There were seven days left.

Then, the summer vacation would end.

Since the outside was as hot as hell, I prefer resting my tired body in my room to going out and confronting the hellfire.

When I came back, I went to the book store and bought some interesting books from there. It was the Yuri light novel. It seemed to be hit among the girl. Mori and Sato talked about it. So I decided to buy it.

I was surprised that it was pretty good. This was the author's first work. According to his biography at the end of the book, Kinugasa Tomose-Sensei was an amateur writer. But his work was as good as the professionals.

The plot took place in a private boarding school. It was about the love between the ice-queen who had the black hair like the night's sky and the cheerful angel girl who wanted to befriend her.

I had just finished the latest volume when I got the phone call from Karuizawa Kei.

"Moshi. Moshi. " I said.

"Ayanokouji? Are you free?"

"I have nothing to do now."

"Good. Can I ask you for help?" She asked excitedly.

"I will listen to your request first--"

"Thank you, Ayanokouji. I know you can help me!"

"I didn't admit yet---"

Karuizawa ignored me and continued talking. "Do you know the light novel named Horikishi Lilly Tales: I want to befriend my old enemy?"

Yes. I answered. It was the light novel I was reading right now.

"Do you read it too?" I asked her.

"Yes! It's very sweet! All girls love it! But I ain't the fan of the main couple. I prefer the Ninose x Zen more. However, today, there is a grand opening for the new volume at the Keyaki mall! Kinugasa-Sensei will go too!"

"Really?"

I didn't know that but I felt interested in it now.

"So what do you want me to do?"

"Today, I'm busy! I have to be the host of the mixer between class D's girls and class C's boys." I heard that Karuizawa was closer with Manabe Shiho from class C lately. "So I can't go. Can you go to get Kinugasa's autograph for me?"

There was no reason for rejecting because I wanted to go to the opening anyway.

"But why don't you ask Hirata?"

I heard Karuizawa sighing from the other side of the line, "Hirata-Kun is busy too. I don't want to bother him. Especially, after we can reconcile. "

I nodded, she didn't see me anyway.

"Oh, so I'm the substitute?"

"Don't be a pettish girl!" She said. "Ok. If you help me this time, I will do whatever you want me to do once!"

"Everything?"

"The suddenly replying is quite disgusting. Ok. Not everything. A decent thing!"

My day was ruined and my disappointment was immeasurable---Kidding.

"If you said so---"

...

And this was the reason why I walked through the hell sun to the Keyaki mall. I sat on the bench in the mall to comfort my body with the cool air-conditioner for a while.

I looked around and found that today, there were many students in the Keyagi mall. I wondered if they didn't come for shopping but the new volume of Horikishi Lilly Tales: I want to befriend my old enemy.

When my sweat was gone, I stood up and walked to the hall that the grand opening set in. It was full of people in the hall. Many of them cosplayed as characters. For some reason, I just realized that the school's suit in the novel was looked like our school's suit.

I bought six books from the counter, Karuizawa asked me to get the autograph for her friend too. Then, I walked to the line for an autograph. It was very long until the end of the row was outside the hall.

After waiting for ten minutes, It was my turn. I walked toward the author who looked very familiar.

He was the short guy with brown hair and had the bang hanging on the right side---

Kinugasa-Sensei turned his face to me and smiled.

"Thank you for your support---Ayanokouji!!"

"Ike!!"

Ike Kanji was there, looking at me with surprise. Before I would say anything, he stood up and grabbed my arms.

"Editor-San, wait a minute, please. " He said with the man standing beside him before taking to the corner of the hall.

"Ike. You are Kinugasa Tomose-Sensei?"

Ike looked at me with awkward sight and nodded.

"Yes. I am!"

"Holy crap. You are amazing. I never know you can write. And it's very good."

"Thank you but---"

"Why do you never tell us?"

Ike scratched his head. "Ah. There is the reason. Do you feel familiar when reading the light novel?"

I nodded. "Yes. Hori-San gave me the same vibe with Horikita---Oh, shit."

Why didn't I realize it before?

The main character was Hori Nezuko, the ice queen who acted arrogantly and believed and thought she was superior to everyone. However, she was weak inside and big brother complex.

