Next Step of the Harem Plan
[Partner. Why so serious?]
The Black Prince’s voice echoed in my head.
Why so serious, you ask?
It’s ridiculous coming from the one who suggested the dinner date with Aris.
[Bwahahahaha, Saionji-chan has gotten quite bold too. Partner, only those who can bear the weight of the crown can become the Harem King!]
I was already dealing with a headache, and hearing the Black Prince’s nonsense made it worse.
Weight of a crown? What weight?
Just then, I heard Olivia’s voice in my ear.
“A date? W-w-what?! You can’t just have a date without my permission as the personal maid! I can’t believe it! Are you serious?”
Her eyes were fixed on me.
“Eri has barely had a few dates! A date with the Master! Saionji-senpai! That’s unfair!”
Eri puffed her cheeks in protest.
“Deok-sung, is what the President said true?”
I heard Rin’s voice too.
“The Black Beast junior is definitely a bad boy. Dating different girls every day like that is just cheating.”
“Geeeeeeez…”
Kasumi-senpai and Makoto looked at me like daggers.
“Contractor, what on earth is going on? I can’t understand this… Hic!”
“Hawawah… Is this what they call Deok-sung’s harem…! It’s a catfight!”
The conversation between Beatrice and Evangelin, sitting at the back of the Home Economics Practice Room, reached my ears.
Okay, I did agree to a promise.
Not exactly a date, just a dinner promise.
But I had no idea Aris would pop up like this and drag me away.
“Uh, I did… promise. A meal date.”
The sharp glares from the girls made me feel like I was a husband caught cheating.
Why do I have to feel this way?
“You all heard, right? Then from now on, Mr. Kim Deok-Sung will be going with me.”
Heh.
Aris smiled and grabbed my wrist, pulling me outside.
“Well then, everyone have a fun club activity.”
Before leaving the Home Economics Practice Room, Aris said this.
Thud.
The sliding door closed.
And I was dragged out of the room by Aris.
*
After Kim Deok-Sung was pulled away by Aris.
The lively atmosphere of the Home Economics Practice Room sank into a heavy silence.
A heavy stillness.
“Uuuuuuuu…”
Olivia groaned.
Bubbling.
The smell of kimchi stew filled the room, but no one was touching the cooking.
She wasn’t even touching the food.
The atmosphere was seriously heavy.
Beatrice murmured as she looked around the suffocating Home Economics Practice Room.
“Contractor, the mood is unusual…”
“The kimchi stew is going to burn…”
Evangeline chuckled awkwardly, glancing around just then.
Rin’s eyes sparkled.
“President… she’s definitely not your average opponent. Heh…”
Rin bit her lip.
“The cow’s right. The president is no ordinary person. I hate to admit it, but I have to agree with Kurosawa Haru. The president is a frightfully formidable rival.”
Eri puffed out her cheeks.
Her words brought back memories of the cultural festival to everyone’s minds.
“Ah-chan is such a super powerful competitor! Of course, Haru is super powerful too, but right now isn’t the time to keep an eye on her. Ladies, let’s step back.”
“And haven’t you heard the rumors? Apparently, every day, she’s doing special training sessions alone with that guy. Nishishishi.”
Haru’s mischievous laughter seemed to echo in their ears.
Honestly, when they first heard that from Haru, everyone was skeptical.
But after the cultural festival ended and the beauty pageant winner was revealed as Aris…
They secretly began to see Aris as a rival.
What hammered that recognition home was what happened today.
“Nishizawa’s right. The current president has been straightforward about her feelings towards the juniors since the cultural festival ended. Maybe… she’s been interested in the juniors even before the festival.”
Kasumi said seriously.
At her words, Makoto muttered shyly.
“Well, but the lord is kind…”
Thud.
Olivia slammed her hands on the table, cutting off Makoto.
“That’s exactly the problem! That foolish idiot keeps accepting all the girls he likes without any restraint… It’s a problem that he doesn’t even check with me, his dedicated maid!”
Olivia puffed out her cheeks.
It’s true he’s kind.
Kim Deok-Sung may seem prickly and gruff on the outside, but Olivia, who had been with him the longest, knew better than anyone that he had a gentle heart.
And that just made it worse.
“Oh, just today! Seriously, making promises without thinking, dragging everyone into it just because they’re seniors… If I, Olivia Napoleon Bonaparte, his dedicated maid, don’t keep a strict watch on him…”
Olivia’s face turned red.
Thump.
Her heart raced.
Until now, Olivia hadn’t seen the other rivals as formidable opponents.
Kurosawa Haru’s aggressive approach was somewhat threatening, but since Deok-Sung hadn’t responded to Haru’s advances, Olivia hadn’t been overly concerned about her.
The other heroines felt similarly.
But Saionji Aris was different.
Unlike the other rivals, Kim Deok-Sung showed a somewhat weaker and softer reaction towards Saionji Aris.
It felt like he was showing her a side similar to what he had shown Olivia.
That’s why Olivia was losing her composure rapidly.
‘Ugh! I can’t forgive him! That fool! Idiot! Sea cucumber! Sea squirt! Sea anemone!’
“Idiot! Fool! Sea cucumber! Sea squirt! Anemone!”
At this rate, I might get overtaken by Aris.
Just then, while Olivia was inwardly hurling seafood terms at Kim Deok-Sung,
Creeeak.
The sliding door opened, and someone appeared.
Everyone’s gaze turned to the opened entrance.
There stood…
“Long time no see, everyone. I’m Han Seo-Jin, Kim Deok-Sung’s aide.”
The gray-haired beauty who assists Kim Deok-Sung, Han Seo-Jin, was standing there.
A sudden silence fell over the home economics practice room due to Han Seo-Jin’s unexpected arrival.
