I Became a Fortune Teller in the Game My Little Sister Made – Chapter 175

Second-Year <Swordsman> Jo Kyung-jin Attacks Fortuneteller Namgoong Min!

On the sixth day of the Exchange Meeting, a gigantic special report was spread throughout the Academy.

“Is this… for real? He tried to kill him with a sword?”

“Crazy, he lived because he was with the Crown Princess. A guy with a combat job targeting a non-combat job?”

“I heard that second-year students don’t like fortunetellers, but this is ridiculous.”

The article was very detailed, as if someone had witnessed it up close.

Jo Kyung-jin, wielding his sword, ambushed Namgoong Min, who was out for a morning stroll. According to the testimony of his companion, Crown Princess Kim Eun-ha, he clearly aimed for Namgoong Min’s neck and heart.

Despite it being just over an hour since it happened that morning, the special report spread alarmingly fast.

Newspapers and broadcasting stations under the influence of the Daehan Empire, Arthur Family, and Rich Tycoons all rushed to report the special news.

Kyung-jin’s attack was no ordinary ambush.

It was an assault by a second-year student on a first-year student.

Furthermore, it was an attack where a combat job <Swordsman> targeted a non-combat job <Fortuneteller>.

And it was also the act of a fool with a superiority complex, who believed combat jobs were the best, attacking an exemplary student.

It took less than two hours for the Romance Academy to be turned upside down.

Click, click, click!!

“Crown Princess, is it true that Jo Kyung-jin harbored murderous intent!?”

“Of course. If it weren’t for me, Namgoong Min would have been brutally killed.”

“Do you have any insights into the motive behind the crime?”

“I’ve heard there’s a recent atmosphere among the second-year seniors that looks down on fortunetellers. That might be the reason. However…”

“Is there anything else you wish to say!?”

“…No, I think someone else should handle this.”

“Excuse me? What do you mean──”

Kim Eun-ha, who was holding a press conference in place of Namgoong Min, who was hospitalized for precautionary reasons, gestured. Kim Woo-sung, who looked gloomy and pained, walked in.

Click, click, click, click!!

Though Jo Kyung-jin suddenly came to the forefront today, wasn’t it originally Kim Woo-sung who had been at odds with Namgoong Min?

Could it be that Kim Woo-sung was somehow connected to Jo Kyung-jin’s attack?

As journalists, who caught the scent of a hot scoop, took the Crown Princess’s mood into account, it became clear that, unlike Jo Kyung-jin, Kim Woo-sung was indeed royalty, even if he was a cadet. If Kim Eun-ha didn’t wish it, there would be no articles released about Kim Woo-sung today.

But Kim Eun-ha said nothing in reply. It was a silent permission.

Quick-witted reporters bombarded Kim Woo-sung with questions as soon as he sat down with his sorrowful expression.

“Mr. Kim Woo-sung! Is it true that you are connected to Jo Kyung-jin’s attack!?”

“What’s the purpose of your appearance today!?”

“Yesterday, Namgoong Min visited you, what did you talk about?”

“…First of all, there’s something I need to address.”

With gritted teeth against the barrage of questions, Kim Woo-sung stepped forward.

In the middle of countless camera flashes.

He knelt down.

“Wha, what!?”

“Mr. Kim Woo-sung! Why so suddenly…?”

“Here, I want to confess my immorality to everyone at the Academy and to the unjust victim.”

“What do you mean by immorality…?”

“The conspiracy involving poison arrows and threats to my parents was all orchestrated by Jo Kyung-jin!”

…This is a scoop.

As Kim Woo-sung cried out in a pitiful voice, journalists desperately captured every moment, eagerly waiting for his story.

“I met Namgoong Min alone yesterday. At that time, I heard all the details from him. The threats actually came from Jo Kyung-jin, who forced me to take the blame!”

“Is that, is that the truth!?”

“It is the truth! Jo Kyung-jin threatened an innocent junior to frame me! All of this was directly conveyed by Namgoong Min!”

“But why are you admitting your immorality about this!?”

