Conquering Villains and Capturing Targets Is Harder in Real Life than in Games

40: Is that a voodoo doll?

Unlike 3-B's bright and bustling cafe, the atmosphere in 3-D's fortune-telling fair was dark and mysterious. Using blackout curtains, the students of 3-D had divided their classroom into six smaller "rooms" that each housed a different kind of fortune-telling.

Wow, they made it so you can't see who's inside which room.

While Shizuka and Madoka were deciding on which room they wanted to enter, a hooded figure approached them. When the figure was within speaking distance of them, he lifted his hood, revealing an affable and good-looking face underneath. Delightedly, he greeted them. "Madoka, Shizuka-chan you guys came~"

"Good morning, Satoru-kun."

"Morning."

"How has the fair been so far?"

"It's been good! We've been fairly busy," answered Satoru with a grin.

Scrutinizing his friend's outfit, Madoka chuckled. "That's a rather interesting purple cloak you have on there."

Satoru smiled helplessly as he instinctively tugged on his cloak. "The class decided on these. They felt that matching velvet cloaks would give us a mysterious and otherworldly aura."

Shizuka stared at Satoru with her eyebrows slightly knitted. Satoru-kun's face is too bright and honest for these somber and suspicious looking cloaks...

All of a sudden, Shizuka felt her eyes being blocked. In a quiet but stern voice Madoka stated, "You're not allowed to stare at other guys either, Shizuka."

"....Even if it's Satoru-kun?"

"Even if it's him," he insisted.

Shizuka felt as if she needed to provide some justification. "But you know, I was just thinking that Satoru-kun looks better in more vibrant colours."

"You're not allowed to think about them either."

Shizuka was perplexed. "Even by accident?"

"Not allowed."

"What about my male family members?"

"They don't count as "other guys". Shizuka, I'm content with just having you so could you please be content with just having me?" The second part was said in an even softer voice that was only loud enough for her to hear.

Shizuka sighed inwardly. The reign of the king of jealousy is never-ending isn't it?

After a while she breathed out a resigned, "Alright."

Appeased, Madoka removed his hands from her face and began to stroke her hair fondly.

Satoru whom had been silently watching their interactions cleared his throat awkwardly. "Since you're here, is there a particular kind of fortune-telling you guys wanted to try?"

"Is Mii-chan inside one of the rooms?"

"No, not right now. Mika-chan just stepped out to get more tea leaves."

"I see." Shizuka glanced around and observed that there was only one room that had a queue outside of it. "What's that one over there?"