Real teaching, hypocritical gray life

"At the very beginning, my dominant hand was my right hand, so I was right-handed. But under the guidance of my mentor, I heard that right-handed people usually develop their left brain, which has language functions and is good at logical reasoning. Left-handed people are good at their right brain, and the focus of the right brain is on creativity, imagination, sixth sense, telepathy, perspective, intuition, inspiration, memory..."

"Maybe I was just daydreaming at that age, anyway, I wanted to try to exercise my right brain. The best way to turn my left hand into my dominant hand is to use it more in daily life, and writing is also a great training method. This has led to my writing proficiency with both hands being pretty good, and even the flexibility is almost the same. So in the end, it's hard for me to say whether I can be called left-handed."

“Being able to train the flexibility of both hands to be almost similar means that you are quite capable... your pen-holding posture when you were practicing was also unusual, right?” After hesitating for a moment, the old man asked again to express his inner confusion.

Most of the calluses on my left hand could be covered easily, but the first joint of my index finger was harder to cover.

"Yes. Because I tried it casually and found that writing with my left hand was extremely difficult in the beginning, so I tried various ways of holding the pen. Two-finger static grip, dynamic three-finger grip, dynamic four-finger grip, side three-finger grip, side four-finger grip... basically I tried each one for a few months."

"I've heard of the others, but what is the two-finger static grip...?"

"Just pinch it with the side of your index finger and your thumb. This method worked quite well at first, but later I found it very strenuous so I changed it." I patiently explained to the old man.

Ichinose next to me gave me a puzzled look.

"I knew it would be a little strange, and I was a little impulsive at the time."

"If it was an impulse, he wouldn't have tried for so long... Luo's previous experience is really amazing."

I shrugged to indicate that it was nothing, and the old woman also smiled gently at this time.

"Thank you for answering my questions. Next...wait, before that, please allow me to ask a question."

"Just ask, mother-in-law. I'll do my best to cooperate."

The fortune teller nodded slightly.

"Have you ever injured your palm before?"

"Yes, I've cut my left palm with a kitchen knife more than once when I was cooking."

"So these broken marks are also traces left from the beginning?"

"That... maybe. It was a long time ago, so I can't remember the exact location of the wound. It's possible that these fractures were there originally."

"If you don't mind, I will erase these broken marks and treat them as a completed thread."

"no problem."

I have no idea about this aspect, and I don't know what effect the intermittent traces will have on the divination. Now I just want to end this divination as soon as possible. Maybe it's because I don't want my background to be analyzed next.

The first half of my answer to the divination was almost the same as Ichinose's. Although the situations were different, the content was basically good things, such as long life, growing old together...

It wasn't until the explanation of the disaster that we had our differences.

The fortune teller paused here again, as if hesitating about how to start.

"You seem to have had a pretty brutal and painful childhood..."

There is nothing wrong with this statement. Most children have one or two things in their childhood that they can achieve in reality. After being shattered by adults, such a blow is particularly cruel and painful for children.

But if I put this sentence above ordinary experience, then I have a strong interest in divination. I think no one would refuse the ability to explore the past, present and future, especially boys.

It's a pity that all the fortune teller can give is a general statement that doesn't mean anything.

While I was wary of her abilities, I also wanted her to tell me everything about my background.

Compared to this, divination was supposedly created to calculate the future, so why it was used to divine my past at this time is also a mystery.

"...Based on the results of my divination, your emotions don't seem to have much ups and downs in your past experiences. Based on this, I judge that you don't care about your life experience, and you won't be angry even if it is mentioned, so I want to ask you a question... "

When it comes to my divination, the old woman hesitates unusually often.

"You, seem to be an abandoned child?"

"..."

"Wait, this is too——"

Before I could say anything, Ichinose beside me started to get restless.

"If you feel that I have insulted you, please accept my apology."

The fortune teller did not doubt her prediction, but was quite sure of it, so she used the word "insult" instead of "not true".

"No, the truth is just as you said. I don't really care about my background... And if you can, please don't tell me exactly what I'm talking about. It's not that I'll be hostile to you, but it's hard for you to treat divination as a supernatural power instead of just a topic of conversation after dinner."

"I am sorry for offending you. I am also quite shocked by your result... At least I have rarely encountered your situation. Although you are not the owner of [Void]."

To be honest, I was really shocked by the hooded fortune teller in front of me.

If neither her eyes nor her face showed that she knew about my situation, it would have been difficult for me to respond so calmly.

Speaking of which...

"I am a complete novice when it comes to divination. I was very interested when I saw the detailed fee list just now. Can I ask what the [empty death] you just mentioned means?"

"Empty is relative to reality; dead is relative to existence. But in the predicted time, the empty and dead branches exist, but the time has not come yet. Once the time comes or when triggered by external forces, the empty branches will take effect. Simply put, it is divination of your own bad luck."

"I see."

Having said that, I still couldn’t understand the value and information contained in the fortune teller’s words just now.

"By the way, knowing that I'm an abandoned baby, will the divination make any changes?"

"Don't be too obsessed with divination. Diviners are just people who are relatively capable in their views on things. Although your situation is rare and you have not received any favors from your bloodline or parents since childhood, there are always things in the world that can replace it. What the result will be depends only on your personality. Even extremes can achieve everything. These are all decided by yourself in the future."

The fortune teller no longer fixed his eyes on the crystal ball in front of him, but looked at me. This was one of the few times in my life that I have seen a look of compassion towards me.

Then the kind face showed me a kind smile.

"If you want to really get what you want, the object you are missing, then you'd better not play with it too much before you get it. Because they will also break down. Although you can precisely control their range, you can imagine how much they resist your control."

