I am that male friend in the harem story

"Eh? We can't eat lunch together?" 

"It can't be helped. I have something to do in the student council later." 

Watching Onodera pout, Ishigami smiled softly and caressed her bangs softly. "Be patient. We will also go on a date tomorrow, right?" 

"Oh, so you didn't forget?" Onodera smiled as she asked. 

"Of course not." Shaking his head, Ishigami said, "Don't forget to treat me tomorrow." 

"Bastard! It's all food that you can think of!" 

"Well... I am also thinking about something else, though." 

As he said so, Onodera noticed his gaze on her lips, which made her shy and blush, thinking about the kiss they exchanged. It might be a little fast, yet she didn't regret it and even loved the feeling of having their lips pressed against each other. 

"Pervert." 

"I-I am not!" 

Still, Ishigami also felt reluctant to leave the student council directly, so he thought for a while and said, "Follow me for a while." 

"Eh? Where are we going?" 

While Onodera was confused, it was good that she could stay with him for a little longer. 

As the two left, everyone stared at them in a daze. 

Dating? 

When?

How could Ishigami and Onodera date each other?! 

Those questions kept ringing in their heads, and all of them were dumbfounded as they didn't expect them to date each other, considering their previous relationship. 

Ishigami's reputation might have cleared up, but then, how came he made a girlfriend so quickly?! 

While many guys were happy, they also felt confused, especially those who were single. 

The girls, on the other hand, thought that Onodera had moved so fast, and some girls were curious as to why she had dated Ishigami. 

Well, many had to admit he was cute, though. 

Yet, Kobachi just sat in silence, staring at Iino, who was still in disbelief and shocked as her body turned grey for some reason. If it was her usual, she might have stood up and comforted Iino, but now? 

'I'm prepared for this, but it's harder than I thought...' 

On the other hand, Ishigami hugged Onodera in his arms, hidden under the stairs. Hugging was nice, he thought. Not only did she smell nice, but her body was also soft and warm. More importantly, this also eased his mind as he was about to go to the student council. 

When he thought about the two girls on the student council, he felt exhausted for some reason, but he knew that he had to clear up everything, or else he was afraid that his family might move away from this country. 

"I-Ishigami..." 

Onodera blushed, thinking that Ishigami was so straightforward, but she didn't hate this part of him, and she even clung to him as if it felt good to hug him. 

Still, Ishigami let her go first, then said, "I am prepared now. I will see you later." 

"Wait! I haven't gotten enough yet!" 

"Come then." 

Watching Ishigami open his arms wide, Onodera jumped directly into his embrace and clung to him. She was disappointed since she couldn't spend lunch with him, but with this, she was comforted, she thought. 

How about a kiss? 

When she thought so, they heard a voice from nearby. 

"Ah!" 

The two turned and saw a cute girl with short brown hair that was tied up in short pigtails with bangs covering her forehead. 

The girl blushed and was stunned when she saw the two hug each other. 

"Ah, uh!" 

Onodera panicked, but Ishigami held her hand and said, "Excuse us." After he said so, he led his girlfriend to leave, leaving the girl, who was still stunned. 

While Onodera was embarrassed, she looked at his back with a sweet smile, thinking that he wasn't as tsundere as she thought. 

'But I want a kiss...' 

Onodera thought, but she was afraid her boyfriend would see her as a lewd girl. 

Still—

"H-How shameless...!" 

The girl couldn't help but say when she thought about what Ishigami and Onodera did under the stairs. At the same time, she also felt quite jealous, thinking it might be wonderful if she could embrace the guy she liked as Onodera did to Ishigami. 

As she thought so, Ishigami had already left Onodera since he had to go to the student council to fix everything. He had a girlfriend now, and he knew that sooner or later, everyone would know about it. While it was a bit narcissistic, he knew that he was a bit famous now. 

He was no longer that misfit and those who were ignored were on the side. 

Instead, he had become a proper normie. 

Having a girlfriend, a good-looking face, was a member of a student council, and was also a second rich generation. 

