Chapter 30

#### Chapter 29: How to Steal a Wizard's Woman (1-14)

"Is this how you use it?"

Luna was standing in front of the mirror, tapping her face with her fingers.

She was trying to apply makeup, something she had never done in her life.

She had always had her maids do her makeup; this was her first time doing it herself.

She was supposed to be in the club room for club activities, but she had told Louis she would take a break today.

Louis had stopped Luna as she was heading to the dormitory.

(Luna, how... Can I stay with you?)

(Huh? What are you talking about?)

(You looked upset because of what happened earlier.)

(Ah, it's not that. I just want to rest today. I'll go ahead.)

(Lu...)

Luna didn't wait for Louis's response and quickly went to her room, where she took out the cosmetics she had brought and started applying makeup.

She checked her work in the mirror.

"...No."

Luna went to the bathroom, washed her face, and started over in front of the mirror.

She had already gone back and forth to the bathroom four times, applying and removing makeup.

No matter how many times she tried, she couldn't get the look she wanted.

"Ah... If I had known, I should have listened back then..."

Luna's maid had always told her that she should at least know how to apply basic makeup.

Luna liked her maid, but she couldn't understand why this was necessary.

Luna had never seen a reason to wear makeup.

She had no reason to try to look good for anyone.

She always preferred to be alone, and she thought such a cumbersome act was a waste of time.

She checked her face in the mirror again.

"Ah... No."

She went straight to the bathroom, washed her face, and came back out.

She repeated this process several times.

As time passed, her powder compact began to run out.

The empty compact made Luna realize the situation.

"...Huh? Wait, now!"

Luna, who had been focused on her makeup, finally looked outside.

The view outside the window was pitch black.

"Ah, no!"

Panicked, Luna quickly applied the remaining powder and ran out of her room.

Luna ran towards the terrace.

The corridor was already lit by lanterns, illuminating only the minimum path.

Tap, tap, tap, tap.

The corridor echoed with Luna's noisy footsteps.

If she were caught by a professor, she could be penalized for being uncultured.

But that didn't matter to her right now.

Luna arrived at the terrace and panted heavily.

"Ha, ha, ha... Ha..."

She checked the terrace and noticed a figure sitting in a chair.

"Ha... Thank goodness..."

She sighed in relief.

"Is he angry...? Still... I should thank him..."

Luna wanted to express her gratitude for what had happened today.

She had missed the chance to thank him because she was too hesitant.

She had even put on makeup to look good when she met him on the terrace.

Luna carefully entered the terrace.

"...How should I apologize and thank him..."

Luna felt lost as she stood on the terrace.

She had received help and was already late.

"First... I'll apologize."

As she approached Sung-ho, she started to hear his muttering.

"Is she not coming today?"

"..."

Luna hesitated.

"...Of course, he must be angry."

While she was hesitating, Sung-ho continued muttering.

"Did she get hurt because of that Professor Paris?"

"..."

Luna could feel her heart beating fast.

"...Could he be worried about me? No... He doesn't like me much..."

Luna was sure her thoughts were just a delusion.

From her perspective, Sung-ho still disliked her.

But when she heard Sung-ho's next mutter, she felt something inside her burst.

"I should catch that Professor Paris and kill him..."

The unpleasant assistant professor who had been following Luna today.

Sung-ho's anger towards the assistant professor was evident.

"Ah... Ah..."

It was a rare feeling of joy.

Luna was sure from Sung-ho's words.

Luna cautiously spoke up.

"...Don't do that."

"Huh?"

Luna, not aware of her own expression, looked at Sung-ho and said,

"Don't do something like that for me..."

Luna turned around and saw Sung-ho looking at her.

'So... I... this person...'

***

Luna had been standing behind him without him noticing.

'Could she have heard our communication?'

[Even if she did, it's not a big problem. You can relax.]

I jumped up and said,

"You're late."

"Sorry."

"Well, it's fine. Let's start."

"Okay."

I took Luna to a corner and said,

"By the way, you didn't come to the club room today. What happened?"

"Um... I had other things to do."

Luna hesitated as she answered.

'...The atmosphere today is strange?'

[Sung-ho.]

"Huh?"

[Luna Stadtfeld put on makeup. She was probably late because of it.]

'...Wow.'

I heard Armonia's words and stared at Luna's face.

It was too dark to see clearly.

Luna, feeling my gaze, turned her eyes away and said,

"Is there something on my face?"

"Ah, did you put on makeup?"

"Wh-What? No, I didn't!"

Luna suddenly waved her hands and denied it.

Her behavior was drastically different from her usual self.

'...Armonia.'

[Yes.]

'Let's boost her mood now.'

[What would you like to boost?]

'Let's boost pheromones to level 8.'

I checked my mood, and my pheromone level was 8.

There was no significant reaction.

"Let's start."

"Okay."

I watched Luna visualize the magic circle from the side.

After about an hour, we finished.

As expected, Luna's magic circle practice showed no progress.

But there was no disappointment on Luna's face.