“Because… I was practically an accomplice too. I received the arrow prepared by Jo Kyung-jin and, without knowing it was poisoned, shot it at Namgoong Min with magical properties. Though I was unaware that the arrow was toxic, my ugly desire to win at all costs pushed Namgoong Min, an innocent junior, to the brink of death.”

Tears streamed down Kim Woo-sung’s face as he confessed.

He wept, seemingly genuinely remorseful and confessing his sins.

With deep apologies to Namgoong Min, who suffered from the poison, he knelt and cried.

When the reporters, sensing his heartfelt sincerity, were momentarily left speechless, Kim Woo-sung opened his mouth again in a choked voice.

“What do you think Namgoong Min felt when he confessed all of this? Knowing that his parents could be harmed, on the verge of dying from poison, he came to apologize to me while riding in a wheelchair!”

“Oh my….”

“He apologized to me, saying he was sorry for framing me! No, this is not Namgoong Min’s fault! He is a capable junior, but ultimately a non-combat job and a commoner. Yet Jo Kyung-jin, as a combat job and a noble, did this to him…!!!”

“Oh….”

“…This is absurd.”

“The courage of that confession pushed me to reveal everything today, but that wicked Jo Kyung-jin attacked Namgoong Min first! To kill the one who had revealed the truth!”

“Such a despicable creature…!!”

“Jo Kyung-jin… he never had a good reputation, but to think it was this severe.”

“If it weren’t for the Crown Princess… it would truly be horrific.”

With tears soaking the floor, Kim Woo-sung, who had been sobbing without pause, finally stood up.

Though he was still unable to shake off the sadness, his eyes burned with determination.

“I, Kim Woo-sung, declare here as a senior of the Academy and as royalty! I will do everything in my power to ensure the wicked attempted murderer Jo Kyung-jin receives the punishment he deserves!”

“Oh, ohhh…!!”

“Mr. Kim Woo-sung! Exactly how do you plan to act!?”

“I will submit a petition for expulsion from the Academy while firmly denouncing those who share the violent ideology of Jo Kyung-jin! There was a prevalent atmosphere among the second-year students to look down on junior Namgoong Min. This was all the doing of Jo Kyung-jin, and I failed to stop him! I, too, am a sinner!!”

“That….”

“I truly… want to apologize.”

With those words, Kim Woo-sung lowered his head deeply.

It could have been seen as a conventional apology, but the emotions contained in that last statement were palpably sincere.

A feeling of true remorse, like his heart was being torn apart, genuinely feeling sorry.

Since everyone present could feel his sincerity, the reporters fell silent.

Kim Woo-sung returned to his seat. To give him a moment to collect himself, a break was taken, and it was decided to resume the press conference in ten minutes.

After all the reporters who had been relentlessly criticizing Jo Kyung-jin and discussing Kim Woo-sung exited.

Kim Eun-ha, who had maintained a blank expression, approached Kim Woo-sung, who was wiping away tears.

“Kim Woo-sung.”

“…! The light blood meets the deepest blood!”

“No, you don’t need to go that far. While it used to be a customary greeting, now we’re all in the same boat, aren’t we?”

“Indeed! Thank you so much for your broad-minded forgiveness…!!”

“Just take care of our Min. To be honest, neither I nor my brother think highly of you.”

“……Yes!”

“Oh, and by the way… your acting was quite good! If you treat our Min well until you graduate from the Academy, I might be able to arrange a position for you.”

“Th-thank you! I pledge loyalty to the Royal Family of the Daehan Empire! I will also be devoted to Namgoong Min!”

“Well, that’s right. And there’s one more thing I need to tell you.”

“………?”

“On paper, I’m already married to our Min. He doesn’t know yet, so keep it a secret, and for our Min….”

“I will serve my husband wholeheartedly!”

“……Very good.”

That’s why being astute is valuable.

With a radiant smile, Kim Eun-ha looked down at Kim Woo-sung, who was sweating profusely.

‘He’s capable and astute.’

If nurtured moderately and placed in a key position, he would prove to be a tremendous asset when Namgoong Min would marry her later.

‘And it’s about time for our Min to have a servant too.’

