Stealing Spree

Chapter 101: Moriʼs Turn

We already separated from each other even before Ogawa set his foot inside the room. We didnʼt talk about that kiss but yeah, Namiʼs face turned red from that. She also felt it even with her closed eyes. In fact, she felt our kiss even better than me.

”Nanami, Onoda.”

Ogawa greeted us when he entered, tagging behind him was as I expected, Mori.

She was looking down but thereʼs a smile hanging on her lips.

Looks like she got her time with him like we planned. I wonder what happened between them.

”We were waiting. What took you so long?”

Nami asked him, with a little annoyance in her voice.

Ah. That one was her acting a little annoyed. To divert his attention to her unusual appearance.

”Sorry. Shizu-senpai requested the clubʼs support. Thatʼs the real reason why she went to the clubroom. We had just finished it.”

Ogawa hurriedly explained and then she turned to Mori.

”I already told her about the act. Onoda, she accepted to meet you, but do remember what I told you, okay? You both can go to that room behind that door to talk.”

I looked at Mori and like I expected she avoided my gaze.

This girl. She only accepted because thatʼs our deal. She got her time with Ogawa and I donʼt know what they did which made her smile like that. Maybe sheʼs just happy that she got to spend time with him during the club activity without Namiʼs interference? I better ask her instead.

Now that our act ended, I have to pass Nami to him and my time with Mori will start.

Ah. After that kiss, I wonder what Nami will think.

”So, how was your time with Ogawa? Was it productive?”

I asked Mori after we moved to the adjacent room.

”Keep quiet, I canʼt hear them.”

She shushed me before turning back to look and peek from a small gap on the door.

Well, I was also curious so like her, I also took a peek.

”Theyʼre just talking. Nothing to look at. What are you trying to do anyway? Do you still remember our deal?”

From the gap, I saw Nami and Ogawa next to each other, their backs turned to us. I couldnʼt clearly hear what theyʼre talking about but thereʼs some distance between them.

That guy. Like I thought, even with their alone time, he couldnʼt make a move with her.

Thatʼs better. I donʼt want to see Nami being close to that guy anyway. Our act for today mightʼve ended but Nami, I clearly felt how she feels about me and with that kiss, I got another step ahead of this harem protagonist.

”That deal… I heard from Kazuo that you like me. Thatʼs not true, right?”

When I mentioned the deal we had, she stopped peeking and turned to me.

Mori noticed how close I was to her and that immediately made her back away.

”Itʼs true. Why will I say I want you to be mine if I donʼt like you?”

I closed our distance and stood in front of her. Mori kept backing away until she reached the wall.

Sheʼs like a little animal being cornered by a predator.

Err. Do I look like a predator for her? Itʼs not like Iʼm going to bite her.

”Onoda, you told me you wonʼt force me.”

She turned her head sideways, afraid to meet my gaze.

”Iʼm not forcing you, Iʼm just reminding you that this is our deal. Why is your attention still with them?”

I drew closer to her and asked.

I wonʼt touch her or do anything to her like I promised. But this girl, my desire to steal her is still strong enough. Now that weʼre alone like this, my focus was now completely on her.

”Is being here with you not enough?”

She looked up and with pleading eyes, she asked.

”No. This is our time, Mori. Just talk to me, okay? I wonʼt do anything unless you give me permission, right?”

I shook my head and reaffirmed her.

That took away her thoughts about peeking again.

I still couldnʼt stand that Nami was in there with someone else but since my time with her ended, Iʼm trying to focus my attention on Mori here.

”… Alright.”

She gave up and her tensed shoulders loosened. She then stood straight and turned her attention to me.

”So, tell me, what made you so happy? Has your time with him become worthwhile?”

”Uhm…”

”Donʼt be shy, weʼre accomplices of each other. Iʼll also tell you what we did. Will that make you comfortable?”

”Then you first.”

I let her think for a while and just observed her. This girl, sheʼs also beautiful like Nami but yeah, the way she carries herself is somewhat lacking. Sheʼs a bit cold towards any boys except those in their circle of friends. Thatʼs also probably why she even tried to frame me.

