chapter 14
14 – 4. How this fortune teller became famous
“Come on, everyone quiet.”
As the cheers for Namgoong Min continued, the assistant principal with an unknown smile opened his mouth.
However, it is impossible to hear such a voice while the entire auditorium is in an uproar. Still, the students were enthusiastic about the mysterious ‘dot’.
However, the vice-principal smiled softly instead of being offended.
“Heh heh, everyone is full of blood.”
Um, is it now?
As soon as the sympathetic vice principal took a deep breath, I covered my ears and crouched down.
For a while, some students expressed doubts about my sudden action——
Normal skill <Cry>.
“Everyone be quiet———!!!!!!!!”
“My, my ears!!!”
“What is this!!”
Wow, your ears are really tingling.
Even though I covered my ears and crouched down as much as I could before, it was this much? Since I communicated with him and was closest to him, if he got hit, his eardrums could explode.
<Shout>. In the game, it was a skill to stun enemies with a loud sound, but it didn’t seem to be much different here either.
The assistant principal, who used the skill to clean up the auditorium at once, laughed again.
“You are now students of Romance Academy. Please listen carefully to what the instructors say.”
Are the forearms and shoulder muscles oscillating beyond the clothes? What if you rebel?
I must listen carefully.
After bowing very politely to the vice principal, I got down from the podium and sat down. The muscular vice principal looked around and nodded.
“You must have felt the vibrations earlier. Wouldn’t it be a pity if the auspicious Romance Academy’s entrance ceremony ended like this?”
Right.
gg gg —-
“uh?”
“What, the door?”
As the vice-principal snapped his hand, all the doors in the auditorium slowly began to open.
However, what you see through the door is not the way you entered.
“That building… what is it? Was there such a thing?”
“Is it too close?”
“It’s not just one! All kinds of buildings surround this place!”
Obviously, the area around the auditorium was an open square, but now all kinds of buildings from the academy were tightly surrounding the area.
There are only roads that can barely pass 5 people between buildings, and even passages connecting buildings can be seen in the air.
A spectacle where the paths diverged countless times as they were randomly arranged and approached.
like… …
“……maze?”
“The end of the entrance ceremony is simple. The current time is 8:42, and all classes start at 12:00 on the first day.”
The vice-principal pointed to the clock above the auditorium and grinned.
“Until then, if you pass through the maze of buildings and reach the class, you pass. If you do not arrive, you fail.”
“…Is there a penalty for failure!”
“Oh, that’s a good question. If you pass, you can just take the class, but if you fail——”
“no way…….”
“withdrawal from the school?”
… … Coming to this situation, it reminds me of the web novels I read in the past.
The admission itself is very tight, and the Spartan schools that take exams frequently and drop low grades.
To be honest, it was fun because it was chewy when I read the article, but when it becomes a reality, it will not be fun at all and it will only put a lot of pressure on me.
So, the method my sister came up with… …
“──Cleaning.”
“………cleaning?”
“It’s not…isn’t it?”
no. It’s all right. It’s because they don’t really let you drop out here… … !
If you just listen to the word cleaning, you will go to the goal if you are not careful.
“Students who fail will be obliged to clean for 8 hours a day for the next month. Heh heh, it’s simple, right?”
… … … simple?
An alarm went off in the heads of the students who were about to sweep their hearts at the word cleaning.
Can you sleep after 8 hours of cleaning? study? what about the class?
Do you have to do it for a month?
‘Of course I shouldn’t fail.’
Even in the game, that cleaning was a real waste of time. It’s a lot harder to grow and build relationships because you’re just wasting a third of your day.
Even more, now that it has become a reality, if it was worse, it would be worse, not less.
“…….”
“……………….”
Appreciation flows among the students, and everyone starts to notice sympathy.
would you really do it? There will be students who do, and there will be those who promise to succeed unconditionally, and there will be those who have already heard about the notorious penalties of Romance Academy through their own path.
But everyone is thinking the same thing now.
“Everyone’s eyes are asking when they’re leaving.”
Seeing the burning eyes of the students, the principal nodded in satisfaction.
“Heh heh, those lively eyes can be said to be students of the romance academy.”
“………….”
“…….”
“Okay. I don’t want to disappoint the students by becoming sympathetic.”
Swoop.
Sympathy raised his muscular right hand high into the sky.
laugh wildly
“Let’s go——!!!”
Clumsy!
“Rain, get out of the way!”
“I’m first!”
“Let’s go first! hahahaha!”
