Saiki's heart was full of question marks. This was the first time he felt that there might really be gods in this world.
'Looks like I really have to go take a look at the fortune-telling.'
"I just saw Sakura earlier, and was going to go say hello… Didn't expect you to be here too, Saiki-kun."
Shiina's gaze carried a trace of surprise. She hadn't expected to see such a strange combination here.
[Karuizawa and Sakura are both here? Judging from their expressions… the two of them seem to be somewhat conscious of Saiki-kun's presence.] Shiina thought in her heart.
'Shiina's observation skills are honestly scary. But when it comes down to it, Shiina is probably a very rational person, right? Yet she's also interested in things like fortune-telling?' That's what Saiki was thinking inwardly.
"They said it's two people per group, but it doesn't seem like there's a rule that it has to be boy-girl pairs..."
Shiina looked at Karuizawa, narrowing her eyes slightly.
"If the four of us go together, it should be fine too~"
"Four people doesn't seem very appropriate, does it?"
Karuizawa's brows twitched slightly, as if she was somewhat displeased by the sudden appearance of Sakura and Shiina.
"I think… it's okay…"
And the usually quiet Sakura rarely expressed her stance.
"Then let's go with four people. It should be fine."
Saiki said directly. Being alone with any one of them to do fortune-telling would feel extremely awkward, but if others were present, it might relieve some of the tension.
Thus, the four of them stood together and joined the line.
But Saiki quickly began to regret his decision.
[That guy… bringing three girls with him?]
[All three girls are so cute. I'm jealous.]
[I've seen that guy before. He's Saiki from Class B!]
The originally noisy inner voices suddenly began to align, and their attention almost simultaneously shifted to Saiki.
'Yare yare…'
Saiki's urge to leave grew stronger and stronger.
After a long time lining up, it was finally Saiki and the others' turn.
'Yare yare, finally our turn?' Saiki shook his head with a bit of helplessness.
"Hello, we do two people per group here." The staff assisting said so.
"We four are together. We lined up next to each other, so it should be okay, right?"
"Hmm… I guess that's fine, come on in."
Saiki and the others finally entered the shop, and what appeared before them was a curvy, hot-bodied young girl.
Ai Urana (Fortune-Telling Name).
'Yare yare, she looks about the same age as us, huh?'
That's what Saiki thought in his heart. He figured she'd just say some vague things to scam people, and high schoolers were very easy to fall for this stuff. Saiki just wanted this to end quickly.
"Um… please tell my fortune…"
The one walking at the front was Sakura. She wanted to ask Ai Urana about something related to love.
But before Sakura could even finish her sentence, Ai Urana suddenly showed a meaningful smile, "It must be about love, right!"
Upon hearing her words, Sakura's face instantly turned bright red.
[So accurate!] Sakura exclaimed in her heart.
'She hasn't even started the fortune-telling yet. Most high school girls who come here probably ask about the same kind of thing, right?' Saiki grumbled internally.
But at that moment, Ai Urana suddenly started moving. She picked up a bucket placed in the store, spun it at high speed using terrifying arm strength, then put it down. She then took a pencil lead from the table and threw it into the water.
[???]
Everyone present couldn't help but have a huge question mark pop up in their minds.
'What is this person doing?'
Saiki's expression gradually turned serious, because he saw and heard something unexpected.
"You have a boy you care about a lot, don't you!"
Ai Urana immediately said, and upon hearing this, Sakura's heart began to beat wildly.
"You and that boy aren't very compatible, but what happens in the future depends on yourself… Wait, you seem to have a hidden side that no one else knows about. Maybe that's your true self, the one you really long to be. If you…"
Ai Urana proceeded to say a bunch of things. The word "shocked" was now clearly written all over Sakura's face.
'Yare yare…'
Saiki narrowed his eyes slightly, his gaze fixed on Ai Urana.
Because he had just discovered that this young fortune-teller was definitely not an ordinary person. While she was performing that series of strange actions, all sorts of keywords about Sakura had surfaced in her mind.
This person… is a psychic.
'Didn't expect… there would be another psychic here too?' Saiki felt slightly surprised.
