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

Chapter 19
How This Fortune Teller Becomes Famous (7)

『 Translator – Divinity 』

“You give me money, pay off my debts, and even pay the price for me. Aren’t you an angel?”

“Angel or whatever, please just go back to being the original Miss Liu…”

“…This bastard is getting on my nerves. Just what did you think of me?”

“Do you want to hear it?”

“No. I might end up beating you to death if I do, so I’ll pass.”

“………….”

“Look at this bastard immediately shutting up… Anyway, it was really close. I think that was the longest 1 minute of my life.”

“Huh? Miss Liu, didn’t you know?”

“Know what?”

“What else, that the academy also has some sense.”

“…What?”

***

Actually, to get straight to the point, the escape was a failure.

The reason was, of course, the time limit.

“…We went over 1 minute?”

“Of course. It took well over 1 minute for the students to escape after the princess unleashed her Princess Punch.”

“Ha…”

Liu sighed as if she was exhausted by the fact that it was ultimately a failure. She kept looking up at the sky while leisurely walking with me towards the exit, so it seemed she still had some lingering feelings.

But why has she become so sentimental? This, along with the strange things she said earlier, made the Liu in the game and the Liu in front of me feel a bit different.

…Was this really a good change?

Considering Liu Yan’s character event, this kind of hasty change was likely to be more harmful than beneficial…

‘Whatever.’

Eh, how much could Liu change anyway? She was just being sentimental for a moment, and once she returned to her daily life, she would go back to her eccentric personality.

In the first place, I was weak in interpersonal relationships. Since my parents passed away when I was in middle school, I only lived with my younger sister, Jisu, and even passed the high school equivalency exam, so I didn’t know much about it.

Unlike Jisu, who made many friends even in that situation, I had no friends at all because of the continuous cycle of studying for the equivalency exam and working part-time.

‘So please just go back to how you were.’

You’re kind of scary, really.

You suddenly smiled and said you’d pay off my debts and give me money, I have no idea what your intentions are.

“…But why haven’t we been marked as failures?”

“Didn’t I tell you earlier? The academy isn’t so senseless as to immediately mark us as failures just because we went past 12 o’clock in that situation.”

Well, that’s true, isn’t it? If someone were to say “Actually, it was a time over, haha” after such a dramatic success with only 1 minute left, that would be truly demonic.

This wasn’t a midterm or final exam, it was just a personality and aptitude test, so the academy just turned a blind eye to it.

Even in the game, Romance Academy was quite lenient as long as it wasn’t related to exams.

“Tsk, it’s a bit anticlimactic.”

“Hmm. Should I not have told you?”

“Yeah, it would have been better if I hadn’t heard… Ah, right.”

Liu, who had been walking casually with her hands in her pockets, suddenly looked to the side.

…Why is she looking at me like that?

“Hey, Fortune Teller bastard.”

“Yes?”

“Don’t go near that bitch.”

“…Bitch?”

Who was the bitch in Liu’s standards?

There was Rain, and the secretary-like girl who assisted Liu, and she inwardly cursed the princess as a bitch too… and also… ah, she called the principal of Romance Academy a bitch too.

There were too many bitches?

“That Esper bitch.”

“Miss Rain? Why her…”

“Ah, never mind the long talk. Just don’t go near her if I tell you not to. Do you understand?”

“We’ll be seeing each other in the special class, how can I not go near her?”

“Then just don’t look at her or talk to her. She’s completely malicious.”

…What? Is she suddenly reflecting on herself?

It felt strange hearing the most malicious paranoiac call Rain malicious.

Is this that “You can only see what’s in your own eyes” thing?

“Hey, you’re thinking something strange, aren’t you?”

“No. Absolutely not.”

“Don’t lie, you bastard. You only make that face when you’re thinking something strange.”

“…How would Miss Liu know that?”

“…Forget it, you asshole.”

How can I forget… If you look at me like that, I have no choice but to forget, of course.

It felt like she would physically erase it from my mind if I didn’t obediently comply, so I just nodded quietly.

