I Became a Fortune Teller in the Game My Little Sister Made – Chapter 144

“There’s Team 1 over there!”

“Team 3! Right now, Team 3 has the most members! Attack!”

“Team 4 is retreating to the back! Block them!”

“Where did Team 2 come from…?!”

“……”

Teams clad in colorful uniforms were tangled up in battle.

Team 1, scattered by the building bombardment, Team 2 that suddenly barged in, and the disintegrating alliance of Teams 3 and 4 were all clearly visible to Crown Princess Kim Eun-ha.

Why? Why did it come to this?

‘Why is every team like that…?’

The grand scheme Kim Eun-ha had been envisioning had long since shattered.

Lucas and the Wizards had been holding her down, and with no reinforcements from Sasaki Ito and Abel Legion, most of Team 1 had already been eliminated.

The strange part came next.

‘Team 2 took advantage of the alliance’s gap.’

In the end, Teams 3 and 4 were merely alliances to keep Team 1 in check.

After Team 1 was mostly eliminated thanks to the efforts of Rain Arthur and Lucas Arthur, Teams 3 and 4 immediately started turning on each other.

To be precise, Eileen Teddy Bear took the lead, while Rain Arthur was hurriedly responding.

With former allies now turned foes, Team 2 silently observed the discord.

In that situation, if Team 2 initiated a surprise attack, they might think, ‘Let’s eliminate those guys first.’

Team 2, despite their sudden appearance, had patiently waited and disrupted the battlefield.

“……”

Yeah, I can understand that.

As Team 2, Liu Yan concealed her own tracks. She must have been waiting for the perfect opportunity to jump in.

But what Kim Eun-ha couldn’t understand was—

“Crown Princess, I’m afraid you will have to… be eliminated.”

“I’m sorry, Crown Princess.”

“……Lucas, and… Saint.”

The fact that Raphael Martina from Team 3 and Lucas Arthur from Team 4 stood side by side without targeting each other.

Kim Eun-ha’s eyes trembled slightly.

“Could it be… from the very start?”

“No, since halfway through.”

“Betrayal, you say.”

Creak.

With gritted teeth, Kim Eun-ha glared at Lucas and Raphael, but that was her limit.

She could feel it instinctively.

If they continued fighting like this, she’d lose.

No matter how much of a <Royalty> wielding <Desire to Kill> she was, she had already exhausted too much stamina.

In that situation, her opponents were a <Saint> and a <Warlock>.

Moreover, neither of them seemed particularly tired like she was.

“……Just one thing, may I ask?”

“Speak.”

“Is the mastermind… a Rich Tycoon?”

“……”

“Ha, are you planning to copy our Min’s methods?”

The art of manipulation, making everything flow as desired through incitement and eloquence.

Kim Eun-ha had witnessed such skills repeatedly just days ago in the Daehan Empire.

Even if it was clumsy and uncertain, the Rich Tycoon had succeeded in directly pulling off what the Fortuneteller had been doing.

Just how unpleasant that fact was for Kim Eun-ha.

Her gradually hardening face evidenced that discomfort.

“Sasaki Ito must be the same. The name tag Team 2 brought earlier was fake, right?”

“……”

“……”

“Well, this is amusing. I got so mad for a moment that it feels refreshing… Now I get a vague idea of what’s going on.”

“I’m sorry, but Crown Princess, I can’t give you any more time.”

As the Saint shook his head, holy light overflowed from his hands.

Lucas briefly loosened his neck before immediately manifesting <Master of Magic>.

Before the two boys standing in a complete combat stance.

“……Liu Yan.”

Kim Eun-ha, biting the name of the self-proclaimed girlfriend, clenched her fists with all her remaining strength.

The Event was also approaching its climax.

*

At that moment, as Kim Eun-ha clashed with the Saint and Lucas, Rain Arthur looked down at Eileen Teddy Bear in the center of the chaotic brawl among the four teams.

“This is… the end.”

“…Distrust, you…”

As soon as she confirmed the collapse of Team 1, Eileen, who had ambushed Team 4, found herself blocked by Rain, resulting in Rain’s victory.

From the very beginning, it had been an unfavorable battle.

Eileen’s name tag had already suffered critical damage, while Rain, although exhausted from throwing buildings, was recovering her stamina by resting.

Still, she had thrown herself into a nearly hopeless gamble at the very end.

In the end, it was Eileen who fell.

Her final resistance, leaning against the wall with her name tag still clinging to her back, seemed pitiful.

With trembling gestures, Rain lifted her entirely and tore off Eileen’s name tag.

Ziiip.

“……Hoo.”

