How to Steal the Protagonist's Women

Luna headed to the men's dormitory to calm her restless mind.

She had just started learning about magic circles, and she wanted to seek advice while using it as an excuse to meet him.

She walked the dimly lit evening path and arrived at the dormitory.

However, the story she heard from the men's dormitory supervisor was completely unexpected.

"He applied for an overnight leave and went out?"

"Yes. I think Seong Suho will be back tomorrow."

"...Thank you for letting me know."

Luna knew that students with relatively high grades could apply for overnight leave.

But she never expected Seong Suho to have gone out.

'No, actually, this is good. What would I even say if I met him?'

Luna turned around, intending to return to her room.

But then she saw a black figure approaching the men's dormitory.

And the person who came up to Luna was...

Seong Suho.

"Huh? What are you doing here?"

"Ah, it's nothing."

Seeing Suho suddenly made Luna want to quickly leave.

His unexpected appearance made her feel embarrassed, worried that he might find out she had come to see him.

But thanks to the supervisor, escaping was out of the question.

"Ah! Suho, this girl came looking for you. Good timing."

"Sigh..."

Luna felt like grabbing her own head.

'Why, of all times, now...'

Suho, seeing Luna unable to lift her head, spoke first.

"What's the matter?"

"Well..."

"Let's go to the terrace."

"Huh?"

"It's hard to talk here."

Suho, having roughly guessed Luna's purpose for visiting, led the way to the terrace with a relaxed expression.

Seeing him, Luna began to feel like she was being foolish.

'Sigh... I should just act naturally, why am I like this...'

Feeling a sense of disconnection from her usual self, Luna followed Suho with a troubled heart.

***

As I led Luna to the terrace, I communicated with Armonia.

'...I didn't expect her to come looking for me directly.'

[It seems like a good start.]

After a few interactions with Sonya, I returned to the dormitory.

After finishing with Sonya and lying down, I heard various stories.

Her husband was a merchant who made quite a bit of money.

Moreover, her husband was caring, so their marital relationship was good.

The problem was children.

Sonya began to blame herself, saying she couldn't have children.

But...

'There's nothing in her constitution related to infertility, right?'

[Yes, that's certain. It's more likely her husband's issue.]

It was a common occurrence in places with underdeveloped medicine.

Her husband mistakenly thought Sonya was infertile and stopped having sexual relations.

That led to Sonya's sexual frustration...

However, I couldn't know the exact reason why her husband stopped.@@novelbin@@

Moreover, as I entered my post-nut clarity, I began to understand the situation.

It was fine to stay over for a while, but if the housekeepers saw me leaving the next day, it would be a real headache.

I managed to persuade Sonya and decided to return to the dormitory.

And then I coincidentally ran into Luna.

Luna and I arrived at the terrace.

The sun had completely set, and only a few lanterns lit the dark surroundings.

At this time, no matter how much the lanterns lit up, you couldn't tell who was on the terrace unless you looked closely.

I led Luna to the corner, just like yesterday.

Luna followed without any resistance.

In the narrow space, we stood close and began to talk.

"What's the matter?"

"Well... I'm feeling lost. I came hoping to get some advice. I'm sorry if I'm bothering you."

Luna answered bluntly, unable to look at me properly.

I chuckled and replied.

"Well, that's possible."

"...Do you understand?"

"You wouldn't have come if it wasn't important."

"You haven't even seen me..."

"I've been watching you."

"?"

"You've been sitting next to me all this time. I know what kind of person you are."

"..."

I caught a subtle smile on Luna's face.

'Oh ho! Seems like it's going well?'

[It seems like her favourable impression has improved a lot.]

As Armonia said, her smile after hearing my sweet talk was a good sign.

If she didn't have any favourable feelings, she would have frowned at such a conversation.

It was the kind of conversation that could make someone feel like a stalker if they didn't like the person.

"Let's try a different approach."

"Please tell me."

"Close your eyes."

"Okay."

"Don't open them."

"...Okay."

Luna closed her eyes and quietly waited for my words.

She looked slightly anxious.

Probably worried I might do something.

But I didn't say anything and opened my mouth after about 30 seconds.

"Think of someone in your mind."

"Huh?"

"Don't open your eyes. Just think of anyone."

"Okay... I thought of someone."

There was no way for me to know who she thought of.

"Now, try to recall their eyes, nose, mouth, and face shape in as much detail as possible."

"...Well... Just a moment..."

Luna unconsciously squinted and looked in my direction.

I urged her in a firm voice.

"Don't open your eyes."

"Sorry."

I smiled and looked at Luna.

I couldn't be sure yet, but I had a feeling.

'Good. Luckily, she thought of me.'

[How do you know?]

'Just watch.'

I asked Luna gently.

"How is it? Can you recall the shape of their eyes, mouth, or hair in detail?"

"...Not really."

"That's normal."

"Huh?"

"You can open your eyes now."

Luna opened her eyes and looked at me.

As soon as she opened her eyes, she began to observe my face closely.

From Luna's perspective, she was probably trying to observe me without me noticing, but to me, it was obvious.

It looked like she was blatantly observing my face.

I was certain.

Luna had thought of me.

I explained to her.

"The human brain is very efficient. It can easily grasp the overall framework, but if it feels that everything is too complex to fit in, it fills in the detailed parts with memories it has stored. And it makes you think you know it perfectly."

