I Became a Fortune Teller in the Game My Little Sister Made – Chapter 17

“…What the hell is that guy?”

While staring at the crumbling wall, Liu Yan sighed as she glanced at the direction the fortuneteller had rushed off to.

To her, Namgoong Min was such a presence. They had barely known each other for ten days yet… he was someone she simply couldn’t figure out.

Even using the Job Skill of a <Rich Tycoon> to assess him provided no clarity.

“It should work out fine.”

“What are you looking at?”

With her Job Skill, <Eye for Wealth>, she could see the distinct golden aura radiating from the annoying person next to her.

By the size of that golden aura, she could roughly gauge the value of the target and the potential money that could be earned… Liu was indeed a significant reason for placing her in the position of a Rich Tycoon.

Even activating this skill and taking a stroll through an antique shop could easily net her several hundred million, and it was the reason she could stand out even alone in the stock and investment markets.

She had succeeded entirely on her own without relying on others and continued to live independently.

She had always placed absolute trust in her <Eye for Wealth>.

‘Why can’t I see that guy?!’

Now, should she even start doubting this?

‘Damn it…’

From long ago, and gradually.

Liu Yan was growing weary of her own doubts without realizing it as she turned her head aside.

“…Hey, you.”

“It’s Rain Arthur.”

“Yeah, you little brat.”

“Want me to throw you a punch?”

Around the grimacing Rain, rock-sized lumps of stone floated in the air.

But Liu Yan, who had scoffed at all of that, mumbled.

“Forget it, why are you cooperating with that fortuneteller?”

“…Huh?”

“Not that I intended to, but I’ve been watching you for a long time. But from what I’ve seen so far, you’ve just been a brat who eats food like it’s on the menu. You stomp on those weaker than you.”

“……….”

“And by your standards, that fortuneteller must be a total weakling, right? What you care about isn’t how competent a person is.”

“……….”

“You just blindly look at whether you can beat someone or not, right? Last time, you kicked that rich punk Agulchang just because he made a pass on you. So what’s different about him?”

Rain Arthur remained silent.

Normally, she would have fired back something since it was Liu Yan speaking, but this time she couldn’t.

Namgoong Min, who was a clear stronger presence, wanted to stay quiet, and answering Liu’s question would inevitably reveal his strength.

…Although seeing him act so openly made her doubt if he truly wanted to keep quiet, a command from a strong person was a command.

Well, if she didn’t respond at all, that pesky little brat wouldn’t take it lightly. What could she say?

“It’s just a whim.”

“What?”

“Isn’t it funny to watch? That insignificant fortuneteller acting so audaciously? It’s quite entertaining to watch someone walking on a tightrope knowing that one misstep leads them to their doom.”

“…Is that true?”

“Hey, didn’t you just call me a brat? Brats do bratty things.”

With a grin, Rain said that… even for Liu, it was enough to make her a bit exasperated.

Why was she so cooperative with the weak? It turned out she was truly a malicious one.

For the icy gaze from Liu filled with disbelief, Rain turned her head away.

‘…Is this good enough?’

Rather than letting the topic turn back to Namgoong Min, it was easier for Rain to add to her notoriety.

After all, she knew she was covertly labeled a villain. The Arthur family, needing a scapegoat, would merely stand by, and she’d accept that decision.

She would follow the strong, and she had to absolutely obey the powers that be.

“………….”

“……….”

While everything around them buzzed with various sounds, a strange silence lingered between the two.

Even though they had known each other since childhood, to put it bluntly, they had distanced themselves due to mutual hatred.

But now they clearly recognized.

‘…Even though I’m doubting that guy, this brat is truly malicious. The fortuneteller should be pleading and crying before me; she can’t be allowed to trample him. I must divert her attention to myself…!’

‘If that suspicion-ridden brat starts doubting Namgoong Min… it’s only a matter of time before she’s found out, and then his orders to stay quiet will be over. For now, I need to concentrate her attention on me!’

Both recognized that a common element, Namgoong Min, had formed between them.

