I Became a Fortune Teller in the Game My Little Sister Made – Chapter 223

Liu, Rain, Eun-ha, Eileen.

The reason why these four female students were blocking the exit was obvious.

It’s because I contacted them.

“They arrived faster than I expected.”

“I figured you would move quickly.”

“I just followed this crazy person.”

“…I came separately, our Min.”

“Namgoong Min.”

While the three girls acted as if they were in a skit, only Eileen, who had a serious expression, stepped forward.

After the incident at the Tower of Proof, she had been trying to avoid going out as much as possible, worried about rumors spreading that she was a saint.

But now that the Saint had effectively taken over the Church, that concern must have seemed pointless.

In a sense, among the four of them, the one who understood me the best—the Saint—hesitated for a moment before facing me.

“You’re planning to leave, aren’t you?”

It was a brief question, yet it pierced right to the heart of the matter.

Although she didn’t specify the crucial ‘where,’ it was a key point and far too direct. At that moment, as I was about to respond—

“…Don’t go, you brat.”

“Liu?”

“You… aren’t feeling invincible just because you’ve been to America once, are you? It’s a realm of the inhuman. Especially around the Pentagon.”

As Liu spat out those words, Rain and Eun-ha chimed in.

“This is confidential, but it’s not the first time an exploration team has been sent to America from the Arthur dimension. And none of them returned alive. All they saw were monsters pouring out from those Gates covering the sky…”

“Our Min, the Daehan Empire isn’t much different. Countries around the world are struggling to find the cause of the Gate incidents happening in the U.S. They need to understand the reasons to prevent another incident. But the results were no different from Arthur’s. We nearly lost a valuable governor.”

“…You mean the governor?”

“The Oppressor was originally the leader of a unit deployed on such secret missions. But… after returning from America with serious injuries, ironically, he awakened a Special Skill and reached his current position.”

I knew all three governors of the Daehan Empire possessed Special Skills. In fact, to qualify as a governor, having a Special Skill was almost mandatory.

‘The awakening of Special Skills is something that cannot be anticipated from the start.’

As elusive as it is difficult to obtain, the ability is also powerful. The Special Skill I had effectively used, Water Divination, was a skill that had managed to psychologically subdue Hector Arthur.

The mention of the Oppressor here only meant that heading to America was extremely dangerous.

But that’s why I couldn’t help but chuckle.

“What are you all talking about?”

“Huh?”

“Why would I be going to America? I don’t want to die.”

It seemed they misunderstood that I intended to go to America.

Thinking about it, the sheer notion that I, with my absolutely pathetic combat skills, would head to America was absurd…

‘Well, that’s just my karma.’

In a genuine fight, rather than following the predetermined rules like at the交流会, if it turned into a real fight, even if ten of us gathered, I couldn’t hope to defeat even a single ordinary combat profession.

That’s the nature of a Non-Combat profession, and being the weakest among them, the Fortuneteller was even more so.

But everything I did up until now was real.

I had dueled with Hector Arthur, faced the rampaging Eun-ha, and fought with the Emperor.

I had gotten involved in many other major events, so what’s so significant about going to America now?

Moreover, Abel must be there too.

“If I were going to help the Hero, I would have just gone from the start. There was no need to go separately.”

“Um….”

“I know myself pretty well. Even if you all went, you wouldn’t be able to contribute much, so what could I do alone?”

Liu, Rain, Eun-ha. All three of them were undeniably powerful beings far beyond my comparison. But still…

Before the Hero who activated Absolute Good, I was, in a word, on an entirely different level.

Whether it was a Gate covering the sky and city, the monsters endlessly pouring out from that Gate, or even the boss-like powerful entities born at its center…

In front of Absolute Good, they were merely annoying obstacles.

The key issue was how long I could maintain Absolute Good; from the start, Abel’s sheer strength was not something to worry about.

‘Strictly speaking, it’s a mental issue.’

Abel’s character event was a format where the player controls Abel, who entered America alone, unlike other events.

Yet, it was also an event where monsters poured in endlessly akin to a hack and slash, and the timing was crucial, as there was a restriction on Absolute Good, maintaining it while avoiding shortening the time through various events until reaching the Pentagon.

The last time I had seen Abel… I didn’t think there was much to worry about.

“Anyway, I’m not going to America, so don’t worry.”

“Oh, I misunderstood….”

“I’m sorry, Namgoong Min.”

“I should have trusted our Min…”

Perhaps feeling a bit embarrassed for having raised their voices, the three girls awkwardly avoided eye contact, but Eileen, who was the only one to keep her gaze on me throughout the entire exchange, said:

“Namgoong Min oppa.”

“…Yes, Eileen.”

“You’re planning to leave, aren’t you?”

Again, she repeated the same question.

Without any change in tone from the first time, this time it was Eileen instead of the Saint.

When the others sensed that unsettling vibe, they seemed about to say something.

“…Yes, I am planning to go.”

“Will it take long?”

“Well, I’m not sure.”

“………I see.”

At that moment, Liu, Rain, and Eun-ha seemed to comprehend something, gazing at me with altered expressions.

If I’m not going to America to help the Hero, then where am I really going?

Everyone already knew the answer to that.

Perhaps that’s why I had done the nonsensical things like playing the stock market.

“Hey, hey. Fortuneteller brat.”

“Yes, Liu?”

“Are you going… back to the original world?”

“To be precise, it’s not the original world. More like a boundary between worlds, I suppose?”

The key that I was still holding onto, which I had been procrastinating on using, the ‘Key to the Developer’s Room’ received after clearing the Saint’s character event.

Although I could use it anytime, I had been putting it off.

