Matsushita Chiaki and Hasebe Haruka both received very high scores, and both took their questions seriously.
The former wanted to know where she had lost the remaining points, while the latter kept asking when it would be suitable to take things a step further.
After hearing her result, Amikura Mako confirmed it twice before putting the slip away. Even as she left, she did not let go of Kitagawa Kai's hand.
When Ibuki Mio awkwardly sat down, the old woman suddenly perked up.
Wonderful, thank goodness!
Finally, someone whose compatibility didn't look quite so high.
Ninety-one.
A number that would normally call for celebration had somehow become one she needed to offer reassurance over.
"Miss Ibuki, don't be discouraged. This number is already very high, although..."
"Oh, whatever."
Ibuki Mio waved a hand dismissively, her expression cool. "I never believed in this stuff anyway."
The old woman looked at her and closed her eyes in anguish.
This job was impossible!
As the divination session drew to a close, Chabashira Sae put her own result away as well.
Sakayanagi Arisu looked at her with interest. "Do you believe in this sort of thing too, Teacher?"
"Why wouldn't I?"
"I thought you would put more stock in facts."
Chabashira Sae slipped the paper into her bag, her answer perfectly calm.
"If the result is good, I believe it. If it isn't, then naturally, it's superstition."
Beside her, Hoshinomiya Chie bobbed her head like a chicken pecking grain, chiming in, "Exactly, exactly! You're so cool, Kozue! That makes so much sense!"
"That's quite a flexible standard."
"As an adult, there's no need to make yourself unhappy."
Sakayanagi Arisu accepted that explanation with a smile.
Everyone had received a satisfactory result, and after being dragged back and forth countless times, Kitagawa Kai was finally