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

Chapter 14
How This Fortune Teller Becomes Famous (2)

『 Translator – Divinity 』

“Now, everyone be quiet.”

In the midst of the ongoing cheers for Namgung Min, the vice-principal, with an unreadable smile, opened his mouth.

But there was no way that level of voice could be heard while the entire grand auditorium was in an uproar. The students were still excited about the amazing ‘fortune-telling’.

However, instead of being offended, the vice-principal smiled gently.

“Haha, everyone is full of energy.”

Well, is it time now?

As soon as the chuckling vice-principal took a deep breath, I covered my ears and crouched down.

While some students expressed curiosity at my sudden action, for a brief moment—

General skill .

“Everyone be quiet───!!!!!!!!”

“My, my ears!!!”

“What is this!!”

Wow, my ears are really ringing.

Even after covering my ears and crouching down as much as possible right before, it’s this bad? If I had been standing upright, being the closest to the vice-principal, my eardrums might have ruptured.

. In the game, it was a skill that stunned enemies with a loud shout, and it didn’t seem to be much different here.

The vice-principal, who had instantly silenced the grand auditorium using the skill, chuckled again.

“You are now students of Romance Academy. Listen carefully to the instructors and follow their instructions.”

Um, the muscles on his arms and shoulders are bulging under his clothes? What happens if we disobey?

I’ll definitely be obedient.

After very politely bowing to the vice-principal, I stepped down from the podium and sat down. The muscular vice-principal looked around and nodded.

“You must have felt the tremors earlier. Wouldn’t it be a shame if the auspicious entrance ceremony of Romance Academy ended just like that?”

Snap.

Grooooooooaaaaan──

“Huh?”

“The, the doors?”

As the vice-principal snapped his fingers, all the doors of the grand auditorium slowly began to open.

But what was visible beyond the doors wasn’t the path we had come in from.

“That building… what is that? Was that there before?”

“More importantly, it’s too close.”

“That’s not all! All sorts of buildings are surrounding this place!”

Although the surroundings of the grand auditorium were clearly an open plaza, now all sorts of academy buildings were densely packed around it.

Between the buildings, there were only paths where about five people could barely pass at once, and in the air, he could even see passages connecting the buildings.

A scene where paths were randomly placed and close together, splitting and forming countless routes.

As if…

“…A maze?”

“The conclusion of the entrance ceremony is simple. The current time is 8:42, and the starting time for all classes on the first day is 12 o’clock.”

The vice-principal, pointing at the clock above the grand auditorium, grinned.

“If you can escape this maze of buildings and arrive at your class by then, you pass. If you can’t, you fail.”

“…Is there a penalty for failing?”

“Oh, that’s a good question. If you pass, you can just attend class, but if you fail—”

“No way…”

“Ex…pulsion?”

…In this situation, the web novels I read in the past came to mind.

Spartan schools with extremely strict entrance requirements, frequent exams, and expulsion for those with low grades.

Honestly, it was thrilling and fun to read, but if it became reality, it would be no fun at all and just incredibly stressful.

So the method my little sister came up with was…

“—Cleaning.”

“………Cleaning?”

“That’s… nothing much.”

No, it was a big deal. It’s just that they didn’t actually expel you here…!

If you let your guard down just because they said cleaning, you would be screwed.

“Students who fail must clean for 8 hours a day for the next month. Haha, simple, right?”

…Simple?

A warning bell rang in the minds of the students who were about to breathe a sigh of relief at the mention of cleaning.

If they cleaned for 8 hours, what about sleep? Studying? Classes?

And they had to do that for a whole month?

‘Of course, I can’t fail.’

Even in the game, that cleaning was the ultimate waste of time. Because you were wasting 1/3 of the day, it became much harder to grow or build relationships.

Not to mention, now that it had become reality, it would be even worse, not better.

“……….”

“…………….”

Silence fell among the students, and they all started watching the vice-principal’s expression.

Some students might be thinking “He wouldn’t actually make us do it, would he?”, while others were determined to succeed, and some must have already heard about Romance Academy’s infamous punishment through their own channels.

But everyone would be thinking the same thing right now.

“Everyone seems to be wondering when we’ll start.”

The vice-principal, seeing the students’ blazing eyes, nodded with satisfaction.

“Haha, those energetic eyes are what make you students of Romance Academy.”

“………….”

“……….”

“Good. As the vice-principal, I can’t disappoint the students, can I?”

Whoosh.

The vice-principal raised his right hand, muscles twitching, high in the air.

And grinned ferociously.

“Start──!!!”

Crack!

“Out of the way!”

