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

Chapter 4
First Fortune (2)

『 Translator – Divinity 』

Though I wonder why they bothered, is ‘for now’ set in the modern era.

But just a plain modern setting would be boring, so they added the setting that a very small number of people are granted specific ‘jobs’ from birth, and these people are much stronger than ordinary people.

What if you throw in monsters and gates appearing on top of this awakening-like situation? Ta-da, this is your ! What the hell.

‘Jisu…’

On top of that, it’s not even South Korea, but the Unified Korean Empire, which includes North Korea, that reigns as a global superpower.

No matter how you look at it, they must have really wanted to include a royalty character but the setting was modern, so they must have squeezed their brains out to come up with this.

But there’s no need to properly understand this background anyway.

Because from the start of the game to the ending, the number of times you leave this can be counted on one hand!

You practically spend 4 years entirely in this sky city!

‘Is this for real?’

Even if it’s a female-oriented dating sim, is it okay to throw settings around so recklessly?

‘Female-oriented… dating sim.’

…Right, there was actually one more thing I was trying to ignore.

It was that this was a female-oriented dating sim.

Actually, with all the battles, events between students, and exams, it felt more like a school life game, but the main genre was indeed a dating sim.

I watched the seven students walking along the path to take the dedicated exam from the very back.

‘The Prince, the Magician, and the Hero.’

Those annoyingly handsome guys were the so-called ‘main capture targets’. There were others, but among those with special jobs and high influence, it was those guys.

They all fall in love with the female protagonist… how was it again?

‘I only played with the female protagonist up to the 3rd playthrough, so I don’t remember.’

As a female-oriented game, had a female character as the default protagonist, but you could choose a male protagonist if you wanted.

However, doing so caused a big problem.

‘All romance elements were locked.’

Choosing a male protagonist didn’t mean you could romance the female characters; the favorability or relationship levels simply wouldn’t rise to the point where romance was possible.

Naturally, all events related to romance, confessions, and marriage disappeared, so the already limited content was further reduced.

‘That was actually better.’

Yes, the advantage of a male protagonist was ‘that there was less content to do, so you could see the ending faster’!

It might seem strange that seeing the ending quickly was an advantage in a game, but for me, who promised to see the ending with every job, it was a very strong advantage.

Multiple playthroughs were called multiple playthroughs, but after the 10th one, it was just torture.

So, to collect the game’s events and CGs, I played with the female protagonist for the first three playthroughs, experiencing as many events as possible, and after that, I just speedran with the male protagonist.

‘…Even then, the difference was minimal.’

Every little bit helps, and even those minimal time savings added up to become nutrients for faster playthroughs.

That crazy bitch of a developer saw me playing like this and nagged at me, saying I was ruining her game, but if she didn’t like it, she should have made the game better.

That day too, she threw a pillow at the back of my head while I was sitting in a chair—

“—Min?”

When I made fried rice, she picked out all the bell peppers and nagged at me—

“—Namgung Min!!”

“…Ah.”

I was lost in thought for far too long. The problem is, no matter how many times I recall the memories of teasing that crazy bitch, it’s so much fun that time flies by.

Turning to my slightly tingling right side, I saw a cute-looking girl with long, straight black hair glaring at me.

Knowing exactly who she was, I quickly answered before anyone could say anything.

“I apologize, I was just deep in thought.”

“Can a guy who’s supposedly a special job be so out of it?”

“It was a concern about my job, so even though I knew it was rude, I couldn’t help but get lost in thought.”

“Well, whatever.”

A girl who spoke informally without hesitation despite being a stranger, who shot back at me as she pleased and ended the conversation abruptly, with a mischievous smile on her face.

Relatively small stature compared to others. Long, black hair reaching her waist. Adorned with all kinds of luxury brands and jewels, showcasing her wealth.

People called her the woman loved by luck.

The Billionaire, Liu Yan.

Even though she wasn’t even an adult yet, a true billionaire who could afford the national budget of a decent-sized superpower was looking down at me.

“Hey, you said you were a fortune teller, right?”