Kushi Kaede was the angel girl who was the heart and soul of the class. She tried to befriend Hori-San who hated her so much. She was also kind to everyone.

There was also Ninose Chitoge, the cheerful girl from another class who believed in the power of friendship.

"Basically, it is Horikita x Kushida fanfic. But I changed the name and published it on the internet. But someone from Kadokaxa found it and offer to publish it as a light novel. " Ike explained.

"So you created every character from your schoolmate?"

Ike nodded. "Yes. Actually, class 1-4 in the novel is our class D. "

"Wait, that means I am in your book too."

"Right. You are Hori-San's seatmate. "

"What? That scumbag?"

Kusukouji Kiyobaka was Hori-San's seat mate. He was complete trash. He tricked Kushida and Horikita to be his slave and blackmailed Ninose with her past crime to date with him. Then, Kusukouji left her to date with the gravure idol. He was the antagonist of the series.

"Is that how you think about me?"

"Of course, not! I just want some antagonist! And I think your cold acting will make this villain look cool! And it works! Kusukouji is the third most popular character!"

I sighed. "Thank you for telling me I am cool. But if Horikita or Kushida knew it, they will surely be mad at you."

Horiktia might torture him with her golden compass and Kushida--might curse him, I guess.

"I know! So don't tell them, please." Ike asked me with sadly voice. "I will sign for you!"

He snatched the books from my hands and signed on them very quickly.

I shrugged my shoulder. There was no reason to tell those girls anyway. If they knew, this novel might be ended.

"However, You are very famous. There are a lot of people there, aren't there?" I asked him.

"Oh. Not that much. Half of them came because there is fortune telling service on the fifth floor."

"Fortune-telling?"

"Yes. They are very famous and will be here until the next week. Here you are---" Ike send me the books and recognized something. "Oh, I have coupons. Take it, as my bribe."

He gave me two coupon tickets for .

"Um. I will go there if I have time. Good luck with selling. " I greeted him before walking out of the hall.

Maybe it was because of my greeting, Next week, Horikushi became the best seller light novel in Japan, and Kyoto Studio would adapt it into the anime. The critic said it was as good as Toradora and Monogatari. Maybe someday, it will become the same level as Haruhi Suzumiya Series.

...

After I walked out of the hall. I looked at the watch and found it was 10.30. Karuizwa told me she would come to get the books at 12.00. So I had to wait for her for a while.

They are very famous and will be here until the next week.

I recognized what Ike said about the fortune teller. Um. I should go to see them. Although I could tell my fortune by myself.

I walked to the fifth floor and saw the row of couples in front of the Bohemian pavilion.

The smell of a lovebird made me disgusting, I walked in the row and waited. Thanks for my poker face, so I could hold the virgin disgusted face.

"Ayanokouji?" Someone called my name.

Ibuki Mio from class C was next to me in the row. She seemed to be surprised at seeing me here.

"Ibuki? How are you?"

"Fine---"

Then, it was the awkward silence.

For class D, Ibuki was the evil from hell. She stole Karuizawa's panties, made our class argue at each other, and almost made us lose the inhabited island exam.

However, this school wasn't the normal school. Everyone needed to do everything to win. You couldn't call the soldier who killed his enemy in war the murderer.

Finally, I decided to start the conversation.

"Are you interested in fortune-telling too?"

Ibuki looked surprised that I talked with her. "Y--Yes. I'm a fan of it If I have to say."

"Ah. That's unexpected."

"It isn't weird for high-schooler to get into the fortune-telling, is it?"

I nodded. "You get the point though."

Ibuki looked around as finding someone.

"Where is Horikita?" She asked.

"I don't know. I'm not her shadow or something, she isn't with me all the time."

Ibuki clicked her tongue.

"Why? You want to meet her that much?" Maybe they grew some romantic feeling after fighting, Ike must love this idea.

"I want to beat her again. " Ibuki mumbled. "Last time we fought, she was sick. I know it isn't her true ability. I want to fight with her again for the sake of knowing who is the boss. I will take the NIchirin Sword with me this time."

I blinked my eyes, this girl was a bit crazy. But she looked more friendly than when we found her on the island.

"So you come alone?" I asked her.

Ibuki looked at me with her scary eyes.

