I Became a Fortune Teller in the Game My Little Sister Made

Chapter 16
How This Fortune Teller Becomes Famous (4)

『 Translator – Divinity 』

The conference room above the grand auditorium.

Usually, when the exam started, the instructors would observe and evaluate the students taking the exam from this location. As such, it was a place where countless conversations always took place.

This student did well, that student didn’t, thanks to this student, that was lucky, and so on.

Even instructors were human and could make mistakes or misjudge. Discussions to prevent this were commonplace.

But at this moment, even that place was enveloped in silence.

“……….”

“………….”

“—That wall is broken! We did it!”

“—Waaaaaaaaaah!!”

“—Not yet! That wall is also a very harmful wall! Everyone, charge!!”

“—Break it! Break it! Break it!”

“—I, Sasaki Ito, will lead the charge!”

“—Ito! Ito! Ito!”

“…How exactly are we supposed to evaluate this?”

Redfield, the instructor in charge of at Romance Academy, held his head in his hands.

The exam was certainly proceeding normally. Until 11 o’clock, that is. They had actually planned to end the exam at that point.

Because what Romance Academy demanded of its students wasn’t escaping the maze.

“Originally… it was an exam to assess individual personality and aptitude in a place where escape was impossible.”

“How did it turn out like this…?”

Romance Academy’s entrance exam only assessed the proficiency of the ‘job’ you possessed, and there was no personality or aptitude test.

While those with severe personality disorders were screened out during the application process, the reality was that there were still a few bad apples mixed in.

Because there were so few ‘job holders’.

They were such a small minority that it was impossible to exclude them based on personality alone.

“…How about that Swordsman over there, Sasaki Ito?”

“Time spent wandering in the maze: 2 hours 21 minutes. Although there were some harsh words in between, nothing excessive. This should be enough to show his patience and perseverance.”

“And seeing him actively taking the lead in that group… his cooperativeness seems quite excellent as well.”

“Good… this is good, but…”

That’s why the academy confined them to a maze with no exit.

A maze where you couldn’t escape no matter how much you ran or wandered, the starting point visible when you turned around, the dwindling time, the unreasonable punishment that awaited upon failure.

All these factors gradually cornered people, and those with bad personalities easily revealed their true nature.

It was originally intended to weed out such people.

But the current situation was far from what they had anticipated.

“—We did it! We broke down 21 buildings and over 50 walls! We can do this!”

“—We can do it!”

“—Can you see it! The starting point that deceived us in the maze! No matter how much we moved, when we turned around, it was right there! But what about now!”

“—It’s getting further away…!”

“—Breaking the walls was the right thing to do!”

“—I can see that damn grand auditorium getting further away!”

“—That’s right! We can do this! If we all join forces, we can break through this damn maze and escape!”

“—Waaaaaaaaaah!!”

“…How many cases of such instigation have there been in the history of the academy?”

The vice-principal, sitting at the head of the table among the instructors, muttered.

Instead of smiling, he was watching a male student with wary eyes.

The Fortune Teller who was leading that crowd with just gestures.

“12 times.”

“How many were on that scale?”

“There were 5. The largest scale was when half of the new students banded together.”

“How did they usually act?”

“3 times were protests against Romance Academy. 2 times were when job holders gathered and tried to cast large-scale magic.”

“Haha, so.”

The vice-principal, after listening to the instructor’s report, let out a hollow laugh and continued,

“This kind of sabotage is… the first time, then.”

Sabotage.

The instructors flinched at the vice-principal’s choice of words, but then sighed, unable to find a more fitting word.

“…There have been attempts, but this is the first time on this scale… and it’s also the first time they’ve actually broken down walls.”

“Amazing, truly amazing. Can you see that?”

Where the vice-principal’s finger pointed, students were breaking down walls in real time. Students shouting, moving, running.

But they weren’t disorderly or chaotic.

“Those with physical jobs are pounding on the walls, and those with non-combat jobs are switching out with them when they get tired or clearing away the debris from the collapsed walls. The magic job holders are gathering in one place, and when the wall is weakened to a certain extent, they’re all retreating to a safe distance and firing magic at once.”

It was clumsy, but they were moving like a small army. Actually, that was precisely what made the instructors speechless.

A mere agitator and a strategist who could move students like an army were completely different.

Not just the vice-principal, but most of the instructors were closely watching their coordination.

Of course, since they were students, there were instances of mismatched timing and clumsiness, but… what smoothly filled those gaps were the few elite students.

“Recovery potions are pouring out from the ’s pockets. Just how many is she carrying?”

“Look at Sasaki Ito, his movements are clean and precise. As expected of the swordsman supported by Japan. Breaking down the walls would have been impossible without that student.”

“And what about Rain Arthur? Her telekinesis skills are top-notch. Clearing away debris, moving students, helping to break down walls…”

“Isn’t anyone watching the ’s firepower? In my entire life, I’ve never seen a magician of that age wield such magic. As expected of a special job, he’s a genius.”

“And the is…”

.

As the culprit and the center of all this was casually mentioned, the conference room fell silent once again.

