53 – 11. Black Consumer

It wasn’t very difficult.

Relationships are there for times like this.

The airport where Hwang Jin-Woo works is owned by the Imperial Family of the Korean Empire, so ask the Princess to give all the workers a bit more bonus.

Ask Lane and Lucas to buy Mart, an affiliate of the department store run by the Arthur family, and give them a gift certificate.

Lastly, he asked Sung-ja to increase donations for the scholarship and selected Hwang Jin-woo as a scholarship student through Instructor Charles Teddy Bear.

‘As expected, getting closer was the correct answer.’

It seems like something grandiose has been done, but it is literally easy things for the parties involved.

The princess only had to say one word to the airport staff, saying that the people who work in the loading and unloading areas seem to be having a hard time these days.

For Lane and Lucas, a 1 million won department store gift certificate is the price of chewing gum.

It wasn’t a problem, since the saint was also thinking of increasing donations to the academy anyway.

As for the most important scholarship, it was only confirmed that Hwang Jin-woo was on the candidate list because he was a hard-working and prospective student.

The entire process ended with a few phone calls at the fortune teller.

No one questioned my request, as if they had always thought that I owed them. It wasn’t a big request in the first place, it was just simple things.

If you look closely, it is like taking one person’s luck without taking a single step in this narrow space.

‘I can understand a little bit what that pseudo bastard was thinking.’

Could this be the feeling the bastard who destroyed his family as a child must have felt?

A kind of omnipotence. A sense of superiority that a few words determine a person’s life.

But for me, it was just an emotion that came out of a snort.

‘A f*cking baby. You and I will be different.’

That asshole’s behavior only brought misery to others, but I’m different. It should be different.

If you keep that fact in mind and shuffle the cards without thinking, the door of the fortune teller will open before long.

Unlike yesterday, cautiously and normally.

“I am a fortune teller.”

“Welcome, sir.”

Now, there are only students who come to see fortune telling, not black consumer Hwang Jin-woo.

But there is one more important person than that.

“………….”

“…….”

Sasaki Kaede, who came in after Hwang Jin-woo… … One big character whose name I don’t know.

Today, I must convince Kaede Sasaki.

‘Even for a character event.’

In order to properly connect with ‘Sasaki Ito’, who was a possible target in the female-oriented non-romantic poem <Romance Academy>.

It’s time to clean your mouth.

*

“You’re talking about other people’s fortunes.”

“……That, yes.”

“It won’t be difficult. Both of you sit in the front.”

After excitedly eating chicken for the first time in a few weeks.

Hwang Jin-woo, who entered the fortune teller with a more cautious attitude than yesterday, pushed the backs of Kaede Sasaki and Kite.

“Ji, Jinwoo.”

“……Jin-woo.”

“Don’t worry. Let’s start with the divination.”

I thought about it throughout today’s class, but even thinking about cancer, the source of today’s luck is Namgoong Min’s point.

Otherwise, life, which had been in the gutter for 20 years, could not suddenly be solved today.

Even if one hundred concessions made bonuses and gift certificates a coincidence, the sudden increase in donations and an increase in the list of scholarship recipients could not have been a mere coincidence.

‘I looked into it myself, but they said that the church’s donations and donation dates are set. It is obvious that the donation suddenly increased and the donation was not even on the date… … !”

luck. Wealth luck

His hidden wealth must have been revealed.

Even if that fortune teller moved the church to increase donations, as a result, Hwang Jin-woo was selected as a scholarship student.

How could you not have intervened in the selection of scholarship students, so this is definitely luck… … !

‘What a dragon!’

It’s like finding out about his situation when you first met him, and how he got lucky as soon as he predicted his fortune.

As rumored, Namgoong Min’s divination seemed to be close to a prophecy.

So, it was only natural that he wanted to let the two friends see fortunes.

“Jinwoo, are you really okay?”

“huh?”

“That……we came here to do bullying, right?

“It’s okay, it’s okay. Kite, don’t worry too!”

“……huh.”

