I Became a Fortune Teller in the Game My Little Sister Made – Chapter 202

No matter how small the gate was, it was beyond what a girl could handle alone.

If it were just monsters coming out of the gate, that would be one thing, but going inside the gate was an utterly reckless act.

Perhaps the girl was hoping for death.

Having lost the townsfolk who felt more like family than her actual family, and having lost her own belief in her uniqueness, she had lost the reason to keep living.

The girl tore apart and destroyed everything she saw inside the gate.

But it was only for a moment. Already exhausted to the bone, she collapsed among the monsters, sensing the imminent arrival of a terrible death.

Then, from the sky, a voice called out to her.

So sweet…

…and beautiful, too.

*

“What… are we talking about right now?”

“Well…”

Just before collapsing, the Principal, in a battered state, sat on a rock and gazed at the sky.

At the same time, she continuously muttered to herself.

—I am special. I have to be. I must be…

“Is there something up there?”

“Nothing can be sensed even with superpowers. Is it because this is in a dream, or is it always like this…?”

If it were mere muttering, it could be considered the moment her sanity slipped away.

However, even in her unstable mental state, the Principal was clearly ‘talking.’

—That’s right, I am special. Just as you said, I must be special.

—…Why are you saying that? Do you blame everyone? I would never do that.

—This all happened because I couldn’t protect them. So, so…

“So…?”

—I want to protect the townsfolk… those who aren’t like me. That’s what a special person should do. Because it’s something I couldn’t accomplish…

—Am I a fool? I don’t care. That’s my resolve. Don’t you agree?

—A promise, I will definitely keep it.

The Principal was covered in dust.

Somehow, she managed to escape the gate, but her entire body was battered, bloodied, and in disarray.

Yet, her two eyes shone with hope and determination.

“…………”

“………………..”

It was precisely because of this that Lucas and Rain couldn’t bear to look at the Principal.

They knew both the pure and untainted person the Principal once was and the one she had become.

They had an inkling of how the girl with dreams would turn out.

*

The girl followed the voice’s advice, and the voice told her everything it could for her benefit.

How to survive alone in the mountains. How to interact with strangers. How to fight monsters.

And even, her magic.

Remarkably, the girl’s specialness was not a lie. It was a pity that the village chief presumably didn’t realize the girl’s true exceptionalism until the moment he died.

The girl was… a genius that would be remembered in history.

*

—I did it! I really did it!

—Faster than I expected? Of course! I am special!

Just a year had passed since the Principal left the burnt village.

In truth, it was not a time for mere “just” remarks. It was the time Lucas and Rain had spent at the Romance Academy and the time spent getting close to Namgoong Min.

But at the very least, to describe what was before their eyes… the term “just” fit well enough.

“…Oh my.”

It was burning.

Just like when the Principal’s village was on fire a year ago.

With barely the body of an 11-year-old, the Principal was setting an entire gate ablaze.

“…Onii-chan, is that possible?”

“If something like that was possible, I wouldn’t have spent years rolling around in back alleys or trying my hardest to survive.”

“Amazing… yes.”

The gate the Principal burnt was as huge as a “Dream Within a Dream.”

The entrance, nearly 20 meters wide, was burning to ash along with the entire space.

Admittedly, that wasn’t one of the larger gates, but it was certainly not a small one.

Who could accomplish such a feat as burning down an entire gate?

‘If it were on a national level, it might be possible…’

Now, the Principal who successfully dealt with the gate was alone. And not just any ordinary individual but an 11-year-old girl who had only been training in magic for a year.

Lucas found himself sweating cold.

Even at 11 years old, she was at that level, yet the Principal had lived for over a century. Just how much stronger had she become during that time?

It made sense that Lucas was no match for the Principal. If he weren’t the “Master of Magic,” he might have been the one burning right now.

As the girl who talked about her specialness contemplated…

—Is this enough to protect everyone?

—I received this specialness for him. I couldn’t save the townsfolk, but in return…

—I will protect the world.

She was truly the most special in the world.

*

The girl entered the Academy in a floating city. Because an 11-year-old couldn’t enter an Academy, she changed her appearance with magic to hide her age.

Even there, the girl stood out. And she came to realize something.

Her specialness was not hers alone.

There were “special jobs,” beings who were special from birth.

But the girl did not become discouraged. Her talent was more special than anyone else’s.

The girl befriended those with special jobs.

She mingled with everyone.

And she became the representative of the Academy, working tirelessly alongside those with special jobs and outstanding talents towards the gates.

It was a delightful time.

The girl’s specialness did not know bounds and kept growing endlessly.

However, she soon realized.

Among those so special,

the only truly ‘special’ one was her alone.

*

—Wake up! Wake up! You can’t die!

—I… was wrong.

—Don’t say nonsense! You won’t die! You will not!!

Before long, the Principal had grown.

Though she was still just a 14-year-old child, her friends recognized her even after they learned her hidden age.

They formed teams under her leadership with the special jobs and outstanding individuals from the Academy.

In any situation, the Principal displayed her special talent, and though she was never in danger…

not everyone was like that.

—Hector Onii-chan!! Wake up!!!

Hector was a 22-year-old young man.

He was the first to notice the Principal hiding her age and was also the first to comfort her after hearing her circumstances.

He was someone the Principal secretly saw as her real brother.

At the same time, he was a promising person with the special job of “Guardian” but was now merely a cold body in the Principal’s embrace.

