The Fortune Telling Shop, Onmyoya

Aah...

Alright then...

You sure gulp it down.

Milk, during the Heian era,

was regarded as a highly valued drug by the aristocrats.

A nutrition supplement, a thirst quencher, and is good for beauty.

They must have wanted to stay beautiful forever, just like Chizuru-san.

Huh?

Hey, stop it. Don't tease this aunty.

But, young man, you know interesting things, eh.

You were the most refined in the bath, too.

Are you an academia or something?

No, I'm just a humble fortune-teller.

Fortune-teller?

It was a good bath.

Cosplay?

What the heck is that?

Uhm, some kind of filming?

He is always like this during class.

I'm sorry.

Hey Shun-chan, wake up.

This parent-teacher-student meeting has become parent-teacher meeting, huh.

He has no bad intentions.

Just seems his body type is the type that gets sleepy during the day. Right?

Anyway, please talk this through together with Shunta-kun.

As I thought, today's fortune is bad.

Better yet, maybe I should just quit school...

What are you saying.

It's still October, if you work hard it'll all work out.

What's up?

There.

Oh, good afternoon. Good afternoon.

Inyouya?

Onmyouya.

This shop wasn't here before, right?

Basically, a fortune-teller store?

It says "Onmyouya" so maybe a store run by an Onmyouji?

You know, like Abe no Seimei, in the movies and stuff.

But they're in period-dramas right?

No, they exist even now.

They do exorcism, I saw it on TV.

As usual you like those, eh, occult stuff.

Mom, don't tell me...

Hey, don't you think it's been continually bad luck to our family recently?

Just to be safe I think it's good to have him take a look.

Plus looks like it's half-price services going on now.

It's not like this is a limited-time sale at the supermarket.

Please, Shun-chan, yes, yes?

Well...wait,

Let's go! Well...wait,

Well...wait,

It was a restaurant here, right?

Excuse, is there anyone here?

Excuse me.

Hello

Welcome to Onmyouya.

I am the proprietor of this store, Abe no Shoumei.

Ripping off Abe no Seimei as is huh?

Let's get out already?

But...

Your hair.

Mom.

This store, as indicated by the name Onmyouya,

carrying a history of thousands of years,

provides anything from divination based on Yin & Yang and Five Elements philosophies, prayers, and exorcism.

What would you be desiring today? provides anything from divination based on Yin & Yang and Five Elements philosophies, prayers, and exorcism.

What would you be desiring today?

That Yin & Yang and Five Elements you mentioned?

Forgive me. Hmm, if I may explain briefly,

ever since the ancient times, all beings

can be thought of as made from "ki" (spirit/life energy).

The nature of that "ki" can be split into

Yin and Yang, or

wood, fire, earth, metal, water

the Five Elements.

Every existence and phenomenon can be construed

with Yin & Yang and the Five Elements.

That is the Yin & Yang and Five Elements philosophies.

And then, an Onmyouji is one who compares these philosophies with astronomical observation, forsees destiny, and calculates a solution.

Sounds incredible. Do give us an analysis.

Mom... Sounds incredible. Do give us an analysis.

Mom...

Please, over here. Mom...

Please, over here.

Well then, please allow me to hear your consultation.

My name is Sawazaki Midori.

This is my son, Shunta.

Actually, our family recently has experienced successive bad fortunes.

So I was wondering if some evil being has come to haunt us, I am anxious.

I understand.

If you don't mind my asking, just roughly is fine,

could you describe in concrete terms?

Right.

The misfortunes started about a month ago.

My husband's mother broke her leg.

She used to live alone fine in the family home in Yanaka.

I quit my job as a nurse,

we took her to our house and I nursed her,

but as if she turned into a different person, she says nothing but abusive language...

This salty thing, you want me to eat this!?

You're thinking if only I'd just die fast right!

I'd never...

Well well, that must be tough.

Furthermore last week,

the company my husband was employed at went bankrupt.

To start a second career at over 40,

he can't even land an interview.

Originally my husband's father ran a model shop,

but even if we reopen the shop, it won't be good business.

Then today, a third misfortune came upon our family.

We went to the school since my son's homeroom teacher called for us.

Seems this month's exams were just awful.

It's unfortunate but

if this continues he would have to repeat a year.

This all happened within a month.

Why such misfortunes befell our family so suddenly?

I see.

Midori-san, right?

Yes.

Before I start the formal analysis,

would you allow me to take a look at your palm?

Oh yes.

Well well, your head line and heart line are solid.

I see no problems with your character nor your capabilities.

Thank you...

Only, the tips of your fingers are a bit rough,

you don't put on hand cream.

That you don't have the time to notice that

means you really are in a bind, right.

The consultation just now is realistic.

If I may be of help, somehow.

Please do.

Alright then, let us see if an evil being is attaching itself to you. Please do.

Alright then, let us see if an evil being is attaching itself to you.

This is?

This is a divination basin with a long history.

We will take a look at how the bubbles form on the surface.

Bubbles here?

I can see some dark shadows.

This is...

What happened?

This amount of bubbles...

It is terribly hard for me to say but,

an evil spirit is possessing your mother-in-law.

That spirit has attracted misfortunes one after another upon your family.

No way!

I wondered if that was the case! No way!

I wondered if that was the case!

Someone who was previously a kind person I wondered if that was the case!

Someone who was previously a kind person

suddenly became such a grump,

I thought it was definitely weird.

As I thought, possessed by something, huh.

Mom.

Shall I exorcise the evil spirit?

Please do.

Wait a minute, you serious Mom!?

Like, evil spirit...

Shun-chan, you be quiet.

Can I help you, little miss?

Are you in trouble?

Uhm,

Dad was... to Mom...

I have exorcised the evil spirit.

That was fast.

Thank you very much.

The spirit possessing your mother-in-law was

the spirit of an old lady who was tormented and murdered by a devilish daughter-in-law.

Your mother-in-law must have been giving Midori-san pains

under the influence of her.

Is that so. That's why she was so...

However, it is not a complete exorcism.

Someday it might possess your mother-in-law again.

Oh no...then, what should I do?

He must be about to sell you amulets or such.

You can't buy it.

Encouraging uneasiness, then making customers buy something, that's the trick.

But...

Now then

There is only but one solution.

We don't need amulets or the like, okay. There is only but one solution.

We don't need amulets or the like, okay.

Please have your husband do the nursing of your mother-in-law. We don't need amulets or the like, okay.

Please have your husband do the nursing of your mother-in-law.

Huh?

That spirit will only harm daughter-in-laws so please be at ease.

Well, leaving it to my husband is just impossible.

He has no knowledge nor experience in nursing.

Why don't you teach him?

Teach eh... But you know,

my husband must find work again or else...

In that case, how about Midori-san going back to work as a nurse?

Huh?

Well I completely quit,

and being over 40, looking for a new job now...

What could you be talking about? Only over 40, right.

With yearly income 4 million yen, if you work for 15 years it would amount to 60 million yen.

If Midori-san seriously work from now on,

you could even get your own house.

60 million...