A brave man may not live, but he cannot die

Chapter 74 Divination again
"As far as I know, the eighth sequence of the [Greed] fate is called 'Traveling Merchant'. Being able to buy fate with money is exactly the same trait as the merchant from the Western Continent you met."

"The diamond necklace symbolizes stolen goods. You spent ten pounds to buy not only a necklace, but also the cause and effect, price and fate that the necklace brings."

"Normal investigative methods are no longer effective. If we persist in tracking down the robber, all clues will lead to you. Witnesses will see your face, your name will be left behind when the stolen goods are sold, and law enforcement officers who fought the robber will identify him with you."

The midday light filtered through the window lattices covered with vines. Quinn sat at the back of the classroom, listening to Amemiya Ningning's lecture, his chin propped up in his hand, staring blankly at the scenery.

He was holding an expensive diamond necklace in his hand, turning it over and over like Buddhist beads. He Mo told him that the necklace must not be lost, as it was an important piece of evidence and a cursed object.

Today is April 4rd, his third official day at work at Grindelwald.

The turmoil two days ago ended with He Mo's conclusion - Quinn was framed by the Abyss Superman and was innocent.

Afterwards, Dean Fofu Mark even called him to his office to apologize. The sincerity of his tone gave Quinn a sense of trance. Could it be that not all the people in the academy were crazy?
The dean asks Quinn what compensation he wants.

He didn't think the matter was that serious. After discussing the whole story with Amamiya Ningning, he actually thought the college handled it well. At a university on Earth, if they saw their professor on surveillance footage committing robbery, killing and robbing, they would definitely post a Weibo post to disassociate themselves immediately, without giving anyone a chance to explain.

If it weren't for the academy, he probably still didn't know that he was framed. Jack's method refreshed Quinn's understanding of the extraordinary. Replacing fate is too incredible.
No wonder that bastard was wandering around on the street, it turns out he was looking for trouble.

There are prerequisites for replacing fate. The scapegoat must have some overlap with that fate, which can be time, place, or even attention to the diamond necklace.
Quinn is not an ungrateful person, but since the college has offered compensation, he should take it. Ho ho ho, there is compensation here.
He said he'd think about it and planned to ask Ankua about it later, but Quinn hadn't seen Ankua since that day. After asking around, he discovered that he was incredibly popular within the academy. Ankua was an elite specialist in the school affairs department, and was constantly busy. Quinn couldn't help but sigh, "What a capable teammate! If Ankua had stayed on for another few decades, Grindelwald would probably be shouting, 'Hurry up, the Demon King!'"
Fofomark was not the kind of leader who mingled well with his subordinates, but that day he gave some extra instructions that were confusing.

You should work harder, take care of Amamiya Ningning's daily life, communicate more with Amamiya Ningning, and guide her both in work and life. It's so weird, it sounds like Amamiya Ningning is the newly hired assistant teacher.

At the end, he said, "Keep working hard, and I look forward to your success." Quinn was completely confused. What kind of success could a teaching assistant like me have? He had a feeling that the "work" the dean was talking about didn't refer to teaching.

Because of Amamiya Ningning's misunderstanding and her father's somewhat scary prophecy, the relationship between the two has become that of partners who need to keep secrets together.

He had an easy time these past two days. He could just sit in the back and sleep during class. His main job was to help Amamiya Ningning write teaching reports, feed the dragons, and clean the office.
This was completely different from the spy work Quinn had imagined, which was thrilling, brain-racking, and a battle of wits with teachers and students.

The air was filled with the smell of mint and bitter blood resin. The sound of a crucible gurgling came from the podium. A small tin pot made strange movements on the brass hob. The lid of the pot kept jumping, and a colorful mist came out every time it bounced.

"Crucible divination is often used to determine bloodlines. Witch doctors in the Northern Continent use the color of the cauldron's spray to determine a child's blood relationship to the father. Some also use a pregnant woman's urine to determine the sex of the fetus. Be careful when preparing the contents of the cauldron."

Amemiya Ningning wore a pair of plain glasses while giving lectures. The large round frames framed her small face, adding a touch of intellectual beauty to the little witch.

There were both third-year and fourth-year students in the audience. Except for Grindelwald's large classes which required students of the same grade to attend together, each student had a unique schedule and could decide for themselves whether to attend additional classes, which was very similar to college.

But Quinn heard that this year's freshmen would be divided into classes, and the class teachers would be selected at the end of this week.

