I Became a Fortune Teller in the Game My Little Sister Made – Chapter 107

……I’ve seen this ceiling somewhere before.

I get this nagging sense of déjà vu?

But unlike last time, my whole body isn’t wrapped in bandages, so I can’t get up— it hurts like crazy!

“Ugh…”

As I locate the source of the pain that feels like my brain is about to short-circuit… it’s right in the middle of my abdomen.

Other areas seem okay, but here, it’s bandaged like crazy.

…And the center is stained red too.

“Damn…”

It really hurts, but to be honest, I can’t complain since I brought this upon myself.

Still, isn’t this just ridiculous?

I heard about Wang Fei beforehand from the Crown Prince, but I didn’t think she would be wandering around the third-year exam hall in a stolen instructor’s outfit.

If I had been caught by other students or instructors first, I would’ve been done for.

I don’t know if I’m just that clueless or if I seriously took a huge gamble.

…In the end, it’s not something I should say after getting caught.

By the way, looking around, it seems this isn’t some fancy private jet but an ordinary hospital. I’m having trouble grasping the situation when—

“──You’re awake, Namgoong Min.”

“Uh? Eileen?”

“No, you must call me Saint now.”

Sitting beside the bed I was lying on was Eileen, who I don’t know when she got there. Or should I say, the Saint?

Fortunately, I can distinctly separate ‘Eileen’ from ‘Saint,’ so I don’t have to worry about them merging into one.

But wow, it’s been a while since I last saw her.

“Long time no see, Saint… is it okay if I speak informally?”

“On the contrary, I’m delighted.”

“Yeah… um… you seem a bit different?”

“Is that so?”

Uh, she has changed a bit. The atmosphere and… her way of speaking?

She feels a bit more mature somehow.

“Ah, but where have you been for the past week? I didn’t see you around after school.”

“I had some… business to attend to. With some damned guy.”

…A damned guy?

Is there really someone ‘worthy’ of being called that by the Saint?

WAIT A MINUTE.

“Uh…”

“Go ahead.”

“That thing on your back, it’s wings, right?”

“Looks like you recognized it.”

Isn’t that… <Holy Radiance>?

The ridiculously overpowered skill that only Saints possess.

But why do you have it?

“As far as I know, <Holy Radiance> should be a blessing from the Church, right…?”

“……As expected, Namgoong Min, you seem to know everything.”

How on earth did this happen?

The wings on her back and the halo behind her head represent the ordinary skill <Holy Radiance>.

Although it’s labeled as an ordinary skill, in reality, it’s essentially exclusive to the Saint and Saintess. If you’re not one of them, you can learn it but can’t use it.

The effect is very simple. It grants a desired ‘wish.’

“With a Saint possessing <Holy Radiance> in the party, you could skip anything.”

Battles, exams, even character events could all be skipped successfully.

However, since it’s an ability that could potentially ruin the game itself, the cost was heavy.

To use <Holy Radiance>, you have to sacrifice some kind of offering.

This was truly the pinnacle of inefficiency.

“Honestly, it might say you can skip, but if you actually did, it would be game over.”

It’s all talk; <Holy Radiance> was essentially a trap.

If you truly skipped, suddenly, you would have to pay a price, and the Saint would disappear completely from the game.

They might get expelled in-game, but if you see the ending in that state, a line would come up in the epilogue saying, ‘Due to a reckless price, died at a young age.’

In other words, it was a useless skill in the game. It was a cumbersome possession that took up a precious ordinary skill slot.

The only advantage might be… that the wings and halo were the pinnacle of attractiveness?

But I had no interest in it since it was on a male character.

Looking at it that way, the Saint’s appearance is…

“………….”

“……Namgoong Min?”

“Uh, uh? It’s nothing, yeah.”

She really is incredibly beautiful.

She was already my type, but with the wings and halo, she looks like an actual angel.

…No, wait. More importantly.

“How did you get that?”

“………The Saint helped me.”

The Saint? Ah, that makes sense.

Since they’ve been getting along so well, <Saint>, Raphael Martina, is basically Christianity itself. To put it strictly, within the Special Class, he’s the most valuable being.

So, the blessing of the Saint is in fact the same as that of the Church.

“When I checked in the library, there has never been a case where <Saint> and <Saintess> coexisted in a single generation.”

To be precise, there had been cases, but one usually emerged victorious in the end. The loser was typically executed without mercy.

Only one supreme being could stand above the Pope and the Church. Politically, it would have made the most sense that way.

So, isn’t this the first case ever of a political rival, <Saint> and <Saintess>, teaming up?

“To be honest, when that damned guy said he’d help, it was repulsive…”

“………Huh?”

“The Saint held back his disgust saying it was also for you, Namgoong Min.”

Ah, you guys have a really bad relationship, huh?

With such a lack of connection, your disdain for each other must be instinctive?

“Then, had you been at the Saint’s Church after school the whole time?”

“Yes. I wanted to meet Namgoong Min as soon as possible, but it took longer than I expected.”

“A whole week is a long time…”

“No? Not at all.”

“Uh?”

“During the break, I was in the basement, praying for seven hours every day. I only just got <Holy Radiance> yesterday.”

Oh… really?

But was it originally supposed to take that long? In the game, you could get it as soon as you brought the Saint to the Church.

“To be honest, it was a difficult time. Kneeling and praying for seven hours in the basement to avoid being caught by the Church… was quite exhausting.”

“……That must have been tough.”

“But joking around with Eileen made the time pass faster, so it wasn’t too bad.”

“………I see.”

So, wasn’t that technically not praying? Is that why it took so long?

…Well, whatever. In the end, you got it, so it’s fine, um.

“To be honest, I think I understand why it took so long…”

“Uh?”

“Since the party and I reached an agreement through prayer, it’s all good.”

“Hmm?”

“By the way… it was tough, but now I can join in Namgoong Min’s plans!”

“……Plans?”

“To help that damned guy turn the Church upside down, right? Now that I’m officially the Saintess, I can be a great joker, don’t you think?”

Oh… that’s true.

Having <Holy Radiance> definitely proves you’re the Saintess. That should be a matter of common sense, nobody can refute that.

To put it bluntly, if the Saint and Saintess stormed the Church right now, wouldn’t it genuinely be turned upside down? Of course, it would cause a massive commotion.

But a Church reform, huh.

“Are Eileen and the Saintess’s character events heading in that direction too?”

Ultimately, it certainly feels like the <Saint> and <Saintess> are getting intertwined.

Well, the character event for the Saint happens in the second year, so there’s no hurry to think about it.

“Ah, by the way, how did you know I was kidnapped? Wait, come to think of it, did you use <Holy Radiance> on me? What was the cost?”

“……I had a guest.”

“Saintess?”

“Let’s discuss the details later. Unfortunately… it’s the turn of a nonbeliever now.”

A nonbeliever?

As the Saintess gazed with a slightly wistful smile, I turned my head to follow her gaze.

From a barely opened hospital room door, a figure with black hair peeked in.

…Liu?

What are you doing?