Hikigaya doesn't want to be a force of strength

For a moment, both Ayanokouji and Hikigaya stood there awkwardly, not knowing what to do.

"Well, if you two want to participate in divination together, please go and line up over there."

The female clerk thought she had done a good thing and left in a very proud manner.

Hikigaya and Ayanokouji were left staring at each other awkwardly.

After hesitating for two seconds, Hikigaya turned around, pretended not to see it and left.

Are you kidding? How could he go to fortune-telling with Ayanokouji?

Not to mention the divination itself, just the thought of having to stay in the same space with Ayanokouji and go through the queueing and divination process is something that would make one exhausted.

However, what surprised Hikigaya was that although he himself refused, Ayanokouji took the initiative to chase after him and slowly said, "Well, how about we try divination together?"

"what?"

I didn't expect that Ayanokouji would actually take the initiative to invite me. Could it be that he forgot that I had cheated him before?

In Hikigaya's eyes, Ayanokouji must really hate him.

However, just as Hikigaya once thought, Ayanokouji's personality is extremely unpredictable.

The other party seemed to have completely forgotten the past grudges, or rather, he didn't take the past grudges to heart at all. He spoke very naturally: "We have finally come here. Wouldn't it be a pity to leave like this? Although we are participating together, we should be able to do the divination separately."

"This……"

I have to say that Ayanokouji is indeed quite eloquent.

Hikigaya has always felt that he is very good at persuading others, but Ayanokouji is not inferior in this regard.

Although it seemed strange to participate in the fortune-telling with Ayanokouji, he had already wasted the entire morning to get here and could not afford such a huge sunk cost.

Sighing, Hikigaya finally nodded: "Okay."

"Really?"

Ayanokouji seemed surprised by Hikigaya's agreement, and a hint of surprise appeared on his usually expressionless face.

But then he nodded, as if he was looking forward to this matter.

The two of them then went to the fortune-telling site together and lined up.

During the process, Hikigaya observed Ayanokouji casually and found that although he looked normal on the outside, exactly like a current high school student, his words and actions revealed some inconsistencies.

If the other party is not an alien, he is probably an abnormal person who has lived in some place isolated from society for a long time.

The most important thing is that Ayanokouji's eyes were not focused on anything from beginning to end, as if he would not be interested in anything around him.

To be honest, it was hard for Hikigaya to imagine what kind of environment an individual like Ayanokouji grew up in.

"Usually divination is done one-on-one, right? This is totally unexpected, don't you think so, Hikigaya?"

While waiting in line, Ayanokouji suddenly opened the topic.

In response to this behavior, whether it was a test or just a way to kill time, Hikigaya silently said, "I'm more surprised that you're interested in divination."

"I would also be interested in predicting my own future."

Pure lie.

Hikigaya could not sense any truth in Ayanokouji's details. He doubted whether the other party was interested in the methods used by the fortune teller and wanted to learn the fortune teller's ability to read people's expressions, so he came here specially.

Tsk, could this guy be a super spy trained by some intelligence organization?

Will the code name be [Dusk]?

"Hikigaya, aren't you going to invite others to come?" Ayanokouji spoke again, "Horikita, Kushida, or girls from other classes. I don't think you should come to fortune-telling alone."

"What do you mean I shouldn't come alone? What do those people you mentioned have to do with me?"

"Huh? Aren't we just friends?"

"Unfortunately, I haven't made any friends yet."

Hikigaya coldly denied Ayanokouji's words, and he also hoped that other people in the school would not misunderstand him casually.

As a noble lone ranger, I will not be easily bound by so-called shackles!

A lonely soul does not need a place to be bound!

Well, this sentence is very cool!

"Ayanokouji, don't you have anyone to come with you? Aren't Sudo, Ike, and Yamauchi free?"

"Sudou is attending the club competition, Ike is nowhere to be found recently, and Yamauchi has been planning something, so they don't have time to do divination."

"I see, you really know a lot."

"I understand, but we are not really friends."

When he said this, Ayanokouji's expression was a little gloomy.

He seemed helpless about the fact that he had not made any friends in this school so far.

But he quickly concealed this and said expressionlessly: "I didn't expect that I would end up doing divination with you, Hikigaya. Maybe through this opportunity, we will become good friends."

"How can it be."

Become friends with Ayanokouji?

Just thinking about that kind of thing can give people nightmares!

Anyway, even if Hikigaya wanted to be friends with Ryuuen, Sakayanagi and the others, he wouldn't dare to be friends with Ayanokouji.

"To be honest, your straightforward reaction makes me a little sad."

If you are sad, then give me a really sad expression.

To be honest, Ayanokouji's expressionless face, which seemed to never change, made Hikigaya feel a little scared.

The conversation between the two came to a halt.

The two of them were not very close to begin with, and if the queue was only for a short while, they might be able to cover it up with polite words, but the queue here was obviously so long that it would take at least an hour or two to finish, and such a long time would inevitably have to be filled with silence.

About an hour later, it was already noon.

"Then please come in next."

"It's been a long time coming."