But this girl, sheʼs kind of weak to coercion. I remembered when I asked her for a kiss, she took her time to think before answering.

Maybe I could use that to steal her. She mightʼve put her guard up around me outside these walls but weʼre alone and she was supposed to honor our deal, she couldnʼt do that anymore.

Iʼm now the one controlling my desire and yeah, I donʼt want to pass up on this chance with her.

”This girl, then letʼs go to that table and sit. Your legs are trembling. Was that because of me?”

”N-no, we walked around the school as requested by the President, thatʼs why Iʼm kind of tired right now.”

She shook her head and explained.

What kind of request was it anyway? I get that idea of their club but arenʼt they just the Presidentʼs lackeys?

”I see, then letʼs go rest there. Thereʼs no chair but at least thereʼs a table we can sit on. Here give me your hand.”

I held out my hand for her. Letʼs try this. If she took my hand, then sheʼs really easy to coerce.

I will use that to slowly steal her, but yeah I have to be considerate and try not to force it to the point she will take it negatively. One step at a time, Iʼll let her be more comfortable with me than what she was feeling when sheʼs with Ogawa.

That harem protagonist has a passive Chick Magnet skill that even if he doesnʼt do anything, girls will flock towards him.

Well, maybe he did something for them to earn their affection but heʼs too dense to notice it.

Eh? Wait. Thatʼs just like how I was back in middle school.

Am I possibly similar to him?

No, no. That thought was scary.

Mori looked at my hand for a while before taking it. Her hand was a bit rough around her palm. Ah. Sheʼs probably good at cooking and household chores.

”Youʼre surprisingly considerate, Onoda.”

”Huh? Iʼm always like this, you know? If Iʼm not, how can I get you to like me as well?”

I told her as I supported her to walk towards the table. I took another peek in the gap and saw Nami sitting on that chair while Ogawa was at her side. Theyʼre still talking about something and that guy isnʼt making a move.

Itʼs not like I want him to do something. But isnʼt he frustrated from our act? Or did he just swallow it down for Namiʼs sake? Heʼs really like those anime characters that I hate.

”I always thought youʼre a pervert.”

Ah. Well, I am. But since thatʼs the first impression I showed her back in that room, she nailed that to my image.

”Iʼm only like this to the girls I like, Mori. And youʼre one of them.”

”Why arenʼt you satisfied with Nanami? Canʼt we work better together if you focus on her?”

She asked. Thatʼs a good question, really but I also want her, this schemer. Sheʼs too devoted to Ogawa even if he clearly canʼt see her as more than a sister.

Well, Iʼll give her a chance, if she showed me a great rejection just like how Kanzaki showed me back in the library then I might also stop to steal her for now. I shouldnʼt waste my time on someone who keeps rejecting me. Time was the best weapon for them.

Stealing someone was never easy. It took me weeks before I conquered one. I just got lucky with Kana and Satsuki.

Ah. Should I call that lucky? It has to do with their circumstances so I guess itʼs really out of luck.

Stealing will be a bit harder now since I wonʼt be using those methods I often use back in middle school. It now only relies on how I could seduce them and make them fall for me. Well, if I find interesting information, Iʼll use that to my advantage.

For example, Kanzakiʼs inexperience to kisses or Namiʼs plan to push Ogawa into a panic

But the best example for that was Satsuki.

”No, Nami is Nami and you are you. I couldnʼt just give up and give you to Ogawa. That guy, he wonʼt be able to satisfy you.”

I let go of her hand when she sat on the table. She whispered her thanks first before she went back to our topic.

”But Onoda, heʼs the one I like, even if you like me…”

Ah. Now that I think about it, whereʼs that scheming personality of hers? From her expression just now I couldnʼt see it. Did I already start influencing her since that day?

”He chose Nami over you, Mori. Canʼt you like me as well? Iʼll show you Iʼm better than him.”

”You? You wonʼt be better than him.”

She shook her head and averted her gaze again. Was she rejecting the idea of me being better than the guy she likes?

Well, I donʼt know a lot about him since we never had a long talk in which I could properly gauge his attitude. Iʼm not his friend. I only based my view of him from my observation and their words.