Accidentally Becoming a Great Prophet?!

Some time has passed since I moved into an incredibly nice house.

It was so spacious that it took a long time just to explore the house or walk around the garden, so it wasn’t easy to adapt, but now I’m living well, more or less adjusted.

Still, living in such a luxurious house does make me feel quite good.

There’s even a mountain next to it and a river nearby… Is this what they call ‘backed by mountains and facing water’? Well, it might be different if we’re being strict about it.

Ah, and even though I moved, there was no decrease in customers coming to see me for fortune-telling. There was no increase either.

I’m not sure how long this situation will continue… For now, my fortune-telling is something only known to those who know.

And the customers also showed favor rather than inconvenience at the fact that I moved.

They said they knew I’d end up in a house like this someday? Some customers even said that getting their fortune told in such a house seemed to increase their trust.

Although it’s located a bit away from the city center in the outskirts, since I have a car, there’s nothing particularly inconvenient. There was a lot to do here in the first place, and it was certainly quite comfortable, perhaps because Wei Zhiying had carefully chosen it.

…Hmm, but being too comfortable is also a problem. I don’t want to go out… I was originally a homebody unemployed person, but still, I should go out to some extent… Well, I’ll manage somehow?

Anyway, today I have a customer again, now that I’ve become a full-fledged amateur fortune teller wearing the mask of a professional.

Well, they’re all familiar faces now, so I’m used to it, but anyway, today’s customer is Cheong So-ha.

She’s a customer who comes for fortune-telling periodically, and as befitting an S-rank, she pays a large sum for fortune-telling each time, making her a very precious regular customer.

Keeng…

Oh, it seems she’s arriving.

Our Lü Bu, who has an impressive build befitting a monster, is surprisingly submissive despite its name, so it whines like this, cowering when a customer of A-rank or higher comes.

No, should I be impressed that a C-rank monster doesn’t cower when meeting B-ranks?

“Hello, teacher. It’s been a while. That Lü Bu, it looks cute every time I see it, unlike its name.”

“There aren’t many people who call that guy cute except you, So-ha. Anyway, it’s good to see you.”

Although Cheong So-ha is still quite burdensome due to her reputation and strength and so on, it seems we’ve gotten a bit closer after meeting a few times.

…Though it probably doesn’t mean much…

Anyway!

“So, what kind of fortune have you come to see today?”

I guided her to the room dedicated for fortune-telling.

Because there were so many rooms, I could make a dedicated room for fortune-telling, but it’s not particularly special.

It’s just a state where I’ve placed cards, crystal balls, and such things used for fortune-telling nearby, with just a wooden table. It still feels quite temporary.

I do have thoughts of making a dedicated room used only for fortune-telling later, but for now, it remains just a thought.

Ah, and Akame, who came to the room with perfect timing after hearing that there was a customer for fortune-telling today, waved her hand and quietly took a seat after following us into the room.

“Well… I don’t have any particular business, but could you just take a quick look at my future? Whether there will be good things, or bad things, that is.”

“Your future… Alright.”

Hearing Cheong So-ha’s words, I took out the cards and shuffled them with a swoosh.

It’s not yet at the level where it looks incredibly cool or draws exclamations, but after practicing shuffling cards, I’ve now reached a level where I can shuffle them not too clumsily, so it doesn’t look as amateurish as before.

Anyway, after shuffling neatly, I gently spread the cards on the floor.

“Hmm, the cards aren’t arranging themselves separately today.”

“…Ahaha, it’s because we only need to draw one card today.”

…But maybe because I said I did it on purpose in the early days, when I hear reactions, I sometimes feel a slight sense of crisis.

…Ahem, if it’s revealed that in the early days, it was just because my card shuffling skills were poor, wouldn’t that be a bit awkward? Let’s leave that as a dark history known only to me. After all, I’m still far from being able to shuffle cards coolly.

“Hmm… I’ll go with this one.”

As a hint of crisis flashed through my mind, Cheong So-ha, who had been pondering for a moment, chose a card and drew one, then handed it to me.

“Let’s see…”

And I, who took the card, flipped it over.

The card that appeared was the trap card ‘One Shot, One Kill’.

Its meaning is…

“…Well, it’s not a very good fortune. There’s a crisis in your future, So-ha.”

“…A crisis, you say?”

The card that came out this time didn’t have very good content.

It means that Cheong So-ha will be attacked, that is. And it could be an attack at a level that could endanger her life.

“The meaning of this card is that So-ha will experience a big crisis where her life is in danger due to an attack. It seems the attacker who will attack So-ha is quite skilled. It says… you’ll have a bullet lodged in your head before you can even properly react.”

“If it’s a bullet… a sniper? A sniper capable of killing me… No, more than that, when will this threat come?”

“Hmm, the time when this threat will come is… 5…”

“5? Does that mean 5 days left? Or is it 5 hours?”

To Cheong So-ha’s slightly urgent words, I shook my head and continued speaking.

“…4…3…2…”

As I was normally counting down the time like that, I suddenly came to my senses and shouted in surprise.

“Ah, Akame!!!”

Damn it?! This is not the time to be casually counting down!?

