The senior student's eyes widened in anger. "A mere first-year student is so arrogant! I'm a second-year student. Is this how all first-year students treat their seniors these days? Get down on your knees and apologize immediately!"

"idiot!"

Hikigaya's words directly made the senior student's face turn red. At the same time, the senior students who were watching the excitement around him also burst into an uproar, because they had never seen such an arrogant first-year student, and he was so arrogant and domineering in public. Everyone was surprised and couldn't help feeling a little scared.

And everyone also realized later that this first-grader's dead fish eyes were very scary!

"Please stop arguing, everyone."

Only then did Ichinose come back to his senses from his shock, with a worried look on his face. He seemed to be about to apologize to the senior student opposite him, but was stopped by Hikigaya.

"Hikigaya-kun! You're gonna..."

Ichinose shouted anxiously, but Hikigaya just glanced at Ichinose indifferently. Ichinose, who was about to say something, seemed to understand the meaning of Hikigaya's eyes and stopped involuntarily.

Hikigaya turned to look at the senior student across from him and sneered, "Why, you want to fight? Senior from Class A, Year 2! Anyway, I'm in Class D and you're in Class A. At worst, we can just lose points together. No matter how you look at it, I won't lose anything!"

"you!!!"

The senior student opposite also reacted: "You know me?!!"

"I don't know any idiot with a small head controlling a big head and a stupid brain!"

Hikigaya sneered at the senior student across from him: "Didn't you hear that everyone else had already rejected you, yet you still tried to force a conversation and even made advances? I'm putting this out there, even if Nanyun came today, I'd say the same thing!"

"Get out of here!!!"

226

Chapter 226: Ichinose’s love problems.

The fight that everyone around expected did not happen. Instead, the student from Class A, Year 2, left a harsh word "Wait for me" and left in a panic.

So the originally noisy scene returned to normal.

However, compared to before, there was a hint of weirdness and curiosity in everyone's eyes when they looked at Hikigaya.

Hikigaya later transferred money as compensation to the boy who "borrowed the drink" behind him.

"My fellow student, you are really amazing!"

The other party secretly gave Hikigaya Itsuki a thumbs-up: "This is what a man should be like. His girlfriend has been bullied and it would be unreasonable not to beat him up!"

Hikigaya's face froze when he heard this, and he quickly said, "We are not in that kind of relationship, senior, please don't misunderstand me."

"Oh, I see. So that's how it is!"

The senior student opposite him seemed to understand something, then patted Hikigaya on the shoulder and said, "After this, I think there's hope!"

Hey, what do you know?

Hikigaya's face was filled with black lines.

After dealing with this matter, everything calmed down again. Ichinose lowered his head and remained silent. Hikigaya had no intention of speaking either. Then the two of them stayed silent for a long time. Ichinose couldn't help but blame himself and said, "I'm sorry, Hikigaya-kun, it's all because of me..."

Ichinose naturally understood that Hikigaya was trying to help him out, and he also knew that it was his own indecision and his desire to deal with the harassment from the senior student peacefully that led to this result.

It's all my fault...

"Huh? Ichinose, what are you talking about..."

Hikigaya frowned and said impatiently, "I've been waiting here for almost an hour, and I have to watch that guy just now pretending to be a senior student. If it were you, you would be furious."

"But, he's a senior student, and this will cause Hikigaya-kun's class to lose points. I..."

"so what?"

Hikigaya deadpanned, "Should we respect him just because he's older? Using age and seniority as an excuse proves he's worthless. Respect is earned. Besides, in this school, seniority is something only the most useless students would talk about. Strength is the true passport to this school."

"And what does it mean to deduct points from your own class?"

Hikigaya sneered, "Ichinose, you should also know that Class D lost all their points in the first month, and there have always been various problems every month since then, not to mention the incident in July. So they can deduct points with a clear conscience, but why can't I? Deducting points from me means being liquidated, hated, and criticized, but deducting points from them means they have to forgive? What kind of logic is this!"

"This……"

Ichinose was speechless and didn't know how to respond.

At this time, it was finally the turn of the two people in the divination team. Ichinose had no choice but to put aside what he had just done, and then the two of them entered the divination tent together.

The inside of the tent was very dark, and in the small tent, Hikigaya and Ichinose had to be close to each other. Although Hikigaya tried his best and was very careful, he could not avoid touching Ichinose's body. In an instant, a refreshing fragrance came to his nose.

Hikigaya: "..."

