Ayanokoji Kiyone POV
And the next day after I had given up, strangely my feet were drawn towards the direction of the fortune-teller. It's probably just because I was free every day. There's no other reason than that.
Ibuki & Kiyone : "Ah-!"
Yet another bizarre meeting. At the same time and at the same place, I reunited again with Ibuki.
Ibuki : "Why did you come again? And alone too..."
Ibuki said while looking at me with a displeasure expression.
Kiyone : "I'd like to return the question to you as well"
Ibuki : "I-I just though that today the queue become less crowded so I think they wouldn't mind accepting me but..."
Her words trailed off
I wonder if Ibuki just likes fortune-telling that much. I started to feel like wanting to know which part of fortune-telling she likes in particular.
Kiyone : "Ibuki-san, are you the type of person who believes in fortune-telling?"
Ibuki : "Is it wrong if I believe in it?"
Kiyone : "No, I'm not saying that...but it's not something you can just suddenly believe in right?"
It's not like everyone understands that fortune-telling is an application of cold reading. In other words, there are many people believe in that mysterious power.
Ibuki : "It's something people interested in fortune-telling often think about first, but if you can't throw aside that thought, you'd be better off not being interested in it at all"
Kiyone : "Are you saying non-believers have no right to fortune-telling then?"
Ibuki : "That's not quite right...let me just say this, it's not like even I believe unconditionally in fortune-telling. It's just that people who are skeptical from the start don't stand to gain anything from this. The people who make fun of fortune-telling are full of contradictions. Many people normally don't believe in the existence of a god. But when they're in trouble, it's often that sort of god that they pray to"
A good analogy. Let say, if they thought God doesn't exist, ghosts don't exist. People who often make statements like that pray to God. They would visit shrines on New Year's Day and pray for a healthy life, a prosperous business and fulfillment in love. Even if you replace that with fortune-telling, it's still the same thing. What you truly believe in and what you want are different things. Nobody can deny that.
But, yes, if I think such things, indeed I can understand where Ibuki is coming from. But fortune-telling and believing in gods normally is still different. It's because fortune-telling is done by a human who exists just like you do. It's natural to be skeptical towards something like that.
Ibuki : "Did you get it?"
Kiyone : "Yeah. More or less"
Of course I still have my misgivings, but I did understand the point Ibuki was trying to make.
Ibuki : "Hey, I just figured something. This fortune-telling requires a pair but it's not like the only thing they're divining is love affairs, right?"
Kiyone : "Well, I do heard that wasn't always the case..."
I had bad feeling but I do hope it didn't go that path
Ibuki : "Also, it never said that the couples always boy and girl, no?"
I nodded
Ibuki : "In that case, why don't we ignore those rigid rules and go have our fortunes told? You and I are both genuinely interested in fortune-telling after all. In any case, it just relationship that won't last after this right? So, I doubt there'd be any problems."
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Classroom of the Elite (Ayanokoji Kiyone)
FanfictionAdvanced Nurturing High School, a leading prestigious school backed by Government with hugh rate employment chance for their alumni. This is a paradise-like school, but there is a cruel hierarchy inside. With top notch students being placed on class...
