I Became a Fortune Teller in a Game My Sister Made

12 – 3. The mysterious fortune teller

From the end of the entrance exam to the start of the entrance ceremony.

Students are given one week. Many students use this time to tour the Romance Academy, meet friends, or go back to their hometowns for a while.

And at the same time, they are also those who have not yet realized the true nature of Romance Academy.

The only ones who realize the reason for this time’s existence are those who are quick-witted or have heard information about Romance Academy in advance through acquaintances or transactions.

This is preparation time.

“The dorms inside the academy are already full!”

“All those many buildings!?”

“Almost all of them are for the seniors, the freshman dorms are already full!”

“Damn it! Even if it’s far from school, I have to somehow get a base outside…!”

Romance Academy has all kinds of things ready for you.

Schools, accommodations, training grounds, shopping malls, plazas, mountains, lakes, entertainment facilities, and even transportation to and from them.

However, the academy only prepares, and it is only up to the students to use it.

You have to find your own lodging, you have to know where and which shops are, and you are free to make reservations for training centers, economic activities, and even registering for classes.

Of course, that doesn’t mean the academy doesn’t do anything at all. In fact, as long as you get a lodging, that is, a base, there will be no problem even if you graduate after finishing the rest of the classes you applied for.

It’s just that if you move yourself, collect information and act, you can get much more than that.

And what I was trying to dig out today was part of that. Artifacts with treasures and skills that can be found through various hints are all over the romance academy.

‘It was called a treasure hunt.’

However, due to the setting, not many people know this fact. It was an event that the Romance Academy had ambitiously prepared about 20 years ago, but the difficulty was so extreme that the event ended with most of the treasures hidden.

I haven’t done the same event since, so now it’s a valuable secret that only those in the know know, but for me, I’ve found all the treasures and roughly remember their location, so it’s the best event ever!

… Namgoong-min, excitedly, overlooked one thing.

“Then explain. Why did you dig it up?”

“……………….”

“If you don’t say it like this, it’s only against you. If you say it in moderation, won’t it be resolved without blushing at each other?”

“………….”

“her…….”

In games, no one cares whether the protagonist pulls trees or digs on the roadside to find treasure.

In reality, it is the police, in this case, the guards are dispatched… … !

‘… What do we do?’

I was dragged to a nearby guard post while digging up a flower bed, and I turned my head around.

Even though I know that this place is not like a game, I laugh at my stupidity when I make such a stupid mistake.

still… … Actually, it is not difficult to solve this situation.

‘If I reveal that I am an academy student, everything will be resolved.’

With immunity from being a student at the romance academy, digging up a flower bed would be enough without any problems.

By the way

‘There will be strange rumors going around. No, it goes unconditionally. Are you sure.’

There are quite a few people who saw me being dragged away by the guards, and I, who have not yet received my uniform, unwillingly wear a red shirt and black suit.

There must be a lot of students who have seen the way I dressed for the special test during the entrance exam, and some of them will notice that the fortuneteller and the attempted flower bed digger are the same person.

Just like this, hahahaha Actually, I was an academy cadet.

It’s not enough that you can’t get the skill you wanted, so strange words will circulate in the academy.

There is an academy student who was dragged away by the guards while digging up a messy flower bed in broad daylight? And he’s a fortune teller who doesn’t know why he was selected for a special vocational class where only the upper class gathered?

‘My reputation is unconditionally ruined.’

And if the reputation is ruined, all the plans I thought of will be scraps of paper.

Even for a successful first step after the entrance ceremony, now you have to use a different method.

Let’s think, think… … !

“Hey, are you by any chance an academy student? Then you can go right back without any problems.”

“………….”

“You’re a heavy-mouthed friend. If you come this far, you know that this side can’t be taken lightly, right?”

“………….”

“……It can’t be helped. First, we have to investigate this friend’s information—”

While I somehow roll my head, things keep going badly.

