I Installed a Dating App and These Otherworld Virgins Became Obsessed With Me. 86

## Chapter 86 – 86. Astrology

#86. Astrology

Aside from families like the Mado, there were very few magicians among the chaebols, the so-called ‘Royal Families.’ You could count them on two hands.

‘Magic is the exclusive domain of those blessed with talent.’

Faced with this single truth, their wealth was utterly useless.

However, as a privileged class steeped in elitism, they were unlikely to give up on the ‘specialness’ of magic.

Unlike the past when the number of magicians was extremely small, in modern times, thanks to the achievements of the first Magic Tower Master, a bizarre culture has taken root among the upper class.

The Mana Marriage (魔力婚).

They repeatedly marry magicians, hoping to pass on the talent for magic to their children, ultimately aspiring to achieve the same fame as the Mado family.

However, just as theory is universal and reality is specific, their ideals were nothing more than delusions.

Even if they repeated Mana Marriages for only two or three generations, magicians wouldn’t suddenly pour out.

Talent is ‘special’ for a reason.

It’s an extremely inefficient method, taking at least hundreds of years of repetition to see any effect.

Is a child born between a husband who graduated at the top of his class from Hxrd and a wife who graduated early from MBT Engineering University guaranteed to be a genius?

Of course, it’s close to impossible, but it’s not like children never inherit their parents’ talents.

“Do, do you know who my dad is?!”
“Why? Didn’t your mom tell you?”

Yoo Seong-joon, the youngest son of Yoo Jin-cheol, chairman of the Yoo Jin Group, ranked 17th in the business world, and the only one among his siblings to be born with the talent of a magician and become a magician belonging to the Gray Magic Tower, doubted his ears at the insult he was hearing for the first time in his life.

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As expected of someone with a silver spoon, he seemed immune to personal attacks, as the guy’s face changed every second.

Especially his dumbfounded expression, which was funny like watching a sloth fall from a tree.

“Wh, what…?”
“I don’t do reruns, so just go.”

It would be a waste to let a guy who doesn’t know his place and covets another man’s woman go like this, but harassing a guy who can’t move an inch because of the pressure of mana would only make me look petty.

Look at his pale face now. If I mess with him a little more, he’ll probably pee his pants.

“Let’s go.”

I grabbed Choi Hye-na’s wrist, who was looking at me with a strange expression, and turned my steps towards the store I was originally heading to.

If I lingered here any longer, the store I was planning to go to today might close, causing a major disaster. Then the plan to go over to Chun Yeo-hwa’s place around evening would be postponed to tomorrow.

‘It’s been a while since I’ve seen Chun Yeo-hwa.’

I couldn’t allow that to happen.

“Just a moment.”

It was definitely a floor with few people, but the earlier commotion seemed to have attracted quite a bit of attention, as the crowd surrounding us was considerable.

Thanks to that, it didn’t seem easy to get out of here, when suddenly.

-Kyaaak!
-Th, that crazy bastard!
-Someone, please call the police!!

People screamed and started running away.

Wondering what was going on, I glanced back and saw the guy who had been trembling a moment ago pulling a wand from his pants.

“How dare…! How dare some insignificant punk treat me like a moron?!”
“…He was out of his mind.”

A magician pulling out a wand is no different from a regular person pulling out a gun. In this case, as a magician registered with the Magic Tower and the government, I was able to subdue the other person for my own safety and the safety of the citizens.

In other words, self-defense was justified.

“I’ll kill-“

Crack-!!

The guy who took the lightly thrown punch to the face flew away as he was, rolled on the floor a few times, and then finally stopped.

Even without using ‘Swiftness,’ I was used to strengthening my body through mana.

It was nothing to approach a 1-circle magician and throw a punch before they could even use magic.

In a situation that ended in just 10 seconds, everyone stared at the passed-out guy with bewildered expressions.

“But what’s his name again?”
“…Yoo Seong-joon.”

I don’t care about guys’ names, but I should at least remember the name of the person whose nose I broke.

Anyway, Yoo Seong-joon, who passed out after getting hit by me, was dragged away by the department store security guards who rushed over after hearing the news.