"...In terms of career and academics, you might have originally faced a very serious calamity. But it seems like, due to some unexpected change, you'll get through it successfully."
"Th-Thank you very much!" Sakura nodded strongly to express her gratitude.
"I should have been able to see more about your fortune, but I don't know if it's because I'm not in good condition today, starting from about an hour ago, I haven't been able to see anything clearly."
Ai Urana sighed and shook her head slightly.
'Yare yare, this isn't good. If I interact with her, she'll probably immediately realize that I'm a psychic too, right?'
Saiki's brain was racing, thinking about how to deal with this situation.
He didn't expect this fortune-teller to actually have real skills.
After Sakura's reading, it was Shiina's turn.
[The words are rather vague, and since they haven't happened yet, there's no way to verify them.]
Shiina had some interest in fortune-telling, which is why she came here. But actually, it was only because of a book she read earlier that mentioned fortune-telling. So she thought she'd come check it out. Shiina didn't believe in fortune-telling.
"...You really long for friendship, but it seems like right now, the only person you can truly call a friend is one person. And to you, that person is very important…"
[So accurate!]
'She caved that quickly…?'
While Saiki was thinking that, Shiina's reading ended, and then it was Karuizawa's turn.
"...You experienced something very frightening in the past… that event caused you severe trauma… But recently, someone you originally didn't care about changed all of that, pulling you out of the shadows."
"And your attitude toward that person has undergone a huge change… Your compatibility is not high, but not low either, about fifty percent." Ai Urana said seriously to Karuizawa.
"A-Amazing!"
Karuizawa looked at Ai Urana in surprise.
"I originally thought fortune-tellers were all elderly grandmas. Didn't expect you to be so young… You seem about the same age as us."
"Mhm, we're the same age!" Ai Urana replied with a smile.
"I previously foretold that my destined one would appear at this school. But since the enrollment period had already passed, I could only enter this school under the identity of a fortune-teller to see if I could meet him."
"In theory, I should be able to see other people's auras, but just earlier, I suddenly couldn't see anything. So weird. I feel really off today."
"Eh? You predicted your destined one?!"
Upon hearing this, the more outgoing Karuizawa immediately asked curiously, "What kind of person is he?"
'Should I find an excuse to run?' Saiki was still thinking of countermeasures.
"He's someone with incredible talent."
'Maybe I'll pretend to have a stomachache? Or just teleport everyone away?'
"His initials are S.K."
'???'
An ominous feeling echoed in Saiki's mind.
"Also, he has pink hair."
'????????????????????????????????????????'
Saiki was now certain, fate was messing with him.
And after Ai Urana said that, the other three people's gazes simultaneously shifted to Saiki.
[Isn't… isn't that Saiki?]
[Could it be… this fortune-teller's destined one is Kusuo-kun?]
[No way… but Saiki-kun fits the description perfectly.]
'Yare yare… this just got troublesome…'
Saiki was completely helpless now. Everyone's attention had already shifted to him, and there was nothing he could do anymore.
But what surprised him was that none of the other three mentioned his name.
"The boy over there, you can come get your fortune told now… Wait, you have pink hair, what's your name?"
It was only at this moment that Ai Urana noticed Saiki's presence and immediately called him forward.
'There's no way to avoid it anymore? If I had known this, I wouldn't have left the house today… Oh well, no running now. I'll just be upfront about everything.'
Saiki had no choice but to step forward.
And the moment she got close to him, Ai Urana immediately felt a strange aura.
Though she couldn't see other people's "auras," part of Ai Urana's ability still functioned, she could sense certain traits of others.
"You…"
'Don't show any surprised expression. Pretend like you didn't notice anything.'
Saiki directly transmitted his voice into her mind.
[What? What's going on?! That voice just rang in my head? He didn't even open his mouth!]
'I used telepathy to transmit what I wanted to say directly into your mind.'
Saiki used his telepathy to directly send his words into Ai Urana's heart.
'You don't need to read my fortune. Just put on an act, and that'll be enough.'
Ai Urana was utterly shocked. After a moment of daze, she realized the person before her, Saiki, was also a psychic, and he was communicating with her through telepathy.
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