I Became a Fortune Teller in the Game My Little Sister Made – Chapter 46

Abel Legion sipped on the Maxim coffee in front of him, stealing glances at the person across from him.

“What do you think? Does it suit your taste? Unfortunately, high-quality beans don’t really suit my palate, so all that’s left is this instant coffee—”

“…It’s fine.”

Dressed in a black suit, red dress shirt, and white gloves, he looked mismatched. However, his natural good looks and aura harmonized everything he wore.

With sharp eyes, a gentle smile lingered on his classmate’s lips.

<Fortuneteller> Namgoong Min.

‘…What is this?’

I had never shared a class with him, but I was well aware of his fortune-telling skills. He showed outstanding performance every time during class.

In particular, I was surprised to hear that he had conquered the mountain that took me four days in less than a day during the first class.

Although he passed together with the other students, the center of it all must have been that fortuneteller.

Hence, I had come to exclude him first.

‘Which meant…’

To be precise, I had “come” to exclude him.

After preparing based on Namgoong Min’s predictions after class, I had acted right as the exam began.

There was a minor issue that I didn’t know where Namgoong Min’s base was, but I found one male student calling out his name, quickly subdued him, and got the location.

I assumed that other students would also reach out to Namgoong Min for help, and I intended to finish things quickly.

“……..”

Sip.

And now I’m casually sipping coffee here.

Namgoong Min, who was drinking Maxim coffee with Abel, rested his chin on one hand.

“Wow, your acting was excellent. It was such a tense situation, yet your performance was impressive.”

“………Right.”

“When you suddenly barged in with a knife at first, I thought my heart was going to drop!”

Really?

As soon as we reached this building and felt a presence, I swung my sword around.

Even amidst the chaos, I had dodged by a hair’s breadth and sat back calmly.

Abel was momentarily stunned by his unexpected reaction, but eventually, he shook hands with Namgoong Min.

“……A promise, I must keep it.”

“Of course. This fortuneteller doesn’t speak with a forked tongue.”

Despite the ominous words, Namgoong Min replied with a smile.

Maybe it was because of that attitude, but Abel found it hard to trust him easily.

“As long as you save me, I will do my best to help you win. Simple and nice, isn’t it?”

“There won’t be… any lies… about doing your best.”

“Of course not. Shall we get started right away?”

“………Get started?”

Before Abel could finish his sentence, Namgoong Min pulled out a thick bundle of paper from underneath a half-broken bed and spread it out on the only intact table.

What was drawn on the paper was a map of a massive oval-shaped city.

“……Romance Academy.”

“That’s right. According to the exam rules, the battlefield is the entirety of Romance Academy. And we are… right here.”

Speaking of which, Namgoong Min circled the easternmost part with a pen.

It wasn’t that the building appeared on the map since it showed the entire Romance Academy, but it was indeed somewhat out toward the eastern edge.

As he marked the spot, Namgoong Min began drawing a line.

“And we need to go here.”

“………To the center?”

The place he connected the line to was the center of the floating city.

That said, the Romance Academy, being such a massive establishment, was huge even at the center.

“But why on earth…?”

By now, Abel and Namgoong Min had secured this base, and three hours had already passed.

During that time, numerous students, including Liu and the blonde fighter girl who called Abel a distrustful person, the Crown Princess of the Daehan Empire, the hooded Saint, and the Japanese swordsman, had come to this place—

“And now… no one will come here anymore…”

—All of them had been eliminated by Abel.

The fighter girl and the crown princess, as well as the Saint and the Japanese swordsman had been a bit tough, but he managed to fend them off.

Even if he had been outmatched during the entrance exam, he was confident he wouldn’t lose to any of the other students in a real battle.

…But to defeat Charles Teddy Bear, this was still not enough.

“This place is… safe.”

“I understand your concerns.”

In Abel’s mind, they just had to wait here until the exam ended and eliminate all other students right before the end.

