February 24th of Fire. The weather was beautiful this morning and the temperature felt just right, so after completing routines such as brushing the bell and watering the seedlings of the world tree, I rolled them out for shopping.

I don't particularly have a purpose such as this, but I think it's a good idea to bluff like this.

It passes a street lined with a few expensive shops that often go, and it also comes to the biggest street in the capital of the Kingdom of Symphonia, which is crowded with people.

You can say Main Street. It's pretty fun to just watch this place because it really has a lot of different stores. Let's just take it easy walking towards the royal castle.

With that in mind, I walked across the store with people on the road... and I caught sight of a brand new looking store.

The standing sign in front of that store with a stylish atmosphere said 'Open Today', indicating that it was a store that had just been made.

What kind of store is it? The shape of the store seems stylish, and the doors and other fantastic patterns are painted. It kind of feels like a magic tick shop... maybe a magic store or something?

If so, hey, no, I'm quite interested. The exterior of the store has a nice atmosphere, and the newly created shop is very intriguing to Japanese people. All right, it's a corner, and let's go in.

And when I put my hand on the door and went inside the store...

"Welcome! Customers to remember…………………………………?

……

Slightly habitual brown hair, hidden eyes, invisible, dressed in a black robe with a fantastic pattern... a strangely familiar woman greeted me.

The woman said, "Welcome" in a bright voice, then looked at my face and stiffened... and a little bit gagged and put her hand on the floor.

"... what is it? Did I do anything wrong in my last life? Why, more importantly, is the customer number one a familiar person... or is this person not a regular person anymore..."

"Uh... if you were divinating at the Six Kings Festival... right?

Yes, this woman was the dewstore owner of the compatibility fortune I found when I was around with Mr. Isis at the Six Kings Festival, and she remembered her face because she was still wanted by her companions and had taken her feet many times.

Speaking of which, when I went with Mr. Shiro on the last day, I think Mr. Shiro said something like, 'You can have a store in the Kingdom of Symphonia' or something like that.

"As it were, well, anyway, it's very unwillingness, but the customer is a customer. Welcome, Mr. Human."

"Ah, yes. Uh, I'm a Miyagi Sapporo."

"... it's Elise. You don't have to remember anything. So, Mr. Humans, come here."

Apparently, you have no intention of remembering this name. It's not as sinister an atmosphere as being hated, but it feels like you think you've somehow got a nasty opponent.

Well, I can't complain considering the inconvenience I made at the Six Kings Festival......

"And that's a little surprising. Mr. Human, you're interested in divination or something that doesn't suit your appearance. Well, I'm just going to give you a little credit for choosing my shop."

"Uh, yes... it was stylish and beautiful looking, and intriguing"

I can't tell you. I'm not sure what kind of store it is, and for now, I went in because it was a new opening, or anything like that.

"Hehe, I have a pretty good eye for it. Yeah, I've focused on the design of the store."

Apparently, she was right to compliment the store on its appearance, Elise's voice turns into a little upbeat, and Elise opens her teasing mouth by moving in front of a table she would use for fortune telling positioned in the back of the store.

"... So, Mr. Human? Do you prefer" Fortune to Hit "or" Fortune to Good Results "?

"Uh, do you have a kind?

"Yeah, unfortunately, we also need entertainment fortunes for the masses to make money. Normally it's up to me to look at the customers, but I'll let the humans choose. I owe you a lot for letting this store out, and the first time is free. But if you want to buy goods, it pays."

That's what they say and I look inside the store, and I see you're selling something like lucky goods too...

"... then, with a fortune to hit"

"Okay. I'll sit in that chair."

"Yes."

Sit in a chair in front of a table with a purple cloth, somewhat as imagined. Now if there was a crystal ball or something on the table, it would be perfect for the fortune-telling image I imagine... but there are no crystal balls.

With that in mind, Mr. Elise had a bunch of cards shaped like tarot cards and sat across from me.

"Well, then I'll start, what do you divine? If you don't have any hope, then vaguely, even the events that lie ahead will be accounted for."

"Uh, well, I'll have a sole, please"

"Well, I'll be there."

After Mr. Elise nodded at my words, he threw the card in his hand up unconstitutionally. Then the card starts to move all alone like a circle.

Shh, wow... I'm probably using magic, but somehow, there's an atmosphere.

And out of the multitude of cards going around the universe, four cards came down backwards on the table, and the remaining cards came back in bundles to Mr. Elise.

"Mr. Human, these four are the result of fortune telling. Try turning one piece at a time from the left. I'll include a description each time."

"Okay."

Nod to Mr. Elise's words and try to turn the card on the far left.

"... it's a positively positioned night. This card indicates the 'time of year'. The night in the positive position shows a 'milestone'. Switching moons, switching years, or some kind of anniversary… something big happens around there for humans"

"Hmm, well, the second one..."

"Now you're in reverse position. Is this now a sword card...... this card shows the 'events' that happen. The sword card shows" battle, "literal battle if in the right position, mental battle, not force if in the opposite position."

A milestone, a spiritual battle… maybe this fortune tells us….

"The third one is... a positively positioned 'God', isn't it? Uh-huh? That's crazy, isn't it? What this card shows is' people '...... so you're the one who fights humans, god? Do you fight God?

"Oh, uh... I have an idea"

"Really? You're still out of common sense. Well, that's the fourth one anyway... um, did you answer the 'door' in the reverse position..."

Turning the last card, Mr. Elise gave him a look that seemed difficult. Perhaps, but I think what this fortune tells us is the battle with Mr. Shiro.

A milestone in coming to this world for a year, a test that asks about the spirit, not force, and… God, who is the opponent of fighting.

"What does this fourth one mean?

"... what this card shows is' behavior '. At the end of the door there is a goal...... in other words, a human victory. Regular procedure if in a positive position… i.e. you win by winning a battle"

"... eh?

"But what the reverse position shows is the 'hidden path' … which means that just fighting and winning normally 'is not a real victory for you humans'. Humans, somehow, must find the key to opening this door."

Listen to Mr. Elise, I twist my neck and think. I mean, I don't just have to get past the trial Mr. Shiro gave me, I have to find something hidden there. Otherwise, he said it really wouldn't be a satisfying win for me...... is that what you mean?

What is it? My chest is swollen. Something, I dropped an important piece... no, like 'I'm forgetting'...

Dear Sir, Mother, Father - The future occupied by Elise, the fortune-teller who happened to meet again, was a strange stirring of anxiety in my heart. Something catches on, but I don't know who it is. This feeling, what is it? Maybe the key to opening the door is just invisible - it's in me.