At the sudden change of attitude, Kaede Sasaki and Kite Blackwood whispered to Hwang Jin-Woo that they were worried about something, but he was not worried at all.

After all, it’s a dragon fortune teller!

Of course, Kaede and Kite also benefit greatly from fortune telling!

“Then…… Kaede Sasaki? Can I start first?”

“Huh? Yeah, yeah! But what about my name…”

“I’m acquainted with Sasaki Ito, a family member.”

“Ah… with my brother…”

She tries to emphasize blonde hair and excessive makeup to look like a b*tch, but bows her head at the words of her brother, Ito Sasaki.

Sasaki Ito is… … Because it was the family that stopped her until the end when she was about to leave the house.

Kaede Sasaki was proud of Ito Sasaki, but also felt sorry for him, to the extent that he avoided it even now, attending the academy as the same <swordsman>.

“Um… Sasaki-san. You’ve left the house.”

“………hmm.”

You heard it from your brother.

When Kaede tried to sigh secretly at her older brother who seemed to be still worried about her.

“Even when I was 15… it must have been difficult.”

“Uh… huh?”

I… … How did you know you left home at 15?

The fact that I left the house itself can be heard by my brother.

However, Sasaki Ito is not one to talk about the age at which his sister left home.

As a family, we could be sure of that.

“how?”

“I made a fortune. Mr. Sasaki Kaede… I can see. Your past and future.”

The fortuneteller shuffles the cards with her eyes closed.

Even with her eyes closed, there was no hesitation or mistake in the hand shuffling the cards.

With elegant and eye-catching hand movements, he shuffles the cards brilliantly, until he finally draws two and lays them out on the table.

The fortune teller never opened his eyes.

“Would you like to turn it over?”

“Uh, uh.”

Palak.

The overturned card is Major Arcana number 17 <Star>.

Only then did the fortune teller wake up, look at the <Star> card, stiffen for a moment, and then return to a natural smile.

“This is Sasaki-san’s past.”

“past?”

<star>?

No matter how much I think about it, my past and the star card don’t seem to have much connection.

Looking at the fortune teller with questioning eyes, he opened his mouth with a slightly awkward smile.

“<Star> is Mr. Sasaki Ito. Mr. Sasaki could not reach such a star.”

“……!!”

“No matter how hard one tries to reach a star high in the sky, people cannot catch it. Normally, a star symbolizes hope or a wish… but Sasaki-san means a person who chases such a star.”

Swoop.

The fortune teller, who naturally put the <Star> card aside, pulled out another card from the stack.

“……<Emperor>.”

“It symbolizes authority, domination, and perfection. Mr. Sasaki, who couldn’t follow the star of Sasaki Ito… must have been under a lot of pressure.”

Yes, Sasaki Kaede was under a lot of pressure.

A brother and sister born into a crumbling kendo family. Miraculously, both of them were born with the profession of <prosecutor>, and are expected by all family members.

However, compared to her older brother, who was a genius in every way, her younger sister was infinitely behind.

The family reprimanded and pressured her. Just do it like your brother, where did your brother win an award, he did this even when he was young… …

Objectively, she was also a genius enough, but the family was not satisfied.

Eventually, she left her home and family.

Even her brother who stopped her until the end was shaken off.

“………….”

“What’s the next card?”

“……future.”

“That’s right. Sasaki-san’s future.”

Inside this little card is my future.

Realizing that, Kaede suddenly stopped the outstretched hand.

Because I was so afraid that the card would symbolize an ominous future.

therefore… …

“Sasaki-san, are you afraid?”

“………….”

“Are you afraid that the fact that the future is determined by a single card is not a good result to be inside.”

“………yes.”

He forgot that he had to act as a bully.

Kaede, not realizing that he had casually said honorifics, looked at the fortune teller with eager eyes.

Does that mean that the card is not turned over? Or should I turn it over instead?

“The future changes.”

“……yes?”

“To everyone who has asked me for fortune telling, divination does not show a clear future.”

“………….”

“I’m just… giving you the best advice.”