Hikigaya subconsciously looked at Ichinose beside him guiltily, but Ichinose didn't seem to have any special reaction. Hikigaya couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw this. However, due to the dim light, Hikigaya didn't notice that Ichinose's ears had turned a little red.

In the dim tent, there was only a chandelier in the front emitting warm yellow light. Under the chandelier was a purple tablecloth with a crystal ball and a box of tarot cards on it. Meanwhile, the fortune teller in the middle was wearing a cloak, half covering her face, but it was still clear that she was a middle-aged woman.

The dim lighting, the fortune teller's attire and the tent that blocked out all the noise from outside created an atmosphere of mystery, unpredictability and vague excitement.

The two came in front of the fortune teller. Hikigaya looked around curiously and spoke subconsciously.

"I thought they would have candles and scented lamps around like they do on TV."

“Because there are safety risks.”

Hikigaya: "..."

The fortune teller's sudden words left Hikigaya speechless.

The fortune teller then looked at the two of them and said, "Tell me, who will go first? Any questions regarding academics, wealth, love, health, etc. are welcome, but please note that you can't ask more than three questions."

Hikigaya looked at Ichinose, his meaning obvious. Seeing this, Ichinose said, "Hello, I want to ask about your studies."

The fortune teller nodded, then reshuffled the tarot cards beside him and placed them on the table, allowing Ichinose to randomly draw three cards according to his own ideas.

Ichinose hesitated for a moment before pulling out the first, middle, and last card. The fortune teller flipped them over and pondered for a moment before saying, "My beautiful classmate, your studies are going very smoothly. Although there will be many ups and downs along the way, the final result will be a good one."

Ichinose smiled when he heard that. Although he didn't know whether it was true or not, no one didn't like to hear good words, not even Ichinose was an exception.

"The second thing I want to ask is about my family's health."

Ichinose seemed to have been prepared. She asked her second question and then drew three more tarot cards.

"The health of your family members is fluctuating, meaning they may be troubled by certain illnesses. But don't worry, this card represents life, which means vitality is vigorous, so the illness is only temporary. Overall, the situation is still optimistic."

The worry on Ichinose's face gradually eased. When she heard the word "illness troubles" just now, Ichinose's body was particularly stiff. Even Hikigaya who was standing next to her could clearly feel Ichinose's emotional changes.

"Girl, there is one last question. Please think carefully about it."

The fortune teller glanced at Hikigaya who was standing beside him. Ichinose was slightly taken aback when he heard this, then her face turned slightly red and she whispered, "I, I want to ask about love, is it okay?"

The fortune teller smiled and said, "Of course, love is an important lesson for every girl's growth."

However, when the fortune teller turned over the three tarot cards that Ichinose drew, his expression suddenly froze. He then looked up again at Ichinose in front of him, and glanced at Hikigaya beside him from the corner of his eye, with a somewhat subtle and strange look on his face.

"My friend, your love fortune is very bright. You will be with the person you love."

A hint of joy flashed in Ichinose's eyes when he heard that, but the next second the fortune teller's words were like a bucket of cold water poured down on him.

"But this process is extremely tortuous and difficult, with many separations and reunions, and even the risk of failure."

227

Chapter 227: This money is really hard to earn.

After the fortune teller finished speaking, Ichinose was clearly in a very low mood.

"Ichinose, love isn't everything in life. There's no need to be so obsessed."

Hikigaya casually said, "Life can never be summed up in just a few words. Anyway, these things exist if you believe them, and they don't exist if you don't believe them."

Ichinose turned to look at Hikigaya with a complicated expression. Hikigaya scratched his cheek, avoiding his gaze, and said frivolously, "After all, this is just a 'formula'. Anyone can relate to it, so just treat it as entertainment. If you really take these divination words as creed, then I doubt you've been deceived by those shoe cultists."

"This classmate said it very well."

Surprisingly, the fortune teller wasn't angry at Hikigaya for ruining her plan. Instead, she nodded and smiled, saying, "Divination is actually more of a way to resolve psychological and emotional issues. Some things can't be resolved on your own. Even if you understand them, the reality is another matter. So, divination is actually a reconciliation with your inner self. My dear student, do you think I'm right?"

Hikigaya was a little surprised. It seemed that the other party's "business level" was very high!

In modern times, many people use cold reading to explain divination, which is actually an art of observing people's words and expressions.

Hikigaya wasn't sure whether the fortune teller in front of him was any good, but at least he was absolutely amazing at reading people's expressions and using words!

