto coughed twice and quickly interrupted:

"That's fine, I believe you really are Kato."

"Tch." Eriri snorted. "Boys are all idiots. The places where they hide notebooks are so unoriginal. They might just have guessed right. It doesn't completely clear them of suspicion."

"Eh……"

Kato Megumi blinked and casually dropped a bombshell:

"I'd heard Aki mention before that Eriri is a really amazing artist, I think her name is Kashiwagi Eri. I was curious and searched for her on my phone..."

"Huh?!"

Eriri's pretty face flushed red quickly, both embarrassed and angry:

"That guy, Tomoya, why does he tell everyone everything!"

Kiyono Makoto turned to look at Eriri: "Ah, so it's the King of Guanzhong."

Eriri: "What are you talking about, you idiot!"

Seino Makoto cupped his hands in a respectful gesture and said, "I have long admired your name, Ms. Kashiwagi Eri."

"...I don't know the person you're talking about!"

Eriri panicked and denied it in embarrassment.

"it is good……"

Eriri let out a soft breath and quickly changed the subject:

"I believe you really are Kato-kun."

"But it's strange, Kato is completely clean, not a drop of sweat on him, as if he just came out for a walk... Could it be that he hasn't encountered a single monster?"

“Yes, I did encounter one.” Kato Megumi said casually, “After waking up, I found myself alone in a dilapidated wooden house, and a voice told me that I could only leave the house by completing a hide-and-seek task.”

Kiyono Makoto's expression turned serious:

"and then?"

In this terrifyingly atmospheric instance, hide-and-seek is definitely not a children's game, but a standard horror adventure.

Kato Megumi answered softly, "And then I won."

"Huh?"

"I was very nervous at the time and could only hide in the closet. I kept hearing heavy footsteps walking around outside... After a while, a voice rang in my mind, saying that we had won the game of hide-and-seek."

Kiyono Makoto: "..."

Yinglili: "..."

Your presence is so faint that even monsters can't detect you, right?

This is the legendary chosen one!

Kiyono Makoto looked at Kato Megumi with a curious tone:

Why is Kato at this intersection? It feels like he's waiting for us.

Kato Megumi said calmly, "I am indeed waiting for Kiyono-kun."

"Hmm? What do you mean?"

"After winning the game of hide-and-seek, a doll appeared on the table in the room."

As she spoke, Kato Megumi opened her backpack and took out an ordinary monkey doll.

"The doll guided me to this intersection."

"A magical item?"

Kiyono Makoto curiously reached out his right hand and took the monkey doll.

As soon as the finger touched the monkey doll, a prompt quickly appeared in front of the screen:

[Item: Sacrifice Doll]

[Category: Curiosities]

[Note: You can ask the doll questions, but the price is the random sacrifice of one of its items.]

[Note: The more difficult the question, the more items need to be sacrificed, up to and including the sacrifice of a life.]

"nice one."

Kiyono Makoto's eyes lit up, and he returned the sacrificial doll to Kato Megumi:

“In a place like Paradise, intelligence is the most valuable thing. Although it requires sacrifices, it is completely acceptable.”

"What? Not only did I easily pass the hide-and-seek game, but I even got some rare items..." Eriri recalled her previous experience and felt extremely discouraged. "The gap between people is just too big."

Kato-kun... could she be the heroine of Paradise?

This luck is just too incredible!

"After the hide-and-seek game, the door could be opened. When I came out, it was foggy everywhere, and I didn't know where to go." Kato Megumi pursed her pink lips and said calmly, "So I asked the doll how to find Kiyono-kun... The doll was responsible for pointing the way. I walked for ten minutes and just came to this intersection when I met Kiyono-kun."

Kiyono Makoto looked over curiously:

What was Kato sacrificing?

“It’s a bracelet,” Kato Megumi answered softly. “A bracelet I made myself before, which suddenly disappeared mysteriously.”

Seino Makoto nodded:

"It seems the cost of asking questions wasn't too high."

Eriri put her hands on her hips, but was more concerned about something else:

"Kato said it took him ten minutes to get here. Did he encounter any monsters along the way?"

With a faint presence and not truly invisible, it's unlikely that he could enter and exit Silent Hill seven times as if it were an empty place.