As we were having such trivial conversations, we quickly reached the exit while walking slowly.

“Is it the exit beyond this?”

“Perhaps it is?”

I’m finally doing something I couldn’t even do in the game. It feels good.

Just before stepping into Romance Academy, visible beyond the collapsed wall,

“………….”

“What are you looking at?”

…Come to think of it, how did I end up having this kind of conversation with Liu?

Just a week ago, when I was receiving the fortune-telling fee from Liu, the atmosphere was definitely not like this.

It feels like something is tickling my heart.

“……….”

“Hey, Fortune Teller bastard, what’s wrong with you?!”

I was thinking about Liu’s change earlier.

Thinking about the future, the original Liu was better… but talking with Liu like this is much more comfortable.

Actually, this could all be Liu’s acting. In the game, she was a character who never let go of her deep-rooted suspicion, even if she smiled or acted friendly on the outside.

But if I like it this way, even if it’s all an act,

Wouldn’t it be better to just go with it?

…I don’t know. Being friends is really difficult. Namgung Jisu, that girl, is amazing.

“……….”

“Hey! Hey, Namgung Min! At least smile or something! Why are you looking at me like that?!”

I saw Liu Yan. A small girl with long, straight black hair, a doll-like face, and all sorts of accessories dangling from her.

In the game, she, along with Rain, constantly bothered the female protagonist, but became an ally after her character event.

In other words… she was a character who couldn’t be befriended no matter what until her character event occurred.

“I’m going first! I’m really going! I’m canceling that debt repayment too! Hey!”

I treated Liu exactly as I knew her. Believing only in what was shown in the game.

But the Liu Yan I saw seemed different from the one in the game.

I wanted to know. What her true self was like.

“You Fortune Teller bastard! What are you thinking?!”

“…Miss Liu.”

“Hmm? What?”

“Maybe I… don’t know you well.”

“…What?”

It was a foolish choice, but this was the only way I knew. Just saying it directly.

I wasn’t good at beating around the bush.

“I thought I knew Liu Yan to some extent. That’s why I was able to talk to you during the entrance exam and visit you after that.”

“………….”

Liu Yan listened to me with her arms crossed.

What was she thinking?

“I treated you by defining you as ‘Liu Yan is this kind of person’. It wasn’t completely wrong, but… it wasn’t a perfect match either.”

“…Ha, what’s the reason for saying that now? You know it hasn’t even been ten days since we first met, right?”

“Of course I know. I know, but… I still want to know.”

“Know what?”

“Who Liu Yan is. What your true self is like.”

“That’s ridiculous.”

Liu, who summed up my sincere words with a single phrase, looked at me with a smile.

Normally, if she heard this kind of talk, the Liu in the game would naturally be suspicious.

But the real her was a bit different.

“So you asked that? What my true self is like?”

“…Yes.”

“Hey, be honest. You don’t have a single friend, do you? You’re just directly asking this?”

“Yes.”

“…It’s so like you to just admit that… well, anyway.”

Liu scratched her head for a bit and then made a frustrated expression.

“You and I are similar, you bastard.”

“Yes?”

“Ah, whatever. You think I’d tell you that? You have to observe and find out for yourself, you bastard.”

“Th-that’s a bit…”

“What’s a bit? You have to watch and learn about me for yourself to be convinced, don’t you think? Honestly, if I told you ‘I’m this kind of person~’ right now, would you believe it?”

“……….”

Why is it that…

Liu’s words to me also sounded like words to herself.

“Hey, Fortune Teller bastard.”

“Ah, yes?”

“You’re my lackey from today onwards.”

“…Excuse me?”

“I said be my lackey. You said you want to know what kind of person I am? Then you have to observe me from nearby, right?”

…Is that how it works?

But it kind of makes sense?

As I was blinking and pondering, Liu nudged me with her elbow.

“This is funny. If I said ‘be the ’s lackey’, a truckload of people would come begging. Why are you hesitating when you don’t even have money and wear the same clothes every day?”