And that it wasn’t necessarily a good thing.

They had to redirect each other’s attention to prevent the conversation from flowing back to Namgoong Min.

“………Brat.”

“……Short patient brat.”

But the only way they knew how to provoke each other was with insults.

So they continued to bicker like that.

*

After taking off running, I realized something.

The <Fortuneteller> is clearly a non-combat class. This means their physical abilities are significantly lower than those of other combat-related classes.

And there was something I had also forgotten until now.

[The profession ‘Fortuneteller’ has a devastatingly poor aptitude for physical activities. Be careful while running!]

“Does that mean… they really meant to be careful…?”

With already low physical abilities and a devastating aptitude for physical activity.

These two factors combined offered a collaboration from hell, causing me to stop and lean partially against a wall less than a minute after I started running.

Heck, even though I’m a fortuneteller, shouldn’t I at least be a psychic? While I can’t run like a car like a <Swordsman> or <Fighter>, shouldn’t I be better than an average person?

This feels like my physical abilities are worse than in reality! A superhuman with less stamina than a police recruit… are you kidding me?

Besides, I was fine last time when I did some digging. What the heck are the standards for physical activity?

“I should have just… asked other students….”

“What do you mean?”

“…Ha, haha. Could this be one of those moments where you say luck is on my side?”

Thanks to the <Cleanliness> skill, I wasn’t sweating, but my breath was stuck all the way up to my throat as I barely managed a smile.

After all, the one I had been searching for had come to me directly.

As an expression of gratitude, I slowly exhaled and inhaled, calming my breath.

Should I try smiling now?

“Ha… I greet the Crown Princess of the Unified Daehan Empire.”

“Well, it’s funny to be polite now, isn’t it? If it was the first time we met, it would be different.”

“That time there were many of us, but now it’s just us two, right? It’s only polite.”

“That’s a nice sentiment. If only you hadn’t done it while sitting down.”

“Haha, my legs gave out on me.”

“Pfft. Was that a joke about me making your legs weak?”

No, they truly have given out. My legs are trembling so much I can’t stand!

…But saying that outright isn’t an option, so saying it in a roundabout way must be the best.

“I was so eager to look for you that my legs gave out.”

“In the end, didn’t I have to come find you myself?”

“That’s also my fortune’s twist of fate.”

“You sure have a silver tongue.”

The Crown Princess, Kim Eun-ha, crossed her arms and chuckled lightly.

Her arms looked delicate, but I knew one swing from them could turn me into dried fish, so my body kept trembling.

“So, why were you looking for me?”

“I need the Crown Princess’s power.”

“…I know you’re trying to break through the maze walls by gathering the students. That’s probably something unprecedented in the history of Romance Academy, right?”

“I need the Crown Princess’s power.”

“I’ve heard there are psychics, rich tycoons, warlocks, and swordsmen endorsed by Japan. With several hundred students, shouldn’t even a decent wall be easy to push down?”

“I need the Crown Princess’s power.”

“………You’re persistent, aren’t you?”

Where is she trying to steer the conversation? No way, not a chance.

It’s the ignorance of forgetting the purpose out of fear of violence.

More importantly, Kim Eun-ha’s violence… should I say it’s a switch? It’s easily activated with her older brother, Kim Sung-il, and it rarely activates for others.

Of course, since it’s ‘rarely,’ I have to adjust properly.

“Alright, I’ll cut to the chase. I have no intention of cooperating with you.”

“May I ask why?”

To be honest, I know the reason, but it’s polite to ask once.

And Kim Eun-ha’s reply will be obvious.

“I have no reason to tell you───”

“──But you’ve avoided it, right?”

“………Uh, yes?”

So now I have to be the first to strike.

Alright, Crown Princess. Can you really ignore me and walk away?

“I actually cast a divination.”

“…Divination?”

“I’ve got weak stamina, and I’ve already given up on escaping this maze from the start. So I had time to do a bit of divination.”

“………….”