"Ah... I did feel like something was mixed in. That's amazing, where did you hear that?"

"Well, I heard it before. Let's start with that."

"...Thinking of someone in your mind? Isn't that more complicated than a magic circle?"

"No, it's better because it's complicated. Simple magic circles are meaningless."

"...Okay, I understand."

She immediately agreed with me.

Even as she agreed, she kept glancing at my face.

I naturally accepted her observation and continued.

"Consider this homework I'm giving you."

"Homework...?"

"Yes, practice drawing magic circles when we meet, and when you're alone in your room, forget about the magic circles and just do the homework I gave you."

"Okay, I understand."

"And stick to the person you thought of earlier."

"...Okay."

She agreed, but I needed to make sure.

"If you think of something else, it won't work. If you avoid it because it's hard and switch to something easier, it becomes meaningless."

"...Okay, I understand."

"Well, it's up to you to put in the effort. I can't know if you're thinking of something else. I'll just do my best to teach you."

I deliberately emphasized doing my best.

"...Thank you."

Luna's expression softened slightly, and she thanked me.

Actually, I had set the restriction because if Luna started thinking of someone else, it would bother me.

Armonia's voice came through our mental link.

[That's a very wise thought. Given Luna Stadtfeld's personality, she's likely to obediently follow.]

'Hehe, good, good!'

I cheered internally while speaking to Luna.

"Let's go back."

"Okay."

We left the terrace and headed to our respective dormitories.

***

The weekend passed, and it was my first day back at school.

Students were chatting with their friends, and exchanging various conversations.

And then...

'Luna, is she really staring at me like that?'

[Yes, she seems so focused that she's not paying attention to her surroundings.]

I pretended not to notice her gaze while continuously asking Armonia about the situation.

I had to pretend not to notice.

The goal was to make her remember me in detail and think about me all day in her room.

But then a disruptor appeared.

"Luna, is something wrong?"

"Huh? Oh?"

Luna was startled by Louis's sudden voice and looked at him.

Louis spoke cautiously to Luna.

"Did that guy do something weird?"

"...It's not like that."

The jerk's voice was loud enough for me to hear.

'Seriously, are all these guys deaf? They talk like everyone can hear them.'

[It seems like they're talking on purpose for you to hear.]

Louis was clearly glaring at me.

Luna spoke to Louis.

"It's almost time for class, so you should go sit down."

"...Okay."

Louis made a dissatisfied expression and returned to his seat.

Luna began staring at me again.

But not long after, the classroom door opened.

The grumpy teaching assistant entered and began the class.

"In three days, there will be a magic circle test. The goal is to replicate the magic circle I draw on the board, so work hard."

"""Yes."""

Everyone answered and focused on drawing the magic circle.

He explained that a few runes were omitted, so it wouldn't actually activate.

And then the nonsense started again.

"Student, where are you from?"

"...From the Kingdom of Levin."

"Oh... I've been there. I have a connection with the court mage there. It's a nice place."

"...Thank you."

Luna wanted to answer briefly and move on, but she couldn't.

The teaching assistant kept touching her shoulders and arms, making her uncomfortable.

'This bastard, does he enjoy this?'

[Even Louis is watching and can't say anything.]

'That guy looks angrier than I ever was.'

Louis was making a completely different expression, like a demon.

But he couldn't say anything.

It was a scene showing the authority of the teaching assistant, who couldn't be messed with, whether he was the top student or not.

'Wow, a guy like this is a teaching assistant? What a world~'

[Are you going to leave it like this?]

'Yeah. Anyway... Ugh, damn fly...'

Buzz.

While communicating with Armonia, a fly suddenly started buzzing around my ear.

The classroom's hygiene must be terrible.

I calmly continued communicating.

'Sigh... It's just a fly, nothing to do with me... Ah, damn it!'

[....]

Buzz~

It went beyond being annoying and actually touched my ear.

'Sigh...'

[Should I use Enel to get rid of the fly?]

'...You can really do anything. No, it's fine.'

Using Enel for something like this is ridiculous...

As I got annoyed by the fly, I noticed Luna.

The teaching assistant bastard was rubbing Luna's shoulder, making her uncomfortable.

Luna looked at me, then avoided eye contact and started drawing the magic circle.

I also pretended not to see.

'Let it be, I'm in a position where I need to stay quiet too.'

[That's a wise decision. Luna's favorability might drop, but she'll understand.]

'Besides, a guy like this would probably deduct a lot of points if you upset him even a little.'

[That seems likely. But...]

'Why? What's wrong... Ah, damn it!!!!'

The fly went beyond touching my ear and actually flew inside.

I let out a loud shout in the classroom.

"Damn it!! Seriously!!!"

The fly had already quickly rummaged through my ear and flown out.

"Ha... Ha..."

When I came to my senses, all the students around me were staring at me like statues.

Luna was no exception.

Especially Luna's expression, which went beyond surprise to shock.

I asked my superior for a way to handle this situation.

'Armonia CEO. What should I do?'

[I don't know.]

If the CEO doesn't know, what should I do...

The grumpy... no, the grumpy-looking teaching assistant spoke to me.

"Student... what's going on?"

He clearly looked angry.

I needed to explain the situation.

"Sorry. It's just..."

"It's just?"

I calmly explained to calm the teaching assistant's anger.

"There was a bug next to me, and it was being noisy..."

***

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