“That’s an undeserved title, but yes.”

“Then you must know how to tell fortunes, right?”

“Of course, it goes without saying.”

As Liu spoke as if picking a fight, the others turned around and looked at me and Liu.

No, correction. They were all just looking at Liu.

‘These guys already know each other.’

Just look at them: royalty from a superpower, a billionaire, children of Europe’s oldest prestigious family, the grandson of a former US president, and a saint protected by the Catholic Church.

They had been at the top of society since birth, and with their granted ‘jobs’, their positions were firmly established; they were the future power holders.

‘But of course, I wouldn’t catch their eye.’

And then, a fortune teller suddenly appears among this gathering of powerful people. Of course, they wouldn’t see me favorably.

But that didn’t necessarily mean outright rejection.

“…Miss Liu. Could you please show some manners when meeting someone for the first time?”

“Huh? Hey, why should I bother being polite to this idiot?”

“He’s also a classmate taking the Romance Academy entrance exam, and even a peer taking the dedicated exam. Isn’t that reason enough to be polite?”

“Not interested.”

“…Ah, yes. Right.”

Rain Arthur, the , who pointed out Liu Yan’s attitude, let out a sigh, and Raphael Martina, the , shook his head, while Kim Seong-il, the , gave a look of contempt.

Yes, it was true that these guys gathered and met from a young age, but…

That didn’t mean they were all friendly, right? Naturally, their relationships were tangled like wired earphones in a pocket.

‘And it’s my job to untangle them.’

To see the ending and return, and furthermore, to personally grab my little sister by the collar.

I smiled at Liu and Rain, who were growling at each other.

“Miss Liu, you mentioned fortune-telling to me, right?”

“…Oh ho, that’s right.”

“I don’t have any cards for fortune-telling right now… so how about a simple test?”

“Test?”

Liu showed interest in me. Accordingly, Rain Arthur and Lucas Arthur also turned their attention to me.

Actually, everyone except Abel Legion, the , who always seemed oblivious to his surroundings, was focused on me.

‘This is the time to make a first impression.’

The first impression these guys, the core of , had of me. This impression would greatly influence their actions later on.

I paid attention to every action and word as I pointed to Liu’s waist.

Tied to her waist was a small pouch that she, as a billionaire, always carried.

“How about what’s inside that pouch?”

“This pouch? Hey, you’re saying you can tell?”

She let out a scoff as if it was ridiculous. Yes, that was a natural reaction.

If I could tell what was inside her pouch on our first meeting, that would be a superpower, not fortune-telling, right?

Of course, this couldn’t be known through fortune-telling. I couldn’t even use tarot cards, so I had no intention of relying on a 10% gamble for everyone’s crucial first impression.

I was just going to cheat a little.

“The thing I’m trying to see is just your birth date and nonsense, not some fake quackery—”

“A golden toad, right?”

“—What?”

Her arrogant gestures and tone froze. Her dumbfounded expression awkwardly stopped.

Having frozen the haughty billionaire with just one word, I continued.

“And there’s more than one. Let’s see… two? Three? No, there are four! My goodness, four golden toads in that small pouch? They must be artifacts, right?”

“…You.”

“The sculpted details are beautiful too. A dragon is carved on the toad’s back, a tiger on its forelegs, and a snake on its hind legs. The toad’s face perfectly captures its smug expression.”

“Hey.”

“Yes?”

“What did you just do?”

Liu must be dumbfounded.

The reason she kept the golden toads in her pouch was because of a childhood memory.

The golden toad, a gift from her parents and younger sibling on her birthday during a simple but happy time, was long gone. But she carried them with her to hold onto that memory.

Listening to this, it might seem like there should be three, but she included her own to insert herself into that memory, so there were indeed four.

Anyway, the fact that Liu carried the golden toads with her was her own secret.

Suffering from paranoia due to a childhood incident, she must be going crazy wondering how I knew.

Of course, I had only one thing to say to her.

“I told your fortune.”

“Ha… all you do is spout nonsense.”