Although they had to mention him, they didn’t know how to.

“…Are you sure his job is ? He’s not a or the special job , is he?”

“There’s no special job called .”

“That’s just an expression. You saw him speaking in the grand auditorium earlier, right? His tone, gestures, the way he modulated his voice, he’s definitely someone who knows how to talk.”

“To agitate young students so easily…”

Agitating the students, that was possible. It wasn’t unprecedented in the history of Romance Academy. Young superhumans in their energetic age were that simple and easily persuaded.

Claiming to break down the walls… that was also possible. It was the first time they actually broke them down, but there had been many attempts in the past.

But he was a , not a job that specialized in speaking or agitating people.

Actually, the students who instigated others in the past were those with jobs like or , who were good at talking, or students who were influential enough to be a focal point.

But wasn’t this Fortune Teller different?

“…Still, his abilities as a Fortune Teller are clearly exceptional.”

“Yes? Instructor Redfield, what do you mean?”

“The direction he’s giving by divining with tarot cards, it’s actually towards the exit.”

“…? Didn’t we block the exit? It’s a maze where escape is impossible…”

“No, no. I mean a real exit where you can get out by ‘breaking down walls’.”

“…!!”

That group was breaking down walls as if they were cookies, but those maze walls were definitely not easy to break.

Even for superhumans, it was usually impossible to break down concrete walls the size of buildings.

Even those students wouldn’t have dared to do this if they didn’t have the , , Sasaki Ito, , and almost half of the new students gathered together.

But even if they broke through the maze like that, it didn’t mean they could definitely escape.

“The exit itself exists. However, it’s blocked by moving walls, so if they accurately break through that spot… it’s not impossible.”

“T-to do that, you need to know the structure of the maze…!”

“He’s a Fortune Teller, he must have used fortune-telling or something.”

“………….”

“Can he really do that?” The instructors exchanged glances.

How could they prepare for this Fortune Teller? In any future exams, he would know the answers through fortune-telling and prepare beforehand.

It was practically like he was using a cheat code by himself.

“…Should we put restrictions on his skill?”

“Don’t be ridiculous! That’s a ruthless act!”

“Then are you saying we should give that student special treatment?!”

“It’s not special treatment! If that’s his ability, Romance Academy won’t stop him!”

“There’s a limit to that! Honestly, if he takes a written exam and answers all the questions correctly through fortune-telling, can you even call that an exam?!”

“It would be an exam of job ability!”

“You!”

“S-stop it!”

“Stop them, quickly!”

“………….”

The conference room was gradually turning into chaos. The instructors’ opinions clashed fiercely, escalating to the point of arguments.

Should they allow Namgung Min’s fortune-telling, which was practically precognition?

It was a problem that could shake Romance Academy to its core. If they allowed it, all exams would become meaningless, and if they didn’t, the problem of the Fortune Teller simply using his job would arise.

The vice-principal, who was watching the whole scene, turned his head to the side.

“Well then, Instructor Charles Teddybear.”

“………….”

“You were in charge of that student’s dedicated exam. Do you have any thoughts?”

“………….”

“Silence, huh. Well, that’s probably the best course of action.”

At the center of the still chaotic conference room,

The vice-principal turned his gaze away from Charles Teddybear and solemnly declared,

“Everyone, be quiet.”

“…………….”

“………….”

“……………….”

“For now, let’s observe a little longer. As for Namgung Min… it won’t be a problem to decide after all this is over.”

“Ahem, ahem!”

“If the vice-principal says so…”

Would Romance Academy allow Namgung Min?

Watching the Fortune Teller who was moving all the students with just a wave of his hand and a tarot card, even at this moment,

The vice-principal’s eyes gleamed.

***

‘Ah, this is comfortable.’

“Break it! Break it! Break it!”

“Those in front of the wall, step back! It’s almost time to fire the magic!”

“It’s cracking! It’ll collapse soon!”

‘This is really comfortable.’

Namgung Min smiled as he watched the automated system he had created.

All he had to do was say a few words from time to time, draw a tarot card with a cool pose, give directions, and the rest would be taken care of.

Wasn’t this the real freeloading?

‘If we go straight like this, it’s the exit.’

To be precise, the wall blocking the exit would appear.

The maze event at the entrance ceremony was truly an event that made players curse.

The maze was incredibly large, and no matter how much you wandered, you couldn’t see the exit, and the scenery didn’t change, so it was truly frustrating. Once, I tried to escape by using the tactic of just following the right wall, but even that didn’t work.

Escaping the maze itself was a sham anyway, but as a 25th playthrough user, I had the desire to try and escape.

After spending a whole day in this maze, I was finally able to discover the existence of the moving walls.

‘There are 5 moving walls in the maze.’

Of those five, only one blocked the exit at the outermost part of the maze, and that wall blocked the exit when the player got close, making it look like a dead end.

In the game, when you reached a dead end, the only option was to go back, so it was game over, but what about here?

‘Now, what are you going to do?’

If it doesn’t block the exit? Just go out the exit.