Ichinose's expression seemed to ease after hearing this. He then looked at the boy beside him and asked curiously, "Hikigaya-kun, what about you? Do you have any questions you'd like to have told?"

"Me? No, I was just dragged here by you to make up the numbers."

Hikigaya shook his head. Because Komachi used to be obsessed with astrology and divination, Hikigaya also followed to learn about it. The more he understood, the more he felt that so-called divination was just like what the fortune teller in front of him had just said, which was actually to vent one's inner emotions and pressure, and to achieve open-mindedness through this invisible way.

At least he didn't think he needed it right now.

"That's it..."

Ichinose looked disappointed, but she wasn't the type to force others, so she gave up.

But the female fortune teller suddenly spoke up: "Student, since you're already here, why not give it a try? There's nothing to lose, right?"

"hehe."

Hikigaya couldn't help but sneer after hearing what the other party said: "Since you're already here, you have nothing to lose. This is a common sales tactic. It's actually the issue of sunk costs. But many times, the more reluctant you are to give up, the easier it is to fall into other people's traps."

"Classmate, you are really interesting."

The fortune teller was stunned for a moment, then managed a cheerful laugh and said, "I understand that you might not be interested in divination, or that you might not have a good impression of it. But as I just said, divination is a way to vent your inner emotions. Don't you think you need to vent now?"

Hikigaya looked at the other person in silence. Ichinose beside him whispered, "Hikigaya-kun, how about giving it a try?"

Finally, Hikigaya nodded.

Hikigaya's problems were also very common. The first question was about his family's health, and the result was that they were very healthy.

"However...my friend, your family is in very good health, but you have a rather troublesome health problem, and it seems to be quite serious."

"Huh? What should we do?"

Before Hikigaya could speak, Ichinose beside him couldn't help but ask.

"Oh."

Hikigaya simply replied calmly, seemingly unconcerned about the divination result, and then asked directly: "The second question is about love."

Upon hearing this, Ichinose froze in place, looking a little nervous for some reason.

"As for love..."

Just as the fortune teller opposite was about to prepare an 'answer', Hikigaya added: "It's not my love problem, it's my sister's love problem. I want to know if she has a premature love relationship!"

Ichinose, the fortune teller: "?"

In the end, the fortune teller gave an ambiguous result of "probably not", which made Hikigaya very depressed.

"Then the third question is... do you believe in parallel worlds?"

Hikigaya's question made the fortune teller obviously stunned, but as a professional fortune teller, he immediately reacted and took up the question, and then followed Hikigaya's words with a classic set of words that sounded powerful but were actually meaningless.

However, Hikigaya didn't expect any results, so he just nodded slightly, and when he was about to leave, he discovered a problem that he had ignored from the beginning.

"Huh? This, this actually requires 3000 points, and 3000 per person?!"

Hikigaya stared at the fortune teller with wide eyes, as if asking, "Why don't you just rob him?", but in the end he still paid the fee with a heartache. Hikigaya just felt like he was being wronged!

At this time, the fortune teller sighed slightly and looked at Hikigaya earnestly: "My dear classmate, although my ability is not great, I have seen all kinds of people in this industry. I can see that there is an invisible shadow in your heart.

If you keep suppressing things in your heart, they will become an obsession. A single thought can make a world of difference. Sometimes you say you want to let go, but your heart holds on tighter. Sometimes, only by letting go of some things can you see a different view.

Hikigaya stood there in a daze, his black eyes seemed to become even deeper. Ichinose beside him called out to him several times before Hikigaya recovered from his dazed state.

Hikigaya looked at the fortune teller opposite him with a serious expression, then bowed slightly as if to apologize for his previous "disrespect".

Afterwards, Hikigaya and Ichinose paid and left. Watching Hikigaya leave, the fortune teller breathed a sigh of relief: "Alas... the overall environment is not good. It's really hard to make money!"

……

"So that's it for today?"

After coming out of the tent, Hikigaya was eager to leave as if he had finally completed his mission.

Ichinose nodded slightly, but then seemed to hesitate to speak.

"Is there anything else?"

Ichinose shook his head. Hikigaya actually saw that Ichinose seemed to have something to say, but for some reason he suddenly changed his mind. However, since Ichinose was unwilling to say it, Hikigaya was too lazy to delve into it.

After that, the two said goodbye and left. Ichinose seemed to meet a classmate who left first, so Hikigaya was left alone waiting for the elevator. As soon as the elevator door opened, a petite figure bumped into Hikigaya's chin!

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