"Is it wrong to come alone? Fortune-telling is a face-to-face activity in the first place." She looked to another way. "It isn't like I have many friends to ask to come to."

"I see. " I thought I understood. On the cruise ship's test, she didn't join the group with her classmates. I could tell she was bad at communicating. I still wondered why Ryuen used her to be the spy. "I'm the same as you."

"About liking fortune-telling or being bad at communication."

"It's hard to admit, but the second one. "

Ibuki seemed to disbelief me. "You are surrounded by a bunch of girls, aren't you? How can someone like you will lack communication skills?"

"It's my luck that I'm a bit popular among girls--"

"Not try to deny at all."

"I don't lie. However, I'm just lucky that I can show my handsome side to the girl. But as you see in the Hare group. I wasn't like Machida who spread the dependable man's vibe."

The fact was my classroom was lack of single Ikemen. Hirata was ruled by Karuizawa. And what we got was the idiot trio, Doc, the elegant Yukimura, the weirdo Koenji. Miyake Akito was pretty handsome but he wasn't outstanding compared to me. So I was the most normal and handsome boy left.

Ibuki laughed. "Yeah, I have to be honest. At first, I think you are a quite good-looking boy. But I can feel darkness from you. Luckily, there were other Ikemens in my class. So No, thank you."

"I know what you feel. You are a cute little girl. But I have all kinds of charming girls in my harems. I'm choosable enough to not grab whatever is in front of me. So No, thank you."

We continued roasting each other for five minutes until we saw two people I knew walking out of the tent.

"Honami. Ryuji. " I called them.

Ichinose Honami and Kanzaki Ryuki waved to me. Ibuki looked at them with caution.

"Oh. Good morning. Uh---"

"Ibuki. " I told her name.

"Yes. Ibuki-San. " Honami greeted Ibuki. Her friendly smile made Ibuki lower her guard and reply wastefully.

"Good morning."

"What are you doing here?" I asked them.

"Fortune-telling, of course. I want to know how suitable I am with my girlfriend. " Ryuji hung his arms on Honami's shoulder.

"You are dating?"

Honami flicked Ryuji's arm out of her. "No. We just pretend to be a couple. They will augur for the customer who comes in pair."

I and Ibuki looked at each other with surprise. We didn't know it before.

"So how is your---fortune?" I asked Honami.

"She said my voice is bad luck. " She said frowning. "My voice will make me heart-breaking. I will never meet my soulmate if I use my voice. I should change my voice---Seriously, how can you change your voice!?"

It sounded reasonable and unreasonable at the same time.

"I suggest using Karuizawa Kei's voice. Her voice is so strong until she beat two best girls at one time, although she is the sister of MC."

Ryuji gritted his teeth. "Argh! I want to play another joke about the voice. But it will be a spoiler for another anime!! But I want to joke it so bad!!"

Honami grabbed his arm, "Sorry. Kiyotaka-Kun. I need to get him out of the scene before he ruined anyone's day. Goodbye!", then she dragged Ryuji away.

"Hey. Ayanokouji. What should we do?" Ibuki asked me.

"About what?"

"We need to come in pair! But we come alone!"

I thought for a while. "It's easy. We just go together."

Ibuki opened her eyes wide. But before she would talk anything. I grabbed her arms and dragged her into the pavilion.

An old lady was sitting behind the round table, waiting for us. She grinned when she saw us.

"Sit down, please."

She said with a hoarse voice. When we sat down. The fortune-teller looked at us. I wondered what will be her first word. It had to be something very scary like; "Two of you will die tomorrow!" or "I know you will come to see me today, and I wait---wait for a very long time."

"Pay the bill first. Thank you."

The old lady said.

Ah. Capitalism.

...

Fortune-telling started.

I had never done something like this before, but Ibuki seemed to be used to it. So I followed her. She chose the Private Cause that included heath, studying, love, and down on luck period.

The fortune-teller looked at Ibuki's hand to tell her future from her handprint. Most of the prophecy was wide and unspecific. But I thought she could guess Ibuki's past right because Ibuki smiled and nodded satisfied when she heard the prophecy.

"Why did you smile?" I asked after seeing her smile with the prophecy that said 'ํYou will lose to someone that you never think you will lose to.'

