My System Always Wants to Force Me to Confess-Chapter 538 - 530: Be a Good Child

After making her wish, Miss Tachibana Tomoku slowly opened her eyes and bowed again.

"Does Tachibana have many wishes?"

"N-no... it’s just... kind of complicated..." Little Transparent’s cheeks turned slightly warm as she whispered, "Because you can’t lie to the deity, so I phrased it differently..."

"..."

Oh no, even Miss Tachibana Tomoku has learned to be sly, knowing to change her wording when expressing her wish... By the way, does the childlike innocence skill work on deities?

Shirakawa Sawahei thought for a moment and gave up on the notion of going back to test it again. The two walked along the path while Tachibana Kaisuke and Tachibana China seemed to know the owner of this shrine. After entering, they went ahead to visit instead of choosing to worship with them.

Noticing Shirakawa Sawahei’s surprised gaze, the girl voluntarily explained, "When I was little, my dad brought me here to worship... We came even when grandpa was alive, and this shrine seems to have a connection with our family."

Hearing this, Shirakawa Sawahei nodded as Miss Tachibana Tomoku continued, "Later on, my parents rarely had time to bring me... every year, I come here alone to worship and pray..."

"So, this year, being able to worship with Shirakawa, with my parents, makes me very happy."

"Very, very happy."

"..."

He was silent for a moment, then responded, "As long as you’re happy."

I just hope you can be happy, so that’s why I came to accompany you in worship.

"There’s also fortune-telling over there, would you like to check it out, Shirakawa?"

The hope and longing in the girl’s eyes were enough to melt a stone heart. Anyone who met that gaze would be unable to refuse this girl. Shirakawa Sawahei smiled, "Sure."

Tachibana Tomoku smiled, her eyes brimming with joy. She steadied herself and led Shirakawa Sawahei to the fortune-telling area. As they walked, she quietly said, "Last year, I drew a bad fortune by myself. I was a bit scared at the time, so I hung it on a tree... I don’t know if that bad fortune has been resolved by the deity’s power."

"Aren’t you safe and sound now? Doesn’t that mean the bad fortune has already been resolved?"

"Sounds about right..." Tachibana Tomoku said weakly, "I thought it would take a long time to resolve..."

"Then you underestimate the deity’s power."

The girl stood there, earnestly clasping her hands, seemingly thinking of a wish, then she drew a fortune stick.

Great Luck.

"Ah!"

Little Transparent was stunned for a moment, then reacted, clutching the fortune with visible joy in her eyes. She turned to look at Shirakawa Sawahei, seemingly wanting to say something.

"That’s great, Tachibana, this year will definitely go smoothly for you."

"Thank you~"

Shirakawa Sawahei stood there smiling and casually drew a fortune stick himself.

It was Bad Luck.

He stood there, a bit dumbfounded. This bad fortune seemed strange. He wasn’t sure if it was fate, but when he was drawing the stick, he happened to be thinking about his plan of having all his girlfriends at once.

So even the heavens are against me? Or is having a harem going against nature?

Not to mention Little Arrogant’s yandere skill, just getting past the future mother and father-in-law would already signify bad luck...

Thinking about it, maybe it’s not surprising. Bad luck is just bad luck. Does this sign really intend to scare me?

I am a scoundrel, why fear a fight!

Shirakawa Sawahei was unfazed, while Miss Tachibana Tomoku’s face showed worry, "Bad Luck... Shirakawa, it’s okay!"

"Hmm?"

Little Transparent hesitated for a long time before weakly saying, "This is just superstition... it doesn’t count..."

"..."

Oh my, this is just too cute...

Shirakawa Sawahei felt himself being adorably overwhelmed by Little Transparent’s charm, almost wanting to drop everything and pat the girl’s little head... He smiled and said, "Well... since Tachibana says so, I won’t believe it then!"

"Okay..." Miss Tachibana Tomoku paused, then softly said, "Shirakawa, how about... how about I throw it away for you?"

"Including yours?"

"Yes, let’s throw them away together!"

"No need, since I don’t believe it, I’ll just take it with me."

"..."

"Shi, Shirakawa?"

"What?"

Miss Tachibana Tomoku’s eyes were a bit evasive, she shifted her gaze away and softly said, "If you want to take the fortune away... it needs to be handled by the shrine..."

"I’ll help you take it to be handled..."

Shirakawa Sawahei handed it directly to the girl without suspicion. For him, whether it was bad or great luck didn’t matter, because nothing could save him if what he was planning went wrong.

Little Transparent carefully accepted the fortune with ’Bad Luck’ on it, then Shirakawa Sawahei asked, "Where to next?"

It was his first time participating in New Year worship. Last year, he spent the New Year alone at home studying, treating it as just another winter break. It’s surprising how much life changed within a year.

"We can go over there to write down our New Year goals... it’s over there where you can get an ema."

"Let’s go."

"Okay..."

Various ema boards hung with colorful tassel strings, crowded and swaying. Shirakawa Sawahei glanced around, seeing wishes for academic progress, health, love, passing exams, and even hoping a girlfriend would have a change of heart. All kinds of New Year wishes written by people of different professions and ages were there, giving off a somewhat solemn feeling. Shirakawa Sawahei picked up an ema and pondered for a moment.

Although it’s superstition, it’s still good to have dreams. What if the deity blesses me with a buff?

[I want to be a scoundrel!]

Hmm? That sounds a bit straightforward...

[I want more wings!]

Hmm... Will the deity understand the hidden meaning behind ’wings’? What if it really gives me more wings, and I turn into an angel?

Better make it a bit more artistic.

[Be with everything I love.]

Finished writing, Miss Tachibana Tomoku seemed to still be writing, but Shirakawa Sawahei didn’t wait for her, going ahead to hang his ema.

Oh deity, if you truly exist, please grant me this small wish...

The things I love aren’t that numerous... just a few girls... and a little money...

Perfect!

Little Transparent seemed to have finished writing her ema too. She glanced at Shirakawa Sawahei, her eyes a bit evasive. Just as Shirakawa Sawahei wanted to ask her what’s wrong, his phone rang in his pocket.

Tachibana Tomoku suddenly raised her gaze to look at him.

It was Tsukimi Sakurazawa.

Meeting the girl’s gaze, he quickly turned away and hesitated for a moment before answering the call. Little Transparent’s eyes instantly dimmed, her fingers gently pinching the wooden ema in silence.

Be a good kid, don’t be willful, and don’t trouble others.