Instead, she asked me a unique question.

"Do you use any perfume?"

"Perfume?"

"Yes. I've never used perfume before, but I like the scent. I want to try it."

The pheromone effect seemed to be working.

'Wow, even a low level can't be ignored. She mentioned the scent when she was hiding in the club room the other day, right?'

[Yes. Although it has the disadvantage of requiring proximity, in Luna's case, it turned out to be an advantage.]

There were many female students in the same class, but none of them had shown any particular interest in me.

-[Pheromones]-

I'm glad I boosted it.

I tilted my head and answered Luna.

"I don't use perfume."

"...What do you mean? I can smell it even from a distance."

Luna looked at me suspiciously.

She probably thought I was not telling her.

I explained again.

"No, I really don't. I don't even keep flowers in my room, so how could I...?"

"...Really?"

"Yeah."

Luna lowered her head and thought deeply.

But I didn't give her time to think.

"Let's go back. We'll get in trouble with the dorm supervisor if we're any later."

"...Okay. Ah... I have something to say..."

"Huh?"

Luna looked up at me from the narrow space and said,

"Thank you so much today."

"Ah, it's fine. I was just angry at that annoying guy."

"...Still, thank you."

Luna was smiling at me.

Luna, who usually had a stern expression, looked even more beautiful when she smiled.

...She's really beautiful.

I couldn't help but admire her.

I regained my composure and changed the subject.

"Even if I don't say it, do your homework."

Luna smiled and answered.

"Of course."

***

The next day, when I entered the lecture room, it was noisy.

"What's going on?"

I saw that female students were gathered around Louis, talking about something.

"Louis, who did this?! Tell us. Who did this to you...?"

"Th-That's not it. It was an accident..."

"What are you talking about! It's clearly a handprint."

The female students were furious as they looked at Louis's face.

I asked a male student nearby.

"What's happening?"

"Ah... Louis seems to have been slapped by someone."

"Wow...?"

If it was a slap, it was likely a woman.

'What are you doing, you pervert?'

[It might be related to Sonia.]

'...What? Damn!'

I almost ran over to the pervert in a fit of rage.

Armonia calmed me down.

I thought Louis was being overly persistent with Sonia.

'Ah... I should have just ignored him and stayed in the club room yesterday.'

[It seemed difficult in that situation.]

'...That's true, but...'

As Armonia said, it wasn't a situation where I could have just ignored him and stayed in the club room.

I didn't think Sonia would fall for Louis.

Louis was definitely good-looking.

He was arguably the top in terms of looks among the male students.

But with her desire satisfied, I didn't think Sonia would fall for Louis.

If there had been any signs, I would have noticed.

While I was sitting and thinking, I heard Luna's voice from the front.

Luna was standing in front of my desk, looking down at me.

"Is something wrong?"

"Ah, you're here. Nothing's wrong."

"..."

She seemed to be waiting for me to say something, but she remained silent.

Luna gave up and tried to start a conversation on another topic.

"By the way, your main attribute is wind, right?"

"Yeah, my main attribute is wind."

"That's good."

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"Nothing."

Luna said that and sat down at her desk with a stern expression.

'...What? Why is she like that?'

[Luna Stadtfeld's main attribute is wind. She seems to enjoy taking classes with you.]

'Oh! Wow, if I don't mess up, she might come over eventually.'

Her long, silver hair.

Her curvaceous figure that couldn't be hidden by her uniform.

A woman who remained cold and distant to everyone.

The thought that she could be mine with a little effort was exciting.

'As they say, you should be cautious even when crossing a bridge. I should be careful.'

[That's a good point.]

While I was feeling hopeful about having Luna, the assistant professor climbed the podium to announce some matters.

"From today, we will start the formal attribute classes. I will write the locations of the lecture rooms for each attribute on the board."

The assistant professor, with his weak arms, diligently wrote the locations of the lecture rooms.

"Please go to the lecture room that matches your main attribute. Don't go to the one for your secondary attribute by mistake."

The assistant professor said this and stepped down from the podium.

The students, excited about their first mobile class, started moving around.

Luna, who was sitting next to me, was looking at me intently.

It was clear that she wanted to say something.

"Luna."

"Huh?"

But it wasn't me who spoke.

"Let's go to the class together."

"Okay, I know. But Louis, what happened to your face?"

"Ah, that, it was... an accident... Ha ha..."

It was clearly a handprint.

Luna looked at him for a moment and then said,

"I see. Be careful."

"..."

It was a very clear handprint, and it was hard not to ask about it.

But Luna just let it go.

Louis's expression was quite bad.

People feel good when you let things go, but they also feel bad when you don't care.

'It's like when a salesperson bothers you in a store, and you get annoyed whether they talk to you or not.'

[...I don't understand that principle.]

Luna sighed.

"Ah... Let's go."

"Okay."

Luna sighed and got up, leaving the lecture room. Louis followed her.

The lecture room was now empty.

"Guess I'll go too."

I got up, tidied my desk, and headed to the wind attribute lecture room.