If it blocks the exit? Just break it.

In the game, breaking the wall wasn’t even an option, but now it was different!

“…Hey, I’ve finished resupplying the front.”

“Ah, thank you, Miss Liu. Please put those on my tab.”

“Of course I will. If you can’t pay it back…”

“You can sell my organs.”

“…Damn it, I don’t deal with that kind of stuff, you asshole.”

Liu Yan was taking all sorts of things out of the subspace pocket in her clothes and distributing them. Recovery potions, mana potions, weapons, and so on, it was endless, and I was a bit startled.

Pay it back? There were quite a few ways to make money. Once this escape ended successfully, paying back this much would be nothing.

I smiled at Liu, whose face was turning grim, and turned my head.

“Miss Rain? You’re not overdoing it, are you?”

“Not at all…”

“As expected, you’re reliable. Miss Rain is the best.”

“………!”

Rain Arthur, who reacted amusingly to every word, was playing all sorts of supporting roles.

Cleaning up the debris from the collapsed walls, conveying orders through telepathy, helping out with teleportation when unexpected situations arose, and so on.

As expected of an , your family’s young lady is the best!

“Mr. Lucas is…”

“Ha! That guy’s the most excited. Don’t you see him commanding the Magicians?”

“It seems like his calling.”

For some reason, Lucas Arthur, who had been glaring at me with Rain and Liu by my side, was now among the Magicians, acting as their leader.

“Mr. Lucas! As expected of a Magician, you’re amazing!”

“It’s basic.”

“As expected of Mr. Lucas! You’re completely different from us!”

“It’s nothing special.”

He had a straight face on the outside, but he was probably about to grin from all the compliments about how amazing and cool he was from the Magicians, right?

Well, Lucas’s meritocracy wasn’t in the realm of mental illness like Liu’s paranoia, Rain’s ‘strong against the weak, weak against the strong’ complex, Princess Kim Eun-ha’s violence, or the Saint’s fanaticism. He wasn’t the type to ignore people praising him for being amazing.

In the first place, meritocracy meant having that much pride in your own abilities, so how could he not react when they kept praising him?

As a player, I remember raising Lucas’s favorability by constantly following him around and showering him with compliments if I wanted to go down his route.

“That side seems to be fine. How about Mr. Sasaki?”

“He’s also quite decent.”

He’s not just decent, he’s the key, Liu.

Sasaki Ito. In Romance Academy, he was second only to the princess in pure combat ability.

He was 7th in the entrance exam because it evaluated job proficiency, not combat ability, but in a spar or something, I wouldn’t stand a chance against him.

My judgment that he would be crucial in breaking down the maze walls was correct, considering his large build of over 180cm and his unique swordsmanship that seemed to make the sword an extension of his body.

“…Namgung Min.”

“Ah, Mr. Sasaki. Is it time?”

“Yes. Which one should we break down?”

“Just a moment.”

I shuffled the tarot cards with a practiced hand and, with a flourish that was unnecessary but stylish, drew one of them.

The card drawn was… Minor Arcana, 6 of Pentacles.

Actually, it didn’t matter what the card was.

“We should go northeast.”

“Alright, everyone heard him! Northeast it is!”

Waaaaaaaaaah!!!

Originally, we could have just gone straight, but the academy side seemed flustered and was changing the positions of the moving walls, so I had to adjust the direction a bit.

And I had to step up like this from time to time so my presence wouldn’t be forgotten.

“This is quite easy.”

“…………….”

“………….”

Somehow, it felt like Liu and Rain were looking at me strangely.

Must be my imagination.

…Anyway, it’s about time.

“It’s soon.”

“Soon?”

“According to my fortune-telling, the last wall will appear now. But…”

“But?”

“We’re running out of time.”

“…Ah.”

The current time was 11:55. Those students over there were all excited and didn’t seem to care about the time, but there were only 5 minutes left.

They were all experienced now and could break down a wall in about 1 minute, but there was still some distance left, so it would be a close failure.

If Sasaki Ito had come earlier, it might have been different… well, it’s a shame.

If only there was at least one more student like Sasaki…

“…Ah.”

“What? You’re making a really ominous face right now.”

“What are you talking about, Miss Liu? It’s just a smile.”

“It’s the same face you made when you came to collect the fee from me!”

“Haha, those were fun times. Don’t worry, this time it’s different.”

“…Different?”

“Yes. I remembered it. A way to escape within 5 minutes.”

They must be aware of me since I caused such a commotion.

There was no guarantee of success… but since failure was certain now, I had nothing to lose.

“I’ll be back in a bit.”

“Huh? Where are you going? You’re not running away, are you?”

“I don’t want my organs harvested by Miss Liu, so I won’t!”

“Hey! I don’t sell organs, you asshole!”

“…Really?”

“Don’t look at me like that, you bitch!”

Leaving Rain and Liu, who had started bickering, I left my spot.

There wasn’t much time left, and I needed time to persuade her, so I should find her quickly.

“This time, I will definitely escape…!”

Now, our violent princess.

Where could she be?