I couldn’t think of anything to say, so I kept my silence, and the middle-aged chief of security let out a rough sigh, perhaps annoyed by it. If you fall out with the guards like this, that’s a problem on its own… !

is there something

How can I get along with the guards without compromising my skills and ruining my reputation?

But there must be such a poor way… … …

“Wait, Chief of Guards!”

“Hmm? What’s going on?”

“Now, for a moment—”

“───What?”

Listening to the report of the guards with a troubled expression, the captain’s face is stained with astonishment.

Looking at Namgoong Min and the guards alternately. After asking and confirming the guards who came running several times, he looks at him with a surprised expression.

“Second seat, freshmen?”

“………yes.”

… … there is

How, I remembered.

“My name is Namgoong Min.”

In fact, it was obvious that I was an academy student. Just did some research and it will come out.

In other words, even if you are silent, it will be solved. Instead, you won’t get any skills, your reputation will get ruined, and your relationship with the guards will get worse.

But there is a means to reverse this situation… … !

“Is it really the second seat…?”

“I’m not very good at it, but I was lucky enough to pass the entrance exam for the second time.”

“……The second seat is not something you can get by chance.”

“It’s too much praise.”

Even if I knew that I was in second place, the guard chief’s words stood sharp as if my attitude had been a problem.

It’s a natural reaction. From his point of view, he would think that the blue-eyed young man deceived him and the guards.

He was deliberately arrested and didn’t reveal his true identity, but someone told him that he was actually an amazing guy? Even if you look at cancer, it’s just the strength of the middle 2nd disease itself.

And when this happens, an obvious question arises.

“If you said it earlier, there would have been no problem, so why did you keep silent?”

So why were you silent? Well, it was later revealed that he was the second seat, wow, that’s amazing. Are you going to pretend to be so strong? How can I answer this question in a persuasive way?

A situation that will not work no matter what excuses you make.

It’s a bad past, but… … I was the one who lived on one tongue and earned my college tuition.

there was a way

“I hit the point.”

“dot?”

“I’m late to introduce myself, but I’m ＜Fortune Teller＞ Namgoong-Min. I had no choice but to be silent as I was trying to guess my fortune. This is obviously my mistake, but I didn’t mean to deceive the chief of guards and the guards. I’m sorry.”

“That, that’s right. It’s amazing to be admitted second in class as a fortune teller.”

“It’s a weak ability. Even if you entered second place, considering the hard work of the guards responsible for our safety, silence was very rude. Please forgive my rudeness and short-sightedness.”

“No, why are you lowering your head? I didn’t feel bad at all, so stop apologizing.”

That’s it. I saw earlier that I was annoyed and angry because I kept being silent.

But the guy who thought he wasn’t cheap apologized politely and at the same time sent the guards on horseback?

It’s enough to turn the impression over. As long as the time I met him was short, it would be easy to think that what he showed at that time was a misunderstanding.

‘Like spitting on a smiling face, few people ignore a polite apology.’

People make mistakes easily, but never apologize easily. And that’s why a sincere apology has great power.

Although the atmosphere was obviously somewhat threatening just a moment ago, the atmosphere instantly softens.

Now, the head of the security guard, who brought me simple drinks and refreshments, seemed to see me as a guest.

“So, did you guess?”

“Yes. It was a divination about the flower bed.”

I prevented a falling out with the guards, but there are still skill and reputation problems buried in the flower beds.

This is the time to use the cheat key.

“That flower bed…? As far as I know, it’s an ordinary flower bed, but is there anything there?”

“Yes. Looking at the feng shui this morning, it was very beautiful to see the vitality of the earth spreading everywhere. Can you not be affected by it?”

“Uh, hmm?”

“Since the shopping district and lodging are on the path of vitality, it is truly warm, and by building several facilities underground, it can be said to be a wonderful geography as it receives the vitality of the earth as it is. The most obvious place to look at the veins is the main building of the Romance Academy, so this is also very good.”

“Yeah, that’s right.”

