Genius Scammers Want an Easy Life After Reincarnation - Prologue Part 3

PROLOGUE – PART 3

    “Then, let’s do this as for your treatment.”

     After saying that, Marie claps her hands and stand up from the bed.

     Ching, there was a very light sound.

     “I don’t want any pain or suffering, just now I feel like I suffocated to death.”

     “That depends on your fate.”

     “Depending on fate…haa…I see. It’s something like a goddess of fate seems to do.”

      22 cards about the size of a palm floating on air in a circle.

      I could only see the back side from here, but I immediately knew what it was.

      “Yes, as you imagine, it’s a tarot card. I’ve prepared 22 major arcana cards.”

       For me, it’s something very familiar.

      The tarot, which has a somewhat venerable and mysterious image, is a good prop to make ordinary people devote themselves to fortune-telling.

       It is a useful item that I have used for many years.

       The treatment is assigned to each of the 22 upright and reversed positions.     

       Ironically, I used to control other people’s lives with Tarot, but now I’m in the very situation myself.

       This is probably the case when it comes to punishment, but my cheeks twitch because of the bad thoughts.

       Marie-chan looks nasty with a cute face.

      “By the way, can you tell me what kind of treatment is this?”

      “Of course, I can’t tell you. No one knows the future.”

      No one knows the future, of course.

      But for a while, I don’t think that’s it.

      Humans are thinking creatures.

? So if I could read their thoughts, I could predict what they would do next and by guiding their thoughts, I could make them take action that was convenient for me.

      It’s the same with cards.

      I was able to draw the cards I was aiming for even with blindfolds and make the person choose a card that looked like it according to the situation of the person.

      That’s my way of fortune-telling, the true identity of a fraud.

      No, that kind of thing isn’t called divination.

      It’s just a trick, just a scam.

      So this must be real fortune-telling.

      It’s probably the first time I’ve ever done an authentic tarot reading.

      “Now, are you ready? Let’s start your true way of fortune-telling.”

      I gripped my faintly trembling fingers strongly.

      Marie-chan, who was watching the situation, smiled with satisfaction.

      If this is the retribution for blaspheming the goddess of fate, then accept it.

      That’s all I’ve been playing with other people’s lives for money.

       Phew, take a breath.

       If you don’t know what’s going to happen next, you don’t even know which cards to draw in the first place.

       I just have to choose one card that decides my future.

      “Fufu, is that okay?”

       Marie picks up the one I pointed at.

        Then, the rest of the cards suddenly lost their power fell and scattered on the floor.

        There are several tables.

        As far as I can see from here, ‘Magician’, ‘Star’, ‘Tower’, ‘Devil’, and then ‘World’.

        ‘Tower’ does not have a good meaning whether it is upright or reversed.

         Should I be glad that I didn’t have to choose?

        “So what should I choose?”

        “It can’t be helped if it’s pompous, it’s fine.”

         I slowly lowered my eyes when I saw the card directed at me.

        “This is your destiny, ‘Shinigami’.

         The design is ‘Shinigami’ in the correct position, and the meaning is the end, destruction.

         A card I’ve never drawn in my life.

         It is difficult to use because it has a very strong meaning regardless of whether it is upright or reversed.

         This card was unnecessary in my way of not despairing too much, not giving too much hope, and continuing to procrastinate with vague judgment.

        “Somehow I understand, this is a coincidence”

        “…What does that mean?”

        “No, I thought that was my destiny. It’s been ten years since I came to see you.”

        When Marie heard that, she smiled.

         It wasn’t the slightly off-kilter smile she used to have, but a natural smile that looked just like her appearance.

        “Your face looks much cuter like that .”

        “Thank you very much.”

         When I laughed as if Marie-chan was luring me in, the wind started blowing from somewhere even though the windows weren’t open.

         The wind is pretty strong. It was a wind that I had never felt even during a typhoon.

         “Mary-chan… what is this!?”

          Marie who is standing in front of me is completely calm.

          No, even though it’s like this, my hair isn’t messed up at all. Am I the only one who feels this?

        “Oh yeah.”

         Marie-chan slowly walks up to me, takes my right hand, and makes me hold the ‘Shinigami’ card.

        “I didn’t introduce myself properly, so please forgive me.”

         The wind made it hard to keep my eyes open, suddenly I saw something strange.

         The card hasn’t rotated once since Marie picked it up.

         Yes, if you pass the card in the upright position, the recipient will hold the card in the reverse position.

          In other words, this card in my right hand is…

         “I am the God of Fortune, what you call the Grim Reaper.”

         “Wait…, this!?”

         “I certainly told you, it’s your destiny.”

         With a loud sound, I cannot hear anything.

         After that, I don’t remember when I passed out.

         This was my first encounter with the Shinigami Marie.

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