“I’m first!”

“I’m starting first! Haha!”

…Well, I understand shouting the starting signal loudly,

But why did he have to break the podium…?

After offering a silent prayer for the shattered podium, I looked around the grand auditorium.

Most of the students were hurriedly leaving, and although there were a few who were pushed back in the scramble or were still sitting in their seats, seemingly with their own thoughts, they were still a minority.

According to the plan, I also had to stay in the grand auditorium, but…

‘Where’s the Saint?’

Plan or no plan, if that fanatic came running at me with a mace, I had to run, so I hurriedly searched for the Saint.

He wasn’t in his original seat.

Around me? Nope.

Running towards me? Nope.

Did he leave already? He must have thought avoiding 8 hours of cleaning was better than breaking a Fortune Teller’s head.

Feeling a bit relieved, I activated the job skill.

“.”

Thud.

A tarot card fell from the air as soon as I activated the skill.

Honestly, this skill seemed to fulfill its role just by summoning tarot cards. It was quite convenient.

I lightly shuffled the cards and drew one at random.

“Major Arcana number 10, .”

“……….”

“Miss Liu, don’t you think you and I are destiny?”

“Bullshit.”

“You don’t even take a joke.”

I made eye contact with Liu Yan, who was standing behind me at some point.

She looked the same as when we first met, but her hair was a bit frizzy, and her eyes were bloodshot.

What’s wrong with her?

“Miss Liu, haven’t you been sleeping well lately?”

“Whose fault is that?”

“Pardon?”

“I can’t sleep at night because of you.”

…So, she’s saying she can’t sleep because she’s investigating me and being suspicious, right?

Is it just my imagination that it sounds strangely suggestive?

Anyway, it seems the paranoia I fueled last time is burning quite intensely.

This isn’t good. Liu won’t stop being suspicious until she collapses.

“I will find out everything about you…”

“Miss Liu.”

“…What.”

“Would you like to make a deal with me?”

“A deal?”

Liu’s face contorted. Right, she wouldn’t want to make a deal with someone she’s suspecting in real-time.

But this was for her own good.

Besides, there’s no way Liu would refuse this.

“If you help me until the time limit, I’ll tell you one of my secrets.”

“…How can I trust that?”

See, she immediately asks when I mention my secret.

Since it’s Liu Yan, even if I tell her a secret, she’ll be suspicious of it, but she must think it wouldn’t hurt to listen. It’s information about me, after all.

“If you don’t want to, you don’t have to. It’s fine to make a deal with someone else.”

“Ha! You think I’d fall for such a bluff—”

“Ah, you, sir? I have something to tell you for a moment…”

“—I’ll let it slide this time.”

“…Pfft.”

“Don’t laugh, you bastard.”

Liu also looked like a little kid on the outside, but she kept clicking her tongue, so the more I saw her, the cuter she seemed.

Well, the reason she was playing along with me like this was ultimately because it was the easiest way for Liu to get information herself.

Her job, , was definitely not just for show.

But she didn’t usually move herself unless she was incredibly suspicious of someone, just how much does she suspect me?

“So, what do you need help with?”

“Ah. Please wait a moment, I need one more person.”

“One more?”

Liu’s expression distorted again for a moment.

Is this that “Why do you need one more person when you have me here?” kind of feeling?

As expected of a paranoiac, her confidence in herself is beyond imagination. It’s only natural since she wouldn’t be able to live a normal life if she doubted even herself.

Actually, for most things, Liu alone would be enough, but this time, that one more person was absolutely necessary.

After looking around several times, I finally started walking.

“Miss Rain Arthur.”

“…Huh, huh?”

“…Fortune Teller.”

The Arthur siblings, Rain Arthur and Lucas Arthur, were still remaining in the grand auditorium without leaving.

The reason why these two were so relaxed was simple.

This maze meant nothing to them.

“We met before, right? I’m Namgung Min, the Fortune Teller.”

“…Magician, Lucas Arthur.”

“E-Esper, Rain Arthur…”

It was surprising that Lucas responded to my greeting, even though Rain did. This guy was a terrible meritocrat; he wouldn’t even speak to the protagonist until their abilities reached a certain standard.

It seems the various performances I showed left quite an impression on him.

And although Rain was trembling a little, she didn’t speak formally to me or anything. Because I had said I wanted to keep a low profile in the academy.

Looking at the siblings, I gave a bright smile.

“Excuse me, but doesn’t this maze mean nothing to you two?”

“……….”

“Mr. Lucas, you can easily get out with magic, and Miss Rain, you have teleportation, so you’re practically exempt.”