The security team leader who arrived later demanded an explanation of the situation from me, but I was assured that I would be sent away quickly if I just showed my magician registration card and answered a few questions.

Of course, I had no intention of answering honestly since I was in a hurry. I brushed it off with one sentence: ‘Yoo Seong-joon pulled out his wand first, so I subdued him for the safety of the citizens,’ and left the scene.

The flustered security team leader called out to me, but I didn’t care. If they were curious, they could check the CCTV and ask the other witnesses.

Thanks to Choi Hye-na, there was no way I would have any legal problems.

However, perhaps because people from other floors were gathering due to the earlier commotion, the crowd surrounding us was growing larger and larger. Seeing that sight, I was convinced that if I stayed here, something troublesome would happen.

I grabbed Choi Hye-na’s wrist and quickly slipped through the crowd.

If I had been any later, it wouldn’t have been easy to get out like this. As I walked along the path I had seen earlier, before I knew it, we were the only ones left around.

It seemed that even the people who were looking around the stores had all left to see Yoo Seong-joon, who had passed out with a broken nose.

Congratulating him on becoming an SNS star overnight, I sat down on a nearby chair to catch my breath.

“I dragged you away too suddenly, didn’t I? If we had stayed there, it would have become troublesome…”
“What are you?”

Choi Hye-na suddenly cut me off and glared at me with eyes that seemed to want an explanation.

“You were definitely a 2-circle magician. But what was that mana just now?!”
“…Can you calm down for a second?”
“How can I calm down after seeing that!”

I was slightly taken aback by Choi Hye-na’s appearance, which was like a detective interrogating a suspect, but I couldn’t say I didn’t understand her reaction.

Rather, it was something I had expected to some extent.

From Choi Hye-na’s point of view, I had gone from a 2-circle to a 4-circle magician overnight, so I didn’t think she would just let it go without any explanation.

The realm of a magician is not a gentle hill, but a steep mountain range.

Going from 1-circle to 2-circle is on a different level than going from 3-circle to 4-circle.

Choi Hye-na, who knows that fact, would see me as if I were taking a helicopter and jumping over the mountain range.

“…I was lucky. The practical experience of fighting monsters during the isolated gate and seeing the Magic Tower Master’s magic gave me enlightenment. While resting, I contemplated the circles and organized my enlightenment, and I was able to create the fourth ring by chance.”
“You’re saying you can jump to 4-circle with just that…?”
“It’s only on the surface. The inside is a complete mess, so it will take at least a few years to sort it out. I should actually be considered a 3-circle.”
“…”

Choi Hye-na seemed quite shocked and didn’t say anything for a long time. Nevertheless, I couldn’t tell her about my abilities.

It’s okay if the information leaks to Iris or Chun Yeo-hwa because they are from another world, but not Choi Hye-na.

No matter what, Earth is my hometown where I have to live until I die. Unless my abilities are perfect, the number of people who know about them should be kept to a minimum.

It’s not that I don’t trust Choi Hye-na. However, the problem is that there are so many unheard-of abilities in this world. There was always a possibility that my information could leak out regardless of her intentions.

Besides, if I ever become confident that I can handle it even if the information leaks out, I will tell Choi Hye-na everything then.

Of course, Choi Hye-na had no way of knowing that, so there was no conversation between us as we headed to the store. However, I could take some comfort in the fact that she didn’t shake off my hand.

In that unintentional quiet date, we were able to arrive at today’s destination, [Hirkes’ Everything Store].

As we entered the store, we were greeted by an interior that felt a little different from other places. Overall, it felt more like a shopping district than a department store.

“Oh, a customer…?”

A staff member came out from inside the store, sensing our presence, but their appearance was not ordinary.

With goat horns on both sides of their head and long, drooping ears, they were not human but a goat beastman.

Of course, it was not uncommon for herbivorous beastmen to work in the service industry, but the staff’s appearance played a part in catching my eye.

A small height that came up to my sternum, fluffy-looking hair, and gentle eyes.

If you only look at this, they are simply a cute beastman, but their main attraction was in their chest.