At my smiling reply, she let out a laugh, seemingly more dumbfounded than before.

“This guy is interesting, isn’t he?”

She started to see me not as ‘just an idiot to play with for a bit’,

“It’s an honor.”

But as ‘a suspicious opponent’.

“Hey, can you do it again?”

“As much as you’d like.”

Liu Yan was a terminal paranoiac. She doubted everything in the world, and doubted, and doubted again.

Right now, she was with those guys whom she had known since childhood and thus doubted less, so her paranoia had subsided somewhat.

But it wasn’t difficult to bring it back up.

She was a psycho who only judged people as either ‘idiots’ or ‘suspicious bastards’.

‘Liu’s character event was like that too.’

This problem wasn’t unique to her.

Everyone watching my conversation with Liu intently also held similar ‘bombs’.

And all those ‘bombs’ were pushed to the verge of exploding, and only the protagonist’s intervention could stop them.

That was the ‘character event’. It was practically the most important part of this .

‘In the game, if you cure Liu’s paranoia, she becomes the protagonist’s reliable source of funds.’

Solving a character event fixed that character’s biggest problem, maxed out their favorability, and gave you a reward.

In Liu’s case, the reward was endless wealth. Yes, money.

That was the reason I targeted Liu first.

She was easy to approach since she picked a fight first, and just by poking at her paranoia a little, her character event would trigger quickly.

“Inside this ring?”

“Small jewels are connected like matryoshka dolls.”

“Ha, in this coat pocket?”

“The gold coin you always flip around.”

“Inside this box?”

“…Miss Liu, do you think I’m some kind of clairvoyant?”

“Why, it’s fun. Do more.”

The more I guessed her items correctly, the greater Liu’s suspicion grew.

Perhaps in her imagination right now, I was inflated to something like ‘an assassin disguised as a fortune teller sent by a hostile force’ or ‘a Romance Academy instructor in disguise’.

It was quite troublesome when you looked at it this way. I had to be suspected to catch her eye, but once I did, her suspicion kept growing…

Even now, it wasn’t a very good situation, but I still had something to rely on.

“Keep going, you bastard. Inside this pendant–”

“–Stop it now, Liu.”

“Ah, Lucas! Why!!”

“We’ve arrived at the dedicated exam hall.”

“………….”

Well, there was a time limit to this conversation.

We weren’t just standing still while talking, so we were bound to arrive at the exam hall eventually.

Seeing the dedicated exam hall in front of her, Liu gritted her teeth and glared at me.

“You, I’ll remember you.”

“It’s an honor.”

With this, her suspicion gauge was full. From now on, I just had to interact with her appropriately and build a relationship, and then solve her character event when it triggered.

It was simple to say, but I couldn’t imagine how much trouble the events themselves would be.

Still, I could only believe that I could do it this time, since I had cleared them 25 times already.

“…Each has its own name.”

“We just have to enter the one with our name, right?”

“Liu, calm down a bit. The dedicated exam is about to start.”

“Do I look calm? That bastard is definitely suspicious. I remember him clearly!”

Lucas Arthur, the , worriedly soothed Liu, who was excitedly pointing at me.

And Rain Arthur, the , looked at Lucas and Liu with a complicated expression.

Kim Seong-il and Kim Eun-ha, the , had already entered their respective exam rooms, and Abel Legion, the , was just staring blankly at the entrance with his name on it.

Raphael Martina, the , would watch until the end to make sure everyone else entered safely before entering himself.

People I had seen 25 times. Behaviors I had seen 25 times.

Feeling a strange sensation of actually seeing these people I had only seen through the screen, I walked into the exam room with ‘Namgung Min’ written on it.

“Wow…”

An empty space with no decorations or equipment. Lamps installed here and there emitted bright and warm light, and chandeliers and other lamps hung from the high ceiling.

And in the middle of all that space, there were only two tables and chairs.

“Sit down, Namgung Min.”

“…Yes.”

Sitting across from me was Charles Teddybear, always expressionless.

Finally, the dedicated exam had begun.