Accidentally Becoming a Great Prophet?!

Kang Min-ji, team leader of Hwajin Guild and an A-rank superhuman.
Despite her cold appearance, she wasn’t overly ambitious and was a bit timid, but with her experience as an A-rank superhuman and her tendency to not cause trouble, she usually didn’t get too nervous even when meeting the guild master. However, she couldn’t help but be nervous about today’s meeting.
That’s because she was meeting Taesan Hwang Min-wook, an S-rank superhuman, and moreover, a figure who could be called the greatest big shot in Korea, at least.
“Hoho, why are you so nervous over this old body? Please sit comfortably.”
Hwang Min-wook, famous for his good personality, smiled softly as he addressed Kang Min-ji. The appearance of his far junior seemed cute like a small animal to him.
“S-so why did you call me…”
“Ah, it’s nothing special, but this old man has recently come across an interesting rumor.”
“An interesting rumor…”
“A rumor about a fortune teller with extraordinary skills. They say he can clearly see fate and manipulate heavenly secrets just by looking at cards and faces.”
“Ah…”
It was truly a splendid description, but Kang Min-ji seemed to know all too well who those words were referring to.
As far as she knew, there was only one person in the world with such extraordinary skills.
‘It seems he’s talking about Teacher Dam Han-ul… How does this person know about the teacher?’
Thanks to still visiting occasionally for fortune-telling, she was progressing steadily, and her team members who had their fortunes told had all become almost like followers of the teacher.
Kim Ju-hwan, a B-rank superhuman who had gone for a love-related fortune-telling before, said he was getting married next month with his partner whom he met through the teacher’s fortune-telling, as they matched so well.
He had even brought his partner to introduce to the teacher… He even said they decided their wedding date by asking the teacher for a fortune-telling.
Anyway, as they were followers of Dam Han-ul, they respected Dam Han-ul’s intentions and didn’t particularly spread that rumor around.
…Still, the teacher was gradually becoming a big shot. These days, everyone who was a regular at Dam Han-ul’s amateur fortune-telling shop knew that the people he associated with and his regular customers were quite amazing big shots.
“Hoho… You have a look that wonders how I knew about this. It’s nothing special. A sharp awl will eventually pierce through the pocket even if hidden inside. Because his skill reached the heavens, rumors spread little by little, and it just reached my ears.”
In fact, Hwang Min-wook’s words were true. Such rumors were indeed circulating, though not too widely.
However, most people didn’t believe these rumors and dismissed them as lies or nonsense, and it was just that Hwang Min-wook, who had his circumstances, took interest in that rumor.
In a way, it could be said to be a similar case to Cheong So-ha. The only difference would be that now the rumor itself is circulating quite a bit more than back then.
“Hmm… It seems you’ve come with certainty, so I don’t think you’ll give up even if I try to deny it.”
“Hohoho! I would have just looked for someone else. This Hwang Min-wook is not a reckless person.”
Feeling that there was no point in avoiding it, Kang Min-ji let out a deep sigh.
‘I guess this is somewhat fortunate…’
The guild master Lee Woo-sung had already left, not interested and slightly burdened, and judging from her experience and rumors about Hwang Min-wook, he didn’t seem likely to harm the teacher.
The status he held wasn’t created simply because he was S-rank, or strong, or had been active for a long time.
When he was active, he always led with a smile, was famous for his good personality, and as he got older, he put great effort into nurturing the younger generation – truly a figure who could be called a giant in Korea’s superhuman industry.

“May I ask what business you have with the teacher?”
“Well, that’s difficult to tell you. It’s a personal matter. But it is an urgent issue.”
Hearing this, she sighed once again, gulped down the tea in front of her, and opened her mouth.
“…Phew, you’re not the kind of person who would do anything reckless, senior.”
“Thank you.”
Hwang Min-wook smiled brightly, and after hearing about Dam Han-ul from her, he gave her a small token of appreciation and rose from his seat.
“Fortune teller Dam Han-ul…”
After hearing the story, Hwang Min-wook immediately started moving towards where Dam Han-ul was said to be.