It was such a huge size that it could be seen even through the fairly thick clothes. Wouldn’t it be comparable to Iris?

I couldn’t help but be captivated by the unbalanced proportions that made me doubt my eyes.

But that was only for a moment.

“Ack?!”

Ouch! A stinging pain rose from my side.

I didn’t hold back on the force at all, and just turned my eyes slightly to look to the side. It was only for a moment, but I met Choi Hye-na’s eyes, which were full of murderous intent.

My body couldn’t help but tense up like an aspen tree, as if I had been sentenced to death.

“You’re a nice couple…?”
“We’re not a couple.”
“Really…?”
“Yes.”
“You’re holding hands affectionately, and the man pinched your side and warned you as soon as you looked at my chest…?”
“…No, we’re not.”

At the staff’s sharp remark, Choi Hye-na let go of my hand and took a step away from me.

To others, it may have looked like she let go without any regrets, but I, who had been holding hands with her until just now, could tell.

How much conflict Choi Hye-na had in making that decision.

If the staff wasn’t there, I would have hugged her right away, but it was a shame that I couldn’t.

“Ah… I, I’m sorry… I often hear that I’m not very perceptive… I feel bad for your boyfriend…”

Noticing the subtle awkwardness flowing between us, the staff member fidgeted with their drooping ears, looking embarrassed.

“It’s okay. You don’t have to worry too much…”
“No…! As the owner, if I make a customer uncomfortable, I must pay the price…!”

What, they were the owner? They looked a little young to be the owner?

“I only do this on special days… Where did I put it…?”

Leaving the goat beastman who suddenly started rummaging through the counter behind, I looked around the store with my eyes.

Despite the name Everything Store, the items displayed in the store were common things that could be found anywhere. It seemed like there were more things missing than there were things available.

The reason I came here today was because I was recommended by Grandma Choi Young-ok.

To be exact, I didn’t come to buy something, but to make a request.

‘…I wonder if my bank balance is okay.’

If it doesn’t work out, I’ll have to give them mana stones instead of money, or borrow from Choi Hye-na.

“Ah…! I found it…!”

The goat girl, holding something in her arms with a bright smile, rushed towards us.

At first, I thought she was going to show us a special item that she doesn’t sell to other customers, but it didn’t seem to be the case.

“…A crystal ball?”

What the goat girl had was none other than a large crystal ball.

It certainly looked quite expensive, but I didn’t really need a crystal ball.

“I’ll tell you two your fortunes…!”
“Pardon?”
“My tribe is famous for astrology…!”
“Astrology? Could it be… an astrologer…??

Goat beastman and astrology.

I couldn’t help but be surprised to hear those two keywords.

Astrologers, known to be reachable only by dual magicians who are proficient in the concept of stars and alchemy, were a type of fortune teller.

Magicians who peek into the future and tell it to people in the present.

I had heard that only goat beastmen of a certain tribe had been active as astrologers since ancient times.

“I, I’m not an astrologer…”
“Pardon?”
“I, it’s just a hobby…”
“…Ah.”

The atmosphere instantly turned cold because of me, who was getting ahead of myself.

“…What kind of fortune?”

It was only after I spoke up to change the atmosphere that the goat girl was able to regain her bright smile.

“It’s a fortune that looks at the compatibility between lovers…!”
“Ah.”

Honestly, I wasn’t expecting anything too great, but it was something that teenage girls would like.

“…We’ll look at the fortune next time. We don’t have time.”
“Ah…”

Disappointment overflowed from the goat girl’s expression and gestures at my reaction, but I couldn’t help it because I didn’t have time.

“I, I’m quite accurate…”
“How accurate?”

It was none other than Choi Hye-na who grabbed the goat girl, who was holding the crystal ball and returning to the counter, with a sad voice.

“E, everyone who I’ve told a good fortune to has gotten married that year…!”

Choi Hye-na had a subtle expression at the goat girl’s strangely confident answer.

As expected, Choi Hye-na’s personality wouldn’t be interested in something like a compatibility fortune. She was just asking to comfort the goat girl…

“Then please tell us our fortune.”