Stray Chapter 106: Sure enough, not at all allowed

"Is this a 'tower'? "

Yukinoshita's heart froze, this seems to represent destruction?

It seems that whether it is upright or reversed, there is no good interpretation of the interpretation of this card. In connection with what this person just said, does it mean that he will experience some very bad things next?

"Well, it is indeed a high tower... What's the matter, Yukinoshita-san, are you also interested in tarot cards?"

Xia Ran nodded lightly, took the tarot card back and started shuffling. Looking at his expression, it seems that he just took one out and looked at it, and it seems that there is no special meaning in it.

However, Yukinoshita did not feel relieved because she knew that if this person wanted to hide something, it was basically impossible to expect him to reveal some clues from his expression.

"I don't have any interest, I just learned some basic information recently, I probably know some..."

The girl shook her head and denied such a possibility. She really had no interest in these things, at least not before, and even sneered.

If it's an ordinary high school girl, then she should be interested in things such as astrology and divination, even addicted to it, unable to extricate herself, and believing in those things... But Yukinoshita is completely impossible There will be such performance.

Ordinary girls are full of romance, fate, destiny...

At that time, Yukinoshita only knew science and reason.

She knows very well what the Barnum effect is, and knows that it is a psychological phenomenon, specifically, a general, general description of personality that people often think reveals their own characteristics very accurately.

—Even if this description is very empty, once it is described in a general sentence that can be applied to almost anyone, then most people will think that this sentence describes themselves in nuanced and accurate.

It would be unbelievable if a girl as calm as her could be manipulated by the Barnum effect and be fascinated by these inexplicable things.

Even I only learned about it recently, but it was because I was involved in a very familiar event, witnessed the existence of the mysterious world, and determined that someone around me was actually a part of it, so...she will to try to understand those things.

As one of the elements of the occult symbol in the minds of most ordinary people, the Tarot card is naturally one of the items worthy of her special understanding.

It can also be seen from this incident that she asked Xia Ran for his study notes yesterday, not on a whim, but on the idea of ​​wanting to know more about his world before.

"That's right, but this is also normal... In fact, I only know a little bit, probably no different from you."

Xia Ran smiled at the girl, her tone was very gentle, and she said this sincerely——

"I just know the interpretation of some cards, the level of the interpretation of upside and downside, I haven't understood it more deeply."

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"Do you think I'm stupid?" Yukinoshita said angrily.

"Huh?"

"If you really don't understand at all, why use tarot cards for divination, don't you think it's too playful?" The girl looked at him with contempt, this man really came with his mouth open , Lies are not drafted.

Wait, wait, if that's the case, doesn't it mean that the results of his divination are really bad, and he doesn't really want to tell himself about this kind of thing, so he pretends to be such an understatement?

The expression of Yukinoshita changed slightly, and her eyes were fixed on the young man in front of her: "What is the result of the divination?"

"Huh?"

"What is the result of the divination?" The girl did not show any impatience, but just repeated her question again, as if she had to get the answer.

"It's alright, the kind that's good or bad..." Xia Ran thought for a while and replied.

"Really?"

"Really..." The magician looked at the girl in front of him strangely, and then seemed to understand something, and laughed dumbly, "The tower just now was just pulled out by me, and it was done before the divination. It's over, that card doesn't mean anything."

With that said, he drew another card from the deck of tarot cards in his hand, but it happened to be the original tower, but this time it was reversed, and the previous one was upright.

Xia Ran looked at the tarot cards, then smiled and shook her head——

"Sudden and unpredictable strong changes are unacceptable. No matter how arrogant human beings are, they can't compare with the power of nature. Challenging nature will only attract the wrath of God... This is the story of the Tower of Babel. ?"

Speaking of which, he also glanced at Artoria next to him. The king of knights seemed to have said this allusion before, but now he has drawn this card...

It's just a coincidence. He has already completed the divination before, and now he is just playing with a purely random card draw. Just when the tower was drawn, Yukinoshita came to the activity room and happened to see That's it.

Yes, just a coincidence, no big deal, nothing to be afraid of...

"Positive position represents adversity, fatal blow, huge change, self-immolation... But avoidance is not the answer, it is necessary to be brave to challenge, even though it may seem powerful."