“What will I be doing after twelve o’clock? I asked, and lo and behold! The result is that I get by without any issues! At that time, I thought.”

“Ah, even if I fail, it won’t matter, right?”

Calmly muttering a lie, I kept an eye on Kim Eun-ha. She seemed to sense some foreboding and fiercely locked eyes with me.

I’m going to expose her most secret secret. A secret she’d want to kill to keep sealed.

“If that’s the case, will it be alright to just sit here? But I took action.”

Compared to Kim Eun-ha, I’m lacking in everything. Stamina, ability, status, fame, and money. But no matter how much of a princess she is, she can’t just kill me or erase me from the academy.

Fortuneteller Namgoong Min has already left a significant impression on all the new students. Even if she can silence those from Unified Daehan, she cannot do so for students from other countries like Rain or Liu.

However, just throwing out a revelation could lead to a big problem if it means opposing the princess.

Then what should I show her?

“I gathered the students. Formed a group and started breaking the walls.”

“…That sounds like quite a leap in logic.”

“What does the process matter? What’s important is the result. Anyway, as we started demolishing the walls, more students began cooperating, and the numbers increased.”

Yet.

“But the Crown Princess was not there.”

“I was in another direction.”

“Ha! Crown Princess, the moment I met you here, that doesn’t make it valid anymore. Can’t you hear that? The sound of the walls collapsing and buildings crumbling? It’s loud and clear; how could you not realize?”

“……….”

“You said at first that you had no intention of cooperating with us. And it was the truth all along.”

If I hadn’t met the Crown Princess, I would have simply given up. If she had gone the complete opposite direction, perhaps I wouldn’t have heard those sounds at all.

Yet merely running for a minute, and I find that it’s within reach. It means she deliberately avoided this place.

But that raises a question.

“Then isn’t that great?”

“Then why did you come looking for me?”

After avoiding me all along, why now?

“………….”

“You could have easily chosen not to meet me. Yet, why come see me at this very moment when I was separated from the group?”

“…………….”

“The answer is simple. The Crown Princess does not want to cooperate with me… but with ‘that group’ instead.”

Crown Princess Kim Eun-ha. She has a secret.

Only shared with her family and without her older brother, Kim Sung-il, it would have long been exposed.

“Why could that be?”

“…….”

And here…

“…………….”

“………….”

“…………….”

“…………?”

Suddenly, silence falls.

At the highlight of the story, at the climax of the conversation, at the most critical moment of uncovering the secret.

I shut my mouth.

“…What’s the matter? Why are you saying nothing?”

“Crown Princess, I will not speak after this.”

“What? Did you ask me rhetorically and then not know the answer?”

“No, I know the answer. It’s just one you can’t say, as you well know.”

“…………….”

I won’t say it. But just because I don’t say it doesn’t mean I don’t already know.

The Crown Princess’s gaze steadily grows colder. She’s probably contemplating what to do with me.

If I really know the ‘answer’…

Then that’s a secret she must protect above all else.

“So, will you not see my divination?”

“………Divination?”

“Yes. A simple tarot reading.”

I conjured a tarot card in the air and shuffled it. During that brief moment, I distinctly saw the Crown Princess clench and release her fist.

After all, the Crown Princess must verify whether I do truly know her secret. That’s why she won’t opt for leaving the conversation right now.

And at that moment, she indeed concocted a simple solution but immediately gave up.

One that could arguably be a problem-free solution for the secret itself.

“Just pick any card you want.”

“………….”

For the Crown Princess, it would be just a notion to humor me.

Probably as soon as this conversation ends, she will dispatch someone to have me kidnapped. Such a pressing measure would only be required if it’s a secret that could harm the royal family.

So losing herself in other thoughts, she reached out instinctively and picked a card.

“………!!!”

“…Major Arcana number 8, <Strength>.”

That’s why I could only be shocked.

“How about it, Crown Princess?”

“………….”

“Is my reading correct?”

Crown Princess Kim Eun-ha. She has indeed…
…killed someone with her innate ‘violence’.