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“Yesss ! ! ! It’s oveeeeer……”
It was just before five o’clock. It was about time for the sun to set and darkness to begin to fall.
Somehow, the move of the requested items was finished, and the two girls seemed to have finished sweeping the floor.
“Hmm, it was good exercise. I thought that working part-time as a mover could be a form of training.”
“You’re so positive and stoic…”
I sincerely respect Hanzo’s attitude that “there are no useless actions.”
If someone can be this stoic, I think they might actually end up competing in the Olympics someday.
Oh, but kendo isn’t in the Olympics…I wish it would be internationalized sooner.
“Ho ho ho, good job. I’m sorry I asked you to do such a difficult task.”
“Not at all. I sincerely am glad I could help.”
“You still have an interesting way of speaking.”
Naito san brought us tea and pastries in the spacious living room where we were relaxing.
Hmm, it smells like orange blossoms. Well, I just learned that word earlier.
“Well, I should properly thank you. Please wait a moment.”
Saying that, Naito san left the living room.
I wonder what it is. Is she going to give us a souvenir as a reward?
“Oh, it’s finally here. I’m so excited !”
“Yoshizaki san, you said something meaningful earlier. Do you have any idea what it is?”
“Well, maybe.”
“You’re not going to tell us, are you…?”
We all drank tea while waiting for Naito san, and then the living room door opened.
There stood…
“Well, well, let’s get started then.”
Naito san was dressed like a fortune teller.
She had laid a purple towel on the desk, and next to it was a tarot deck and a creepy book that looked like the Book of the Devil.
Is Naito san…a fortune teller?
“I knew it ! Naito san is the world-famous fortune teller Night !”
“Fortune teller…Night…!?”
I had heard of the fortune-teller Night before.
He was a super-famous fortune-teller who was treated like an urban legend on TV news and YouTube.
Apparently, he refused all requests for TV appearances and interviews, and only accepted requests for fortune-telling from famous people around the world.
I often heard people say he was a fake fortune-teller online, but I remember him saying in an interview that a super-popular overseas star had said, “Night is a wonderful fortune-teller. Thanks to her, I was able to pursue my career as a singer.”
However…the fact that Night’s true identity is Naito san is too straightforward…
Moreover, I had imagined her to be a beautiful young woman, but I never expected her to be an old woman from the countryside.
“To have Night read your fortune… apparently, you usually have to pay a lot of money for that…”
“Really…?”
Tadokoro san also seems to know a lot about Night.
But extorting a large sum of money…is she really a fraud…?
“Hoh ho ho, it does seem like she’s extorting a large sum of money, doesn’t it?”
“!?”
“But you see, my fortune-telling always requires a ‘price.’ It’s a kind of magical ritual, you see. The ‘price’ I received from you this time was ‘time’ and ‘labor.’ Well, I wanted to clean my house, so it’s a win-win situation.”
“I see…so a large sum of money is also a form of ‘payment’…”
Wait, did she just read my mind?
This old lady is really scary!
“Well, we don’t have much time, so I’ll do the fortune-telling one by one. Come one at a time.”
And so, the unexpected fortune-telling competition began.
***
“Please do it !”
“Ho ho ho, then I’ll start the fortune-telling.”
The first participant in the long-awaited fortune-telling contest is Kusama Hanzo !
He sits down at the bat (chair) with high spirits!
Naito san, now known as Night, starts shuffling the tarot cards as soon as she sees Hanzo’s face !
Hanzo ! He’s nervous !
Will the result of her fortune-telling be good or bad?
“Hmm…I see.”
“S-so…what’s the result?”
“You have a very positive personality. You approach everything with a positive attitude, never becoming pessimistic, and can find the good in anything. You’re too positive. You should continue that in the future.”
“Is that so…”
“But…overdoing it is absolutely forbidden. I see a black vortex around your waist. A black vortex is a bad omen. You must be training hard all the time, right? It’s important to relax sometimes.”
“O-oh my ! Indeed, my waist has been feeling bad lately…”
“Well, maybe it got worse because of the cleaning earlier.”
Hanzo was carrying a lot of heavy stuff, after all…
In fact, all the male members might have bad omens around their waists.
“And…hey, you’re amazing. You’re going to have a great adventure during winter break.”
“A great adventure?”
“It’s probably better not to say too much about it. I can tell you about the future, but knowing too much can change your destiny. That would have a big impact on those around you…especially your future, which must not be changed.”
“Is that so…what should I keep in mind from now on?”
“First, get your body in top shape by the end of the year. By fixing your back, you’ll be able to approach the upcoming winter break adventure in the best possible condition.”
“Is that so…I’ll go see a doctor. But what exactly is this adventure?”
“It’s something that will be beneficial for you and the people you meet there. I can’t say any more than that.”
“Hmm…how curious. But thank you for your advice !”
“You’re welcome. Next, please.”
…What is this great adventure?
Could it be that I’m about to awaken to the world of Hanzo?
Maybe I should avoid winter break…
***
Next is Yoshizaki san.
“Please take care of me !”
“Oh, you’re a lively one. Let me see, then I’ll give you a reading.”
“I’m so nervous…”
“…I see. You have a strong sense of attachment.”
“…Haha, I guess I do have that side to me…”
“If it’s something you want, you’ll do whatever it takes to get it. And you’re in the middle of doing that right now.”
“…”
“I’m not saying this to be mean… but you won’t get good results from that behavior. Things always turn out right when you do the right thing.”
“I’m just doing what I think is right…”
“…I see. But I’ll tell you this much. There won’t be a bright future ahead of you.”
“…”
“Well, that’s the privilege of youth. I don’t dislike it.”
“…Haha.”
Naito san is quite harsh…
What is it that Yoshizaki san is so obsessed with, and why is there no bright future ahead of her…?
Well, it’s none of my business, but I’ll cheer for Yoshizaki san to achieve the future he desires.
***
Here it comes, here it comes.
Finally, it’s my turn.
…I wonder if I’ll get told something harsh like Yoshizaki san did earlier?
But then again, I don’t really have any desires right now…
“…Oh my, you have an extraordinary aura of misfortune with women.”
“…Huh?”
“I haven’t seen anything this bad in a long time. It’s like you’re cursed by Benzaiten…”
“Cursed !?”
Hey, hey, hey.
What did I do?
I haven’t done anything to make Benzaiten jealous.
If anything, I’ve only had relationships that would make Benzaiten laugh.
“The only advice I can give you is this: an important choice will come, and you must not make the wrong one.”
“An important choice…? Does that mean it’s a matter of life and death?”
“Well, it depends on the situation.”
“It’s a matter of life and death !?”
Wait, what’s going on here?
This person’s fortune-telling is supposed to be really accurate, right?
Maybe I’m in big trouble?
“When it comes to choices, you should prioritize your own will at that moment. No matter what choice you make, just choose the one you won’t regret.”
“A choice you won’t regret…”
Even if you make a choice you won’t regret, humans are bound to regret things in the end.
I don’t know what the future holds, but I’ll make choices based on my intuition at the time.
＊＊＊
Meanwhile, at that time.
“Hey…isn’t Oishi acting weird today?”
“It’s creepy…kind of scary.”
“He’s muttering to himself…”
“Hana? What’s wrong?”
“…What?”
“Huh…Karen, you’re acting weird today. Are you feeling sick?”
“I’m fine.”
“Oh, okay ! Let me know if anything’s wrong !”
“…”
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