A peaceful day with no customers.
I was leisurely enjoying the sight of Lee Sujin playing peacefully with Yeobo when I lay down on the lawn.
‘Should I say as expected of an S-rank’s sibling…?’
Lee Sujin, who had fully recovered her health, awakened as a superhuman not long after starting to live at our house. And as an A-rank at that.
The herbs we obtained back then that helped her regain vitality played a big role, but anyway, she herself seemed to have quite a talent.
So isn’t that why she’s playing around with Yeobo? Although that fellow is well-behaved, it’s still a monster after all.
Ah, and a few more facilities have appeared in front of our house.
They were made by the security guards provided by Cheong So-ha, including a simple dormitory and a building that seems to be used for guarding the house, though I’m not sure about the details.
Actually, it wasn’t really necessary now that we had two S-rank superhumans plus Ricone, but since Cheong So-ha provided them and they weren’t causing any trouble, I just quietly accepted them.
I was already feeling burdened after receiving more shares, after all.
We gained another high-level personnel, but instead, the money kept increasing… It was somewhat scary. It didn’t even feel like my own money…
Hmm, is this unnecessary complaining?
Anyway, while I was rolling around like that, a customer came straight in.
“Hm? I’m sure there were no scheduled customers today… How did you come here?”
“You must be the fortune teller Dam Han-ul.”
The person who opened the door and came in was an old man wearing a suit.
However, he was so well-built that he didn’t look like an old man at all.
“I’m a person called Hwang Min-wook. I heard that you’re very good at fortune-telling, so I came… How about it, could I get a fortune-telling?”
Ah, but why does this person seem familiar?
Hmm, anyway, a customer in the middle of playing around…
“Ah, so you’re a customer? I don’t know how you found out about this place, but… please come this way for now.”
Just looking at him, he seemed to be a very high-class person… Since it wasn’t a busy situation anyway, I led the customer inside.
…Hmm, come to think of it, doesn’t it feel like I’m getting more and more used to this amateur fortune-telling life? Should I say I feel less reluctant compared to before…
It seemed to be gradually improving, adding financial therapy, as money was steadily coming in, even though it didn’t feel real.
Anyway, after leading the old man inside, I went down to the basement.
Because of the sniper incident and such, I had turned one of the basement rooms into a dedicated fortune-telling room.
Still, having a separate room in the basement did make it feel more like we were living here.
As we entered the house like that, Akame, who had been rolling around in the living room, discovered me and the customer and joined us with sparkling eyes, and when we went down to the basement, Lee Su-yeon, who had been cleaning the basement, also slipped in as if she had found something interesting and entered the room.
However, as if they weren’t just barging in, while the two neatly set up the table, the customer Hwang Min-wook sat down and said with a chuckle.
“It seems you’re a more outstanding person than I thought, teacher. To think you had two S-ranks as your subordinates…”
“Oh my, that’s quite a burdensome thing to say.”
By the way, how did he know these two were S-ranks?
I can understand Akame since she’s famous, but Lee Su-yeon isn’t an S-rank whose face is well-known… Hmm, at a glance he seems to be a superhuman, is he a customer with keen senses?
Anyway, as soon as the setup was finished and those two went to the back to stay quietly, I asked the customer.
“Well then, what brings you here?”
“…I’ve come because of quite a difficult problem.”
The customer, who had been smiling softly, hardened his face as he got to the main point and continued speaking.
“As you can see, I’m quite old… but I’m still vigorous. And I thought this vigor would last for quite a long time. I’m quite a famous superhuman, you see.”
A famous superhuman… Hmm, I really feel like I’ve seen him somewhere…
“But starting from when I had just awakened, after using my body for quite a long time, I naturally came to realize that I don’t have much life left.”
Not much life left…
Superhumans tend to live as long as they are strong. Among high-ranking awakened ones, there are many who live perfectly fine even after passing 100 years old. This is true even if they’re not S-rank.
No, but can ordinary superhumans usually know how much life they have left? This customer seemed quite extraordinary.
“I’ve lived for quite a while… but I’m still greedy. My children have all grown up and gotten married, and I want to at least see my grandchildren’s faces before I go… That kind of greed.”
“Hmm… So you want to extend your lifespan… Is that what you’re saying?”
“That’s right. However… I know it’s a difficult task. I won’t be disappointed if there’s no way, or even if you know but can’t tell me.”
“Hmm, then shall we start with a card reading?”

Extending lifespan… This is the first time I’m doing this kind of fortune-telling. I hadn’t particularly thought about it, but it’s probably something I would have encountered at least once while living as a fortune teller.
By the way, why does it feel like I’m returning to my main job of card reading after such a long time?
Shwaaak!
Anyway, after neatly shuffling the cards, I smoothly spread them out on the table.