"Because I think I can lose Horikita. This means I will never lose to Horikita at all!"

I didn't think the prophecy worked like that. But I decided to say nothing.

The fortune-teller turned her face to me. "So, what is your name? Young boy."

"Ayanokouji Kiyotaka."

She nodded and did the same process as Ibuki.

"Oh! Holy lord!" The old lady exclaimed out loud, causing Ibuki to flinch.

"What happened? Is his luck that bad!?"

But the fortune-teller shook her head.

"No. Actually, it is the best fortune I have ever seen. Young boy. Your luck is very high! If you buy the lottery, you will win the big prize!"

This fortune-teller might be real. She could know my luck power.

Ibuki looked at me with surprise.

"I think you will be the bad luck loser!"

"Being called like that. I started doubting my luck."

"No need to worry. Your luck is very high. Just keep doing good. Then, you will be the luckiest man in the world!" The old lady looked at my hand again and shook her head. "But you have to beware something?"

"Beware what?"

"Your luck will increase until it is on the top of the hill. Then, you will be down on your luck! Your fortune will become hell. You will lose everything including your luck!"

"C--Can you fix that?" Ibuki asked with worried.

This girl was better than I expected.

"You can't. But don't have to worry that much. " The fortune-teller said. "If you can survive this phase. You will get your luck back. And this time, no one can steal it from you!!"

I started worrying about the prophecy. I knew that fortune-telling was the real thing. At the white room, we had an army of fortune-tellers to check our fortune.

However, I didn't show my worry to Ibuki.

Then, the fortune-teller predicted about my heath, studying, and love for me. Everything was really good. She said that if I tried, I would get a girlfriend before Christmas.

Finally, we finished. I and Ibuki stood up. We were walking out of the pavilion when the old lady called us.

"I had to warn you something. Especially, that girl. " She pointed at Ibuki. "Don't separate from him until you went out of the mall. Or you will be very, very bad luck. Thank you for using our service."

...

I and Ibuki discussed how the hell my luck was. She believe that I was a really lucky guy. But she still didn't believe all I did was a coincidence by my luck.

"But, what about the prophecy about your bad luck?" Ibuki asked worrying.

"Come on. Don't worry. It's just a prophecy. " I told her like that. Although I was sure it wouldn't be just the prophecy.

We walked until we reached the elevator. Ibuki pushed the opening bottom and walked into it. But when I tried to walk in. Ibuki stopped me.

"Hm?"

"I want to know if that old lady is right. " She said. "We will part back and we will meet each other at the hall's gate. If she is right, I will face the very bad thing, right?"

"Don't be silly. " I protested. "I am tired now. Walking down for five floors isn't funny."

"Your business, though."

Ibuki said and closed the elevator. I couldn't stop her so I had to give up and use the escalator instead.

Damn! That cruel bitch! She reminded me about Horikita. Maybe these rivals were similar to each other.

I thought Ibuki would reach the mall's gate before me. But when I reached it, Ibuki wasn't there.

She didn't come until noon. I saw Karuizawa walking toward me but I still didn't see Ibuki.

"Thank you for your help!" Karuizawa smiled widely when I sent her the books.

"Don't forget you have to do whatever I ask once. " I said.

"Only a decent thing!" She reminded.

"Hey, if I wanted to do something indecent, I would have done it in that cabin."

Karuizawa hit my shoulder.

"Forget it. Oh, I have something for you, as thank you for waiting for me for a long time."

It wasn't that long. I went to fortune-telling for an hour with a half. So I waited for her for only ten minutes.

But whatever I was about to say to fix her misunderstanding disappear when I saw something on her hand.

"W--What the holy is that thing?"

Before me, it was holy milk of Mother Marie, frozen in the chamber of Jack Frost. Standing in the holy grail made from flour. At the top, there was the fruit of Eden, the forbidden fruit that humans shouldn't test. But I couldn't resist it. I could feel the holy power from this cold gorgeous thing. It was beautiful, it was pure, it was---sentimental--

"Ah. This is ice cream and cone."

"The Ice Cream and The Cone? What a precious name. It's priceless. My little action isn't worthy for this food from heaven."

"It's 100 yen. Just take it, before it melts."