The Paradise of Reincarnation Begins with Eriri

(Absolutely impossible!)

Kiyono Makoto reminds you:

"Before you get off the bus, wipe the drool from the corner of your mouth."

"ha?"

Eriri subconsciously raised her hand to wipe her lips, and sure enough, she felt a wet touch on the back of her hand. Her pretty face immediately turned red.

"Stop nagging! Hurry up and get off the bus!"

"..."

A moment later.

The group filed off the bus.

The sky was a clear, deep blue, perfect weather for an outing.

There are just too many people.

Eriri raised a hand to her forehead, looking at the densely packed queue of tourists at the entrance, and couldn't help but complain, "They're as numerous as ants."

"I suggest everyone go straight to the haunted house and queue up first to break the seal on the props, and then play other attractions."

Kasumigaoka Utaha crossed her arms and said softly, "The memory of my death just now suddenly attacked me."

"How so?"

Kiyono looked over curiously.

"When I was in fifth grade, my parents took me to Fuji-Q Highland."

Kasumigaoka Utaha said with a hint of resentment, "I remember it very clearly. We were supposed to ride the pirate ship for ten minutes, but we had to wait in line for two whole hours."

Everyone: "......"

Two hours of queuing time is indeed terrifying.

Let's go.

Makoto Kiyono decisively decided, "Let's go straight to the haunted house."

After queuing to have their tickets checked and entering the amusement park, they received a guide map from the staff and headed straight for the haunted house.

A moment later.

A gloomy and eerie hospital building came into view.

Unsurprisingly, the line of tourists in front of the hospital was still very long, and many blond-haired, blue-eyed foreigners could be seen. As a Guinness World Record holder for haunted houses, Ciji General Hospital is famous and extremely popular.

"Just wait."

Kiyono Makoto sighed, "We'll just have to wait in line."

"It's so hot."

Eriri pursed her lips. "I want something to drink."

"Give."

Kiyono Makoto took a bottle of fruit juice from his backpack.

"Thanks......"

Eriri thanked her softly.

"Junior, I want a drink too."

A senior student's languid and pleasant voice came from beside me.

Kiyono Makoto then took out a bottle of drink from his backpack and handed it to him.

"I can't open the bottle cap."

Kasumigaoka Utaha tilted her head slightly, "Junior, please open it for me."

"ha?"

Eriri looked over with disdain:

"I can open a drink, but you can't? You're obviously doing it on purpose."

"I'm sorry, I only know how to use a pen, I'm not a violent woman."

"Kasumigaoka Utaha! Who are you calling a violent woman?!"

Makoto Kiyono turned to look at the bob-haired girl behind him:

"Kato, would you like something to drink?"

"Thank you, Kiyono-kun."

Kato Megumi thanked her softly.

Kiyono Makoto casually unscrewed the bottle cap and handed over the drink:

"As expected, Kato-kun, who doesn't cause trouble for others, is the cutest."

"..."

The team's pace of progress was astounding.

At first, the upperclassman and Eriri still had the energy to bicker, but later they didn't even want to talk anymore.

A full hour and a half passed before it was finally Kiyono Makoto and his group's turn. However, they couldn't enter directly. Staff distributed protective gear, followed by a short film about the case, a photo opportunity with the ghosts, and other activities.

After another ten minutes or so of fussing, Kiyono Makoto and the girls finally managed to team up and enter the haunted hospital.

"Finally in."

Eriri put her hands on her hips and let out a long sigh. "This feels even more tiring than being chased by a monster."

"That's how it is at popular amusement parks; unless you buy a special ticket, you have to queue for every ride."

Makoto Kiyono summarized, "To use gaming terminology, we ordinary tourists are actually VIP tourists enjoying the attractions."

Rio Futaba, hands in her pockets, looked at the bob-haired girl beside her:

"Kato-kun, are you wearing your bracelet?"

Kato Megumi rolled up her sleeves, revealing a glimpse of her slender, snow-white wrist, and responded softly:

"Don't worry, everyone. We wore them properly while we were queuing."