Having personally eliminated Eileen, she plopped down.

Cold sweat streamed down like rain, and her hands and feet shook uncontrollably.

‘That girl truly is a monster.’

Although she had spent a significant amount of psychokinetic power in the bombardment, she was still prepared for a one-on-one against Crown Princess Kim Eun-ha, yet…

Eileen Teddy Bear had cornered Rain even while her name tag was half-torn.

If Eileen had been in perfect condition, or at least if her name tag had remained intact and she hadn’t been distracted during the fight, the outcome might have been different.

After briefly glaring at the fainted Eileen, Rain exhaled roughly and surveyed her surroundings.

“Rush in! Charge!”

“No! We have to retreat first! Fall back!”

“It’s an ambush! Respond quickly!”

“What kind of ambush is that!? They just jumped off the building!”

‘…It’s chaos.’

In the end, there were no reinforcements for Team 1, and her older brother, who had gone to keep an eye on Crown Princess Kim Eun-ha, was nowhere to be found.

Even though she manually eliminated Eileen Teddy Bear, the Saint’s whereabouts remained a mystery.

‘I was supposed to be fighting that girl too, so the leader-level students were practically all absent, and… that’s why everything got tangled up.’

Who could it be?

Who on earth directed this situation?

Taking advantage of the chances when the leader-level students couldn’t pay attention to their teams, the Rich Tycoon had made a move, utilizing the internal discord between Teams 3 and 4 effectively.

In fact, the worry was brief.

There was only one person who could orchestrate something like this.

And she was walking over from a distance.

“……Paranoid girl.”

“Look at that vile girl strutting around?”

With a sinister smile, the young girl casually walked through the ruins, Liu Yan from Team 2.

Rain speculated that she must be the mastermind behind all this.

“You pulled off something fun.”

“I did my best too, you know, you vile girl.”

“Honestly, I’ll give you credit. That’s a skill I’ve seen somewhere before.”

“……You mean you’re praising the way I concocted this plan?”

“Good to hear you understand me, unlike the paranoid girl.”

“Ha.”

It’s not the planner Liu I’m praising; I’m praising the way the plan was devised.

Rain was adamant about singing the praises of only Namgoong Min, causing Liu to smirk.

“Well, I don’t disagree. I was wondering why that Fortuneteller always schemes behind the scenes like that, but this is pretty interesting.”

“……”

“By the way, let’s leave it at that. It’s not fun talking with a vile girl like you.”

“That’s true.”

──I feel the same way.

Swallowing back her words, Rain snapped her fingers.

Right after that, debris around Liu Yan in the ruins erupted like a geyser.

In that spectacle, Liu unconsciously smiled.

“You’ve really weakened, haven’t you? Eileen… was incredibly strong, huh?”

“Shut your mouth…!!”

Psychokinesis that could lift whole buildings had now been reduced to merely moving debris.

But that was enough for her to overcome Liu Yan.

With attacks that could jeopardize life leading to elimination, the moment she manipulated her psychokinesis to bind Liu with debris.

“……!!”

Feeling a sudden jolt, Rain hurriedly ducked.

Rolling on the ground and getting coated in dust, she had no regrets.

Someone with a katana stood exactly where she had just been.

“Good reflexes.”

“……Sasaki Ito?”

“Rich Tycoon, what should we do?”

“Be cautious. If the ambush fails, you could be the one who dies.”

“I’ll keep that in mind.”

“Why…?”

Why was Sasaki Ito of Team 1 listening to Liu Yan’s orders from Team 2?

More importantly, why hadn’t Sasaki Ito gone to help Crown Princess Kim Eun-ha?

This situation was simply…

“……Ah, scratch that statement.”

“Huh?”

“I suppose it’s fine to fight carelessly now.”

And what on earth was Liu Yan trying to say?

While glaring at the perplexed Sasaki Ito, who, like Rain, couldn’t comprehend Liu’s words, she lifted her psychokinesis.

“Rain.”

“……Older brother?”

At that very moment, she heard a voice that made her feel really relieved, and she hurriedly turned around.

Ziiip.

“……Huh?”

“I’m sorry… but I’ll definitely take the travel voucher in your place.”

What appeared was Lucas, bowing his head.

In that instant, standing nearby was the Saint, who had come to rip off Rain’s name tag.

Only then did Rain grasp the entirety of the events that had transpired, looking at Liu with trembling eyes.

In response, Liu pondered for a moment before saying.

“……Is this the smile you had, perhaps?”

She smiled.

…It was truly an infuriating smile.

*

“The reason Liu Yan struck so well from behind was simply a problem of hitting too well.”

