Accidentally Becoming a Great Prophet?!

How would it feel if a stranger suddenly entered your house while you were watching a movie late at night because you couldn’t sleep?
And that thief had already broken into our house once before and been caught!
Of course, it would be unpleasant!
But if that thief immediately performs an artistic dogeza upon seeing you, then grabs your pants and wails loudly… you’d be more confused than displeased.
That’s exactly how I felt right now.
I mean, I had handed this person over to the police properly, but now they suddenly appear in front of me perfectly fine and beg for their life while wailing loudly… I had no idea how to handle this situation.

“Well, I don’t know why you’re doing this, but please calm down…”
In the first place, what could an ordinary person like me do if someone suddenly begged me to save their life?

“D-didn’t you read my physiognomy last time, Teacher…!!”

“Physiognomy…?”
Hmm… Come to think of it, I did read something on this thief’s face when they were caught last time.
But what was the content again…? I’m not the type to remember every fortune I’ve read…

“That day, didn’t you tell me I would be ambushed two days later, Teacher!! You even told me I would be hit by an arrow in the side…!!”

“Ah… that.”
Now that she mentions it, I remember a bit.
At that time, I certainly…

“…Said you would die in 5 days…?”

“Yes, yes! You said that day that I would be able to survive two days later, but five days later I would die with an arrow piercing my forehead!!”

“Ah…”
I’m pretty sure I didn’t say it quite like that… but I did say something similar.
But at that time, she reacted as if a dog was barking, and now she’s like this…

“I guess you really were ambushed?”

“…Yes… Th-that’s why I came to find you, meow…!! If you saw the day I would die, you must be able to see a way for me to live, meow…!!”

Her face certainly shows desperation.
But should I save a thief who tried to rob my house just because of that?
Given her desperate attitude and the crisis of death on top of that, she might attack me, but… I’ve been wearing the ring I received from Hatieri ever since that day, so I should be fine even if I’m attacked.
Moreover, it doesn’t seem like a situation where I should receive any compensation… Do I really need to help this person?

“Hmm…”
Perhaps my inner thoughts were reflected on my face, because the thief, who had been kneeling and looking up at me politely, started wailing loudly again and grabbed my pant leg.

“Oh my goodness!! Please don’t do this, Teacher!! Please save me just this once!! I’ll really do anything I can, meow…!!”

“No, even if you say that…”
What can I receive from a thief? Anything I receive would probably cause trouble… I’m just a very ordinary person!

“Ah, I’ll offer half of my future earnings to you, Teacher…!!”

And as if seeing through my attitude, the thief desperately tried to make a deal, but…

“…If I shared in that, I’d only get in trouble… I’d be lucky not to get caught as an accomplice…”

“Th-then…!! I’ll become your loyal subordinate, meow!! You must need quite a few organization members anyway…! If you just save my life, I’ll serve you for life with utmost loyalty, meow!!”

“There’s no reason I need to do such a troublesome thing…?”

“If, if you don’t like the word subordinate, I’ll become your slave, meow…!!”

“No, what slave… I don’t need such troublesome things…”

None of the conditions she was offering seemed particularly attractive.

Anyway, when even the desperate deals she offered didn’t work, the thief started to appeal emotionally, crying profusely.

“But Teacher…!! Someone of your caliber must know that I’m a somewhat famous thief in the underworld, meow!! Yet you called ordinary police, doesn’t that mean you intended to save my life and wanted me to come find you, meow!!”

“Uh…”
No, I just called the police thinking you were an ordinary thief. Even if I had known you were a superhuman, I would have just called the police…
But to think that would be interpreted this way…?!

“Really!! I’ll really do anything you want!! So please save this poor cat thief’s life just once…!!”

The thief, who had put aside all pride and everything else, cried out desperately while sobbing.
And seeing that, I sighed deeply.

‘No, this is driving me crazy…’
She’ll probably keep pestering me even if I refuse… and it’s a nuisance if she keeps doing this in the middle of the night…! She might not care, but I’m definitely bothered by it!

Closing my eyes slightly at this troublesome situation and frowning, I sighed again.

“Haah… Alright… I’ll read your fortune or whatever…”

And having made up my mind, I decided to read this thief’s fortune with the thought of removing an annoying lump.

“R-really…!! Th-thank you, Teacher!! From now on, I’ll definitely offer half of my earnings punctually and always serve you with utmost loyalty, meow!! Thank you so much, Teacher!!”