Because I hadn’t shaken off all my lingering attachments yet.

But.

‘Eileen, Rain, Kim Sung-il, Eun-ha, Saint, Lucas, Abel.’

There were times when the character event system came to mind, and times when it didn’t show up at all.

Yet, looking back at this year at the Romance Academy…

All the character events I had known had already been cleared.

Eileen coexisted with the Saint.

Rain overcame the strong-weak-weak-strong and found her path.

Kim Sung-il finally became the Emperor.

Eun-ha became one with the Desire to Kill and was perfected.

The Saint chose after proof.

Lucas is leading Arthur, having transcended meritocracy and arrogance.

And Abel departed for America, having sharpened his mission after countless doubts and confusions.

There were still debts to repay and uncertainties about my identity.

‘Lily… she might really have been the heroine.’

The student council president, who claimed to be a knight, had indeed solved various issues like a character from a fairy tale.

I had reasonably settled on an answer long ago.

So.

“Liu, Rain, Eun-ha, Eileen.”

“…………….”

“………….”

“………………….”

“…………….”

“I gathered everyone by sending separate messages because I wanted to say my goodbyes.”

I had already bid farewell to Abel. I hadn’t received any replies from Lucas, the Saint, or Kim Sung-il.

The ones who rushed here as soon as they got the message were these four students.

I had no choice but to speak first.

“Today, I’m going to meet my younger sister.”

“…Namgoong Min, does it have to be today?”

“It doesn’t have to be today, Rain. But there’s also no reason it can’t be tomorrow.”

“Our Min, you could spend more time. You could create more enjoyable memories.”

“That’s true. But Eun-ha, if you think that way, it will never end.”

“………Namgoong Min oppa.”

“Go ahead, Eileen.”

“Tomorrow, can we meet?”

“…………….”

Thanks to the Saint’s Job Skill, <Eye that Sees the Heart>, Eileen’s every word seemed to hit the core thoroughly.

Especially as if she had become accustomed to coexistence, I felt as if I could see the Saint in one eye and Eileen in the other.

In the seemingly simultaneous questioning from both the Saint and Eileen, I responded.

“Tomorrow, when you open your eyes.”

“………….”

“You won’t possibly not know.”

That was the only vague answer I could give, seeming to betray their expectations.

Finishing that statement, I turned to Rain, Eun-ha, and Eileen, before standing before Liu.

“Liu.”

“This… bastard.”

“Liu.”

“Shut up, what else do you want to say…?”

Well, I definitely didn’t see that coming.

Liu’s voice, spewed as if cursing me, layered with tears, caught me off guard.

Realizing her feelings for me anew, I felt relieved.

Because there was still something I could do for Liu.

“Liu.”

“What, why!!”

“There’s still something I haven’t done for you yet.”

“…………….”

“You’ve got a rough idea, right?”

With Liu venting her frustrations, she seemed to sense something, looking up at me while taking deep breaths.

In her eyes, after a long absence, there was a fill of doubt.

And then it vanished.

“I’m not leaving right away. There are still people I need to see.”

“……….”

“So let’s meet again in front of this base at midnight.”

“………I….”

“I need to have a brief chat with Liu.”

At that moment, the gazes of the three other girls turned toward Liu.

What emotions were captured in those seemingly glaring eyes?

Jealousy, anger, and envy.

Moments of bewilderment momentarily made me stop pondering.

Seemingly having finished their silent communication with those looks, the three stepped back.

“Paranoia girl, don’t do anything unnecessary to Namgoong Min.”

“If you even touch our Min, you know what’ll happen?”

“Just today, serve Namgoong Min like he’s royalty. Unbeliever.”

“……What a bunch of nonsense.”

With a sigh, Liu momentarily turned to the three girls, ignoring their piercing glares, and approached me.

Her eyes holding back certain expectations, a hint of doubt, and unmistakable irritation.

“What are you doing? Let’s go.”

“…Yes. Liu.”

Rather than the softer Liu of late, it felt like the slightly irritable and sharp reactions from when we first met had returned.

With a strange sense of relief, I followed after her.

With no specific destination or direction in mind, as Liu led us, we walked until the three girls, who had been standing at the base to see us off, were no longer in sight.

Then, Liu scratched her head and turned back.

“So where are we going?”

“Huh?”

“That talk you want to have… I think I know quite well what it is.”

“Um.”

“The fact that you know about this means it doesn’t add up. I’ve never mentioned or searched for that item before. So, of course, there wouldn’t be any evidence or circumstances to support it. I just happened to hear a rumor that it exists, and that’s why I came to this academy.”

The reason why the world’s richest tycoon, Liu Yan, would bother to enroll in a place like the “Romance Academy.”

Moreover, she entered by trading favors to artificially increase the number of students, which meant she had a purpose.

The item she was looking for in this academy.

An item that only exists in the Romance Academy.

And factually, something that shouldn’t exist.

“But I won’t pry. Honestly, asking about the source of information is pretty silly. You’re a Fortuneteller, after all. Everything you’ve done up to now can’t be explained just by looking at the future or the past. I was suspicious at first, but… at this point, it’s not like we have that kind of relationship.”

“………….”

“So I trust you. Of course, I trust you even more… that makes me uneasy. So, let me ask again.”

“Yes.”

“The item I’m searching for, where is it?”

It was most likely the item that Liu earnestly sought after since coming to the academy.

The essence of Liu’s character event was that item.

“…It doesn’t exist.”

“What?”

“The Golden Toad, which you are looking for, is… no longer in this world.”

“………….”

It doesn’t exist.

From the start.

Not just in the academy, it didn’t exist at all.

That was the conclusion of her character event.