And fortunately, Akame, who had been quietly listening nearby and heard my words, moved, showing an incredible reaction speed, and Cheong So-ha, who had heightened her senses after hearing my words from the front, also reacted.

Kang!! Jjeojjeong!!

As a result, Akame, who reacted to the incoming bullet, sliced it, and Cheong So-ha froze it, blocking the surprise attack.

“A light but extremely fast and hard translucent magic bullet… My thoughts were correct.”

“It was sudden, but I almost reacted too late. I’ve heard rumors… As expected, your skills are amazing as the rumors say.”

“Thanks to you, I survived… but for now, it seems catching the sniper should be our priority. I will certainly reward you for this favor.”

Jjangrang!!

As if Cheong So-ha’s cold anger had reacted with her magic power, Cheong So-ha, who was emitting a chilly aura, smashed the window of the room and rushed outside towards the sniper.

‘My window…!’

It was a pity, but now was not the time to worry about that…

“Akame! Help So-ha!!”

“Understood!”

Hearing my words, Akame drew her sword, not only completely smashing the window but also slicing through the wall, and then rushed towards the unidentified sniper.

“No, but if you cut even the wall…”

I muttered in bewilderment for a moment, but since there was no one to hear it, the words just echoed emptily as I was left alone in the room.

Cheong So-ha, who was running while tracking the sniper by widely dispersing her overflowing magic power, was in a very bad mood right now.

Of course, who would be in a good mood after being sniped at… but one of the big reasons was also having that good time interrupted.

‘By the way, a sniper… Why are they targeting me?’

She had no particular connection with that S-rank sniper, known as the “Gunslinger of Magic Bullets”. If that’s the case, it means someone commissioned it… but who would make such a dangerous request to take down an S-rank?

‘There’s no one I can think of right now… I’ll have to catch them first and then ask.’

Cheong So-ha, who finished her idle thoughts, ran even faster.

Tang-!!

A second bullet flew towards her, but,

Jjeouk!! Kagagak!!

She wasn’t one to be hit twice, so it only grazed her, and even that was blocked by quickly surrounding herself with ice, preventing even a scratch.

Moreover, since even the attempt to prevent her approach failed, the sniper moved quickly as if trying to change positions.

“It doesn’t seem like they’re fleeing… Do they still think they can catch me?”

I’m not sure why they’re going this far… but that will be the worst choice for the sniper.

Because right now, I’m not the only one chasing the sniper.

Geureuk! Seogeoeuk!!!

The Flower Sword, Saramaya Akame, who was running from behind, seemed to have also located the sniper’s position, as she swung her sword and performed the feat of slicing just the building where the sniper was, and when the sniper’s position was revealed, she started sprinting.

Although it was quite a distance, for these S-ranks, such a distance was not even an obstacle.

At this, the sniper turned their gun barrel as if trying to shoot down Akame who was approaching faster, but,

Chwakaang!!!

“Kuk?!”

As if Cheong So-ha would just stand by.

Having spotted the sniper, she froze the entire surrounding area, hindering the sniper, and in that moment, Akame, who had completely approached, swung her sword.

“Th, is…!!”

Kaang!!

The sniper, proving their name wasn’t just for show, blocked the first strike, but soon started to be pushed back by Akame’s sword.

Tang! Tadang!!

Whether it was desperation or what, they kept firing their gun, but what meaning could it have?

Now even Cheong So-ha had arrived.

“A sniper should have fled after failing their shot.”

“Kuk, you’re mistaken if you think it’s over just because you’ve approached…! Do you think a sniper is weak in close combat?!”

“Even so, are you stronger than us? Such bravado from a mere sniper!”

They’re not the type to misjudge such a crisis. It seems they still have some weapons left, but…

“It doesn’t matter what it is.”

She felt the bullets that had been fired meaninglessly earlier coming back. They would have been tricky homing missiles to deal with, but…

Jjeojeojeojeojeok…!!!

Cheong So-ha responded by freezing the entire surrounding space, and Akame, who avoided damage by using her acceleration magic eye, sliced through the incoming bullets and even cut the surprised sniper’s wrist.

“Kuk…!!”

Realizing that the situation was worse than imagined and that those they were facing were stronger than expected, the sniper finally tried to withdraw their body, but,

“Where do you think you’re going!”

Kwagagagak!!!

Four thrusts that the sniper couldn’t even properly react to pierced through their guard and made holes in their arms and legs, and in that gap, Cheong So-ha, who had created a spear of cold air, pierced the sniper’s abdomen.

Pukwahak!!

“Keohuk…!!”

Right after that, as the cold air exploded from the stuck spear and severely damaged the internal organs, the sniper coughed up blood and collapsed, and in that moment, Akame confiscated the sniper rifle, while Cheong So-ha created ice skewers in the pierced areas, further damaging the wounds before picking up the sniper.

“Stop exaggerating. You know well that we’re not the kind to die so easily, don’t you?”

“Let’s do the interrogation somewhere else, shall we? You don’t really want to do it here either, right? A dark place sets the mood better!”

“Keu, urgh…”

After completely subduing the sniper, they picked up the sniper who couldn’t even faint and returned straight to Dam Han-ul’s house.