I sat down at my desk and class started right away.
What was funny was that there were a lot of parts in the lesson that were different from the facts.
The science and technology were less advanced than in the era when I had nano, and the historical perspective was Japan centered, so it couldn't be helped.
But why did Sonoko, who was next to me, keep glancing at me throughout class?
"Sonoko, was it? Do you have something to say?"
Sonoko panicked and shook her head.
"N-No, it's nothing..."
Because Sonoko spoke in a flustered voice, it came out loud, and the teacher pointed at her and said.
"You there! Pay attention!"
"Y-Yes, ma'am!"
Sonoko's face turned red from embarrassment, and she buried her face in her book and stayed like that for the rest of class.
Sitting through class like this made me think of my school days in reality, and it was actually fun.
Back then I just waited for class to end, but now I was genuinely enjoying it.
Soon it was lunchtime.
I was about to secretly take out a random lunchbox from my inventory and eat it.
But a crowd of female students swarmed over, pushed their desks together, and asked to eat with me, so I had no choice but to take out another random lunchbox and make it hearty enough for everyone to share.
"Wow~ This is delicious.
Did you make it yourself?"
"Yeah, I made it myself."
"Amazing! You're even good at cooking!"
Hohoho~ Hahaha~
The male students around us were giving me dirty looks at that scene, but I just ignored them.
After finishing the meal and cleaning up the lunchboxes, Sonoko, Ran, and Shinichi came over and spoke to me.
"Hey, I was watching that broadcast too.
Can you really summon spirits?"
Sonoko looked at me with sparkling eyes as she spoke.
"Of course~ I am an onmyoji, after all."
At that moment, Shinichi said to Sonoko.
"Come on~ That stuff's all fake.
They probably set it up with the broadcasting station just to get attention."
As expected of the protagonist, Shinichi didn't believe in superstitions.
I looked at Shinichi and said.
"There are people in this world who only believe what they can believe."
Then Sonoko said to me.
"Then, can you read our fortunes too?"
"Hmm... I usually charge money for this, but alright! Since it's my first day transferring in, I'll do it for free as a special."
"Oh~ Then read mine first.
I want to know when I'll get a boyfriend!"
"Sure, but there's something you need to know.
The past can't be changed, but the future can always change, so if you hear 'it will happen' and feel relieved and do nothing, then it won't come true."
"Oh~ I see."
Shinichi jumped in again.
"What is that? You're basically just telling her to try hard."
At that, Ran jabbed Shinichi hard in the side.
Poke!
"Ugh!"
"Just listen.
You're supposed to hear these things without doubting them."
I spoke to Sonoko again.
"Then, I have to read your soul, so don't be surprised."
"Got it."
I placed my hand on Sonoko's head and read her memories.
"But aren't you going to chant a spell?"
"Ah~ That was just for show.
You don't need a chant unless it's high level sorcery."
"No wonder... It was kind of childish, to be honest? My friends said the same thing, that your face is completely handsome but the chant was... kind of cringe..."
Damn... I guess I really have no talent for making chants or naming things.
'Sunguri dangdang' sounded rustic and nice to me.
"Alright, alright, you're breaking my concentration.
Be quiet for a bit."
"Got it."
I pretended to concentrate for a moment and then spoke.
"Hmm... Your father is Suzuki Shiro, your mother is Suzuki Tomoko, and you're the second daughter of the Suzuki family and Mouri Ran's best friend."
"Oh~ That's right!"
Shinichi interrupted again.
"That information about the Suzuki family is famous, so anyone could know that."
Then Ran poked Shinichi in the side again.
"Just listen."
Poke!
"Ugh!"
I slowly took off Sonoko's headband and threw it into the trash can.
"Ah! That headband is precious to me..."
"That headband is keeping men away from you.
You were born with a physiognomy where men run away if you wear something on your head."
"What? Really??"
"Yeah, just wait a moment."
I pretended to take a comb out of my bag and pulled one from my inventory, then fixed Sonoko's hair.
"There! How is it?"
Ran and Shinichi were surprised seeing Sonoko's changed appearance.
"Wow~ You got prettier!"
"Oh~ That's really true."
Even Shinichi had to admit it.
In reality, Sonoko made the Japanese news just for letting her hair down, so that said it all.
I took out a mirror and handed it to Sonoko.
Sonoko looked at her face in the mirror for a long time and then said.
"So the reason I didn't have a boyfriend until now was because of the headband?"
"That's right, and if you really feel like you need to put something in your hair, use a small hairpin or a hat with a wide brim."
"O-Okay, got it."
Seeing that, Ran seemed convinced and asked me to read hers too.
"Could you do me as well?"
"Sure."
I placed my hand on Ran's head, and as expected, her pointed hair was just hair.
I was disappointed to learn it wasn't a horn.
"Hmm... Huh... Wait a moment..."
I took my hand off and pretended to think.
Then Ran looked at me with a worried face and said.
"Huh? Is something serious?"
"First, your name is Mouri Ran.
Your father is Mouri Kogoro, your mother is Mouri Eri, and your parents are separated."
"Uh... That's right.
That's amazing."
"But you know... just a second."
I took out some rice from my bag, sprinkled it on the desk, looked at it slowly, and made a serious face.
"Hmm... You'll marry me five years from now."
"What!!!??? What did you just say!!!???"
Shinichi, Ran, and Sonoko were incredibly shocked and asked again.
"I couldn't believe it either, so I even read my own fortune.
