Mysterious: The Innate Sacred Body of Destiny

Chapter 22 Fortune Teller Lorne

"Pervert!" A young woman quickly pulled her hand away and screamed as she ran away.

"Hello!

I already said it's palmistry; how else can you tell the story?

Lorne, who had almost been slapped, called out from behind, somewhat speechless.

Today, he followed the instructions on the note in the magic box and set up a stall on the street to tell fortunes for others.

He originally intended to go directly to the fortune-telling club, but when he remembered that Hainas, who had previously told him the fortune, said that palm reading was an irregular form of occult knowledge, he gave up the idea.

These traditional Chinese fortune-telling methods don't seem to be widely accepted in this distinctly Western world.

However, if you use divination methods such as tarot cards or pendulums, it doesn't count as the unique method written on the note.

Having no other choice, he found a street corner, grabbed a wooden sign, set up a stall, and essentially cosplayed as a fortune teller.

At first, a couple of people were drawn over, but when Lorne started reading their palms, touching their hands and preparing to examine them closely, the atmosphere completely changed.

Men call him a pervert, women call him a lecher.

Honestly, I feel like a weirdo. I'm not some pervert like Yoshikage Kira... Lorne was a little dejected after being thwarted again.

"Not a single customer all day, sigh." Thinking of the looks those people had given him earlier, Lorne sighed inwardly.

The way he sat on the ground fiddling with his strange divination techniques made him look like a weirdo.

Lorne suddenly froze on the spot.

Strange man... monster... "Monster" potion!

Could it be that……

Lorne recalled what happened each time he felt something was wrong with his body.

I only have that feeling when I feel like an oddball, or when others think I am an oddball.

Could it be... that he has discovered some incredible information?

Why wasn't this situation mentioned in the materials "Eye of Wisdom" sold me? This shouldn't be very valuable information, right?

"Are you here for a fortune telling?" A clear yet warm female voice asked.

"Ah, um." Lorne snapped out of his daze and looked up at the person who had come.

He snapped out of his thoughts and opened his eyes wide to see the person's appearance clearly.

She was wearing a hooded black outfit, with blue eyeshadow and blush, and a silver chain with a white crystal pendant wrapped around her exposed wrist.

"Both her appearance and clothing are very old-fashioned." That was Lorne's first thought when he saw her.

But upon closer inspection, he seemed quite young, probably not over thirty... Lorne was somewhat uncertain.

Should I address her as "Miss" or "Lady"?

You must be older than me, right?

And that silver chain has a mystical feel to it, could it be a fellow professional?

"Hello... Madam." After thinking it over, Lorne decided to use the title "Madam."

Would you like a fortune telling?

The other person nodded and then asked, "May I ask what kind of divination method is represented by the palm lines on the sign? I know a little about divination, but I've never heard of this method before."

Turns out we're practically colleagues.

"Of course, this is my unique method... cough cough, I mean, it's a method passed down in my family."

There is only one in the whole world.

"Unique, interesting!" She seemed to have found something amusing, showing a very interested expression.

"How much will it cost? Don't tell me it's free!"

"No, if it were free, wouldn't that make me seem suspicious?" Lorne chuckled and continued.

"Only 1 pence."

"It's very cheap, consider it..."

"No problem." Before Lorne could finish speaking, she handed him a coin.

So quick to agree, looks like he's not short of money. Did I price it too low...? Lorne reached out and took the coin.

Seeing that the other party seemed to have plenty of money, he felt he had been taken advantage of, but he didn't show it on his face and maintained his smile.

"As it says on this sign, my method of divination is called palm reading."

"As the name suggests, it involves predicting the future by looking at the lines on the palm," Lorne explained his method of divination in a serious tone.

"Please place your hand in front of me."

"Interesting." She didn't say anything more and did as instructed.

Having learned his lesson from being mistaken for a pervert before, Lorne did not reach out to touch the woman's hand directly. Instead, he frowned slightly and gradually focused his eyes.

"Let me see." Lorne focused his attention on examining the hand in front of him.

"Your career line is excellent, which means you have great talent in your career; you could even be called a genius."

"Oh, that's pretty accurate. That's definitely me. Anything else?" She readily accepted the result and continued to ask Lorne.