Kim Eun-ha’s strategy was to make Namgoong Min become enamored with power, hoping he would marry her.

Thinking of him, keeping a useful servant wouldn’t be a bad thing.

Kim Eun-ha smiled gently again.

It was a truly beautiful, fortuneteller-like smile.

*

Jo Kyung-jin’s incident created a massive ripple.

Thirty minutes after the press conference of Kim Eun-ha and Kim Woo-sung ended, the Romance Academy expelled Jo Kyung-jin and simultaneously bowed down, stating they would remove him from the family register of the Jo family in the Daehan Empire.

Crown Prince Kim Sung-il expressed great regret over the incident, and Kim Woo-sung couldn’t escape responsibility either, losing some privileges as royalty, and his faction was also diminished.

However, public opinion regarding Kim Woo-sung was not negative. His sincere apology played a part, and most importantly, Jo Kyung-jin’s overwhelming bad reputation overshadowed it.

Moreover, a Rich Tycoon with shares in a world-renowned company strongly condemned Jo Kyung-jin, and all organizations under the Arthur Family demanded severe punishment against him.

As the whole world indiscriminately beat Jo Kyung-jin, someone spoke up.

“I don’t want excessive punishment… Instead, I want to apologize to everyone who suffered because of me, especially Senior Kim Woo-sung.”

Namgoong Min, hospitalized, directly expressed his opinion. Since the person involved said so, outsiders could not push for severe punishment.

As they could not criticize Jo Kyung-jin, the praises and attention for Namgoong Min grew.

The first <Fortuneteller> student at Romance Academy, that he had excelled in entrance exams, and had achieved excellent results in various tests, became known, leading many, including Romance Academy students, to favor him.

There were minor rumors circulating about Namgoong Min’s parents already being gone, but others argued that it was an irrelevant dig, and that it was still an act of intimidation.

In the end, Jo Kyung-jin was expelled from the Academy, disowned by the Jo family, and given a lenient sentence of life imprisonment in the worst prison.

All of this was decided in the four hours while he lay unconscious from a single punch from the Crown Princess.

“What is this…? This bug-like fortuneteller! Do you know who I am!! I am the nephew of the Vice Minister of Land and Transport!!! I’m Jo Kyung-jin!!!”

Later, before being incarcerated, Jo Kyung-jin tried to talk after regaining consciousness at Namgoong Min’s request, but his comments were enough to make many frown.

The Vice Minister of Land and Transport immediately resigned after publicly apologizing to the people, and the Minister also took responsibility and voluntarily resigned…

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“So, is he really resigning?”

“The Vice Minister is for real, but the Minister is quite capable, so I intend to reinstate him in the future, our Min.”

“I see.”

“And brother asked me to convey his gratitude. Thanks to this, the noise in unifying the faction has quieted down.”

“If it helped the Crown Prince, then.”

“……Our Min.”

“Yes, Eun-ha.”

“Are you really going with the Saint? Even I….”

“To be precise, it’s the Saint and Cloel Martina, along with the priests. And you know, if it’s just me, it’ll be okay, but if it includes you, Rain, and Liu as well, I can’t hide it.”

“…I know well. I’m just worried.”

“Don’t worry.”

“Then… ah, by the way, did you receive the skill name change right? I heard Kim Woo-sung withdrew from the main competition.”

“I just gave up. I couldn’t win anyway. And yes, I did receive the change right, but….”

Flickering. Flickering.

While I caught sight of the <Job-Specific Quest> flickering in the corner of my vision, something I hadn’t seen in ages.

I replied with a dazed expression.

“……I don’t know how it will turn out.”

The Exchange Meeting was coming to an end. I had achieved my primary goal of meeting Cloel Martina, was successful in advancing to the main competition, and unexpectedly gained Kim Woo-sung and public opinion.

Everything ended well, but still, the anxiety in my heart did not dissipate.

‘The saint’s character event.’

Church, Saint, and Saint’s character events.

What I needed to do next was filled with so many unknowns.

While feeling a strange tension, I suppressed my unease.

On the day the Exchange Meeting concluded.

I am… going to the Church.