… Well, I know you’re shouting the start signal out loud.
Why do you have to break the podium… … ?
After praying for the rest of the shattered podium for a while, I look around the entire auditorium.
Most of the students start in a hurry, and there are a few students who are still sitting in their seats to see if they are pushed back in a physical fight or have their own thoughts.
According to the plan, I have to stay in the auditorium… …
‘Where’s the saint?’
Whatever the plan, if that fanatic came running with a mace, he had to jump out unconditionally, so he urgently sought the saint.
It’s not where you were originally sitting.
around me? does not exist.
are you running towards me? no.
did you go first? You must have thought that avoiding cleaning for 8 hours was more appropriate than breaking a pot of fortune telling, right?
Only then did I feel at ease and activate my job skill.
“<view point>.”
Took.
Tarot cards that fall out of the air as soon as the skill is activated.
Honestly, this skill seems to do its job by summoning tarot cards, right? It’s pretty convenient.
Shuffle the cards lightly, and draw any card.
“Major Arcana No. 10, <Wheel of Fortune>.”
“…….”
“Mr. Liu, isn’t it that you and I are destined?”
“Damn it.”
“You don’t even take a joke.”
Before I knew it, I met eyes with Liu Yan, who was standing behind me.
At first glance, it looks the same as when we first met, but the hair is a bit frizzy and you can see a little bit of thread veins in your eyes.
why is he like this
“Mr. Liu, haven’t you been sleeping lately?”
“For whom?”
“yes?”
“I can’t sleep at night because of you.”
… … You mean you can’t sleep because of my background investigation and suspicion?
Is it because of my mood that it sounds so strange?
Anyway, it seems that the suspicious soldier who put the firewood the other day is burning a little.
this is kinda bad Liu won’t stop doubting until he really collapses.
“I must know everything about you…”
“Mr. Liu.”
“………why.”
“Would you like to trade with me?”
“transaction?”
Liu’s face contorted. Yeah, you don’t want to do business with someone who is suspicious of you in real time.
But this is for her.
More than anything, there’s no way Liu would refuse this.
“If you help me until the time is up, I’ll let you in on a secret.”
“……how do I believe that?”
Look, it’s my secret, so they bite right away.
After all, since he’s Liu Yan, he’d be suspicious of it again even if he told me a secret, but he probably thought there was nothing wrong with hearing about it. Because information about me is increasing.
“You don’t have to do it if you don’t like it. There’s no problem doing business with others.”
“Ha! I’m a bluff that doesn’t work like that——”
“Ah, the man over there? I have something to say…”
“──I’ll skip it just this time.”
“…Puhuh.”
“Don’t laugh, this baby.”
Rio also looks like a kid on the outside, but the more you look at him, the more he looks cute.
Well, the reason why he hangs out with me like this is that he is doing this because it is the simplest way for Rio to find out information on his own.
Because her job, <The Great Wealth>, is absolutely not a decoration.
But if it’s not a very suspicious subject, he doesn’t move himself. How much do you doubt me?
“So, what can I do to help?”
“Ah. Wait a minute, we need one more.”
“One more?”
In an instant, Liu’s expression contorted again.
Why do you need another person when you have me? Is this how it feels?
As expected, as a suspicious patient, his belief in himself is beyond imagination. It is natural that everyday life would have been impossible if he had doubted himself.
In fact, if it’s a lot of work, Liu alone will be fine, but this time, that one person is absolutely necessary.
After looking around several times, I moved on.
“Mr. Rain Arthur.”
“……Uh, huh?”
“…fortune-teller.”
Brother and sister Lane Arthur and Lucas Arthur, who had not yet departed and remained in the auditorium.
The reason they are so relaxed is simple.
The maze doesn’t mean anything to these two.
“I saw you last time. I’m Namgoong Min, the fortune teller.”
“……Mage, Lucas Arthur.”
“Super, psychic Rain Arthur…”
Even if it was Rain, it was unexpected that Lucas accepted his greeting. This guy is a terrible abilityist, so he won’t even talk until the main character’s ability exceeds the standard.
It seems that the various performances I showed were impressive.
And even though Lane shuddered a little, she didn’t say honorifics in front of me or anything like that. Because I said I wanted to be quiet at the academy.
Looking at these siblings, I smiled brightly.
“I’m sorry, but isn’t this maze meaningless to you two?”
“…….”
“If it’s Mr. Lucas, you can easily get out with magic, and Mr. Lane has teleportation, so it’s practically out of the question.”
