By Zephyria 
Ki Jae-eon closed the book he was reading and glanced at the clock on the wall.
The clock hands pointed to three in the afternoon.
It had been quite some time since he had chased Kim Ju-won out around seven in the morning.
And it was two hours late for the appointment.
Ah, what appointment, you ask?
It was a training appointment disguised as a unilateral demand for compensation for damages from Kim Ju-won, who had been kicked for no reason. He threatened him not to think about glossing over the fact that he had hit someone, and then suddenly said, ‘Meet me at the park at one o’clock.’
Yeah, right.
Why would I?
Of course, he had no intention of going at all, but.
‘Actually, Kim Ju-won was the owner of the room, and I was the one who caused the trouble.’
Unbelievably, that was really the case.
In other words, he was the victim.
Ki Jae-eon glanced at the clock again. Tick-tock-. The sound of the second hand was particularly annoying. He tried to fix his gaze on the book, but his runaway concentration didn’t seem to be coming back. Haa, annoying. In the end, he had no choice but to jump up from his seat.
‘This is all an act for reconciliation.’
Because there’s nothing more foolish than committing a crime and pretending not to know.
‘The divine spirit is watching…’
As a believer, he couldn’t leave even a speck of dust in his heart.
Ki Jae-eon clicked his tongue and picked up his wallet.
He arrived at the park after being late for a long time.
Contrary to his expectation that he would have already left, Kim Ju-won was sitting on a park bench, engrossed in his phone. He didn’t even notice him and wondered what he was doing, and it turned out to be a mobile game.
Does this guy have too much time on his hands?
Ki Jae-eon, who had been contemplating whether to go back for a moment, decided to clean things up since he had come all this way, and nudged Kim Ju-won with his knee.
“What are you doing, making people come here and wait?”
“Oh, you’re here?”
“……”
“Why?”
“No, nothing.”
Is ‘Oh, you’re here?’ all he has to say to someone who’s two hours late and hasn’t even apologized?
“Not that I’m one to talk, but it’s better to save time-.”
His wrist was grabbed in the middle of his sentence. The palm that gently wrapped around it, its warmth was considerable. Ki Jae-eon looked at Kim Ju-won with wide eyes. He endured outside until now? No way. He’s too foolish. He should have gone to a nearby cafe.
“Hey… you.”
“It’s a little late for lunch, but you’re still hungry, right? Let’s just grab a snack.”
“Wait…!”
Before he could protest, he was dragged out of the park by Kim Ju-won’s strength.
And so, Ki Jae-eon had to endure the terrible experience of an unwanted snack bomb- which he read as food torture.
“Oh! There’s chicken skewers over there.”
“Hey, guh!”
“Huh?”
“Stop… I feel like I’m going to throw up.”
His throat was already full of food. He couldn’t take any more.
“Haa, I feel sick.”
“……”
Kim Ju-won stared blankly at Ki Jae-eon, whose face had turned pale, and then started dragging him again, saying, “Then shall we digest it?” He was really like a bulldozer.
“Oh! There’s a perfect place over there.”
What Kim Ju-won pointed to was an arcade in the downtown street. It was a small arcade, but it had everything. Kim Ju-won opened the automatic door with a warning sign that read [No Minors Allowed After 10 PM] and got excited, saying, “What should we do first?” Ki Jae-eon, who had been dragged in against his will and was feeling listless, was eventually provoked by Kim Ju-won’s “Chicken?” and ended up thoroughly enjoying basketball games, shooting games, darts, and even claw machines.
“Wow-! I feel so relieved.”
“……”
“What, are you still sulking about losing the punch machine?”
“It was a 3-point difference. And it was my first time, and you’ve done it many times. If you think about it that way, didn’t I win?”
“Yeah, you barely managed to get a 3-point difference after re-challenging eight times.”
“Hey.”
“I let you win, you punk.”
“You punk? Why are you acting up again?”
They were walking down the street, bickering as the sun was setting.
“Wait a minute.”
Kim Ju-won’s steps stopped abruptly.
Ki Jae-eon wore a tired expression, as if to say, what is it now?
“I’m tired now.”
“No, no. That…”
What Kim Ju-won pointed to was a tarot shop. A large yellow paper also had [We do fortunes] written on it in a cute font.
“Tarot?”
“Wanna see?”
“What?”
“It’s 5,000 won per question.”
An Exorcist wants to see tarot? No, of course, there are tarot masters who are born with real spiritual abilities, but… Still, for an Exorcist to get their fortune told…
‘Come to think of it, there was also a guy who looked at name compatibility.’
Ah, he’s thinking about that guy again.
Ki Jae-eon flinched and hurriedly covered his mouth with his hand.
‘Because it’s your first love.’
A youthful voice flashed by.
For some reason, he felt a fluttering in his chest.
“Jae-eon?”
“S-Sure, let’s see it.”