“Just give me some time…”

“Time? You said it well. I’ll give you exactly one week, so decide within that time, got it?”

“Yes…”

“Answer me.”

“Yes!”

“Good.”

As if satisfied with the definite answer, Liu, grinning, walked out the exit first.

I also started walking after her and quietly organized my thoughts.

‘There are many things to remember today.’

The who was aiming for me, although I didn’t know where he went.

The maze escape that left a good impression.

I could talk to Lucas, Rain, and Sasaki separately.

The deal with the princess.

And deciding whether to become Liu’s lackey within a week.

“It’s only the morning of the first day…”

Why are there so many things?

Still, it was fortunate that there were no classes today, so I had time to go back to my base and organize everything.

Just like how the cleaning was a lie, there were no classes after 12 o’clock today, and the students who struggled in the maze were given a day to rest, so there would be no problem even if I went back now.

“…She’s gone.”

When I looked ahead, Liu had already disappeared somewhere.

She must be tired after moving around so busily. Looking around, I didn’t see any other students, so it seemed like everyone had gone back.

Although I desperately wanted to go back to my base and rest,

‘There’s still something left to do.’

The promise I made with Instructor Charles Teddybear on the day of the entrance exam.

I had to go see his daughter.

***

“…You called, Miss Liu?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

Inside Romance Academy, Liu’s office.

Just like last week when Namgung Min barged in, a female student was kneeling in the somewhat messy office.

But Liu, who didn’t even spare her a glance, was flipping through documents with her legs crossed.

“That Fortune Teller bastard background check I asked for.”

“Yes. First, I followed and observed Namgung Min. As a result, I was able to confirm that his base is outside the academy, that he’s the starting point of the recent famous treasure hunt commotion, and that he doesn’t seem to have much money since he wears the same clothes every day…”

“Stop it.”

“…Excuse me?”

For a moment, the student, who was kneeling, asked back despite knowing it was taboo.

Was that Liu Yan telling her to stop the background check?

Although she had been handling trivial matters under Liu for several years, she had only seen this happen once.

That was only when the target of the investigation was already dead.

“Is Namgung Min… dead?”

“What the hell are you talking about? Ah, he’s a dog bastard, so I guess it’s fitting. Anyway, what kind of bullshit is that?”

“I-I apologize!”

“You’re always spouting nonsense because you’re an idiot. So, I’m also canceling that order to approach Namgung Min I gave you before. Just don’t go near that Fortune Teller.”

What was this about now?

Before, she ordered a thorough investigation, and now she’s ordering her to never approach him.

Liu, who had just thrown all the effort the student had put into approaching Namgung Min into the trash with a single word, frowned.

“Don’t talk to him, don’t even make eye contact. Do you understand?”

“Ah, understood!”

“And I said your debt would double if you questioned me, right? I’ll do that, so you know.”

“Yes!”

…Bitch.

The student’s eyes, lowered along with her head, burned with anger.

She had no choice but to obey that devil woman for now, but an opportunity would definitely come.

The student waited for Liu’s next words, sharpening her blade of revenge.

“So, that’s enough about the Namgung Min investigation, you investigate this instead.”

“…This is?”

“That Fortune Teller caused the treasure hunt commotion, right? He set the stage nicely, so if I don’t earn a share, the name of will be tarnished.”

What Liu threw in front of the student was a photograph.

Although the student didn’t know, it was a place Liu had marked beforehand after feeling a strong golden aura with .

“I only have the picture and don’t know the location, so find out where it is. If you do, I’ll clear twice your debt.”

“…Yes.”

Was she practically saying to work for free?

Liu Yan only suspected those who could be a threat to her and treated the rest as idiots or pawns to be used.

And among Liu’s ‘pawns’, the student with the tightest leash picked up the photograph.

A cave filled with puddles, a stone coffin with strange patterns engraved on it.

The student endured and endured, waiting for her chance.

…The day that would surely come, the day she would strike at Liu.