
The stone itself stood about half a meter tall, and Yume could not help feeling that the stone was rather incredible. It only gave off an aura of intimacy when one looked at it.
Unable to resist, Yume found herself gently and carefully stroking the stone. However, not long after he touched it, the stone suddenly lit up, enveloping Yume in a bright light that shone in all colors of the rainbow!
Taking a few steps back, Yume immediately protected her eyes with her hands as the bright light blinded her for a moment.
A while later, the colorful lights finally started to dim again, and finally, the stone returned to its original dim light. However, some complicated-looking lines seemed to have formed on the rock as well.
"Are you okay, Miss Gunter?" master Ghost asked as he walked over with a wry smile on his face, his divination reading complete.
“...A-I'm fine.. By the way, what kind of broken stone is this…? Why suddenly light up by itself?” yume asked while blushing, feeling that she had just humiliated herself before.
"Ha ha ha! That, Miss Gunter, is the wedding stone! It is used to determine one's fate in terms of marriage! You touched it before activating it! The lines on the stone symbolize your marriage, you know?” obviously Ghosts.
"M-wedding?!" yume replied as her face flushed like a tomato.
A girl with Yume's personality and character naturally feels disgusted by the idea of love and romance. In fact, she had been fed up with the idea of affection between men and women since she was a child.
That was the reason why she was so upset and upset when Gerald touched her skin back then, even though it was to heal her wound. He just hates the idea of skin contact between the opposite sex and would very much choose to avoid it as much as he can.
“You know, why didn't I tell you the fate of our marriage first? Based on what the wedding stone said, it seems that your heart will belong to someone in the future! ” says Ghost.
“... W-who would want to read such a ridiculous thing.. Although... can you really see my destiny?” yume asked as she felt her heart thump.
Even if Yume was a woman with a fiery temper, she was still a woman at heart, and any woman would be embarrassed once they heard things about the fate of their marriage.
Upon hearing that, Yume's pretty face somehow managed to become even redder than before!
When they saw this, many of the apprentices of— who remained inside the room— found themselves unable to resist swallowing their saliva and looked at him with wide eyes. Regardless of her temperament, the woman was truly amazingly beautiful.
"Well, if you want to gain a greater understanding, I can help analyze further the clues displayed in the wedding stone for you!"
“...L-look, the only reason I came here is to ask if I can reach my destination during this trip! I don't need to find out about anything else!” yume replied while stealing a glance at the wedding stone before turning around to leave.
However, the moment he reached the door, he found himself stopping halfway.
…Actually, he was also very tempted to find out!
Even though he had been constantly trying to escape from such feelings for so many years, the emotions he had within him continued to grow, getting stronger year after year. It felt as if there were some things he could no longer avoid no matter how much he tried to escape from it!
After struggling with herself for some time, Yume finally walked back before saying, “! I'll listen to what you say and see if what you predict turns out to be accurate or not.!”
Meanwhile, Gerald has just arrived at the ancestral mine of the Minshall family. He had been here ever since he was told that water repellent stones could be found here.
Although the location looked exactly like the mine on the surface, the Minshall family carefully hid the stone in the deepest part of the mine so that no one would carelessly find it.
As he walked inside, Gerald discovered countless spider webs and the occasional discarded mining tool as he walked deeper into the mine.
After passing through several tunnels and finding quite a number of hidden paths, Gerald finally saw a palm-sized water-repellent stone lying motionless on the tray…