I Want to Fall in Love After Getting Reincarnated as the Heroine on the Verge of a Bad Ending, but My OP Older Brother Won’t Leave Me Alone!? - Chapter 59
Translated by: ShinigamiTori
Chapter 59 ? To Marquis Riddle 3
As the four of us continued to walk through the streets, we suddenly stumbled upon a run-down shack nestled between buildings. It was so eerie that even if someone had told us it was a haunted house, we would have believed it.
I casually muttered, “I wonder what that is,” and Therese, who was walking behind me, told me, “It’s a fortune-telling cabin.”
“Fortune-telling cabin?”
“Despite its appearance, it’s renowned for being scarily accurate.”
Actually, I’ve loved fortune-telling since my previous life, so I can’t help but be curious about it. Apparently, my eagerness is evident on my face. I took everyone’s advice to have my fortune told and decided to go to the cabin by myself.
As I walk down the dimly lit alley, a rat scurries out from under my feet and I scream involuntarily. Eventually, I come to the front of the cabin and hesitantly knock on the door that is decaying here and there. From inside, a voice said, “Come in.”
“E-Excuse me….”
I entered, slightly regretting my visit, and found an old woman adorned in a black robe. The walls are lined with mysterious dolls and talismans, and it feels like you’ll be cursed just by being here.
On the old table is a crystal ball, a typical fortune-telling item. Seating myself across the old woman, I began by paying the fee.
Feeling taken aback by the unexpectedly high price, I clenched my hands tightly as I was asked in a low, husky voice, “What do you want to know?” and then opened my mouth.
“W-Will I be able to eventually fall in love someday…?”
The old woman simply says, “Okay,” and puts her hand over the crystal.
Then, light particles gathered on the transparent surface, turning it into a beautiful light blue color. As I gazed at it, entranced by the sight, it eventually returned to its transparent state and the old woman murmured, “I see.”
“You will have it. A love that burns passionately will come your way.”
“Eh?”
“The man closest to you is your destined partner.”
“Ehhh?”
My heart skipped a beat at the unexpected words.
While it was reassuring to be assured of the possibility of romance, the idea of experiencing a love so intense that it burns was beyond my imagination. Moreover, the notion that this person was already close to me was utterly unbelievable.
“Still, you’re quite unique. Normally, one’s future would only branch into one or two possibilities, but yours has diverged into an astonishing number.”
“I have numerous futures…?”
“Yes. Be cautious, for there are futures where you meet an early demise.”
“Demise….?!”
These fortune-telling results are not funny at all. Remembering Therese’s words from earlier, saying it’s ‘scarily accurate,’ makes me feel dizzy.
Could the divergence of futures be talking about branching storylines? I really don’t want to hear that there is a death or bad ending among them or something like that. It’s too scary.
“Ah, um, what should I do…?”
“Don’t stop. Cherish the people around you. That’s all you need to do.”
What does she mean by “Don’t stop”? Of course, I want to take good care of everyone around me.
There were still things I wanted to ask, but then a burst of laughter reached my ears, saying, “Well, just do your best.” At the same time, I found myself standing in front of the cabin.
???
“…. —ne, Rene, are you okay?”
“Ah, y-yeah. Sorry.”
I couldn’t get the words the fortune teller told me out of my head, and I remained in a daze during the carriage ride home.
Of course, I’m also curious about the man I’m destined for. But the words, “Be cautious, for there are futures where you meet an early demise” still weigh on my mind.
“Did something happen at the fortune-telling cabin? You’ve been acting weird since then.”
Julius, sitting next to me, is also looking at me with concern.
When I asked Therese again how accurate the fortune teller was, she replied, “I’ve never heard of them being wrong.” Internally, I felt a sense of distress.
“I don’t know why, but the cabin itself rarely appears in the first place. Sometimes they don’t appear for years.”
“I see….”
It seems to be quite a rare phenomenon. But it’s hard to believe they can be 100% accurate about predicting an early death. I forced a smile so as not to cause any more unnecessary worry.
“Actually, I’ve been told that I would experience a passionate love and that the person involved is said to be the closest man to me, so it’s been on my mind.”
“What?”
Of course, I was not lying, as I was too curious about what he had to say. Then, Julius says, “You heard some good things,” and smiles warmly, saying, “Seems like it’s really accurate.”
“I wonder who could be the closest man to Rene?”
“…. As expected, she’s probably talking about Yoshida, right?”
“Huh?”
When I answered that, he got really angry for some reason.
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