How to Steal the Protagonist's Women

Chapter 17: How to Steal the Mage's Woman [1]

"Armonia, good morning~"

"There's no morning here, but good morning to you too."

Harmonia corrected my greeting but accepted it nonetheless.

She was in the ship's corridor, holding a long mop and diligently cleaning the floor by hand.

Armonia, who was in the middle of cleaning, was wearing a sailor uniform.

...Not the kind of sailor uniform that high school girls wear.

It was the real deal—the kind actual sailors wear.

A sailor uniform with black as the base and white stripes forming a pattern.

"Armonia, do you always wear that outfit when you clean?"@@@@

"Yes, that's correct. It's important to wear the proper attire according to regulations."

"Oh...."

I took out my notebook and started writing.

Scratch! Scratch!

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List of outfits to dress Armonia in when having sex:

- Suit

- Captain's uniform

- Sailor uniform

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Another item was added to my wishlist.

I wrote "sailor uniform" in my notebook and looked back at Armonia.

She was staring intently at my notebook.

"...."

"Huh? What?"

"It looked like you were writing something, so I was watching."

"...You don't need to know."

"...."

Armonia's eyes didn't leave the notebook.

Is she curious...? I told her she doesn't need to know, but she keeps looking....

I pretended not to notice and put the notebook back in my pocket.

From a distance, Viola walked over.

She was wearing an elegant dress, the kind you'd wear in the place I used to live.

"Armonia, I finished cleaning over there. Suho, are you awake?"

"Yeah, Viola, you're so diligent."

"Cleaning is so much fun!"

"Haha... That's good."

Oh my god....

In that hellish place, there was no need to clean.

For Viola, cleaning was now a form of play.

To her, this place was a paradise on earth.

Even though the ship's interior was limited, it was free.

And there were companions.

At first, she was a bit wary of Armonia, but she quickly got used to it.

Viola tended to always run toward others as long as they didn't push her away.

It had been a week since Viola arrived here.

When Viola first came here, I explained this place to her.

The ship called Kibotos, the NTL Corporation, blah blah....

After hearing my explanation, her response was...

"What's a ship?"

"Uh... It's like a boat."

"What's a boat?"

"Uh... It's something that floats on the sea."

"What's the sea?"

"..."

Viola's mind was truly a blank slate.

In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if Viola knew more about sexual knowledge than common sense.

In the end, at Armonia's recommendation, we decided to start teaching her the alphabet.

We were using educational videos to teach her.

It was more effective than Armonia or me teaching her directly.

Unless we were gathered like this to talk, Viola was always watching TV.

She really loved cartoons...

And the bedroom.

This place had the Kibotos control room (including the warp room), two offices, and one living room.

I decided to live in the office, and Viola would stay in the remaining living room.

However, I have never slept in the office so far.

I hugged Viola from behind.

"Uh... S-Suho, Armonia is watching..."

"Hehe, I know..."

"Hng..."

"...."

Armonia's expressionless face excited me even more.

A long list of missions appeared on the screen.

"Thanks to our performance in the last mission, we've received more requests than expected."

"Oh... Last time, there was only one, right?"

"Yes. And that request was something Zodiac wasn't even interested in. They didn't think we'd be of much help."

"Well, what can you expect from rookies?"

There's no need to view Zodiac's actions negatively.

It's a natural reaction.

They probably thought that even if we failed, they'd just lose 20,000 Enel.

Armonia said that for the past week, she had only been receiving requests but hadn't accepted any.

If we hastily accepted a request we liked, only for a better one to come along later, it could result in a loss, so we took a break for a while.

"Above all, starting with this mission, I'd like to proceed differently from before."

"Huh? How?"

"First, let me explain long-term and short-term missions."

Armonia explained that the incoming missions were divided into two types.

Long-term missions and short-term missions.

Long-term missions are missions that are carried out over a long period, with Enel support provided periodically.

Short-term missions are like before, where you receive an upfront payment and are expected to resolve the mission quickly.

For long-term missions, Zodiac would take measures to allow us to take on other missions, creating gaps in the schedule.

The measures vary, so they'd explain them when we receive a request.

"Long-term missions range from one year to ten years, and short-term missions are listed in order of temporal stability."

"...Ten years?"

"Yes, but I don't recommend it. In fact, I'd advise blocking the party that made such a request."

"Let's leave it for now. You never know. But it's not like we're using slaves or anything..."

Not all Zodiac members are the same.

Requests don't come from the Zodiac organization as a whole but from individual agents of the gods affiliated with the Zodiac.

We can't judge them as bad without knowing the details, but ten years is way too long....

"My personal recommendation is this one."

"Three years... A magic school?"

"Yes, the era is similar to the previous one, the Middle Ages."

This mission was set in the Middle Ages, like the previous one.

However, unlike the last place, this one was peaceful and free of war.

"Krel was peaceful too, but only in certain areas...."

"Yes, I think there will be fewer life-threatening situations this time."

The mission's starting point was enrolling in the continent's top elite institution, the Stura Magic School.

The admission requirements were being over 20 years old and possessing a certain level of talent.

But it was far from being just any school.

Stura was the only magic school in the world.

By the way, Stura Magic School is so prestigious that even royalty from various countries bow their heads to enroll.

My mission was to seduce the woman of the protagonist who was slated to be the top student at this magic school.

The problem was....

"He doesn't have a girlfriend yet."

"Ah~ So he doesn't have a girlfriend, but there's someone he's interested in, right?"

"Yes, that's why Zodiac placed this request as a long-term mission."

Even if they're not dating, his mental state could still be fragile.

Breaking bulletproof glass requires more than one hit.

You need to shower it with multiple rounds of bullets.

Only then will it shatter with a "Hallelujah~"

"The best part about long-term missions is that we receive Enel support weekly."

"Hmm... That's good, but if we fail later, don't we have to pay it back?"

"If we fail, our credibility will drop, but the Enel support is a basic condition. We don't need to return it."

"That's a relief."

There's no penalty fee or anything like that.

Moreover, the rewards for long-term missions are set very high.

"The reward for completing the request is 10 million Enel."

"Wow!"

As expected of a long-term mission, the Enel reward was huge.

"If we complete 30 long-term missions... Hehe..."

"...Yes, you'll reach the goal you desire."

Armonia said that the total Enel used to summon me was 30 million.

And ten times that is 300 million.

It's clearly an enormous amount.

But to me, that number was just a figure.

Games always have an ending.

There's a saying, "A game without an ending is trash."

That ending is undoubtedly....

I looked at Armonia and grinned.

"Hehehehe..."

"..."

Armonia stared at me with her usual expressionless face.

...Did I laugh too creepily?