“Why are you here, Han Seo-Jin?”
The first to break the silence was Olivia.
Olivia’s blue eyes turned toward Han Seo-Jin.
Han Seo-Jin scanned the home economics practice room.
After confirming the presence of existing members Olivia, Rin, Eri, Makoto, and Kasumi, as well as preliminary members for the Harem Plan, Evangelin and Trixie, Han Seo-Jin smiled inwardly.
She already knew everything through her information gathering.
Saionji Aris had become aware of her feelings and had started to express her affection toward Kim Deok-Sung.
‘Kim Deok-Sung has a strangely soft disposition only for Saionji Aris. And the one who would be most anxious about Kim Deok-Sung’s disposition is…’
Han Seo-Jin’s gray eyes focused on Olivia’s blue ones.
‘You, Olivia Napoleon Bonaparte, the previous front-runner in the race.’
She had accurately predicted that Olivia would be feeling uneasy with her information gathering and analysis.
The sole reason Han Seo-Jin came to the currently chaotic home economics practice room due to Kim Deok-Sung and Aris’s sudden outing was clear.
‘To incorporate Olivia Napoleon Bonaparte into the Harem Plan.’
It was solely about Olivia’s inclusion.
Just as Han Seo-Jin was about to answer Olivia’s question,
“Han Seo-Jin!”
Kasumi spoke urgently to Han Seo-Jin.
“Do you know where the juniors, who got dragged away by the president, are? Do you have any idea?”
Kasumi’s eyes were trembling.
Everyone’s gaze focused on Han Seo-Jin at Kasumi’s words.
They all witnessed Kim Deok-Sung being dragged away by Aris.
But no one knew where he was taken.
Given the circumstances, it was only natural that they were curious about his whereabouts.
Even Evangelin and Beatrice, who were almost mere spectators with no relation to the current catfight, were eager to know where Kim Deok-Sung had been taken.
“Right. If anyone would know where the Master is, it has to be you, Han Seo-Jin. Isn’t that right?”
Eri added to Kasumi’s statement.
Han Seo-Jin closed her eyes briefly and then opened them.
Eri was right.
As Kim Deok-Sung’s aide, she certainly knew where he had gone.
And to achieve her objective of “Olivia joining the Harem Plan,” it would be necessary to disclose this information first to give Olivia an emotional shock.
That way, she could reduce resistance to the Harem Plan.
Han Seo-Jin made her judgment.
“I know. He is currently having a private meeting with Saionji at the Student Council President’s Residence.”
Han Seo-Jin stated the fact as dryly and plainly as possible.
The heroines were stirred by Han Seo-Jin’s words.
A private meeting at the Student Council President’s Residence?
It was just a clever wrapping; in reality, it meant that Kim Deok-Sung and Aris were having a secret rendezvous at Aris’s own home!
“Hey, it’s not like they’re just hanging out! It’s practically saying that Kim Deok-Sung and Aris are having a secret rendezvous at her house, alone!”
“What, whwhwhwhat?! A-a private meeting?! At the residence?! Alone?!”
The first to react was Olivia.
Thump thump.
Olivia’s heart raced like it was auditioning for a horror movie.
A sense of impending doom she had never felt before began amplifying in her mind.
If this keeps up, she could lose her top spot.
That urgency started to swirl around her thoughts like a ghost.
Visions flooded Olivia’s mind.
Kim Deok-Sung and Aris, alone in the Student Council President’s residence.
The secret rendezvous and steamy skinship between them…
Just thinking about it made Olivia’s face flush with heat.
“Am I really having such a scandalous fantasy?!”
Clap clap.
Olivia lightly slapped her cheeks.
Thunk.
She placed her hand over her heart.
“I-I can’t accept this! No way! As his personal maid, I will stop that scandalous rendezvous right now!”
The moment she stood up huffing and puffing,
“Calm down, Miss Bonaparte.”
Han Seo-Jin’s icy voice echoed in her ear.
Grab.
Han Seo-Jin seized her wrist.
With the cool touch of Han Seo-Jin’s hand, Olivia’s reddened brain began to cool down.
“But if I don’t stop that unhealthy behavior right now as his personal maid…”
While Olivia was mumbling about something,
Han Seo-Jin cut her off.
“That’s a matter that Kim Deok-Sung himself promised, so we can’t interfere. Unfortunately, we don’t have a solid reason.”
Han Seo-Jin spoke in a stern voice.
“Ughhhh…”
Olivia let out a groan at Han Seo-Jin’s words.
It was frustrating, but she couldn’t deny the logic.
She wasn’t so foolish as to not recognize that.
There was no argument to be made.
However, apart from Olivia’s rationality, her feelings couldn’t simply brush aside this incident.
“That’s true. But if this keeps happening…”
Just as Olivia was about to say something,
“I have a brilliant plan for that.”
Han Seo-Jin interrupted her.
Curiosity sparked on Olivia’s face.
And it wasn’t just Olivia.
Everyone present turned their attention to Han Seo-Jin.
“…What’s this brilliant plan?”
Olivia asked in a low voice.
A faint smile appeared on Han Seo-Jin’s lips.
“Well, it’s…”
Gulp.
Olivia swallowed hard at Han Seo-Jin’s words.
“It’s the Harem Plan.”
The air in the Home Economics Practice Room grew heavy.
The smile on Han Seo-Jin’s lips deepened.
Now was the time.
It was time to execute the next phase of the Harem Plan.
Thinking this, Han Seo-Jin secretly chuckled as she watched Olivia’s face stiffen.
“The Platinum Knight Princess and French Princess, Olivia Napoleon Bonaparte. I will absolutely make you join the Harem Plan.”
Everything is for the sake of his harem.
With determination, Han Seo-Jin’s gray eyes gleamed coldly.