“I was curious about this, so I looked around the academy, and there was a place where the veins of the earth seemed to be strangely twisted and clumped together. Looking at it, it was clear that something was interfering with vitality, not blood, so I tried to dig it up.”

“Umm, so… that feng shui? Judging by the point, there was something in the flower bed that interfered with feng shui, so I tried to dig it out, you mean?”

“Exactly.”

“is it……….”

Originally, it would be normal for the answer to come out, what kind of bullsh*t is that?

The chief of security was worried about me because I had a job called ＜Fortune Teller＞, poured out all kinds of jargon and explained it seriously, and was even competent enough to enter the academy second in class.

I wouldn’t believe it if I followed it, but I’d be reluctant to ignore it.

Divination was a fraudulent method that penetrated that part.

“Well, what if you dig it up?”

“I just dug the ground a little and checked it. I could have checked it wrong due to my poor skills, or I could have intentionally twisted the ground energy to gather vitality in a specific place, so I thought I’d end it with a check.”

“Um… yes.”

In addition, I emphasize that what I am trying to do is confirmation. I’m not driving stakes, I’m not doing weird exorcism, I’m just checking.

The thoughts of the head of the security guard, who was in conflict, are focused on one place.

He pondered for a moment before finally nodding his head with a soft smile.

“If it’s just confirmation, there won’t be a problem.”

“Thank you. If so, would it be all right to accompany the other guards? I’m not trying to get help, but if something strange comes out of the ground, I’ll leave it to you.”

“That’s no problem. Did you say Namgoong-min? I’ll go with you, so let’s check it out.”

“Thank you for your help.”

*

done.

Having somehow solved the problem, I clenched my fists.

The appearance of being dragged with both arms grabbed is colorless, I came out of the guard post and was rather walking with dignity, accompanied by the head of the guard and several guards.

“What, what’s going on?”

“Huh? Isn’t that the person who was dragged away earlier?”

“I think I saw it somewhere…?”

Even onlookers came to that bizarre appearance, and I was able to arrive at the flower bed where I had been dragged with a confident smile.

While the guards surround me and block the crowd, I grab the shovel with both hands wearing white gloves and drive it into the flower bed I was digging up until now.

puck! puck!

“What are you doing? Why are you digging?”

“I don’t know. After digging like that, I was dragged away by the guards, and now I’m digging with the guards next to me?”

“Aren’t you being punished?”

Onlookers giggle, and more and more people join the crowd.

And finally, one of them recognized me.

“Huh? Isn’t that a fortune teller?”

“fortune-teller?”

“Among the new students, there was one who had a job as a fortune teller. I remember that outfit because it was unusual.”

“No, but that fortune teller is the one who took the exclusive test. Why is that guy digging?”

“It’s obvious. If you’re a fortuneteller, isn’t it a bad job? Isn’t it like doing manual labor after failing the exam?”

“That suits you!”

As expected, my reputation is not very good.

After all, there must be quite a few people who are upset about the fact that ＜Fortune Teller＞, a job that is the worst of the bad, is taking a special test that only famous and high-ranking people take.

That said, I can’t protest against the Romance Academy, so they must be trying to discredit me, the person in charge.

Whether you’re young or old, it’s common to try to fill your self-esteem by laughing at someone lesser than you.

but i dug just kept digging

puck! puck!

“…Hey, but aren’t you hot?”

“It’s hot. Why?”

“But why doesn’t that fortune teller sweat at all? Look at that, the dust is flying like that, but he doesn’t even get dirt on his clothes.”

“……Huh? Is that so?”

Then, one or two people who notice a sense of incongruity come out.

He didn’t break a single sweat while doing the heavy labor of selling the land.

In the midst of the dust blowing, it looks like it’s not dirty at all.

In addition, to the appearance of digging the ground in silence no matter what people say around them.

There are still many people who just laugh at it, but there are people who think that there must be some intention in digging.

and.

Empty!

“uh?”

“What are you talking about?”

After ignorantly digging the ground for 10 minutes, the shovel finally caught something hard.