“……Crown Princess, you look surprisingly intact.”

“No way? I’d want to unleash my fury on the Rich Tycoon right away, but… we lost, so I can’t say much about that. It was also our Min’s way after all.”

“Tsk tsk, the distrustful ones always think so little of things.”

“A Fighter who was just about to pounce again after recovering shouldn’t be the one saying that.”

“……”

In the gathering place for the Eliminated, three female students were warmly (?) chatting in the largest and finest room.

Eileen, who had collapsed as if fainting but quickly recovered as if nothing had happened, and Rain, still left with aftereffects, glared at each other.

Taking a sip of tea, Crown Princess Kim Eun-ha opened her mouth.

“So, have you figured out the entirety of the situation?”

“Foolish. Sounds as if you think we wouldn’t figure it out?”

“You listened well.”

“What?”

“……Let’s hear it once.”

“First, you know there’s been one betrayer from each of Team 1, 2, 3, and 4? Ah, Team 2 is the Rich Tycoon after all.”

“That Saint, that distrustful jerk…”

“Our damned older brother is also included.”

“Sasaki Ito, Lucas Arthur, and Raphael Martina. Liu Yan swayed the leader-level students from each team.”

“……How?”

“Well, it was probably a promise to make them win.”

“……What?”

While Eileen looked flustered and Rain seemed to have come to a realization, Kim Eun-ha took a moment to sip again.

“Objectively, Team 1 has the highest chance of winning. Next are Team 4, followed by Team 3, and then Team 2.”

“……”

“Teams 3 and 4 ambushed Team 1 while they weren’t fully united. That much is easy to sketch out.”

“What that vile girl did was…!”

“She dug into the gaps of their confidence about winning.”

Even if they ambushed Team 1, no team was certain they would win.

Neither Team 1, Team 3, nor Team 4.

Team 1 was the strongest but had the fewest members.

Team 3 had the most members, but Eileen had suffered critical damage.

Team 4 had a decent balance, but they could also be targeted, just like Team 1.

The prize for first place was a two-day, one-night travel voucher, while the second place and below got wet tissues.

With everyone wanting to claim first place and a strong desire to win, the Rich Tycoon made a move.

“Probably after taking away the leader-level students from Teams 1, 3, and 4, they planned to eliminate the remaining students.”

“……What?”

“Then it leaves Sasaki Ito from Team 1, Lucas Arthur from Team 3, and Raphael Martina from Team 4, right? If they fought one-on-one, their chances of winning would be much higher.”

“……If that’s the case, they could have just cooperated with their own team…”

“Otherwise, they would have told the other teams that they would target them. Coincidentally, all three are people with a strong pride in their abilities and self-esteem. If it’s a group fight, it’s one thing, but do you think they’d think they could lose when it comes to individual battles?”

“……”

“In a situation where all three teams feel anxious about whether their team will win or lose, they eliminate everyone except the leaders and end up fighting each other.”

“………….”

“If they have pride in their skills, they will accept it. If one agrees, the others have no choice but to nod along. Because the teams that accepted it are allied with the Rich Tycoon from Team 2. The most they can do is for the remaining two teams to form an alliance… but…”

“What, just that?”

“They probably told a lie or two. If they truly roped in Sasaki Ito first, it would be the major variable for Teams 3 and 4 to ignore the proposal and attack as an alliance. So, all the other teams accepted, and only you were left. If you refuse, they might come and attack you first… that’s the kind of setup they created.”

“……How the hell this… reminds me of Namgoong Min.”

“Perhaps the Rich Tycoon is pretty much our Min’s top disciple. It’s actually annoying, but they’ve been by our Min’s side the longest.”

“……Even though Namgoong Min is not here, his shadow can be felt. Truly impressive.”

“Remember the charge of Team 2 that came in at the end? Liu Yan effectively acted like a king maker. The point was to go for second place rather than first.”

“But the distrustful girl, what’s the point of getting second place except for wet tissues?”

“So, naturally, there must be some other plot. While saying they don’t aim for first place outwardly, they’ll have something else prepared.”

“……”

“……”

“And so… it’s really frustrating.”

“This fight was a victory for Liu Yan.”

“……That’s right, our complete defeat.”

*

“The winner is Team 1! The last surviving member, Abel Legion, impressively eliminated everyone else!”

“”””Waaaaaaa!!””””

“All winning members of Team 1 will receive a two-day, one-night travel voucher for two! We will host many more events like this, so all first-years take note!”

“”””Abel! Abel! Abel! Abel!””””

“……”

“……”

“……Huh?”

A Hero?

Why was Team 1 there…?