Chapter 21

"Ah?"

Qingshan Li's cold-muddled brain couldn't untangle this complex web of relationships.

"Simply put, after her mother graduated, the Human Observation Department temporarily disappeared, then when she enrolled, she founded the club again."

"You and your friends are all amazing." Qingshan Li said.

"She is amazing, her goal is to live until the Andromeda Galaxy and the Milky Way fully merge, at which point the new galaxy should be named after her, this long-lived one."

"." Qingshan Li had never been surprised this many times in a row.

"How does she plan to live that long?" he asked.

Although it's unknown how long the full merger of the Andromeda Galaxy and the Milky Way takes, it certainly isn't a matter of the nearest few thousand years.

"Persisting in morning runs and swimming every day." Mikami Ai said.

"It's just like making the effort to play Candy Crush with lots of female players every day for the sake of romance." Qingshan Li said.

"You sound like you've done it yourself."

"Cough cough cough!"

Mikami Ai knocked on the Divination Prophecy Department's Door.

"Who?" A girl's raised voice came from inside.

"Excuse the Disturbance, may we Enter?" Mikami Ai said.

"Wait a moment. Okay, Enter."

Mikami Ai walked in.

Qingshan Li waited for the Cough to subside, then adjusted his mask, before stepping in.

The Divination Prophecy Department's Bed was very small, and there was a pile of clutter; after placing four Tables, the remaining space was only as wide as the Corridor.

Three girls sat together, playing Poker, presumably Divining.

Even as a trash club, they're seriously doing Club Activities, worthy of Kaimei High School's Superior Students.

"Scared me to death, I thought it was Student Council people, pair of Ks!" The ponytail girl said.

"Again?" The short-haired girl said.

"I forgot my cards." The bun-haired girl also said.

"Not Good, I'm almost done!"

"You guys are...?" Mikami Ai tentatively asked.

"China's Dou Dizhu, you probably don't know it. We three are determined to play every Poker game in the world." The bun-haired girl Explained.

Speaking, her eyes glanced toward Qingshan Li behind Mikami Ai.

Despite wearing a mask, his clear, handsome brows and eyes could still be seen.

"We're very interested in Divination," Mikami Ai had no interest in Poker, cutting straight to the chase, "We want you to Divine for us once."

"Is that so, fee is One Thousand Yen." The ponytail girl said.

"There's a fee?" Mikami Ai appeared slightly Doubtful.

"Playing cards consumes a lot of Chips and chocolate." The short-haired girl was very serious.

Mikami Ai Took Out One Thousand Yen and handed it to them.

"One Thousand Yen!"

"We really earned money! Let's share the Chips bought with it among the three of us!"

"Not Good, this bill must be framed, as the sacred relic of our Divination Prophecy Department!"

Watching Mikami Ai Casually give out One Thousand Yen for a mere Club Activity, Qingshan Li realized:

The Distance between him and her wasn't just five steps; the gap between them wasn't just the Club Building's five stairs.

These were probably just their differences within the Campus.

But he didn't mind, and completely approved of the existence of classes.

As long as he pressured the System more, sooner or later he could live a Person Above Others life, become Upper Class.

——So, just how long are you going to rest! Never heard of a System that takes leave!

"What do you want to Divine?"

While Qingshan Li was scolding the System, Mikami Ai had already finished negotiations.

The three girls determined to play all Poker games also struck the air of street diviners.

"That reclusive boy behind me is more concerned with Romance; as for me, I want to know if the things I want to do recently will go smoothly." Mikami Ai said.

"Please draw a card." The ponytail girl slid the Poker cards open.

The two each drew one.

Mikami Ai got Heart 3;

Qingshan Li got Black Heart A.

"Mikami Classmate, congratulations, the things you want to do will go very smoothly, but——" The ponytail girl spoke halfway.

"But?" The bun-haired girl said tensely.

"But what? Say it quick!" The short-haired girl pressed.

Are you two really just here to play cards?

"——However," The ponytail girl said, "Some comparatively heavy matters, you cannot complete alone, you need help."

"What does heavy matters refer to? At that time, who should I look for to help?" Mikami Ai was Curious.

Her Curious revealed fun.

The ponytail girl didn't mind either, perhaps she also felt what she said was very interesting.

She continued: "Classmate Aoyama, could you please take off your mask?"

"I have a cold, cough."

"It's fine, please." The ponytail girl's tone made it seem like this matter was very important.

Qingshan Li took off his mask.

The three girls of the Divination Prophecy Department were unmoved.

The kind of unmoved when you've been dealt a super good hand.

After staring at Qingshan Li for a long while, the ponytail girl finally nodded: "Classmate Aoyama, thank you for your cooperation, you can put your mask back on now, and please take care of your health."

"Cough, thank you."

"Mikami Classmate, sorry to keep you waiting, the person who can help you is Classmate Aoyama." The ponytail girl said, smiling faintly.

"Him?" Mikami Ai's doubt carried puzzlement.

This is not a grammatical error; 'puzzlement' is the civilized way of putting it; bluntly, it means 'disapproval' or 'contempt'.

Of course, the friendly kind, probably the degree where 'you catch your breath and they say you have kidney deficiency'.

"Mhm." The ponytail girl nodded once again, "Classmate Aoyama has a dark heart, and powerful strength to match; he will help you, no, you definitely need his help."

"I understand, I'll treat him better from now on." Mikami Ai said.

As if Qingshan Li was her slave, and she was his Owner.

The ponytail girl looked at Qingshan Li: "Classmate Aoyama, do you want to divine love?"

"Yes, cough!"

"Your road of love will be very bumpy."

"Cough"

"He says, what exactly is it?" Mikami Ai asked.

"Mainly worldly concepts, such as class, ethics, and the like."

"Cough cough!"

"He says, can you divine who the other party is?" Mikami Ai said again.

The ponytail girl said: "Mikami Ai Classmate"

"She says it's me." Mikami Ai looked at Qingshan Li with a face full of surprise.

Then, she said sympathetically: "Then your road of love is indeed full of bumps."

"Cough cough!"

"I'm joking, don't be anxious, I know you don't like me." Mikami Ai smiled, "Let's go back. You three, thank you, we're already satisfied."

This is the meaning of having already finished dividing the score.

"Wait a moment!" The ponytail girl stopped them.

Bun-head and short-hair wrote something on Heart 3 and Black Heart A respectively.

"This is a bonus!" Bun-head and short-hair handed over two playing cards, "Don't underestimate the power of playing cards, they've decided the fates of countless people, the annual transaction volume conservatively has 1.5 trillion dollars!"

Playing cards!

In the Corridor, Mikami Ai looked at her own prophecy playing card with interest.

"You won't let me see your prophecy? I'll show you mine." She had an air of being very Familiar with each other.

"A man's future is decided by He Himself, it's his private matter, even God cannot interfere." Qingshan Li adjusted his mask, "Moreover I have no interest in your future either."

(Chapter End)