diff --git a/packages/backend/native-utils/scylla-migration/cql/1689400417034_timeline/down.cql b/packages/backend/native-utils/scylla-migration/cql/1689400417034_timeline/down.cql
index 28ac42bb67..abf85789b1 100644
--- a/packages/backend/native-utils/scylla-migration/cql/1689400417034_timeline/down.cql
+++ b/packages/backend/native-utils/scylla-migration/cql/1689400417034_timeline/down.cql
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+DROP MATERIALIZED VIEW IF EXISTS reaction_by_id;
 DROP MATERIALIZED VIEW IF EXISTS reaction_by_userid;
 DROP INDEX IF EXISTS reaction_by_id;
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS reaction;
diff --git a/packages/backend/native-utils/scylla-migration/cql/1689400417034_timeline/up.cql b/packages/backend/native-utils/scylla-migration/cql/1689400417034_timeline/up.cql
index bb2b4a68f3..c38657df2b 100644
--- a/packages/backend/native-utils/scylla-migration/cql/1689400417034_timeline/up.cql
+++ b/packages/backend/native-utils/scylla-migration/cql/1689400417034_timeline/up.cql
@@ -99,11 +99,9 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS reaction (
 	"reaction" text,
 	"emoji" frozen<emoji>,
 	"createdAt" timestamp,
-	PRIMARY KEY ("noteId", "userId")
+	PRIMARY KEY ("noteId", "userId") -- this key constraints one reaction per user for the same post
 );
 
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS reaction_by_id ON reaction ("id");
-
 CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW IF NOT EXISTS reaction_by_userid AS
 	SELECT * FROM reaction
 	WHERE "userId" IS NOT NULL
@@ -111,3 +109,10 @@ CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW IF NOT EXISTS reaction_by_userid AS
 	AND "noteId" IS NOT NULL
 	PRIMARY KEY ("userId", "createdAt", "noteId")
 	WITH CLUSTERING ORDER BY ("createdAt" DESC);
+
+CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW IF NOT EXISTS reaction_by_id AS
+	SELECT * FROM reaction
+	WHERE "noteId" IS NOT NULL
+	AND "reaction" IS NOT NULL
+	AND "userId" IS NOT NULL
+	PRIMARY KEY ("noteId", "reaction", "userId");
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/db/scylla.ts b/packages/backend/src/db/scylla.ts
index 9a76bda85c..99e6a1b839 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/db/scylla.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/db/scylla.ts
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ export const prepared = {
 			("id", "noteId", "userId", "reaction", "emoji", "createdAt")
 			VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)`,
 		select: {
-			byNoteId: `SELECT * FROM reaction WHERE "noteId" IN ?`,
+			byNoteId: `SELECT * FROM reaction_by_id WHERE "noteId" IN ?`,
 			byUserId: `SELECT * FROM reaction_by_userid WHERE "userId" IN ?`,
 			byNoteAndUser: `SELECT * FROM reaction WHERE "noteId" IN ? AND "userId" IN ?`,
 			byId: `SELECT * FROM reaction WHERE "id" IN ?`,
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ export function prepareTimelineQuery(ps: {
 		queryParts.push(`AND "createdAt" > ?`);
 	}
 
-	queryParts.push("LIMIT 50"); // Hardcoded to issue a prepared query
+	queryParts.push("LIMIT ?");
 	const query = queryParts.join(" ");
 
 	return {
@@ -304,10 +304,11 @@ export async function execTimelineQuery(
 
 	// Try to get posts of at most <maxDays> in the single request
 	while (foundNotes.length < ps.limit && scannedEmptyPartitions < maxDays) {
-		const params: (Date | string | string[])[] = [untilDate, untilDate];
+		const params: (Date | string | string[] | number)[] = [untilDate, untilDate];
 		if (sinceDate) {
 			params.push(sinceDate);
 		}
+		params.push(ps.limit)
 
 		const result = await scyllaClient.execute(query, params, {
 			prepare: true,
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/misc/fetch-meta.ts b/packages/backend/src/misc/fetch-meta.ts
index b3a5e30ae4..75c0d1ebdd 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/misc/fetch-meta.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/misc/fetch-meta.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import { db } from "@/db/postgre.js";
 import { Meta } from "@/models/entities/meta.js";
+import { Cache } from "@/misc/cache.js";
 
-let cache: Meta;
+export const metaCache = new Cache<Meta>("meta", 10);
 
 export function metaToPugArgs(meta: Meta): object {
 	let motd = ["Loading..."];
@@ -30,43 +31,38 @@ export function metaToPugArgs(meta: Meta): object {
 }
 
 export async function fetchMeta(noCache = false): Promise<Meta> {
-	if (!noCache && cache) return cache;
+	const fetcher = () =>
+		db.transaction(async (transactionalEntityManager) => {
+			// New IDs are prioritized because multiple records may have been created due to past bugs.
+			const metas = await transactionalEntityManager.find(Meta, {
+				order: {
+					id: "DESC",
+				},
+			});
 
-	return await db.transaction(async (transactionalEntityManager) => {
-		// New IDs are prioritized because multiple records may have been created due to past bugs.
-		const metas = await transactionalEntityManager.find(Meta, {
-			order: {
-				id: "DESC",
-			},
+			if (metas.length > 0) {
+				return metas[0];
+			} else {
+				// If fetchMeta is called at the same time when meta is empty, this part may be called at the same time, so use fail-safe upsert.
+				const saved = await transactionalEntityManager
+					.upsert(
+						Meta,
+						{
+							id: "x",
+						},
+						["id"],
+					)
+					.then((x) =>
+						transactionalEntityManager.findOneByOrFail(Meta, x.identifiers[0]),
+					);
+
+				return saved;
+			}
 		});
 
