By Zephyria 
Please be advised that the stories, organizations, characters, etc. appearing in this novel are fictional and have no relation to reality. Also, please note that the fire department’s rank system is set differently from reality to help readers’ understanding.
He heard ‘that’ rumor at a charity party hosted by an acquaintance he was invited to.
“What? A Sorcerer?”
Grayson, who was killing time by exchanging trivial words with the people at the party, frowned unconsciously and asked back. The man who had brought it up first sipped wine mixed with strong drugs and chuckled playfully.
“Yeah, a Diviner invited to Hayden’s party. It was quite fun. They were pretty accurate, you know? Everyone was amazed.”
“Sure.”
Grayson listened to the story and drank his wine with a nonchalant expression. Divination? Believing in such superstitions is foolish.
…That’s not what he meant. In fact, he had already sought out countless Diviners and Sorcerers. Probably more than ten times the maximum number of Diviners an average person meets in their lifetime. Grayson always asked them just one thing: Where is his destined partner?
He heard many words and paid a considerable price, but the result is this mess. Destined partner? Just when he thought he’d finally met them, it wasn’t, and when he thought he’d met them again, it wasn’t. After going through that process several times, Grayson no longer blindly believes their words. That’s why, even now, when he hears about a new Diviner, he doesn’t waver easily, and while listening quite carefully, he shows a lukewarm attitude. The man, embarrassed by Grayson’s indifferent reaction, added with a laugh.
“It’s just for fun. Well, they made a ridiculous prediction to Keith, so that bastard got really angry.”
“To Keith? What prediction?”
Asked, puzzled by the unexpected name, the man replied casually.
“That he’ll have a huge hardship soon. And if he’s not careful then, he’ll regret it for the rest of his life.”
“Like he’s going to ruin his business or something?”
Another man who was with them chuckled and joked. The other men also laughed in disbelief. Keith going bankrupt? Not only one person would think that the world would end first. The man who had brought it up first opened his mouth again.
“Well? They said he’d lose something more important than money, but I don’t know what it is. Keith got angry and left before I could even hear it.”
“He’s too impatient.”
“If I heard something like that, I’d be upset and leave too.”
“Yeah, it’s just upsetting to hear bad predictions.”
Voices of agreement followed from here and there, and the topic soon changed. Grayson indifferently drank his wine and recalled.
It had already been several years since Keith, who was as much of a playboy as Grayson, had chosen the ridiculous institution of marriage and settled down. It was a reality that no one could believe, but he had never once strayed since his marriage. If Keith was so angry about something so precious, it was probably Yeon-woo. Or his two lovely children.
A fraud.
There was no need to see more. Yeon-woo leaving Keith’s side was nonsense. Not to mention the children who could only chirp without any ability.
He had found his soulmate. Much earlier than Grayson, who was so desperately yearning for it. Seeing that, God must be an incredibly biased being. Keith always ridiculed Grayson’s wishes, but the one who found his partner was that bastard. Grayson recalled with a frown. That bastard never even had his fortune told once.
To make such an ominous prediction to Keith, it was a miracle that he or she returned home in one piece. Maybe he or she used up all the luck they had in their entire life at that moment.
If Hayden brought them, he would have verified them to some extent. Well, it’s not easy to distinguish a fraud.
That was all he thought about the new Diviner. Grayson soon joined the trivial topic, and the story about the Diviner was about to be forgotten naturally.
But a month later, Grayson’s attitude changed drastically, and he urgently contacted Hayden. Along with the words that he needed the Diviner’s contact information.
Because he learned that the Diviner’s warning to Keith had come true, and he was in a very difficult situation.
Desire Me if you can
“Ugh…”
Grayson watched the middle-aged woman’s face, which was staring at the cards spread out on the table with a serious expression, with a deeply furrowed brow.
It seemed like quite some time had passed, but the Diviner was silent. Why is it taking so long? Is it difficult to say? Or can’t they read the cards?
Distrust of them gradually spread and filled his eyes, and finally, the Diviner straightened their back as if they had made a decision.
“This is very difficult.”
At the meaningful first words, Grayson crossed his arms and stared intently at their face. The Diviner, whether trying to avoid his fierce gaze or ignoring it, kept their eyes fixed on the cards and spoke slowly.
“Your destined partner… It’s difficult. Very difficult…”
“So? Are you saying there isn’t one?”
Grayson couldn’t stand it and pressed them. The Diviner, startled for a moment, blinked and quickly cleared their throat.
“I didn’t say there wasn’t one. But I can’t say there is one either…”
“Do you think I came all the way here to play word games?”
Grayson asked the Diviner, who continued to hesitate. With a smile on his face. Nevertheless, the Diviner could tell all too well that his mood was seriously twisted. Because Grayson was pouring out Pheromone of anger with his whole body.
“Of course not.”
They quickly smiled and avoided the situation with the experience they had accumulated over the years.
“You’ve been trying so hard to meet your partner until now. But you couldn’t have met them. That’s because the time hasn’t come yet…”
“So?”
Grayson pressed the Diviner without wasting any more time.
“When is that time coming? Is it still far away? How much longer do I have to wait? Don’t tell me they’re a mortician? Are they coming to wipe my corpse after I die? Huh?”
“Now, now, calm down.”
The Diviner, raising a hand as if to restrain an excited fighting dog, opened their mouth after a pause.
“It’s not far off. You’ll meet them soon. You may have already passed them by once.”
“They were right in front of me, and I didn’t recognize them?”
Just as doubt was about to rise, the Diviner added.
“It may not have been a direct meeting. There are many encounters in the world that pass by. In Buddhism, there is a saying, ‘Even brushing sleeves is fate’…”
Grayson frowned and stared at them. His appearance, slowly crossing his arms and leaning back in his chair, seemed to represent that he didn’t have much patience left.
“So.”
Grayson slowly started, contrary to his impatient heart.
“How can I meet that person?”
The Diviner picked up a stack of cards piled on one side and drew one of them. They said to Grayson, who was staring at the card placed on the table.
“Fire.”
“Fire?”
Asked back with a frown, the Diviner nodded and added an explanation.
“Helping others, and fire is visible.”
“Are you talking about a firefighter?”
“It could be, or it could not be.”
They, who had been speaking well until now, took another step back.
“It also means that if you help others while doing that work, your partner will appear. Anyway, the keyword is fire.”
Grayson still frowned and looked at them. As if wondering how much he should believe in this Diviner’s words.
“Is there anything else?”
At Grayson’s request to give out more information, they took out the cards again, checked them, and answered.
“It could be a woman, or it could be a man.”
“Of course, it would be.”
Grayson scoffed mercilessly, paused for a moment, and then narrowed his eyes and asked.
“Boobs?”
“Excuse me?”
The Diviner, surprised by the sudden question, blinked and asked back, and Grayson said again.
“Whether they’re big or small, or if they don’t have any at all, you can see that, right? How is it? The boobs.”
“Uh… um… big.”
At the Diviner’s answer after taking out a card and turning it over, Grayson gave a clear answer.
“It’s a woman.”
The Diviner was startled by the ingenious move to find out the gender, but soon became puzzled. Then why didn’t the gender come out clearly in the previous divination?