Kiyono Makoto nodded slightly:

Let's start speedrunning the haunted house!

As a gamer, running a real-life haunted house must be a piece of cake, no challenge at all, right?

At least for Makoto Kiyono, the terrifying hospital in front of him was quite ordinary and not scary at all. After all, it was an artificially created environment, and it was much less impressive than Silent Hill.

But ten minutes later, Kiyono Makoto realized he was completely wrong.

As a headless nurse crawled towards them carrying a rotting human head, the girls screamed in terror and turned to run away.

"Huh...huh..."

Eriri braced herself on her knees, breathing rapidly, her face pale.

"Damn it...it's really scary..."

Kiyono Makoto's tone was calm and his words hit the nail on the head:

"Back in Silent Hill, we were able to fight back, but now we can't lay a hand on our employees. If we accidentally injure someone and they end up in the hospital, it'll be a real problem. Being forced to run away is actually more frightening."

"I can still do it."

Rio Futaba adjusted her glasses, her tone remaining calm. "While the staff costumes are somewhat intimidating, they're slow and not threatening. What's truly frightening are the props and mechanisms."

"sorry......"

Kato Megumi's apologetic voice came from beside him:

"Your heart rate just exceeded 100."

Upon hearing this, Kiyono Makoto looked at Kato's wrist, where it clearly showed that the girl's heart rate had just exceeded 140, indicating that her challenge had failed.

There's no way around it; Kato is, after all, just an ordinary girl, and it's natural for her to get nervous and scared when she encounters something frightening.

"Keeping your heart rate below 100 is indeed a bit of a challenge; I doubt most people could do it."

Kiyono Makoto gently comforted him, "...Let's try again later, and execute Plan B directly."

After he finished speaking, Kiyono Makoto suddenly realized that something was wrong:

"Wait... isn't someone missing?"

"Huh?"

Upon hearing this, the girls looked around and finally realized the problem:

"The glass is gone!"

Kato's outfit today is adorable, and her presence is instantly more noticeable.

On the contrary, Nishimiya Shoko, who remained silent throughout the journey, had the weakest presence, to the point that no one noticed she got lost.

"Shoku was just next to me."

Kato Megumi pursed her pink lips, "Even if we get separated, we won't go far."

Makoto Kiyono made the following suggestion:

"You two form a group, and I'll go alone in another group, so no one gets lost. Meet up here in five minutes."

"it is good."

The girls readily agreed.

A moment later.

Inside a blood-stained operating room.

"Is Glass there?"

Kiyono Makoto's voice broke the deathly silence.

"Huh?"

Nishimiya Shoko, who was hiding in a corner with her knees drawn up to her chest, immediately looked up at Kiyono Makoto's voice, her eyes sparkling:

"Kiyo, Kiyono-kun!"

The timid girl quickly stood up, taking three steps in two, and ran to Kiyono Makoto's side. Her eyes were slightly red, and she apologized in a low voice:

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

"It's good that you're alright. The staff said before that it's normal for people to get separated."

Kiyono Makoto naturally wouldn't criticize Shoko; instead, he reached out his right hand and gently ruffled the girl's hair to comfort her.

"Hmm~"

Nishimiya Shoko narrowed her eyes, not flinching away, but instinctively cooperating like a cat expecting its owner to pet it.

(Kiyono's hands are so warm...)

"Let's go, everyone's waiting for us."

Kiyono Makoto quickly withdrew his right hand.

"it is good......"

Nishimiya Shoko agreed, but a strange sense of loss suddenly welled up in her heart. Realizing the change in her emotions, Nishimiya Shoko's pretty face immediately turned red, and she hurriedly looked down at her toes.

(Hmm, that's strange... Why do I feel so lost?)

(I clearly don't dare look at Kiyono-kun...)

(But...but it really makes me feel at ease...)

A moment later.

Makoto Kiyono successfully reunited with Shoko and the girls.

Everyone rushed over to check on Shoko, and after confirming that she was only frightened and otherwise unharmed, they continued their challenge of the haunted house.