“So, what do you want to say?”

“It’s simple.”

Lucas Arthur could use all the magic in the world. As a superior version of all magic-related jobs, of course he could also use things like teleportation.

was just limited to teleportation.

Of course, it was obvious who I needed between the two of them.

“I would like to request a deal with Miss Rain.”

“A deal?”

“Oh, brother.”

“Be quiet, Rain. You’re Namgung Min, right? I appreciate your abilities, but I don’t think you’re in a position to casually propose a deal to the daughter of the Arthur family.”

At Lucas’s sharp words, I just smiled.

Meritocrat.

If the problem that defined Rain Arthur was her ‘strong against the weak, weak against the strong’ complex, what ruled Lucas Arthur was meritocracy.
Although he had everything, born with a special job, as the heir of Europe’s most prestigious family, with outstanding looks and a tall stature, the Arthur family’s education dictated that he start from the bottom.

Lucas was thrown into the slums at the age of 5 with only his job, and there, he honed his abilities and built his power, practically taking over the underworld of a small city by the time he was 16, proving his competence and returning to the Arthur family.

That’s why he judged others solely on their abilities. Appearance, personality, past, etc., meant nothing to him.

Right now, he was allowing me to talk to him because I had shown my abilities, but my abilities were still lacking to make a deal with him.

“Don’t worry. It’s beneficial for Miss Rain since she’s just using her spare time, and it’s beneficial for me since I can achieve my goal, so it’s a win-win!”

“How do you know what the deal is?”

“Don’t we have a guarantor here?”

“…What?”

I pointed behind me to Lucas, who was asking what I meant.

Standing there was Liu Yan, arms crossed, glaring at me and Rain Arthur with an extremely annoyed expression.

“…Me?”

Before Liu Yan, who was singled out, could make a “what nonsense is that” expression,

“Miss Liu Yan has accepted my deal, which means it’s a deal worth accepting for a , wouldn’t you agree? Isn’t that enough of a guarantee?”

“…Liu, is that true?”

Lucas’s voice, asking Liu, suddenly softened.

Oh, right, Lucas had a one-sided love for Liu.

Even just based on ability, Liu was superior to Lucas, and I remember the 16-year-old Lucas, who had returned to the Arthurs, falling in love with Liu at first sight.

Yes, he fell in love with Liu just from her appearance, regardless of her abilities or anything.

In the game, he was the ultimate simp who fell in love with the female protagonist at first sight. Since the protagonist, me, was a man now, he was still in love with Liu, but…

I also remember him falling in love with another woman after a few months. Who was it again?

“…Well, it’s true that I accepted that Fortune Teller bastard’s deal.”

“Liu, why would you…!”

“Hey, Lucas. What’s it to you whether I make a deal with this bastard or not? I told you that kind of nosiness is disgusting, didn’t I?”

“………….”

Hey, hey. Why are you looking at me? Why are you looking at me with those passionate eyes?

Weren’t you somewhat favorable towards me just now? You accepted my conversation because I showed you I had abilities.

Why have you suddenly become a love-struck fool… Ah, this was a dating sim, right?

“Namgung Min, you…!”

“…Miss Rain?”

“Uh, uh…? …Huh?”

Ignoring Lucas, who was suddenly glaring at me as if he wanted to kill me, I approached Rain.

I secretly took out a tarot card and showed it to her, who was still confused about how to treat me.

The card.

I had to make use of the card I showed her by mistake.

“…!”

“You know, right?”

“Fortune Teller! What are you talking to Rain about?! Rain, get away from him! Don’t go near that guy!”

Why is he talking about me like I’m poison?

Lucas was trying to grab his sister’s arm as I got a bit closer to Rain, but…

“…R-Rain?”

“…Sorry, brother.”

Rain avoided his hand and came behind me… No, why is she coming behind me?

Rain, who was subtly rubbing the card I had hidden behind my hand, finally lowered her head.

“Hey, Fortune Teller bastard. Are you done now? Let’s start quickly.”

“L-Liu!”

And Liu Yan, who had reached her limit of patience, also came next to me.

Somehow, Lucas was standing alone, and Liu and Rain were both next to me.

Well, all’s well that ends well.

“Mr. Lucas, just trust me.”

“Ugh…!”

Don’t worry, your sister is amazing, so I’ll use her a little and return her.

And if I do some compatibility or love fortune-telling with Liu, wouldn’t that soften her attitude? Since he’ll fall in love with another woman at first sight after a while anyway, there won’t be any repercussions.

Yeah. No problem at all.

I smiled brightly, conveying my reassurance.