The magician looked at the tarot card in his hand, restrained his thoughts, and seemed to say this lazily——

"Reversed signifies hardship, stability, arrogance will take its toll, last stand... So don't blindly resist change, because that will only lead to greater change, and no matter how much you resist, change will happen. "

He wisely chose career interpretations instead of emotional interpretations. After all, the latter...how stupid does it take to say it?

"It doesn't sound embarrassing, but it has nothing to do with me..." Xia Ran disapproved.

Yukinoshita raised her eyebrows and looked at Saber subconsciously, only to see the legendary maiden king nodded slightly, confirming the Master's statement - the divination was over before , now it's not divination.

The girl was somewhat relieved, took a breath, and then asked, "Then why do you say you don't know anything about tarot cards?"

"I really don't understand. It's just that divination generally requires the use of media, and fortune-telling also requires palmistry, or means of measuring characters. In ancient times, there were methods of burning turtle shells. As for astrology, six lines , Plum Blossom, Qimen, let alone..."

Xia Ran explained it as a matter of course: "If I can directly foresee the future, or use the Elder Scrolls, I don't need to be so troublesome... So I still need to use something to help me determine my fortune."

"So you used tarot cards?"

Yukinoshita didn't know what the Elder Scrolls were, just asked.

"Yes, at least it provides quite good choices, and each card has different interpretations and interpretations, and it can be said to be almost infinite in combination with each other..."

Xia Ran is still the way he takes it for granted. He just thinks it's easier to use, that's why he chose it. There is no other reason.

After all, at least every card in the tarot has a defined interpretation. Using it as a medium to substitute the correct divination method will make the interpretation accurate and much more convenient... If you burn the tortoise shell to see cracks, or see Tea leaves, or trying to see the fog of the future through a crystal ball...

Let's forget this. This is neither intuitive nor clear. When interpreting it, it will definitely be influenced by one's own subconsciousness. Non-top prophets cannot grasp it. Xia Ran feels that she is cramming like this. Anyone with talent is fine.

The medium of tarot is more suitable, intuitive and clear.

"I see..." Yukinoshita looked at the man carefully to make sure he wasn't hiding something, and then nodded lightly, "But is there really no problem with this? What you just pulled out is Tower card?"

"Ah, you said this, there will be no problem, although the direct drawing of cards is actually a divination method that ordinary people can use, because theoretically it is the most intuitive prompt and manifestation of fate, there is no other The messy influence..."

Xia Ran waved her hand, shuffled the cards in disapproval, and then drew another card——

"But I only drew it out to explain it to you, otherwise why would it be so accurate? If it wasn't cheating, it was purely random, and there wouldn't be such a coincidence, you see... ...Huh?"

He was stunned for a moment, and realized that what he had pulled out was the tower again.

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The activity room suddenly became quiet, and there was a strange feeling, so that the sunset outside the window seemed so dazzling this time.

"Cough, this is definitely a small probability event, and it can't explain anything! And although this method is the most intuitive in theory and can be used by ordinary people, it is only theoretical, and there are differences in practice. ..."

Xia Ran coughed and said with a serious face, then quickly shuffled the cards and drew another card: "Look... this time, isn't it?"

This time he drew out a "Magician" card. The four elements of the universe were placed on the table of the card, namely the scepter symbolizing fire, the sword symbolizing wind, the star coins symbolizing earth, and the The Holy Grail of water.

The magician holds a scepter in his right hand and points to the sky, his left hand points to the ground, and under his feet are roses and lilies. There is an infinity symbol on the top of his head, and his belt is a snake with its head and tail connected, which is a symbol of eternity.

The interpretation of the card has many meanings, such as representing the transfer of power and spiritual gift, such as expressing the motives of human beings, reflecting the will of God...

Xia Ran also subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief. This time, it was also randomly selected. If he really took out the tower, he would feel horrified. Fortunately, there are no such low-probability events in a row.

He tries to draw another card, this time a "Hanged Man" card, which is also not a tower card.

Xia Ran suddenly felt relieved and smiled at the girl: "Look, this method is not very reliable, there is no accuracy, don't worry..."

Yukinoshita glanced at him, stretched out her hand, and drew a card.

—That's a "lover" card.