He unconsciously stroked the diamond necklace on his hand. Formark assured him that since he was innocent, the academy would definitely protect them. The dean didn't seem to think the merchant's Abyss Sequence was a big deal, not even considering the artificial circuits to be too overrun.

Originally, only Ankuya was investigating the robbery, but now nearly half of the school office has been mobilized, so I think there will be results soon.

Amamiya Nene told him that the fate imposed on him was not impossible to break, and there were four ways to deal with it:

1. Return the diamond necklace that symbolizes destiny to Jack and get back the ten gold pounds he paid.

2. Seek help from the cults. Abyssal transcendents are the primary wanted targets of all the major cults. The influence of Sequence Eight cannot be too profound. A mass can basically restore fate to normal.

3. Use fate-type arcane modifiers.

4. Find a high-sequence "secret messenger" with an extraordinary destiny. This destiny is strongly related to "fate" and can also correct fate.

The easiest way is to ask the cult for help. Dealing with the damage caused by the Abyss Sequence is the daily business of various cults, but the shadow left by Father Moder is too deep, so Quinn does not consider it.

Fate-related arcane spells were less stable, approaching the difficulty of space magic and requiring a significant cost. Amamiya Ningning advised him against attempting them. High-Sequence Mystic Envoys, however, were out of the question. They were even rarer than Abyssal Mystics, let alone the rare high-Sequence ones. Furthermore, because Eswell City was controlled by the academy, no Mystic Envoys above Sequence 6 could enter, making them extremely difficult to find.

The best way is to wait in the college and wait for the school affairs department to catch the robber. Anyway, it doesn't seem to be a big deal since the robber is suspected of being a robber.

The biggest impact was the pair of stockings in his pocket - now when Quinn walks around campus, his colleagues look at him with a bit of strangeness in their eyes.

Being a pervert is normal, who isn't? But being a pervert is abnormal. Who would steal stockings? Even if you stole some magic tool, what would you do?
The most embarrassing thing was that Amamiya Ningning didn't even let him explain.

He always has a complicated expression on his face, as if to say, "My mom was right when she said heroes like feet."

These two days she has been wearing a long skirt with small leather boots, covering herself tightly.

Naturally, she never let Quinn touch her again. I think she must have been very shy that night. If it weren't for her father, she would never let a man play with her like this.

Quinn was a little amused and confused. Could this little witch be a good girl who looks bold but is actually very conservative?
Quinn called up the culprit's divination system, and his guess was correct. This system was damaged like the others.

But the bad direction is good. Even if the divination event is not changed, he can still get the reward.

However, whether this "reward" can be considered a reward remains to be discussed.

At least the core functions are not broken, and this system is still much more useful than other systems.

Can you predict the event that will have the greatest impact on me within a certain period of time?
After the cost doubled from the last time, another divination would require 20 soul fragments, but Quinn only had 35 soul fragments left, enough to use it again.

The soul fragments are useless anyway, why not try again?
'Divination.'

【Please select the time period you want to have your fortune told:】

[Near-term/Short-term/Long-term]

He hesitated for a moment, but chose the near future.

[Ding—divination ends.]

[20 Soul Dust points have been deducted, and the current remaining Soul Dust points are 15. The cost of the next divination will be doubled to 40 Soul Dust points.]

[Next, we will play the divination of the future for you:]

A scene from the future appeared before Quinn's eyes. This time, it was no longer the familiar office, but the Dema Bar he had been to once before.

Quinn's eyes flickered.

Blood, flames, and light. He saw a man kneeling on the ground, with a huge sword made of pure sunlight piercing his abdomen.

The man's face was extremely horrifying, with his skin peeling back layer by layer, revealing thin and fragile sheets of paper like a book. The paper was attached to the spine of the book, which was made of facial bones and flesh, and was painted with blood with various vivid and realistic pictures.
That's a comic?!
A woman stood before him, holding a pen, her golden hair swaying in the wind like ears of wheat. Sunlight shone from her eyes, far more blazing and dazzling than Father Maud's. Her pale blue skirt fluttered in the light, and Quinn heard an emotionless announcement:
"We have used Containment Item 0-14 [Heaven's Gate] to examine the target's memory and confirmed that they are demon warriors sent to the human world by the Demon King. We are now executing the purge—"

Under Quinn's horrified gaze, the giant sword stuck in his abdomen burst into a terrifying brilliance, until everything in the picture was filled with light!
【The divination ends.】

The diamond necklace fell to the table with a clatter.

That person with the open book on his face is me?!
(End of this chapter)