Starting With The Sefirah Castle In The Anime World-Chapter 258: This, This Is Fortune-Telling?

He was scared.

When he was young, he was afraid of his wife. Now that he's older, he's afraid of his daughter.

Seeing Kogoro completely powerless against Ran and even being physically suppressed, his old classmates were all trying hard not to laugh.

At this moment, their interest shifted toward Ran's friend.

This young man had boldly declared that the God of Death had come to this class reunion, and even predicted it would inevitably be stained with blood.

Now being pinned down by his own daughter, Kogoro could only suppress his rising temper. He wasn't the type to joke around with old classmates.

"Alright, kid. Tell me, why would you say that?"

Perhaps due to his years as a detective, Kogoro's gaze sharpened significantly at that moment.

Spirituality reflects one's spirit. A police officer's spirit differs from that of ordinary people, and this sharpness couldn't be easily compared.

Ren clearly felt this pressure, but he wasn't surprised.

"It's simply a conclusion drawn from my understanding of divination."

"Divination?"

As soon as he heard the word "divination," Kogoro's face showed obvious disgust.

"Isn't that just psychological profiling? Saying something like this in a situation like ours, kid, you're just asking to get punched."

Ren didn't object at all.

"True. If it were just casual fortune-telling, you really shouldn't say such bold things. But the kind of divination I do is a bit different."

"Mr. Mouri doesn't need to believe it. I didn't offer this to force belief. If Mr. Mouri doesn't want to know, I'll stop here."

Based on his previous experience with Hatamoto Natsue, Ren chose to go with a nonchalant approach again.

Of course, if the party involved doesn't want to know or understand, then he'll respect their wishes and say no more.

Respecting people's choices is important.

Playing hard to get?

That's what Kogoro saw in Ren's attitude.

What kind of divination could be so different?

At this point, Kogoro couldn't help feeling a bit curious.

"Dad, it's fine, right? Just let Ren do a reading for you."

Ran, who stood behind him, was getting anxious.

Her father didn't understand Ren's ability, but she did.

Ren's divination wasn't like those random stall readings outside train stations. His readings actually worked.

As soon as Ren said that, Ran was already convinced something would happen at this reunion.

If they had Ren perform a reading now, maybe they'd get a clear answer.

The Hatamoto incident had only happened last week.

"Alright, fine."

Being pushed by his daughter, Kogoro reluctantly set aside his bias and at least decided to see what the kid was capable of.

"Since you've already said something that serious, if you can't back it up, I won't go easy on a brat who talks big."

In response, Ren simply smiled, walked to the square table nearby, and lightly tapped the man sitting there.

"Sir, may I ask you to move?"

"Oh, of course."

Omura Jun moved aside, and after thanking him, Ren sat down. With a slight hand motion, a deck of tarot cards appeared before the eyes of everyone present.

"Oh!"

One card wasn't that impressive, but a full deck definitely made an impact.

Ren then began shuffling them casually.

During this brief moment, he looked at Kogoro.

"So, Mr. Mouri, do you want to know about the murderer or the victim?"

"...You're really sure something's going to happen at my class reunion? If you know, why not just say it?"

"The murderer and the deceased both have the right to choose. The future isn't set in stone. If my words can lead them to change their minds, maybe that's the best outcome. So I won't say the final answer."

That response genuinely surprised Kogoro.

"Even the murderer and victim have a chance to change... If what you say is true, then I agree with you."

All the people here were his college classmates. He didn't want to believe any of them would do something so extreme.

"In that case, tell me about the victim."

"Alright, the victim."

Ren stopped shuffling and drew three cards from the deck.

Upright Death. Upright Devil. Reversed World.

"The deceased suffered from a serious condition known as depression for a long time. Their mental state was extremely unstable. This condition stemmed from their original family. The deceased had been physically abused. Although they resisted, it left a permanent psychological scar."

"Half a year ago, their condition worsened. They began to show signs of mania. The combination of depression and mania pushed things further into chaos."

"And the root cause behind all of this... was a problem in their personal romantic relationship."

As soon as Ren finished speaking, the room fell completely silent. No one laughed anymore.

This wasn't like any fortune-telling they had ever heard. With just a few cards, Ren had disclosed deeply personal details of someone's life.

He not only pinpointed experiences but also identified the underlying issues and even the exact timeline of the mental deterioration.

Everyone looked stunned.

But the person Ren was describing... they understood everything immediately. Perhaps, this reading wasn't a joke.

At that moment, Edogawa Conan snapped out of his shock.

This... was too specific. Is this really divination? This is more like a direct profile.

Subconsciously glancing at Kogoro, he saw that the old man was also frozen in place.

Whether or not it was truly divination was beside the point now. It was clear that Ren had named someone already.

Was this the result of prior investigation?

But Conan immediately dismissed that idea.

No. Even if someone had looked into things beforehand, certain details couldn't be found through standard intel.

The original family issues, the abuse, the mental health timeline. especially calling out the changes that began half a year ago, all of that was far too precise.

How could anyone know such intimate, hidden details? No surface-level investigation could uncover that.

Even Edogawa Conan didn't have an answer for this.

(To be continued.)

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