The two, summoned by Obaba-sama’s familiar, immediately came to the room where Kousuke and the others were.
Peach was in the same mansion, but since Giselle, the leader, was elsewhere, it took some time.
During that time, Kousuke was listening to Obaba-sama talk about Peach’s childhood.
Partway through, Peach also joined in, and several screams close to “Obaba-sama, that’s–” could be heard.
Thanks to her charm, Peach had lived an unusual childhood, but Kousuke found it an enjoyable time to learn that she had lived her life in her own way.
Of course, Obaba-sama also knew that the only reason she could talk about the past as if it were a funny story was because of the Peach she was today.
Otherwise, without her encounter with Kousuke, Peach’s life would have been very bleak.
However, the same might be true for the entire clan.
They spent their time like that until the leader arrived, and when he did, they were met with a tilted head.
“Hmm. You seem to be having quite a bit of fun, anything happening?”
“Nothing. We were just talking about Peach’s past.”
“I see. That sounds fun. Then, I, too…”
Peach hastily stopped Giselle, who was about to enthusiastically join the conversation.
“I-it’s enough already! Let’s get back to the fortune-telling!”
Seeing the mother of one child flustered, the laughter of the other three echoed through the room.
Watching Peach, who was slightly blushing, Obaba-sama began to talk about the results of the divination.
“So, the reason I called you two is that the result was ‘talk to someone close’.”
“Someone close?”
Obaba-sama nodded to Kousuke, who tilted his head.
“Yes. In this case, I thought these two would be the most suitable to call as someone close.”
“I see.”
Kousuke nodded at Obaba-sama’s explanation, but Peach and Giselle tilted their heads.
“Well, when you say talk, I can’t think of anything.”
“Yes~. I don’t really understand.”
In Peach’s case, she had already spoken with Kousuke before Obaba-sama was called.
If she had known anything, she would have told him then.
As the two furrowed their brows, Obaba-sama continued.
“In cases like this, instead of directly thinking about divine tools, you should think about whether there was anything closely related.”
As she spoke, Obaba-sama looked at Giselle, who held all the information gathered by the clan members.
Of course, Giselle, who was told this, also understood.
Still, the reason she couldn’t think of anything was that there was too much information gathered, and it couldn’t be narrowed down.
To Giselle, Peach suddenly had a look of inspiration and said, “This part here, I think it’s about fortune-telling~?”
As she said so, she pointed to a part of the results that Obaba-sama had presented.
“Ah, that’s right.”
“In this case, wouldn’t it be about some rumor, rather than referring to Obaba-sama~?”
“That… no, wait. Hmm…”
Obaba-sama, pointed out by Peach, made a thinking face and grunted.
And then, next to Peach, Giselle made a similar thoughtful expression.
“Rumors about fortune tellers? Hmm. I feel like I’ve heard something, but it doesn’t quite click.”
After all, some of the succubi practice fortune-telling for a living.
Naturally, the rumors they investigate include those concerning fortune tellers in that town.
Faced with the three troubled individuals, Kousuke hesitantly interjected.
“Um~. I think you might be overthinking it, but it’s okay if it’s just a rumor about having a bit more power than other tools, or having strange properties, right?”
“That’s it!”
It was Obaba-sama who exclaimed this at Kousuke’s advice (?).
“My, my. I am still young. To be taught by two young people. No, perhaps I should say you are worthy of being called a god?”
Kousuke waved his hand shyly at Obaba-sama, who looked at him as she said this.
“Not at all. As a god, I am still new.”
That was Kousuke’s honest feeling.
Seeing Kousuke like that, the other three exchanged glances and then laughed.
“So, what about the important divination~?”
Peach asked Obaba-sama to bring the conversation back, and after nodding once, Obaba-sama turned to Giselle.
“I was too focused on the idea that gods were involved. In this case, I should have simply asked if there were any rumors about fortune tellers with unusual methods.”
“Unusual methods? …Hmm.”
Giselle, asked a more specific question by Obaba-sama, began to recall if there was anything suitable among the information she had received as the leader.
There is a good reason why she did not check the written documents here.
When selecting or discarding information from written documents, preconceptions and assumptions tend to creep in.
In cases where the origin is divination, relying solely on the information remaining in one’s head is an old habit of the succubi.
As Giselle pondered with her arms crossed, Peach added, “Perhaps a fortune teller who uses strange tools~?”
At Peach’s words, Giselle finally recalled one rumor.
Given the nature of fortune-telling, many people use unusual methods, but when it comes to using strange tools, the numbers are significantly reduced.
From that, if one considers someone who uses tools similar to those Kousuke is looking for, Giselle could only think of one at the moment.
“Come to think of it, there was a rumor like that.”
“Oh!”
“Really~? What kind of rumor was it?”
Kousuke rejoiced at Giselle’s words, and Peach made a gesture as if to restrain him, asking Giselle.
“The rumor was that they were performing divination using a water mirror, which is used by shrine maidens.”
Tools used by shrine maidens and priests are generally used to obtain oracles or as intermediaries for magic.
These are called divine tools in a sense different from divine tools, which are said to be made by gods or given by them.
The reason Giselle couldn’t recall it immediately, even though she had heard Kousuke’s story about looking for divine tools, was simple.
“However, the rumor was that their fortune-telling skills were very ordinary…”
As Giselle said this, shaking her head, Peach shook her head left and right.
“It’s possible they’re doing that intentionally for some reason. I think it’s worth investigating, don’t you?”
“That’s right.”
Kousuke nodded in agreement with Peach’s words.
Rather, Kousuke had already decided to visit that fortune teller.
It wasn’t that he had a hunch or anything.
He thought it would be worth investigating since Giselle and Obaba-sama had gone to such lengths to get this result.
Sensing from Kousuke’s expression that he had made up his mind to go, Peach looked at Giselle and asked, “So, where is this fortune teller located~?”
“Well, you see…”
Giselle, looking at Peach, paused for a moment and then revealed the name of the town where the fortune teller was located.
At the name of the town, both Kousuke and Peach’s eyes widened.
“Wow, how can they do business so openly?”
“Right~. Aren’t they being interfered with?”
“They’re probably managing it well. Now that I think about it, their ordinary skills might be related to that.”
“I see. That does seem possible.”
Kousuke nodded at Giselle’s explanation and made his decision at the same time.
First, let’s go visit the fortune teller Giselle just mentioned.
Finally, I’ve found a foothold for where to go next.
The name of the town will be announced in the next chapter lol.
