“Oh my, I was so scared when Nomily was picking on you, afraid you’d get angry and beat her up with your mace~”
The blue-haired girl showed a mischievous, devilish smile, making Yuriko break out in a cold sweat.
‘How does she know what I’m thinking? Is it mind reading?’
Yuriko’s mind was in turmoil, but she kept up her facade, just in case it was a coincidence.
“Haha, your joke is really funny. How could I ever do something so violent to a classmate?”
Yuriko pretended to be calm while observing the blue-haired girl’s expression.
The blue-haired girl didn’t dismiss her suspicions because of Yuriko’s words.
She just looked at Yuriko meaningfully and said:
“That’s true, but I’d rather see that kind of development. Beating up an oblivious classmate on the first day is much more interesting than this boring progression~”
Facing the blue-haired girl’s teasing, Yuriko could only laugh awkwardly.
‘I performed perfectly, so why did she see through me at the very first meeting? Or did she even see through everything?’
Just as Yuriko was feeling troubled, Carmilla finally intervened in their conversation and said to the blue-haired girl:
“Miss Yuri, please stop teasing the new student. She just entered the class, and you’re making things difficult for her.”
The blue-haired girl called Yuri rested her chin on her hand and continued to scrutinize Yuriko with an intrigued gaze, but she agreed graciously:
“I know, I know. It’s just that I couldn’t help myself when I saw a new classmate~”
‘Are you really just happy because there’s a new student?!’
Yuriko strongly suspected that this Yuri wasn’t interested in the new student, but rather in the secrets of this new student.
‘From her behavior just now, she’s clearly already discovered my secret!’
After admonishing Yuri, Carmilla introduced her to Yuriko:
“Ruri, this is ‘Astraea Yuri’ from the Stargazing Tower. Although she occasionally teases others, she’s not a bad person at heart.”
‘Where is she not bad with that behavior?’
‘But, the Stargazing Tower, huh.’
Yuriko immediately asked Phantom about the Stargazing Tower.
“The Stargazing Tower is an organization founded by a direct disciple of the Saint. Its members are well-versed in the art of divination, able to calculate fortune and misfortune, and scry fate, meow.”
After receiving Phantom’s reply, Yuriko felt a shiver run down her spine.
‘Why is there a fortune teller among my classmates?! Then all the secrets on me will be exposed immediately!’
“Hello, Miss Astraea… Since you’re from the Stargazing Tower, are you very good at astrology?”
Yuriko still held a glimmer of hope.
‘What if this Yuri just happens to be from the Stargazing Tower but doesn’t know astrology?’
However, Yuri’s answer would disappoint her.
“Just call me Yuri. Using my surname sounds so stiff. As for your question, hehe~ I’ve known astrology since birth. Although I’m still young, my astrology skills are only slightly inferior to the Tower Master’s~”
After hearing Yuri’s answer, Yuriko’s heart sank straight to the bottom.
Although she didn’t know how powerful the Stargazing Tower’s master was, since the organization was founded by a disciple of the legendary Saint, its leader couldn’t be weak.
‘But it’s not certain. What if she can’t calculate specific things?’
So Yuriko still probed, “That’s amazing. Then, Miss Yuri, can you calculate what I’m thinking?”
Yuri stared at Yuriko intently for a moment, wore a serious expression, and nodded.
“Mm-hmm, I see…”
Yuriko’s heart tightened.
‘Can she really see through it?’
Yuri crossed her arms, closed her eyes and pondered for a while, then opened her eyes, spread her hands, and said playfully, “I can’t tell. Astrology isn’t that amazing yet~”
‘Then what was that act just now?!’
Yuriko now understood what Carmilla meant by “occasionally teases others.”
She had only just met her and had already been teased several times.
‘You little rascal, you’re really bad!’
“But, you know, I can see that your destiny is quite interesting, Miss Ruri. You must have many interesting secrets hidden on you~”
Yuri suddenly added this, causing Yuriko’s heart, which had just calmed down, to race again.
‘Does this mean she sees I have secrets, but doesn’t know exactly what?’
‘If it’s just that, then it’s okay. As long as she hasn’t directly discovered them, it’s fine.’
It seemed that Yuri’s first words were just a coincidence, but considering her identity as an astrologer, she might have seen Yuriko’s impulse to throw a punch at that moment.
‘I still need to be more wary of this Yuri. If possible, it’s best to avoid contact with her.’
“I’m just an ordinary girl. I have no secrets. I’m only here because of good luck. I’m not worth Miss Yuri’s attention.”
“Hehe~ Just ‘good luck,’ huh~”
Yuri’s eyes narrowed slightly. Clearly, she didn’t believe Yuriko’s so-called “luck.”
“I’m quite curious how good Miss Ruri’s luck is to be able to transfer here.”
Although Yuri didn’t say it outright, Yuriko could discern the implication hidden in her words.
‘I don’t believe your nonsense. I’m going to cling to you until I figure out your secrets!’
“Miss Yuri is really interesting.”
In the end, Yuriko could only force out such a sentence.
“Hehe, it’s Miss Ruri who’s more interesting~”
Yuriko ended her conversation with Yuri and turned back to listen to Avier on the podium as he explained this year’s arrangements.
‘Sigh, off to a bad start.’
She sighed inwardly.
‘Why did I get singled out as soon as I arrived?’
‘Phantom, is there any way to block her prying?’
‘There is, meow. The more powerful you become, the greater the price others have to pay to use astrology to pry into you. So you just need to work hard to become stronger and raise your status, and she won’t dare to use astrology on you casually.’
Although Phantom gave her a method, it was essentially the same as not saying anything.
‘Isn’t there something more practical and efficient, like an item or magic that blocks prying? I’m in a precarious situation now!’
‘Items with that function are very rare, meow. I do have a fate-masking magic, but with your talent, you should be able to master it in three to five years.’
‘In that long, I’ll be a skeleton in a grave!’
‘This is already considered fast. Others might never learn it in a lifetime, meow.’
Yuriko knew that she currently had no good way to block others’ deductions.
The only saving grace was that Yuri couldn’t directly calculate her mafia identity, or rather, Yuri had calculated her mafia identity but, for some reason, didn’t reveal it.
Yuriko had never met a girl as mischievous and unpredictable as Yuri, making it hard to guess what she was thinking.
‘She’s really hard to read.’
Chapter 1 starts very abruptly, that’s because the prologue is missing
The prologue is already uploaded please check it before Chapter 1