Book 4. Roads Of Fate

Excerpt from the book:
Sumire arrived at the house of the fortuneteller 'Ms. Ru' completely unaware of anything. What was her amazement when she saw the very same Ms. Ruri! After exchanging formal courtesies with her, the former actress said:
"And yet, the ways of fate are truly inscrutable! Ms. Ruri, I never expected to see you in Ming!"
"But I knew you would come, Ms. Sumire," the fortuneteller smiled. "I guess you`ve already guessed that I`m not exactly a simple person."
"You are the spirit of that lapis lazuli that was on the hairpin that I gave you. Is not it?"
Ruri nodded. It was no surprise to her that Sumire had already understood everything.
"You wish to know your future, don`t you?" she asked.
"Exactly," she confirmed.
"Now I will make your horoscope," came the answer.
Of course, Sumire guessed that the lapis lazuli spirit didn`t need any tools or calculations to see into the future. But she still decided not to interrupt her.
Ruri began to diligently make the horoscope. And at the very beginning, she realized that something had gone wrong. Namely, she did not see the future of Sumire. "What`s the matter?" Ruri was confused. "Just because everything was fine..."
Thanks to the fact that her magical powers partially returned, she knew that Sumire was one of the descendants of the very Celestial Maiden Haruka, who once awakened Ruri from a long sleep. For a moment, it even seemed to her that Sumire was the very descendant in which Ori, whom Ruri had been looking for so long, was reborn. But then - this vision disappeared, as if the image of Ori 'left' Sumire. Therefore, Ruri decided that it just seemed to her...
Suddenly, Ruri saw the future of her house. It turned out that in the near future it no longer existed. Her house will be empty until the city recognizes it as abandoned. And in the future, a cosmetics shop will open in Ruri`s house.
"Will I leave this place in a hurry? But why?" wondered the spirit of lapis lazuli. "Why can't I see Sumire's future? Really, her further destiny is connected with me? For the only one whose fate I cannot see is my own."
Meanwhile, the former head of the acting troupe asked:
"Something is wrong?"
Ruri hesitated for a moment. She didn`t know what to answer her. Suddenly, something amazing happened. All of a sudden, a thick white fog came into the room...
***
...That day, Mr. Bai was doing business as usual, when suddenly his regular client came to him: Himiko-Sakurako herself.
"Ah, lady Sakurako! How glad I am to see you!" he broke into an obsequious smile. "What do you want this time? Especially for you, I have several new scientific treatises and a finely crafted jade necklace..."
The merchant did not doubt the solvency of the customer: she always bought expensive exquisite goods. However, the merchant could not overestimate the price too much: the girl was perfectly oriented and understood the true value or uniqueness of this or that product.
"I`m glad to see you too, Mr. Bai," she greeted politely. "I want to take a look at the new scientific treatises and the necklace."
The merchant immediately presented the necessary items. The customer examined them carefully and nodded in satisfaction.
"They really got me interested," she said. Then she thought for a moment and said: "Do you have any scientific treatises on military mechanisms or unusual weapons?"
Dong was somewhat surprised, but did not show it.
"Alas, but now I have nothing suitable!" the merchant honestly admitted. "But I can show something interesting."
"What is this?" inquired the girl.
"These are fireworks."
"Fireworks?"
Of course, Himiko had heard about them from other overseas merchants. Even though she never saw them...
"Yes lady... Please take a look..." Mr. Bai took out a small wooden box...