Since it was dug quite deep, it would not be visible from the outside, but Namgoong Min carefully brushed off the dirt and stepped out of the pit.

“Hey, what about that?”

“This was a buried object. It doesn’t harm the earth’s energy, but it seems to have been collecting the vitality of the surrounding land because the original energy was strong.”

“……Huh, heh heh.

What came out of the ground was a box with the seal of ＜Romance Academy＞ on it. It is a box that the academy used to hide in games.

And, of course, the chief of security who worked in this floating city for over 30 years knew what a box this was.

“It looks suspicious, so could you take care of it at the guard?”

“Heh heh, this is not something suspicious.”

“yes?”

Of course, I know what this is, but it is Namgoong-min as a gamer, not Namgoong-min as a fortuneteller who took the entrance exam just yesterday.

That’s why, as if he was saying something, he had an expression that he didn’t know why.

“This is a hidden treasure at the academy.”

“Treasure… you mean?”

“Yes. It’s been hidden for almost 20 years, and few people know about it now, so it’s something I haven’t seen in a really long time.”

It was 20 years ago, but the head of the security team, who seemed to remember the time, smiled faintly.

“At that time, this was a big deal. The students were digging, digging buildings, digging mountains, and just destroying the entire academy to find it. I heard that they didn’t hide it anymore after that.”

“Then this is…”

“Only a handful of hidden treasures have been found at the academy. I’ve only seen two, and I’m sure I’ll see them again.”

The head of the security guard, who was looking at the box, which was a bit old but still in good condition, looked at Namgung-min, as if he had kept the 20 years of time intact.

“Open it.”

“……yes.

It wasn’t difficult to open. It’s because it opens with just force.

Click.

“This……?”

“It’s yours now.”

What came out of the box was a slightly stained necklace, perhaps because it had been inside for a long time.

From the outside, it looked like a cheap craft, but an unusual power was flowing from within.

[＜Necklace Watching Someone＞

A necklace of someone who wanted to look at someone forever.

Weak grudges and obsessions still remain.

* When equipped, the general skill ‘Observation’ is activated. Use skill slots.

* Wearing it continuously for more than 24 hours may affect your personality.]

When you touch the necklace, a status window pops up and informs you of the necklace’s information.

Namgoong-min nodded at the performance as seen in the game.

“It’s unusual… it’s an artifact.”

“Try to wear it. Maybe the skill will be activated.”

As he said, as soon as he put the necklace on his neck, little by little changes began to occur.

‘It’s like this.’

My right eye gets a little clearer, and I start to see more.

This change didn’t exist in the game… … It is clear that the observation skill was applied.

While I was focusing on my right eye, where there was still a bit of awkwardness.

“D-Did you hear? It’s an artifact with a built-in skill…!”

“It’s nonsense. You just dug the ground and that’s what came out?”

“He’s a fortuneteller by profession. Didn’t he do fortune-telling?”

“Do you believe in fortune tellers? It’s famous that their job skill hit rate is less than 20%!”

“That’s right, but…”

There was a commotion all around.

A fortune teller said they were digging, so I was looking around, and the fortune teller found an artifact that the academy had hidden in the past.

In fact, artifacts with built-in skills are not extremely rare. Artifacts are something anyone with the ＜Blacksmith＞ job can make.

However, since blacksmithing is an extremely low number of occupations, the supply is always short compared to the demand for artifacts.

If you want to get one, how many houses are there?

“this…….”

“Wouldn’t it be great to find it?”

The crowd is buzzing, and some of them immediately get out and run somewhere.

“This is awesome…!!”

“A treasure hidden by the academy 20 years ago? I will definitely find it!”

Even if you have a job, after all, the students of the romance academy are teenagers who are not even 20 years old.

Anyone can be interested in a treasure hunt, especially a treasure hunt that gives artifacts… … !

“I’m the one you’re looking for!!”

A treasure hunt commotion started by a fortune teller’s shovel.

Among those who are slowly dispersing.

“…….”

A female student was watching Namgoong-min fiddling with a necklace.