It's certain."
Then Shinichi slammed the desk and yelled in anger.
Bang!
"That's a lie!"
"It can't be helped.
This is a destined connection set by the heavens.
You could call it fate?"
Ran's face turned red and she looked flustered.
Seeing that, Shinichi sat in front of me and said.
"I can't believe it.
Then, read mine too! I'll prove it's a lie!"
"Sure."
I placed my hand on Shinichi's head as well.
"Hmm... To get straight to the conclusion, you'll die within a year.
No, maybe a month?"
"What did you say!!!! You fraud!!!!"
Shinichi couldn't hold back anymore, scowled, and stood up in anger.
Thinking we might fight, Ran and Sonoko hurriedly held him back.
"Calm down, Shinichi."
"He's being too harsh with his words."
I denied that and said.
"No, I only told you what I saw.
And listen to the end, you might be able to stop it."
At those words, Shinichi acted like he didn't need to hear any more and tried to leave.
But I said this to Shinichi as I watched him.
"What I see is the color black and medicine.
I don't know what it means either, but if you're careful, you might be able to prevent it."
Ran patted Shinichi on the back and walked out of the classroom with him.
Sonoko sat back down in front of me.
"No matter how much Shinichi was being snide, that was too much."
Sonoko seemed to think I said that to mess with Shinichi.
"No, it's true.
Within a month, we won't see Shinichi anymore."
"What? It's actually true?"
Sonoko was surprised and asked again.
"Yeah.
That's what came up."
"Is there no way to stop it?"
"I just told you everything."
"That black and the medicine?"
"Now it's up to him."
Honestly, I didn't care whether Shinichi listened to me and avoided becoming Conan, and I didn't care if he didn't listen and did become Conan.
Either way was fine.
Lunchtime ended like that, and I finished classes without incident and went home.
The next day, I rode my 50cc Cub bike to school, and when I opened the 'getabako' (the locker where indoor shoes are kept), letters came pouring out.
'Ah! Is this the famous 'getabako love letter'? Japanese schools have an unexpectedly romantic side.'
I carried the pile of letters to the classroom.
As I read them one by one, students started coming into the classroom.
Sonoko came in with her hair down, and the male students murmured when they saw her.
"Isn't Sonoko super pretty today?"
"Yeah, with her hair down like that, she's totally cute."
Sonoko sat down next to me and greeted me.
"Morning! Good morning."
"Good morning."
"But what's all that?"
"Ah~ I opened my shoe locker and... all these letters..."
"Wow~ I knew you were popular, but this is on another level..."
"So, do I have to reply to these?"
"Hmm... I guess it would be good to.
But with this many, that would be tough.
Still, writing even a short reply would be best."
"Got it."
And so class started.
Today was the day we had PE, and the boys were playing soccer.
Shinichi was glaring at me with scary eyes.
Naturally, the girls in class were cheering for me.
I waved my hand once for them.
"Kyaa~ Jin-sama, fighting~!"
"Jin-sama~~!! Kyaa~!"
Unfortunately for Shinichi, he was on the opposing team.
I had no intention of going easy.
The game started.
The result was obviously 10-0.
I completely destroyed them.
With my [(SS) Sports] ability and [(SSS) Control], I could easily use soccer techniques I'd seen on TV, and even my non-spinning shots went in accurately.
"Huff huff huff... What a monster!"
I looked down at Shinichi, who was sitting and panting, and said.
"Hehehe~ You don't calculate the wind, you overcome it."
"What the hell are you talking about!"
"I felt like I had to say that line.
Anyway, good work."
I held out my hand to Shinichi, offering a handshake.
Shinichi looked at it for a moment, then reached out and took my hand.
'I thought he'd stay mad, but I guess not.'
I pulled Shinichi to his feet.
Then the female students competed to come over and hand me towels.
"Jin, here~ You worked hard."
"Jin~ Here's some water."
"You all are so kind~"
Hohoho~ Hahaha~
Shinichi looked at that with an exasperated expression, then sighed and walked away.
And so PE ended and lunchtime began.
I was eating deliciously with the girls again when I heard Ran's voice.
"It's true! If I win the regional tournament, we agreed to go to Tropical Land."
"Yeah, just win.
I'll take you."
"Got it! I'll do my best."
Finally, that event was happening and he was about to shrink.
A few days passed like that.
In between, I filmed commercials and occasionally had wealthy people come to me for fortune readings and to solve minor problems.
Because of that, my fame rose even more and I never lacked money.
The manager looked absolutely delighted.
'Man... what an interesting manager.
He was all gloomy when I said I wouldn't do broadcasts, and look at him now.'
And fitting for an onmyoji, I also made a lot of talismans.
They were all fake, though.
With Nano's help, I made them look convincing like the talismans in movies.
Shinichi tried every way to prove I was a fraud, but he failed every time.
Because of that, I naturally became closer with Ran and Sonoko.
Finally, Ran started the regional karate tournament.
She had overwhelming skill.
She was the kid who could dodge bullets and break walls with her bare fists, so of course.
We cheered hard for her.
"Wow~ Ran, you're amazing.
So strong.
You could even dodge bullets.
Headbutt them with your horn!"
Sonoko heard my cheering chant and gave me a strange look.
"Huh? Why?"
"No, it's just... your cheering chant..."
"They're all words to give her strength."
"O-Okay."
Sonoko went back to cheering for Ran enthusiastically.