Ayanokouji sighed from the bottom of his heart, and Hikigaya also raised his legs tiredly and slowly let out a sigh of relief.

Neither of them had expected to face such a physical and mental test before the divination, so their only thought was to get it over with quickly, and they didn't even care what divination was all about.

Walking through the curtains and into the room, I saw the kind of scene I often see on TV, with dim lights and a strange round table.

In addition, there is a crystal ball the size of a hammer throwing ball, placed on a thick book of unknown origin and content.

The fortune teller old woman was wearing a hood, and outsiders could not see her expression, which made people instinctively immersed in this wonderful atmosphere.

To be honest, after seeing such a brilliant performance, it doesn’t matter whether the divination is real or not, just like people don’t care whether the stage play is real or not.

The crystal ball seems to shine at any time, reflecting people's future.

There were two round chairs without backs placed in front of the fortune teller. After Hikigaya and Ayanokouji sat down, the fortune teller smiled gently and moved his right hand.

"First of all - please pay the fee first."

"Wow, it's so realistic right from the start?"

"Fortune tellers also need to eat and live, so stop complaining young man."

Ignoring Hikigaya's complaints, the fortune teller took out a small card reader from under the table and placed it on the table.

In the excellent atmosphere of the fortune-telling house style, the sudden appearance of civilized and convenient appliances cannot hide the abruptness.

Even Ayanokouji felt a little overwhelmed.

"So what do we do next?"

Facing Ayanokouji's question, the fortune teller showed a sinister sneer: "I can calculate your studies, career, love, and favorite things. Different types have different fees."

The expense list is divided into several categories. The items that the fortune teller just mentioned seem to be included in the basic plan. In addition, there are a lot of content related to love.

“…This is really expensive.”

Seeing the cost of thousands of points, Ayanokouji couldn't help but feel a little stingy.

Unlike Hikigaya, he did not gain a large number of points and was still somewhat tight on money.

Although Hikigaya is a wealthy man with a lot of points, he doesn't want to consume too many points.

In the end, both of them chose the basic plan.

"Then let's start with you."

The fortune teller pointed at Ayanokouji, who obediently placed his phone on the card reader.

Beep - the card reader makes a sound that sounds like the card passing through the ticket gate at a tram station, and deducts the amount from the balance.

"Your name is?"

"Ayanokouji Kiyotaka."

"My divination will look at the other person's face, palm, and heart. I will also see things that you don't want others to see."

"That's really exciting."

Ayanokouji had almost no expression on his face throughout the whole process, and it was hard to tell whether he was really looking forward to it or was just being polite.

The fortune teller herself, on the other hand, was quite serious. Her wrinkled skin could be seen through the gaps in her hood, and her eyes were quite sharp.

"...I see. It seems you had a pretty harsh childhood."

"Is such that."

Ayanokouji agreed with the fortune teller's words.

Hikigaya was very curious about what the so-called 'harsh life' meant. It couldn't be like what he imagined, where he was being trained in a secret service organization.

"This is..." The fortune teller suddenly showed a nervous expression and moved his hands like a ritual, "You are the owner of the fate of death."

"Destiny is empty?"

Hikigaya and Ayanokouji were both confused by the term.

The fortune teller silently explained: "To put it simply, it means that you will have a life of bad luck since you were born."

"Does that mean I'll always be unlucky?"

"That's not the case. Fateful death is rare, but it doesn't mean you are doomed to be unlucky for life. The process may be full of sadness and pain, and there may be bad effects such as not being able to benefit from blood ties or the favor of parents, but what kind of result you get depends on your personal efforts. If you make the right choice and meet a destined noble person, you may be able to get a good result."

The fortune teller uttered words of comfort, like "Man can conquer nature."

The expression that had been very serious until now, the depths of his eyes even seemed to be gradually filled with compassion.

After hearing the other party's words, Ayanokouji himself fell into deep thought for a moment.

Hikigaya inexplicably felt that the words of the fortune teller might not be something that could be described by so-called superstition, and that there might really be some kind of supernatural power that he could not understand.

Maybe……

When he thought that such a fortune teller was going to tell his fortune next, Hikigaya couldn't help but become curious about what kind of evaluation the other party would give him.

Chapter 422: The different destinies of Ayanokouji and Hikigaya!

In the space of the divination room.

"Although you have a destiny of doom, you don't have to be pessimistic, nor do you have to act like a comedy protagonist." The fortune teller silently summarized for Ayanokouji.

"Oh, by the way, I want to give you a piece of advice. After the divination is over, please go back directly and don't take a detour. If you take an unnecessary road, you may be trapped for a long time. If you are trapped, don't panic. Just stay calm and seek cooperation, and you can get through the predicament."

The fortune teller left these prophetic words and ended his fortune-telling for Ayanokouji.

"It feels really good to do divination."

Although he showed no emotional fluctuations throughout the whole process, Ayanokouji still expressed an emotion that was very consistent with the style of an ordinary person.

Hikigaya didn't know whether the other party really thought so or was just pretending.

After all, it had nothing to do with him.

At the same time, after finishing the divination for Ayanokouji, the fortune teller quickly turned to look at Hikigaya.