But why should they leave this place?

Even as Abel glared at Namgoong Min, who was empty-handed, his smile remained intact.

“You’re aiming for first place, aren’t you?”

“………Right.”

“But how can you possibly find and eliminate all the other students in such a vast city?”

“…………….”

…Good point?

Abel’s eyes widened slightly in realization.

It was an issue he had never even considered.

“If we had a whole week, that would be one thing, but the time limit is only 24 hours. How are we supposed to know how many students are left, and if they’re hiding like us, how will we determine their location?”

“………You have a point.”

“So the Academy must have thought of a solution.”

“…………A solution?”

“Do you remember the last part of the exam rules?”

“………….”

The last part of the rules wasn’t hard for Abel to recall.

“You can’t hide… forever…”

“Exactly. It’ll be impossible to remain in one spot indefinitely according to that rule.”

“………How?”

Would the Academy deliberately find them?

While he pondered various possibilities, Namgoong Min quietly whispered.

“Simple. Just reduce the size of the battlefield.”

“…………Ah.”

“If it’s too vast a battlefield for everyone to search effectively, then just shrink it down.”

Creak.

Namgoong Min stood up from his chair and tidied his outfit.

With a confident smirk, he rolled up the map and tucked it away.

“And if the battlefield shrinks, it’ll naturally start to reduce from the outskirts, right?”

“………So we need to move… then…”

“I assume there’ll be some kind of announcement, but it wouldn’t hurt to move ahead of time.”

Following Namgoong Min, Abel also stood up.

However, he found himself lost in thought as he observed Namgoong Min moving forward.

‘The choice was correct…’

After briefly conversing with Namgoong Min, he had confirmed that his initial decision to exclude him first was the right one, and teaming up was the right call too.

Yet, why was that unsettling feeling not going away?

“………What’s wrong?”

“Yes?”

“…………Why didn’t you team up with the Rich Tycoon… or the Crown Princess…?”

“Haha, isn’t this a survival game? Since I promised to help you win, cooperating with other students would only hinder us.”

“………Hinder.”

“Besides, your power certainly isn’t lacking. I doubt I’d be getting beaten up wherever we go!”

“………….”

There was nothing incorrect about what Namgoong Min was saying.

However, Abel couldn’t completely relax as he followed Namgoong Min.

With the confident expression of Namgoong Min and the poker face of Abel Legion, filled with lingering suspicions.

After confirming the sounds and presences around him, Abel exited the building and walked into the alley.

While on the lookout yet still moving through places where people were scarce, Abel suddenly voiced a question that had come to his mind.

“Going to the Academy… is fine.”

“Oh, do you have any objections?”

“But… if we charge in as a group… I might not be able to hold my own.”

True, whether it was the Crown Princess, the Japanese swordsman, a Psychic, or a Warlock, he was confident he wouldn’t lose in a one-on-one fight.

But when it became two, three, or even more, the story changed.

Moreover, since the Romance Academy was filled with dormitories and bases housing numerous students, it was bound to be a battleground.

Shouldn’t he consider changing their destination now, even at this point?

With that thought, Abel hesitated to express his concerns.

“About that, I do have a plan. Please don’t worry.”

“…………Right.”

Namgoong Min… seemed to have an answer for every problem.

If Abel had been alone, he would have been completely stuck by now, but Namgoong Min was righting the ship without a care and even devising countermeasures.

It was like getting in a taxi and entrusting himself to the driver, feeling that if he followed Namgoong Min’s lead, everything would work out.

Yet, the too-casual demeanor of his made doubts and awkwardness ebb up.

But ultimately, Abel decided to trust this taxi driver named Namgoong Min, quietly following along as he nodded in agreement with his words.

Three hours and thirty minutes had passed since the beginning of the exam; twenty hours and thirty minutes remained.

The odd concoction of a fortuneteller and a hero seemed to mesh well, albeit cringing along the way.