—Why! Why did this happen?!

—It’s not my fault…!!

—Why did you run away! If you just held on a little longer, if only Hector had—

—I’m not special like you guys! I’m just an ordinary job holder…! Just ordinary!!

—Ordinary…?

The Principal’s fury directed at a man.

Formerly a struggling “Fortuneteller,” he was indeed a job holder and, in the Principal’s eyes, was sufficiently special.

Even if he was the weakest, he was still a superhuman.

But before the monster, he fled, drenched in fear.

To fill that gap, Hector had pushed himself too hard, exclaiming.

—You could have saved thousands, tens of thousands! Hector was that kind of person!

—So what! I told you I didn’t want to fight! Fighting is for people like you!

—…Ha, haha.

The Fortuneteller fled, and the Principal did not chase after him.

She wanted to save the world and all the ordinary people. That was what special ones ought to do.

Was it merely a trick of the mind that the fleeing Fortuneteller’s back appeared to overlap with that of the townsfolk?

—Don’t lose your dream… definitely… save the world…

—Hector Onii-chan…

That day, the young man whom the girl had come to see as family passed away.

But that was just the beginning.

*

The girl lost someone she considered a brother. That was just the beginning.

The girl who possessed specialness remained unharmed, but her new family began to die one by one.

The person who protected the weak, the one who fought against monsters they couldn’t face to buy time, the one who willingly sacrificed themselves…

It was a noble death. The girl, though maddeningly sad, accepted the loss.

However…

There were many other deaths that were brutally ugly and horrific, like the betrayal that led to a death, those who fled from danger, and those who committed suicide after being framed.

From the day Hector died, the girl began to change little by little.

She never gave up on her original dream. That was Hector’s last wish and the hope she had cherished.

For that reason, the girl…

despised those who, despite being born special, didn’t fight for the world. She regarded them with contempt, favoring only the special jobs that had been special from birth.

Before long, the girl had…

ceased to be the girl she once was.

*

“…This place.”

“Could it be…the Arthur Mansion?”

Like watching a movie, within the Principal’s past that flowed by.

Lucas and Rain suddenly realized they had come to a familiar place.

Although there were clearly many differences, there were also parts that remained unchanged.

The past Arthur Mansion.

“Rain? Could it be…”

“…Over there.”

“What?”

“Look…”

As Lucas panicked, he instinctively sensed that the time had come and quickly called for his younger sister, but Rain was already staring intently in one direction.

When he turned to follow Rain’s gaze, there stood…

—…

—Oh my…

The Principal, holding a baby.

Her appearance was transformed, likely by magic.

Yet, as they were within the Principal’s Lucid Dream, they could see beyond the magic to her true appearance.

A beautiful garden, warm sunlight, a lovely baby and mother.

It was a picturesque scene, yet unlike the baby, the Principal was not smiling.

Rather, her expression was profoundly devoid of emotion.

“…Mother?”

—Madam, it’s time.

—Oh, really? Lucas is studying, isn’t he? He keeps saying he wants to see you…

—…I’m sorry but I have no time. I must take care of this child.

—Miss Rain, we…

—Leave.

—…Yes.

As the maid retreated at the Principal’s order, Lucas finally caught a glimpse of Rain’s expression.

Having rarely seen their mother since childhood and not feeling much about it, he was fine, but the sight of the Principal cradling the baby made Rain tremble.

“That’s really… my mom…”

“…Rain.”

“I thought there was a chance until the end…! It really is her… but why…?!”

“Rain.”

“Why am I not! Why…?!”

Still…

Rain’s superpower rippled. The surrounding Lucid Dream began to shatter gradually.

In a hurry, Lucas tried to stop her, but the enraged Rain took a few deep breaths, calming her superpower.

“Rai…n.”

“… Let’s just see. Namgoong Min and Onii-chan said to take a look.”

“Yeah, good thinking…?”

As Lucas tried to get closer to the real Rain, he looked at the Principal with a strange expression.

While displaying a benevolent smile in front of the maids, once alone with the baby, her face turned expressionless as she raised one hand.

With the other hand holding Rain, she activated magic with the hand that was raised.

“…Onii-chan, what kind of magic is that?”

“…Insane.”

“Onii-chan?”

“…Body transformation magic.”

“What?”

“To put it simply, right now, mother is… conducting human experiments on you.”

In that moment, something black flashed through Lucas’s mind.

The terrible and enormous thing that had birthed the monster resembling a spider, following the Principal’s orders.

At the same time, he remembered the Principal’s words.

‘You called me… a failed product, didn’t you?’

The Principal referred to that black something as a Guardian, a savior.

If that was a successful product, then Lucas and Rain could have—

‘…Damn it.’

Lucas finally understood.

The reason the Principal never saw him as a son.

And…

—…Is it happening again?

—You’ve come, haven’t you?

—You still do not call me by my name. I am Hector Arthur.

—…For me, that name belongs to only one person. So what is it?

—Such obvious words, you disgusting woman.

Hector approached the Principal and the baby Rain with a gaze full of disgust.

—You better watch it.

—Why? You also gained something from marrying me, so this was our promise, wasn’t it?

—Hmph… I’ve thought about it several times, but you are the worst.

—As if only you, who married the worst and handed me over to me, can say that?

The Principal and Hector Arthur stared at each other like that.

“…………”

“…………”

Between Lucas and Rain.