If there was a flaw, then it would be his horrible grade, but he worked hard to fix it. 

His life was good now, and during his ten years of stay in this world, he didn't intend to mess up. 

As for Onodera, if, in the long run, they fit each other, then there was no need for him to think too much and just enjoy their relationship since he knew how necessary it was for him to have a girlfriend, especially when the heat on his lower body was almost impossible to stop. 

Fortunately, the thought of meeting Kaguya on the student council made him limp, so he hadn't thought of anything perverted before, but if it was a normal situation, he might try to avoid hugging Onodera since he knew well what kind of reaction his body would do. 

'Senpai...' 

Thinking about what had happened between him and Kaguya yesterday, he sighed helplessly, and he really hoped that nothing really would happen between them and that she would continue to love Shirogane. 

Still, when he was about to enter the student council, the door was opened, and someone suddenly came out. 

"Ah." 2x

The two were startled and couldn't help but look at each other for a moment. 

"Please." 

Ishigami quickly woke up and made way for the male student who was about to leave the room. 

"Ah, thank you." The male student nodded with a shy smile, then quickly left as if he was embarrassed. 

Ishigami looked at the male student with a strange expression and entered the room.

"Ah, Ishigami." 

Shirogane, who was inside, quickly noticed Ishigami. 

"Was that your friend, Kaichou?" 

"Yes." Shirogane nodded, then felt a bit embarrassed as he had used the room for private use. "He asked for my advice before." 

"Oh." Ishigami nodded, but he didn't continue to ask since he thought that it might be a secret between the two. 

Shirogane might have noticed Ishigami's hesitation, so he said, "It isn't something like a secret, though. There is a girl that he is interested in, and he asked me how to confess to her." 

"I see." Frankly, Ishigami didn't care much, but as Shirogane had taken the initiative to explain it to him, he had to continue to ask. "So am I a bother then?" 

"No, no. It's fine. It isn't something so serious anyway, but..." 

"But?"

"I hope that he can be successful at confessing to the girl he likes." 

As Shirogane said so, he showed a gentle and kind smile, hoping that his friend could really succeed in his confession. 

"I hope so, too." 

While Ishigami said so, he felt a little guilty, but as nothing would happen anymore between him and Kaguya, he knew that there was no need for him to think this way. He had decided to support the love between Shirogane and Kaguya, so it was better for him not to think about a messy thing, especially when he had a girlfriend already. 

"By the way, what about you, Ishigami?" 

"Hmm?" 

Ishigami didn't expect Shirogane to suddenly press forward with a question. 

"You have someone you like, right? How about I give you some advice or two?" 

It was impossible for Shirogane to forget their previous conversation when Ishigami told him and Kaguya that he had someone he liked and asked the two for advice, even asking them to have a dating plan trial so they could give their input to him. 

Shirogane was happy, whether it was with Ishigami's unintentional help to go on a date with Shinomiya or when he asked for advice on clothes. 

For Ishigami, who had given him so much help, Shirogane wanted to become a cupid for his junior! 

"......" 

Watching the anticipation on Shirogane's face, Ishigami fell in silence, but he also understood Shirogane's enthusiasm as he had been lying that he was in love with someone to make him go on a date with Kaguya. 

Then, should he say that he has a girlfriend now? 

It would be stupid to do so since if he dared to do so, then his lie would be exposed, and by then, Shirogane might press him why he asked Shirogane to go on a date with Kaguya, but fortunately, the goddess of fortune was on his side. 

"Wait a moment, Kaichou." 

"Eh?" 

Shirogane was confused by Ishigami's sudden action, who told him to be quiet, but then he saw Ishigami walk toward the door and pull it. 

"Ah!" 2x

Suddenly, two people fell at the same time. 

"..." 4x

Ishigami sighed and asked, "What are you doing, Senpai?" 

"Hehe..." 2x

Kaguya and Chika could only laugh awkwardly as they had been discovered. 

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By the way, I have realized that there are so many heroines in the world of "Kaguya."