Ki Jae-eon took the first step to avoid being caught with an unkempt expression. He walked quickly, as if he were doing a speed walk. What? Hey! Wait up! Kim Ju-won, who had been staring blankly at Ki Jae-eon, hurriedly shouted and followed. I would have been disappointed if you didn’t say you wanted to see tarot? Shut up. They didn’t stop arguing even as they opened the door to the store.
Tarot Master Jeong Yong-ja (56) was currently in a rather difficult situation.
That is, about five minutes ago.
Today, when there were no customers and she thought she had struck out… Just as she was contemplating closing up early, two handsome men opened the door and came in. The young men, who looked to be in their early twenties, seemed a little hesitant, but then sat down as if they had made up their minds.
‘What are they going to ask? Hmm~ Either way, it’ll be one of the three: love, wealth, or employment, right?’
Her main customer base was women, but the ratio of male customers was not low when it came to the three issues mentioned above.
“Okay, my handsome young men-.”
It was when Jeong Yong-ja was about to slowly give her greetings.
‘…What?’
An eerie energy filled the store.
The feeling was like thin, sharp needles pricking at his skin all over.
‘Look at these guys?’
The hand reaching for the tarot cards flinched, recoiling sharply.
Jeong Yong-ja swallowed hard, alternating her gaze between the two customers.
‘Seriously, what kind of guys have no sense of business ethics?’
A dumbfounded laugh leaked out. She almost snapped, ‘Hey, what are you doing here?’ Because a very strong aura was floating around the two young men. She had never seen such a strong Spirituality before. Their presence was incredible! Jeong Yong-ja secretly clicked her tongue. At this level, they should already have their spiritual eyes open, right? Or are they guys who roll around in the same field?
‘They don’t seem to be here to spy? Then are they ordinary people?’
Jeong Yong-ja’s eyes narrowed for a moment.
‘Tsk tsk, too bad. These two will soon receive a calling from the gods.’
Especially that pale, gloomy one.
‘This one… he won’t be able to live an ordinary life.’
Because he’s the type loved by both spirits and gods.
Jeong Yong-ja quietly lowered her gaze. He was the type of guy you shouldn’t get involved with. To put it in perspective, it was like a tiger appearing where foxes play.
‘Too strong, way too strong.’
How am I supposed to tell the future of someone like that? Sigh, I’ll just get hurt for nothing if I keep talking! Jeong Yong-ja licked her dry lips and sweated coldly. To be honest, she felt a little embarrassed. She was a veteran in her own right… but somehow, she couldn’t shake the feeling that she was showing off in front of a silkworm.
And in front of someone much younger!
‘Should I just kick them out?’
As she pondered, her youngest daughter’s upcoming birthday came to mind. Imagining her daughter’s joyful face gave her courage. Okay, I have to earn at least enough for her present! In the end, Jeong Yong-ja decided to take the customers for her child’s happiness.
“So, what are these handsome young men curious about?”
As soon as she asked, a fierce energy poked her in the side. It was a scolding sent by the gloomy young man. No, to be precise, it was the nagging of the great spirit surrounding him. How dare you try to tell the fortune of my child? That’s how he was scolding her.
‘Oh dear~ Elder! The kids said they want to see, the kids!’
Jeong Yong-ja was busy begging inwardly.
Whether he knew her situation or not, the larger one glanced at the smaller one and replied.
“Health luck. Can you also see things like insomnia?”
I recommend going to a mental health clinic or internal medicine, she wanted to say, but holding back, Jeong Yong-ja smiled and said, “Of course~ I can see within three months, right?”
“What about you?”
“Yes?”
“Didn’t you come here to ask something too?”
“Ah, not really.”
Ah, not really? Are these guys kidding me? Seriously.
‘Someone got unfairly scolded!’
Ugh, this won’t do. I need to quickly tell their fortunes and send them away.
If you keep guys with this kind of Spirituality around for too long, something will go wrong, mm-hmm.
Jeong Yong-ja barely hid her twisted lips and tried her best to put on a friendly face, “Then, I’ll look at both of your health luck and love luck for a total of fifteen thousand won, how about that?” Honestly, considering what she had just gone through, she wanted to rip them off for forty or fifty thousand won, but she was too scared of the great spirit to even try.
“I’m not really curious about love luck…”
“Yes, thank you!”
Watching the mismatched pair, Jeong Yong-ja picked up the tarot cards.
“Good thinking.”
Shuffle shuffle shuffle-! Swish swish swish-!
The cards, shuffled dazzlingly, spread out in a fan shape.
“Shall we start with our customer sitting on the right?”
And so, she started with health luck and continued with love luck, but a problem arose.
‘Well, well? Look at this guy?’
Jeong Yong-ja looked at the smaller one with an expression of surprise.
He doesn’t look like it…
“He’s a total playboy.”
His love luck was a mess.