“So, what do you want to say?”
“It’s simple.”
<Mage> Lucas Arthur can use all the magic in the world. It’s highly compatible with all magic classes, so of course you can use things like teleport.
<Psychic> ends with just one teleportation.
Of course, it’s obvious which of these two I need.
“I’d like to ask Mr. Lane for a deal.”
“transaction?”
“Oh, brother.”
“Stay still, Rain. You said you were Namgoong-min, right? Your ability is highly valued, but I don’t think you’re in a position to make a deal with the Arthur family’s daughter.”
I just smiled at Lucas’ sharp words.
abilityist.
If the problem that defines Rein Arthur is the weak and the weak, then what dominates Lucas Arthur is meritocracy.
Among the occupations, he is a holder of a special job, the deficit of the most prestigious family in Europe, and his outstanding appearance and tall height. He was born with everything, but the Arthur family’s education ordered him to start from the bottom.
Lucas was thrown into the slums at the age of 5 with only one job of his own, and there he polished his abilities and power, and by the time he was 16 years old, he had virtually occupied the back world of a small city and proved his ability to return to the Arthur family. could
That’s why when he sees others, he evaluates only ability. Appearance, personality, past, etc. don’t give him any inspiration.
Right now, since I’ve shown my ability, I’m only allowed to talk, so it’s probably because my ability isn’t enough to do something like a transaction.
“Don’t worry. It’s good for Mr. Lane to use the extra time anyway, and I can achieve my goal, so it’s good for both of us!”
“Do you know what the deal is?”
“Isn’t there a guarantor here?”
“……what?”
What do you mean? Lucas points to my back.
Standing there was Liu Yan, arms crossed, glaring at Lane Arthur and me with a very annoyed look.
“………me?”
Before Liu Yan, who had been pointed out, had a look on his face asking what bullsh*t he was talking about.
“Mr. Liu Yan accepted my deal, so wouldn’t that mean it was an acceptable deal for <The Wealth>? Wouldn’t a guarantee be enough?”
“… Liu, is that really true?”
Lucas’s voice suddenly softens as he asks Liu.
Um, come to think of it, Lucas had a crush on Liu.
In terms of ability alone, Liu is superior to Lucas, and I remember that 16-year-old Lucas, who returned to Arthur, saw Liu and fell in love at first sight.
Yes, this is Liu’s ability and I fell in love just by looking at his face.
In the game, he is an extreme fool who falls in love at first sight with the female protagonist. Now, since I, the main character, am a man, I still have a crush on Liu.
I also remember that, maybe a few months later, I fell for another woman. But who was it?
“……Well, it’s true that I accepted the fortune teller’s deal.”
“Liu, why are you…!”
“Hey, Lucas. What do you have to do with me or not? Did you say that?”
“………….”
hey why are you looking at me Why are you looking at me with those boiling eyes?
Weren’t you kind to me until now? You accepted me when I told you that you were capable.
Why did I suddenly become a love brain… … … Oh, this was unrehearsed.
“Nam Goong-min, you bastard…!”
“……Mr. Rain?”
“Uh, huh?……Huh?”
I ignored Lucas, who suddenly glared at me as if to kill me, and approached Lane.
I secretly pull out a tarot card and show it to her who is still confused about how to treat me.
The <lover> card.
I should at least use the wrong thing anyway.
“…!”
“You know?”
“Fortune teller! What are you talking about with Lane! Lane, get out of here. Don’t go near him!”
What kind of person are you talking about poisonous?
It was Lucas who was trying to grab her sister’s arm because I seemed to be getting along with Lane.
“……Lee, Rain?”
“I’m sorry, Brother.”
Lane, who avoided that hand, was behind me… … No, why are you coming behind me?
Rain, who was rubbing the <lover> card I hid behind his hand little by little, bowed his head.
“Hey, fortune teller. Is that enough? Let’s start quickly.”
“Lee, Liu!”
And Liu Yan, whose patience has reached the limit, walks next to me.
Somehow, Lucas was standing alone, and Rio and Rain came next to me.
well, good is good
“Lucas, just trust me.”
“Oh, billion…!”
Don’t worry, your sister is a dog, so I’ll spend a little and return it.
Also, wouldn’t that attitude change if you looked at Liu’s chemistry or dating? If you wait a bit anyway, you will fall in love with another woman at first sight, so there is no backlash.
hmm. No problem.
I smiled brightly, meaning not to worry.