Ever since the day he awakened Future Simulation, he hadn't seen Pali again.
"Pidi"
"Level 5 Fortune-Teller / Level 4 Scholar"
"Atlantis City—Grand Library—Ancient Library Room Administrator"
Information surged through Lu Cang's mind.
She really was just an ordinary librarian.
Well, not exactly ordinary... After all, level 5 fortune-tellers were quite rare, especially those who also worked as level 4 scholars. At her level, she would be a respected fortune-teller and scholar wherever she went.
Pidi.
Pali had used that name once, too.
Lu Cang remembered that when Izpalut had introduced Pali to him, he'd called her "Pidi."
But Pali had said that was her old name, and that she'd since changed it to Pali.
The woman in front of him looked so much like Pali.
And their names were similar, too.
It was all so strange.
Lu Cang looked at the Death Date above her head. Her Death Date...
It was a mere twenty years away.
Completely unlike Pali, who had more than four thousand years left to live.
But the woman in front of him was undoubtedly real.
"Mm, I'm a fortune-teller. Is Pali the person you're looking for?"
"Could you tell me in detail what she looks like? I might be able to help."
Lu Cang said, "She... looks a lot like you."
"Almost exactly the same."
Hearing Lu Cang's description, Pidi set down the tattered old book in her hands. "Hmm..."
One by one, Fate cards appeared on the table.
She used the same divination method as Pali.
Fate-card divination.
Lu Cang waited quietly as she performed her reading. After turning over a few cards, she slowly shook her head. "There aren't any signs of that."
All three cards showed clear skies.
Lu Cang understood divination now, too. He could more or less tell what