Palak.

“……<Star>.”

“Go to the stars.”

“that.”

“That is the first step towards the best possible future.”

Kaede Sasaki didn’t say anything.

What she had heard from the fortuneteller was right in line with her own conscience.

I don’t know if it’s a family, but it’s right to reconcile with my brother. That’s what I always thought.

But simply thinking about it and putting it into action were two different things.

That’s why I was all over the place, but I felt like my back was pushed in an unexpected part.

“………….”

“Now, Mr. Kite is next.”

“……Uh, uh.”

gulp.

Looking sideways at Kaede Sasaki, who was silent with her head lowered, Kite Blackwood involuntarily swallowed.

‘I have a secret too… … !’

Outwardly, he is sternly gigantic with his arms crossed, but inside, he is a timid and trembling extrovert.

If the family history of the Blackwood family is exposed here, like my friend Kaede Sasaki… … !

‘What should I do!?’

I have already seen the fortune teller’s mysterious fortune-telling. I’ve heard all the rumors about him.

Most of all, he couldn’t say it because he was timid, but unlike Hwang Jin-woo and Sasaki Kaede, Kite Blackwood had the experience of destroying the wall along with Namgoong-min during the maze at the entrance ceremony.

Because there is no doubt about the ability of the fortuneteller named Namgoong Min.

I was sweating even more.

‘The secret of the Blackwood family must be hidden!’

However, it is not polite to leave the seat, and it is not something he can do because he is timid.

If you stay still, even half will go, so don’t react to anything I say… … !

“You won’t have any big problems in the future.”

“…………yes?”

“If you don’t take too big a risk, you’ll be fine. Don’t worry.”

uh… … What is the secret of the Blackwood family? what about my past? What is the hidden family life?

is this the end?

“Is it… the end?”

“yes.”

“……………uh.”

Even if you ask a question, all you get is a firm answer.

Kite, who was strangely sullen, lowered his head like Kaede Sasaki.

And Hwang Jin-woo, who was standing behind the two friends with their heads down and listening to the fortune telling, looked at the fortuneteller with determined eyes.

“……fortune-teller.”

“I know. You were offered to do some bullsh*t, right?”

“Ah, did you know… did you?”

“Of course. I knew it by divination from the time you came in.”

The point is great.

Hwang Jin-woo, admiring the new point, quietly bowed his back.

“I’m sorry, Namgoong Min.”

“Why are you apologizing?”

“I… I tried to spread a bad reputation by threatening you who are innocent. I didn’t go as far as making a bad reputation, but it’s enough to apologize for what I was determined to do.”

“…….”

“And… I changed my mind when I saw her seriously giving fortunes to my friends. I was just trying to do crap for money.”

Even as he said that, Hwang Jin-woo shuddered with a sense of shame.

If I hadn’t received a bonus today, if I hadn’t received a gift certificate, if I hadn’t been selected as a scholarship student, would I have apologized like this? What if that didn’t make things any better?

Didn’t he think he couldn’t help it and act like a bully?

In the end, it was a choice that was swayed by the reality of money until the end, so Hwang Jin-woo was even more sorry for Namgoong-min.

“I want to give you a blessing.”

“You mean Bokchae?”

“Five million won. That’s how much I’ve been paid for doing this kind of crap.”

I did not receive the remaining five million won, so this is all.

Hwang Jin-woo felt comfortable even though it was so much money that he didn’t have to worry about rent for two months.

Rather than earning money by deceiving one’s conscience, it is better to live a little poorer.

If anything, you can do more part-time jobs or side jobs.

“Accept it.”

“………….”

A bankbook containing five million won that I had received for this incident, which I had cherished in my bosom.

Hwang Jin-Woo, who held out the entire thing, smiled.

It was a smile filled with relief.

However, Namgoong Min smiled slightly.

“You know what? Bokchae must be equivalent exchange.”

“……hmm?”

“My point is not worth five million won. What I want is something else.”

“Other?”

“It’s not difficult.”

“Friends, are you there?”

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