Hey! Madam, you're showing off a bit... Lorne's lips twitched slightly.

"The love line is a bit messy at the beginning, which means that you must have been quite promiscuous in the past... cough cough, which means that you had a very rich emotional life in the past."

Lorne observed the expression on the other person's face. He was also unsure about his own rudimentary skills, and it would be troublesome if he said something wrong and displeased the other person.

"Hmm...is that so? Not bad, back then..." She no longer had the ease she had shown at the beginning, and instead lowered her head, seemingly lost in thought.

After pausing for several seconds, she continued, "Go on, your divination must include more than just this, right?"

"Of course." Seeing that the other party didn't say anything, Lorne continued:

"Although the love lines were somewhat chaotic in the early stages, they gradually came together later on."

"You must have already met the person you truly love, right?"

The woman didn't say anything, but simply nodded slightly in response.

"Um."

"That's right, that person is your true love."

"True love?"

"Yes, that's right, it's true love," Lorne said with absolute certainty.

In reality, so-called fortune telling relies three parts on metaphysics and seven parts on psychology. Lorne is doing something similar now.

He quickly processed the woman's expression and began to think.

She used to be so open-minded, but now she dresses so old-fashioned and plainly. Her sweetheart must be very conservative...

"Your sweetheart must be a very conservative person."

"Yes, he is indeed very conservative." She did not deny it.

"You're usually the one taking the initiative, but he's always been quite reserved, right?"

"That's right, even though I've hinted at it so many times, it just..."

"That's right." Lorne interrupted the other person directly and began to express his own views.

"I see that your love line on your palm is broken and incomplete. Your relationship is unlikely to have a happy ending!"

"Really?" The woman looked anxious.

"If things continue like this, it's absolutely impossible for you and him to be together."

"And look, your life line is very short and intertwined with your love line," Lorne said, pointing to a longer mark on her hand.

"If things aren't handled properly, they might be separated by death."

"Our work can indeed involve very dangerous situations." She lowered her head as if she had remembered something unpleasant.

"Of course, it's not like there's no way to crack it."

"real?"

"Of course, I think we're destined to meet. As long as you give me 10 gold coins, ma'am... cough cough!"

That was close! I almost lost control of the performance!

"What I mean is, lady, you need to take the initiative."

Before the other party could speak, Lorne continued:

"You may have given your crush a lot of hints before, but never made it explicit."

"So in other people's eyes, the two of you were at most a little ambiguous, and it was precisely because you were not firm enough that the tragedy that followed occurred."

Seeing the other person's somewhat moved expression, Lorne pressed his advantage, saying, "So you need to take the initiative."

"You may feel a little inferior because of past relationship problems, but believe me, the other person will absolutely not care about that."

"As long as you take the initiative, the other person will definitely fall for you."

"You two will definitely end up together." He said it with absolute certainty.

After hearing Lorne's divination results, the woman opposite him remained silent, revealing a complex expression.

An eerie silence fell over the room.

Did I say something wrong...? Lorne observed the other person's expression.

About a minute later.

"Thank you, your divination was very interesting." She stood up, her smile returning, and then left with light steps.

Watching the other person's figure recede into the distance, Lorne breathed a sigh of relief.

"I managed to fool them at least once." He wiped the sweat from his forehead. In reality, with his mediocre fortune-telling skills, a quick glance was already his limit.

But seeing how interested the other person was, he felt embarrassed to admit that he didn't know.

All those words just now were basically improvised by Lorne on the spot, based on the other person's expression.

Fortunately, no flaws were revealed.

"How clever I am! This deal should be considered a success, and the task on the note should be completed."

"Hey! You over there, setting up stalls isn't allowed here!" A patrol officer walked over from across the street.

"My God, there are police! Get out of here!"

Without hesitation, Lorne gathered up the things on the ground and ran away without looking back.

With his "monster"-like physique, he managed to shake off the policeman in no time.

Not far away, Daly Simone, who had already reached the street corner, looked at everything in front of her thoughtfully.

"Was that diviner an extraordinary being?"

"And Dunn..."

She lowered her head, as if she had made up her mind about something.