Although the fortune teller in front of him was very capable and he heard some very interesting words at the last moment, but as she said, it was just divination after all and could only become a topic of conversation after dinner.

This is not the so-called truth in the world, and I will not take it as the truth, but I still need to refer to her advice to some extent.

I thanked the fortune teller calmly, then stood up from my seat and prepared to leave. But the fortune teller called me back.

"Although what I said would be destructive to ordinary people, it doesn't seem to have much impact on you. As a token of my apology just now, let me give you another piece of advice."

"——If you want to be safe and protect your current existence, please separate from the surroundings as soon as possible."

The fortune teller left such a mysterious prophecy in front of Ichinose and me.

Separate from the surrounding environment as quickly as possible... What a pity, I still have to stay here for two and a half years.

0

"Ichinose, do you have any other plans next? If there's nothing else I can help you with, I'll be leaving now."

Because we had waited in a long line for nearly an hour in the fortune-telling shop, and the fortune-telling session of more than ten minutes did not give us any sense of recovery, so after walking out of the fortune-telling shop, Ichinose and I found the nearest rest area to adjust ourselves.

"..."

"Why are you suddenly silent?"

Ichinose did not answer my question. She remained silent since the divination ended and I don't know what she is thinking about.

After a while.

"Haha, nothing..."

"I see... How do you feel about this first divination experience?"

"...That fortune teller is quite famous among the general public, and I heard that his accuracy rate is quite high."

"That's not the right answer... So you're not very satisfied?"

"It's hard not to be a little unhappy because the hit rate is so high. If I just heard the divination about myself, I would be generally satisfied, but if Luo participated, it would be another matter..."

"So it's my presence that makes you unhappy. That's what I said. It's better to ask Shiranami and the others for help with this kind of thing."

"That's not the case. I should say I am a little bothered... After all, Luo wouldn't want other people to know about that."

"Are you talking about the abandoned baby?"

"Um......"

"It's not a big deal. I have no intention of hiding it, but you have never mentioned it. Just like what the fortune teller said, I don't care about it."

"......sorry."

After a moment's silence, Ichinose apologized to me profusely.

"Why are you apologizing all of a sudden?"

"Because what Luo said to me before when we were talking about visiting the shrine, 'There is absolutely no such opportunity', is it different from what I understood?"

"Did I ever say anything like that?"

"It clearly happened this morning. Are you going to pretend you forgot about it now that Luo Yi turns his head around?"

"I just hope that Ichinose doesn't take these things too seriously. Anyway, this incident didn't affect me that deeply, so I didn't care."

"...I feel like I was really misled."

"I shouldn't have given other people strange information on this matter."

"But in many ways it's another matter. I don't know to what extent I've been deceived since the start of school."

Why does this sentence sound weird? I always feel like I have committed a serious act of theft.

"You were criticizing me for not being a good liar before, and I don't have any memory of deceiving Ichinose."

"Misleading information that is not promptly resolved is already considered deception."

"That should just be considered a joke." I shrugged and didn't express any profound opinion on it.

"Since today's divination journey is over, I will go back first."

I stretched in the rest area, planning to go back and get some good sleep, but before I could take a step, I was pulled down by Ichinose again.

"As compensation, I'll treat you to lunch."

"That's not necessary. I can't wait for the cup noodles in my dormitory."

"Last time I checked, the shelf life is still four months, so there's no need to rush."

…Why would you check those things?

"Didn't the fortune teller also say at the end? If I want to be safe, I'd better separate myself from the surrounding environment as soon as possible. The environment here is most likely pointing to the Keyaki Shopping Center, right? So I'd better go back to the dormitory as soon as possible."

"Isn't this a good opportunity to see whether the prophecy will come true and how it will come true? We have even more reason to do such a thing."

Although I didn't take the divination prediction too seriously, and I also felt that my harm would not have anything to do with the Keyaki Shopping Center, I didn't expect that this would become the reason for Ichinose to invite me.

"The only one who has a reason is Ichinose. Because I was the only one who was hurt by the words, and Ichinose has no other relationship with me in the first place."

"If Luo was trapped in the Keyaki Shopping Center, then I would definitely be implicated if I stayed with Luo. So I can't say that there is no connection."

"Ichinose, are you asking us to face the danger head-on even though we know we can avoid it unscathed?"

Who would want to see both of their companions suffer losses?

"Wouldn't that be interesting?"

"..."

I stared into Ichinose's eyes in disbelief, and after a moment I sighed.

"Then it's up to you. But let me make it clear that if anything happens to me on the way, Ichinose will take full responsibility..."

"I will."

Ichinose smiled at me, and in my eyes, her face at that moment was like those naughty demons in anime, leading me into the abyss step by step.

1

After that, we had lunch together at Keyaki Shopping Center, but that wasn’t the end. We visited many other stores to wait for the disaster to happen.

While enjoying the food, I even bought the short-sleeved shirts and other casual clothes that I was missing, and Ichinose also picked out a lot of clothes. Of course, we still chose our clothes separately, and I couldn't go into a lingerie store in public. Although in the end, I was the one who carried all the items for etiquette...

In the end, nothing happened between us and we just wandered around the mall until six in the evening.

"...It's such a waste of energy running around."

"Haha, sorry, I thought what the fortune teller said would be very accurate."

"That old woman has reminded us, right? We can only treat it as a topic of conversation after dinner... But being able to perform divination to this extent is quite impressive."

"What does it mean?"

"Although most of them are operated according to fixed formats, there are also some surprising things in judging the contents read out. Anyway, I don't think I can do it."

Having experienced a long life and read thoroughly about human nature, I don't think I can use these to see through a person's future and past growth environment.

"In short, it can't be underestimated, although the last wording may be a little off... Let's go back after dinner."