-		const meta = metas[0];
+	if (noCache) {
+		return await fetcher();
+	}
 
-		if (meta) {
-			cache = meta;
-			return meta;
-		} else {
-			// If fetchMeta is called at the same time when meta is empty, this part may be called at the same time, so use fail-safe upsert.
-			const saved = await transactionalEntityManager
-				.upsert(
-					Meta,
-					{
-						id: "x",
-					},
-					["id"],
-				)
-				.then((x) =>
-					transactionalEntityManager.findOneByOrFail(Meta, x.identifiers[0]),
-				);
-
-			cache = saved;
-			return saved;
-		}
-	});
+	return await metaCache.fetch(null, fetcher);
 }
-
-setInterval(() => {
-	fetchMeta(true).then((meta) => {
-		cache = meta;
-	});
-}, 1000 * 10);
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/admin/update-meta.ts b/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/admin/update-meta.ts
index 2142c7df73..f8bf52d215 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/admin/update-meta.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/admin/update-meta.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import { Meta } from "@/models/entities/meta.js";
 import { insertModerationLog } from "@/services/insert-moderation-log.js";
 import { db } from "@/db/postgre.js";
 import define from "../../define.js";
+import { Metas } from "@/models/index.js";
+import { metaCache } from "@/misc/fetch-meta.js";
 
 export const meta = {
 	tags: ["admin"],
@@ -594,21 +596,17 @@ export default define(meta, paramDef, async (ps, me) => {
 		}
 	}
 
-	await db.transaction(async (transactionalEntityManager) => {
-		const metas = await transactionalEntityManager.find(Meta, {
-			order: {
-				id: "DESC",
-			},
-		});
-
+	const metas = await Metas.find({ order: { id: "DESC" }});
+	let newMeta: Meta;
+	if (metas.length > 0) {
 		const meta = metas[0];
-
-		if (meta) {
-			await transactionalEntityManager.update(Meta, meta.id, set);
-		} else {
-			await transactionalEntityManager.save(Meta, set);
-		}
-	});
+		await Metas.update(meta.id, set);
+		newMeta = {...meta, ...set};
+	} else {
+		await Metas.save(set);
+		newMeta = set as Meta;
+	}
+	await metaCache.set(null, newMeta);
 
 	insertModerationLog(me, "updateMeta");
 });
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/notes/reactions.ts b/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/notes/reactions.ts
index 6ff7548355..5936c17446 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/notes/reactions.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/notes/reactions.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import type { NoteReaction } from "@/models/entities/note-reaction.js";
 import define from "../../define.js";
 import { ApiError } from "../../error.js";
 import { getNote } from "../../common/getters.js";
+import { parseScyllaReaction, prepared, scyllaClient } from "@/db/scylla.js";
 
 export const meta = {
 	tags: ["notes", "reactions"],
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ export const paramDef = {
 
 export default define(meta, paramDef, async (ps, user) => {
 	// check note visibility
-	const note = await getNote(ps.noteId, user).catch((err) => {
+	await getNote(ps.noteId, user).catch((err) => {
 		if (err.id === "9725d0ce-ba28-4dde-95a7-2cbb2c15de24")
 			throw new ApiError(meta.errors.noSuchNote);
 		throw err;
@@ -61,8 +62,7 @@ export default define(meta, paramDef, async (ps, user) => {
 	} as FindOptionsWhere<NoteReaction>;
 
 	if (ps.type) {
-		// ローカルリアクションはホスト名が . とされているが
-		// DB 上ではそうではないので、必要に応じて変換
+		// Remove "." suffix of local emojis here because they are actually null in DB.
 		const suffix = "@.:";
 		const type = ps.type.endsWith(suffix)
 			? `${ps.type.slice(0, ps.type.length - suffix.length)}:`
@@ -70,15 +70,39 @@ export default define(meta, paramDef, async (ps, user) => {
 		query.reaction = type;
 	}
 
-	const reactions = await NoteReactions.find({
-		where: query,
-		take: ps.limit,
-		skip: ps.offset,
-		order: {
-			id: -1,
-		},
-		relations: ["user", "user.avatar", "user.banner", "note"],
-	});
+	let reactions: NoteReaction[] = [];
+	if (scyllaClient) {
+		const scyllaQuery = [prepared.reaction.select.byNoteId]
+		const params: (string | string[] | number)[] = [[ps.noteId]];
+		if (ps.type) {
+			scyllaQuery.push(`AND "reaction" = ?`);
+			params.push(query.reaction as string)
+		}
+		scyllaQuery.push("LIMIT ?");
+		params.push(ps.limit);
+
+		// Note: This query fails if the number of returned rows exceeds 5000 by
+		// default, i.e., 5000 reactions with the same emoji from different users.
+		// This limitation can be relaxed via "fetchSize" option.
+		// Note: Remote emojis and local emojis are different.
+		// Ref: https://github.com/datastax/nodejs-driver#paging
+		const result = await scyllaClient.execute(
+			scyllaQuery.join(" "),
+			params,
+			{ prepare: true },
+		);
+		reactions = result.rows.map(parseScyllaReaction);
+	} else {
+		reactions = await NoteReactions.find({
+			where: query,
+			take: ps.limit,
+			skip: ps.offset,
+			order: {
+				id: -1,
+			},
+			relations: ["user", "user.avatar", "user.banner", "note"],
+		});
+	}
 
 	return await NoteReactions.packMany(reactions, user);
 });