The Paradise of Reincarnation Begins with Eriri

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Have you seen any strange hallucinations?

"No."

"Good, it seems your sanity has returned to normal." Kiyono Makoto nodded in satisfaction, stood up, rolled up the manga and stuffed it into his pocket, then reached out to help Eriri up. "Let's go, let's continue. We have to clear this stage."

Eriri looked down at her toes and let Seino Makoto support her as she walked forward.

Why...why is this happening?

I impulsively went out to buy doujinshi, and ended up getting dragged into a terrifying amusement park. Now I'm even reading doujinshi with a boy... If this is a nightmare, please wake me up quickly!

"Don't space out," Kiyono Makoto's voice rang in the girl's ear. "Focus on finding the anomaly."

"I...I wasn't spacing out..."

Eriri took a deep breath, suppressing her shame, and began to focus on finding the anomaly.

A moment later.

The two returned to Exit Zero.

"H-How could this be..."

Returning to the starting point time and time again, Eriri's already low sanity was hit even harder this time. Even when Kiyono Makoto took out his notebook, he couldn't bring Eriri back to her senses as she muttered to herself.

Chapter 6 Eriri Brand Candy

"...The notebook is no longer effective."

Makoto Kiyono frowned:

"Is there any way to help Eriri regain her sanity as soon as possible?"

"Wait... what about that lollipop?"

It is well known that sweets can stimulate the brain to release dopamine, bringing a sense of pleasure and quickly relieving anxiety and tension.

As for Kiyono Makoto, he has already eaten... The situation is special now, and there's no time to worry about that.

"Eri, lift your head."

Kiyono Makoto quickly took the lollipop out of his pocket.

"..."

Eriri kept her head down, her whole body enveloped in a gray aura, and remained completely still.

"...Let me do it."

Kiyono Makoto let out a soft breath, reached out and lifted the girl's snow-white chin, then stuffed the unwrapped lollipop into Eriri's mouth.

The strawberry lollipop bursts with sweetness on the tongue as soon as it enters the mouth.

The brain's reward mechanism is activated, and dopamine begins to be released...

Through a series of complex physiological mechanisms, Eriri's despair was quickly suppressed, and her rationality quietly returned.

"Well……"

Eriri blinked, finally snapping out of it. She instinctively licked the lollipop in her mouth, her pretty face instantly turning bright red.

"This is...wait, wait, wait? It's the lollipop that idiot Seino ate!"

"Don't throw up."

Makoto Kiyono's expression was serious.

"Think about your state just now, you don't want to be stuck in the dungeon forever, do you?"

"..."

Eriri stopped moving abruptly.

Unpleasant memories flooded back.

Just now, while hugging my knees, I felt like the whole world had turned gray, and there were even terrifying things staring at me...

Eriri shivered slightly, biting her lollipop tightly, and finally calmed down:

"Damn it...why didn't I bring two lollipops?!"

That idiot Kiyono has already eaten, and now he's feeding me... It's practically an indirect kiss!

"Great, you have the energy to complain, which proves you're back to normal."

Kiyono Makoto breathed a sigh of relief and extended his right hand:

"Let's keep going... This time, we have to get through no matter what."

Eriri, with a lollipop in her mouth, grasped Kiyono's right hand and stood up:

"This is the third time already. I'm so careful every time, why do they still come back?"

Seino Makoto helped the housekeeper's arm:

"This proves that we are not careful enough, which is why we missed the anomaly."

Now, supported by Kiyono, Eriri no longer stiffens, but instinctively leans against him:

"That's true... but if we go through it again, will we be able to find it?"

Upon hearing this, Kiyono Makoto said:

"Don't forget, anomalies will appear randomly each time we move forward. We're not aiming for a perfect completion right now, so as long as we try enough times, we'll definitely be able to skip that super hard-to-find anomaly."

Eriri's eyes brightened instantly:

“That makes sense… Let’s move on.”

"..."

"The LED strip is working properly."

"There is no problem with the tile pattern."

"No smoking signs can be ruled out..."

As they moved forward, Makoto Kiyono and Eriri had developed a tacit understanding, exchanging messages to break the silence and encourage each other.

But Eriri soon noticed that Makoto Kiyono suddenly frowned and fell silent.

"Kiyono-kun... what's wrong?"

Eriri quickly looked over.

Kiyono Makoto frowned slightly, making no attempt to hide anything:

"I just... heard my mom call me."

"Huh?"

Eriri immediately tensed up upon hearing this.

"Is it an auditory hallucination?"

"...It should be."

Although he has awakened the superpower of daily intelligence, Kiyono is still an ordinary person. After persisting for so long, his sanity has unknowingly reached a precarious point.

"What should we do? What should we do?"

Eriri nervously looked around, then suddenly remembered the lollipop in her mouth. Her pretty face flushed red, and after hesitating for a few seconds, she quickly made up her mind.

boo~

A strange, soft sound echoed in the deathly silent underground passage.

"Open your mouth..."

Eriri's pretty face turned bright red, almost dripping blood. It was one thing before, but now she was offering the boy the lollipop she had already eaten. It was just too terrible!

But the situation is special now, and we can't worry about that anymore.

Kiyono Makoto's gaze shifted downwards, landing on the damp lollipop. Just as he was about to speak, Eriri quickly shoved the lollipop into his mouth.

"No, don't misunderstand! I just need you to help me!"

Eriri's pretty face flushed, and she turned her head away, her fair neck already tinged with crimson.

"This is about healing and saving lives...it's not an indirect kiss! Don't overthink it!"

The sweetness of the strawberry lollipop quietly spread across her tongue, accompanied by a subtle, delicate fragrance unique to young girls, making Kiyono Makoto's heart race. She clasped her hands together and said:

"...Thank you for your hospitality."

"I didn't treat you to anything!"

"If the boys at school found out... I'd probably be burned at the stake, wouldn't I?"

"Good to know... Take what happened today to your grave, you idiot, don't tell a single word to anyone!"

"..."

Just as Kiyono Makoto was about to speak, his gaze suddenly fell on the wall.

"Ok?"

"……What's wrong?"

Eriri looked over curiously.

“Something’s not right about that poster.” Kiyono Makoto stretched out his right hand and pointed to a poster of a woman on the wall.

"Huh?"

Eriri opened her eyes wide and looked over:

"The pattern is fine..."

It's about size.

Seino Makoto took a deep breath:

"The bottoms of the other posters are flush with the tiles, but this one clearly extends beyond them... as if it's subtly getting bigger?"

"..."

The two exchanged a glance and said in unison:

"It's abnormal!"

"An anomaly we've never noticed before... could it be this?"

"Very likely, let's head back quickly."

The two of them perked up and quickly turned around.

After turning the corner of the passage behind me, the sign for Exit 4 quietly appeared before my eyes.

"I knew it!" Eriri looked up, a bright smile of relief spreading across her pretty face. She couldn't help but extend her right hand. "Thanks to Kiyono-san, otherwise we would have definitely missed that anomaly."

Snapped.

Kiyono, understanding perfectly, realized what the blonde girl in front of him wanted to do, and extended his palm to give her a high five.

"Don't get excited, keep moving forward."

"Uh-huh."

"..."

With Eriri supported by Kiyono, the two continued forward cautiously.

Identify anomalies.

back.

If there are no abnormalities, continue forward.

A moment later.

The sign for Exit 8 finally appeared before the two of them.

"Finally...finally we've reached the exit!" Eriri almost burst into tears of joy, her eyes welling up with tears. "Let's get out of here quickly!"