Peach’s fortune-telling is often accurate, but it’s generally better to have a more concrete image or item in mind.
What this means is that when searching for something, for example, it’s better to specify what you’re looking for rather than giving a general description. In this case, it would be better to divine “a place where the Divine Tree might exist” rather than “something useful for the tower.”
As a loophole, there’s also the method of divining Kousuke’s actions when he goes to search for the Divine Tree, rather than the Divine Tree itself. Especially when beings with divine power like the Divine Tree are involved, various factors can warp the divination itself. Therefore, it’s about seeing through the future of the person searching for it, rather than the Divine Tree itself.
After hearing Kousuke’s story, the first method Peach chose was to directly divine the location of the Divine Tree. Furthermore, it would be even better if Kousuke’s involvement with the Divine Tree was specified. That’s what Peach naturally thought when performing the divination.
Then, as the actual divination was about to begin, Peach’s hands stopped as she was about to draw her cards. “Oops~? It’s no good~, this one,” Peach muttered, placing the cards back on the table.
Since this kind of thing often happens when getting a reading from Peach, Kousuke didn’t panic. “Oh. It seems it won’t be straightforward after all.” “It seems so~.” “What do you want to do? Should we stop the divination?” “No~. I’ll try from a slightly different angle.”
Since they were used to this kind of exchange, Kousuke and Peach continued their conversation without any hesitation.
Seeing Kousuke nod, Peach stood up once as if to clear her mind, stretched, and then picked up the cards again. This time, she decided to divine Kousuke’s actions, not the Divine Tree itself. This was something she had done many times before and was already accustomed to, so she rarely failed like she did earlier. The only exception would be if there was direct interference from another god.
Fortunately, there had been no such interference so far, and none occurred this time either. “Hmm… Somehow, it seems better to head south~.” This was a vague statement, but it was far better than nothing at all. After hearing Peach’s words, Kousuke’s face immediately took on a thoughtful expression as he muttered, “South? That means the continent where Smit Country is. Perhaps Furie Grass was also related to the Divine Tree…?”
Kousuke was about to say that it wasn’t the case, but Peach’s expression turned serious as she looked at the cards laid out on the table and said, “No, this might actually be something~.” “Huh? No, I just said that casually?” Kousuke had already associated South Continent with Furie Grass, so he blurted it out. He hadn’t expected it to lead to such a result.
Peach replied with a laugh to Kousuke, who looked slightly stunned. “Perhaps my divine intuition kicked in~.” “Divine intuition, huh…” Kousuke, unable to really grasp it, tilted his head and looked puzzled. Since he had just said whatever came to mind, he couldn’t quite relate to it being called intuition.
To the still puzzled Kousuke, Peach continued, “Even if Kousuke doesn’t feel it, things might just be arranged to be that way~. Well, since you’re unaware of it, it doesn’t seem like you can use it anytime~.” Kousuke’s divine authority as an avatar didn’t include making everything he said true (or make it so). In this case, it was more believable for Kousuke to be told that it just happened to be right.
However, Peach’s divination result was more important to Kousuke at the moment. “—Well, that’s fine. Anyway, going south is the right thing to do, right?” “Yes~. However, I don’t know if it’s really there.” The fact that the divination pointed south might simply mean that the hint is located there. Kousuke would only know the result after actually moving, so that was the limit of Peach’s divination.
Kousuke understood this well, so he didn’t ask for further results. “Of course. If it’s not there, it’s not there… No, it’s already good enough to know there’s a hint.” It was much more focused than searching the entire world without any leads. Even so, the fact that he could consider it an improvement, given the vast scope, might be characteristic of Kousuke.
Unaware of this, Kousuke crossed his arms and began to think about his future plans. “Given it’s called the Divine Tree, perhaps it’s in some forest or grove? …No, maybe it’s possible it stands alone.” Kousuke momentarily recalled a famous commercial but quickly corrected himself. “In that case, it would be difficult to narrow down the search area~?” “That’s right. Well, if it stood alone in a plain, it would surely be famous, so I guess we can exclude that possibility for now?” Even in a vast plain, a tree called the Divine Tree standing alone would be incredibly conspicuous. Therefore, it was likely not a famous tourist spot, which was Kousuke’s reasoning.
Peach could agree with Kousuke’s line of thinking, so she didn’t interject with any opinions. In such situations, Peach would generally just offer a sympathetic nod unless Kousuke made a significant mistake, without adding unnecessary comments. “Well, dwelling on it here won’t help. I guess all that’s left is to actually go and see?” “Yes~. But will you search the entire continent?” “No, no, heavens no. I don’t think I need to do that. I can narrow it down to some extent… I think.” Peach tilted her head at Kousuke, who seemed to speak with some certainty. “Was there some hint that made you think so~?” “No, that’s not it. It just occurred to me now, but there were people picking out suspicious locations, you see.” Hearing Kousuke’s words, Peach’s confusion deepened.
Seeing this, Kousuke answered frankly, without hiding anything. “Well. If it’s the Winged Race, they should know some places that are inaccessible by air, right?” “I see~. So, you’ll pick out potential locations from those and investigate?” “That’s right.” Kousuke nodded back at Peach, who finally looked convinced.
Thanks to Peach’s divination, it was revealed that something was to the south, and Kousuke concluded that with the cooperation of the Winged Race, something might be possible, and immediately decided to act on that prediction. First, instead of heading directly to the South Continent, he had to go to the Floating Island to gather information. With that in mind, Kousuke took Silvia and Floria, who were free, and headed to the Floating Island. The Kouhi and Mitsuki pair naturally followed.