“…I don’t need such things… No, never mind…”

Somehow, from her unprincipled way of speaking, she seemed unreliable, but… I decided to just leave this person be as I was tired of arguing further.
She’ll probably leave on her own once I tell her how to survive…

“…What’s your name? Ah, by the way, it’s annoying so I’ll just quickly look at your physiognomy and be done with it.”

“How could I refuse, Teacher!! My name is Heukmyo!! By the way, in the underworld, I’m famous as the Phantom Thief Black Cat…”

“I don’t need such trivial details… Haah… Heukmyo of the name…”

Anyway, now that I’ve heard this thief’s name… I looked straight at Heukmyo’s face.

‘A way to survive without dying…’

And as I did so, various things appeared on Heukmyo’s face as I wanted, and I could read them.
Of course, I could also read the way for this person to survive.
However, there was a problem…

“If you stay by my side for 3 days, you can live…?”

After muttering the result of the physiognomy, I twisted my expression.

“I-is that really how I can survive, Teacher?!”

“Th-haah… That’s right.”

“Th-then I’ll impose on your home for a while…! Thank you, Teacher!!”

“Ah…”

Damn it…!! This isn’t just removing a lump, it’s forcibly shoving one in, isn’t it…!!
But I’ve already said it, so it feels wrong to just send her away…!! And it doesn’t seem like she’ll listen if I do send her away…!!

Realizing this miserable reality, I sighed deeply and pointed to a spare room with my finger.

“…Phew, stay there for the time being.”

“Thank you so much!! Thank you, Teacher!! I will never forget this kindness, meow, Teacher!!”

Heukmyo shouted like that and immediately went into that room, and feeling like all my energy had been drained, I just collapsed where I was.

“Ah… I’m suddenly so tired…”

Still, thinking positively that at least I would be able to sleep soundly, I turned off the TV irritably and went back to my room to fall asleep.

And meanwhile, the branch manager who had somehow managed to track Heukmyo looked into the house and clicked his tongue.

“Damn, things have gotten complicated…”

“It seems she’s hiding in the house of an unremarkable person… Couldn’t we just attack and deal with it?”

“Don’t say such foolish things. The owner of that house… is an executive of ‘Bargr Fang’.”

“What?! B-Bargr Fang?!”

Bargr Fang.
Aren’t they an underworld powerhouse that could easily wipe out an organization like theirs?

“No, why would an executive of such a Bargr Fang be in a house like that…”

“How should I know?”

That bracelet with that pattern… It’s something that can’t be forged or easily taken. If someone who isn’t the owner tries to possess it, it will self-destruct.
If someone has the power to ignore even that, then they’re a real monster who shouldn’t be messed with either way.
Either way, it’s a situation where they can’t touch him right now.

“Damn it… To think things would turn out like this… For now, just keep surveillance from afar without getting caught… She can’t stay there forever…”

“Um… Branch Manager, wouldn’t it be better to withdraw…”

“We can’t withdraw. We must catch that woman. Our situation is urgent too… So let’s look at this long-term. Just keep surveillance for now. Very secretly… Understood?”

“Ah, understood…!”

Because their recent circumstances weren’t very good, they couldn’t give up on this job. They had already invested quite a bit…
So they chose to keep surveillance, and Heukmyo, feeling relieved, fell asleep comfortably with her legs stretched out.

Some time after Heukmyo had settled in Dam Han-ul’s house…
A beautiful woman with short hair and a lively appearance arrived near Dam Han-ul’s house, carrying something large on her back.

“Where could this be… The place where the executive I must serve is… Ah, found it!”

The identity of this smiling woman was none other than Ricone, an A+ rank superhuman who was a combat personnel of Bargr Fang and had become Dam Han-ul’s direct combat personnel by Hatieri’s direct order to serve Dam Han-ul from now on.

As a person sent by Hatieri, who had no intention of just giving the title of executive in name only, to further develop her relationship with Dam Han-ul, she was also quite a famous powerhouse.

“…But what are those lowlifes doing, daring to monitor the residence of our executive?”

And her keen senses detected that someone was monitoring the residence of the executive she was to serve.

“What are those bastards doing, monitoring the protection target?”

Also, quite coincidentally, a skilled A-rank sent by Cheong So-ha, who had similar thoughts to Hatieri, also detected the surveillance,

“…What’s with that guy? Why is he monitoring our Teacher…?”

And really, really coincidentally, Kang Min-ji, an A-rank superhuman and one of the team leaders of Hwajin Guild who had come to find Dam Han-ul with a joyful heart to get her fortune told, also noticed the surveillance.

These people, who had frowned upon noticing the surveillance, seemed to think for a moment, then simultaneously rushed towards where the surveillance was happening.

…The future of those monitoring Dam Han-ul looked truly dark.