[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-stealing-spree":3,"chapter-stealing-spree-stealing-spree-chapter-655":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Stealing Spree",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1760880,2333,"Chapter 655 - Inevitable","stealing-spree-chapter-655",655,"\u003Cp>As usual, I was already late when I arrived at the Literature Club.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was once again faced with Ishida-senpai’s obviously annoyed glare. But compared to the previous times, she dropped it without any other fuss after sighing disappointedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, no matter what I did, twisting the time so that I could arrive early was impossible. We’re not in a fantasy world where time manipulation magic exists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apologizing for being late had also lost its effect after numerous instances. It would just make her more annoyed if I did that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s why I didn’t say anything and just sat down on my seat to check on Kana and Rae.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah. Otsuka-senpai as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had to gauge if her curiosity began to overflow again. But considering only a few days had passed after the first instance, Otsuka-senpai was still fine. Her curiosity was still manageable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, one thing I noticed from her was that she became more attached to me. At every chance she could get, she’d try to talk to me or take my attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rae once told her that if Otsuka-senpai is the same as them, she won’t mind her closeness with me. Regrettably, she’s not. On top of that, Otsuka-senpai kept on insisting that she’s not interested in me the same way as them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Kana and Rae would be slightly jealous because of Otsuka-senpai, I simply made sure to prioritize both of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In any case, we’re all there for the club. That eventually died down as we went on doing some club activity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Additionally, halfway through it, with the blessing of Kana and Rae, I moved next to Ishida-senpai to lift the girl’s mood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’re not blind. The same as Otsuka-senpai’s curiosity over me, they had long noticed Ishida-senpai’s clear interest in me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could probably be attributed to her diligence for the club but there’s no doubt that it was already laced with her own personal feelings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being the source of the girl’s bad mood because of my late arrivals, there’s no other person that could abate it other than me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, it’s kinda suffocating for everyone if one or two of them were in a bad mood so for the continuity of the harmony in our club, I willingly sacrificed my desire to spend time with my two girls during club hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ruki, are you not interested in Karen and Rumi-senpai?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the club hours and the two seniors left, Rae raised a question. Beside her, Kana was waiting for me to answer it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’re aware of my deal with Otsuka-senpai. That deal to satisfy her overflowing curiosity over me. There’s also that request of letting Otsuka-senpai watch us have sex in front of her again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, Kana even advised me before on what to do regarding my situation with Otsuka-senpai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that kind of question raised, they probably noticed that compared to how I approached them with the full intention of making them mine, I wasn’t showing that much interest towards the two seniors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I am interested. You both know me. Otherwise, I’ll keep my distance from the two.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then why are you –“\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…not making a move on them?” I cut her off and finished her question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kana and Rae nodded their heads, waiting for me to answer that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, looking at their expressions, they already had a gist of why I am not actively making a move on the two. Perhaps, they wanted to confirm it by asking me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I never told them that I am now actively trying to contain my desire towards the other girls that caught my eye. Because I didn’t want to give them false hope that it’s curable when it’s still not proven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I mean, I’m just purposely ignoring Ishida-senpai’s hints and then the deal with Otsuka-senpai is in the hopes that she’s going to give up before we reach the point of no return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But… truthfully, it’s taking a toll on me. And with that scheduled meeting with Ishida-senpai this Sunday, I’m not confident yet that I will continue ignoring her hints and keep it as a meeting for the sake of our club.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being posed with that question, my vow to always be honest to them kicked in. It’s not something that I deemed better kept as a secret after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Rae, Kana. You’re both aware of my desire. It’s related to that. I’m not making a move on them because I want to cure it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I see… So that’s how it really is.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing my answer, Kana and Rae released a sigh of relief. By their words, it’s really as they suspected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while, Rae looked like she wanted to ask another question but swallowed it in the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whatever it was, it’s most likely concerning her doubt on whether what I’m doing is effective or not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few minutes later, I separated from the two at the school gates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of what they decided, that’s the farthest I could go to accompany them or else, it would ruin their decision to give me a break.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following that, I went to the Gymnasium to check on Satsuki.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since their whole club was aware of my relationship with her, Eguchi-sensei allowed Satsuki to take a short break to talk to me. Ah no. They ended up wrapping their practice for today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They only extended it for a bit since the Inter-high is already approaching. After winning twice in the practice game, most of them, even Eguchi-sensei, are filled with enthusiasm for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I expected, after we reached a place out of anyone’s eyes, I got scolded by the girl first. However, she still eventually threw herself at me. She couldn’t help it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why are you always being an idiot? Give yourself some respite, will you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I only came to steal a glimpse of you. Too bad, Eguchi-sensei spotted me.” I answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You purposely let her see you, you mean. Hmph. How can I be mad at you if you’re like this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then it’s easy. Don’t be mad at me.” I put on an obvious smile which the girl answered with a click of her tongue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Satsuki looked happy though. Her lips that curved up to a smile betrayed her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although she’s sweating from the intense practice, Satsuki’s scent was still something irresistible for me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that resulted in me returning what she did, wrapping my arms around her. Furthermore, I didn’t stop at that, I didn’t miss the chance to kiss her, adding up to her pleasant mood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that kiss, Satsuki and I separated. Although I wouldn’t be able to walk her to the bus station today, that pleasant moment was enough for us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for my final destination, I showed up in the Student Support Club. It didn’t come as a surprise that Taku was there and… he’s still as silent as ever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He still kept his silence after what we showed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nonetheless, he’s not the reason why I appeared there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, I didn’t stay that long to turn the air around them awkward once more. I only used that little time to check on Nami, Shizu and Hina before excusing myself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the others, especially Kikuchi, wondered and shouted a question why I didn’t stay to walk with them like the previous days, I simply waved my hand and didn’t answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around ten minutes later after leaving that clubroom, at the same room where we stopped earlier, I met up with Saki as promised.\u003C\u002Fp>",1249,"2026-06-08T09:43:14.654Z",1,"novelbin.me","936a527c2edf6de02a4fad564f7cbcdc6bfe977fd9cf7e8ddfc2d53eafcc8ec2","stealing-spree-chapter-656","stealing-spree-chapter-654",2873,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstealing-spree-cover.jpg"]