I am that male friend in the harem story

"Hmm? Why does it smell weird?" 

Moeha moved her cute nose around inside the music studio of her house with curiosity, wondering why the smell of this place had changed and... why this smell made her body hot.

"It's just your imagination, Moeha." Still, Toyomi was as calm as ever and then looked at Chika and Ishigami. "Right, Chika, Yuu?" However, there was no doubt her gaze was quite strange as she looked at Chika with envy and Yuu with amazement. 

"..." 

"Ah, um." 2x

While Chika felt nervous, Ishigami felt dread since who was in the right head hiding a listening device from their sister and her sister's boyfriend? 

"Ah, Yuu-nii, why is your jacket like that?" 

When Moeha wanted to get close to Ishigami since she felt this strange scent come from him, Chika quickly stood in front of her little sister and said, "I made his jacket wet with water earlier! Anyway, didn't you buy something? Where is it? I am so hungry!" 

"Ah, Nee-chan, wait a moment! Let me smell Yuu-nii first!" 

"....." 

This girl shouldn't get close to Ishigami, Chika thought, so she quickly brought her little sister away. 

'Oi, don't leave me!' 

However, Chika forgot about Ishigami and left him behind with Toyomi. 

Facing Toyomi's unbroken smile, Ishigami was helpless, but he wasn't nervous since he had faced this situation so many times that he almost lost count of it. More importantly, compared to the others, like Iino, Toyomi was far, far... tame, he thought. 

Still, he could tell that Toyomi appeared to have an advantage over him. At this point, she was like a cat who toyed with its prey, chasing it, staring at it, startling it, and doing various other things, having fun until it grew bored and ate its prey alive joyfully.

So—

"Here." 

"...eh?" 

Toyomi was dumbfounded when Ishigami held the listening device that she had put under her chair previously to listen to what Ishigami and Chika did. 

As expected, she knew that Ishigami and Chika had gone all the way, but she didn't mind since it was something commonly seen among a couple who had become together. 

Or rather, it was expected for two people who dated to have sex, as it might be common sense in this country. 

Yes, their lineage was important, especially when Chika came from a famous politician family, but even so, Toyomi felt that Ishigami suited their family well, and more importantly, he was handsome, so why didn't she try him herself, yet she realized, he was far from being simple. 

"That's..." 

"Listening device."

With his "Electrical Manipulation," it was impossible for Ishigami not to notice this device, 

"....." Toyomi. 

"It's yours, right?" 

Toyomi tried to read Ishigami's expression, but all she could see was a calmness that shouldn't be seen in someone of his age, so—

"...you must have thought a lot, right, Yuu?" 

After saying that, she hugged him gently, and frankly, Ishigami wanted to cry at that moment since he really had forced himself to stand up and no matter what the situation he was in, he knew that he had to remain calm since this was the path that he had chosen. 

As he had chosen this path, he knew the consequences of his actions, so he hardly showed his emotions, especially the negative ones, since he knew if he showed them, the others would be worried, and they couldn't rely on him. 

A man's role had always been the protector, the leader, and, of course, even if they didn't want to, they were expected to become one. 

Or, rather, this had been ingrained within their DNA, so it had been natural for them to protect those who were weaker than them, such as women or children. 

Ishigami knew that, and because of that, he had tried to make himself stronger, but he had to say, it was tough. The result was enjoyable, but when he had no time to rest, he was afraid that he would be broken, especially when he knew that when he went home, he had to face both Hayasaka's parents and Kei, who knew that he might date many women at the same time. 

Regardless, he was glad to know that Toyomi wouldn't do anything crazy to him anymore, yet what he didn't know was that when he was down, as he was in her embrace, Toyomi's expression was that of a lewd and excited one, her breathing also started to become slightly unnatural as her eyes were filled with a morbid obsession.

The man who had been working hard, showing his best in front of everyone, Mr. Perfect, showed that he wasn't as powerful as everyone thought to be and she was the only one who had seen this part of him, and somehow... that made her wish to lock him up inside the dungeon of her house. 

Yet... she endured since she knew that she couldn't scare him. 

Toyomi knew that she had to be patient, and as Ishigami and Chika were dating and probably might marry too, she had a lot of time, and she was sure it would be fun~!

"..." 

Only Ishigami wondered why it was so cold all of a sudden, yet he felt that he had achieved a victory after he escaped from this honey trap, and he felt so liberated somehow. 

Still, after practicing his performance for the party later, eating some food, and even cooking for the three sisters of Fujiwara, Ishigami had made up one mind for one thing.

"I will go home now." 

"Ah, you are going home, Yuu-nii?" 

"Why don't you stay?" 

"I have to go back. Won't your parents and family return later?" 

"Is that bad?" 

"...I am sorry. I have a plan after this." 

While Ishigami hadn't mentioned it, he also had met Onodera's parents, Kobachi's mother, Iino's parents, and even Tsubame's parents. While he was a little awkward in the beginning, like how a virgin should be, he quickly mastered the trick to make his in-laws happy, but then again, he was dead tired, and considering Chika's parents, he was afraid that it would be a tough meeting. 

'And I also need to face Ai's parents, too...' 

"Anyway, I will leave first." 

Seeing that they couldn't stop him, Chika quickly stood up and said, "I will send you off." 

"Ah, I am going to—" 

"It's fine. I can do it myself! Moeha just stay!" 

"Ehhh?! How unfair!"

While Moeha pouted, Toyomi showed a helpless expression and said, "He is her boyfriend, after all." 

"Then, I want Yuu-nii to become my boyfriend, too!" 

"Then, should the three of us date him together?" 

"That's a great idea!" 

As Moeha and Toyomi bonded together, Chika, who had led Ishigami outside, kissed his lips for a while, then sighed in comfort. "Kissing you is as great as ever." 

"I love it, too."

"Hehe..." Chika laughed as she clung to his chest with a bright smile. "Right? You are lucky that you can get a perfect heroine like me~!" 

"Yes, I am lucky to have you."

'How unfair...' 

If Ishigami made a joke along with her, then Chika would bash him, then could let him go home easily, yet as he gently looked at her with affection and softly caressed her hair, it made her unable to let him go. 

Her feelings were overflowing, and it made her almost unable to breathe. 

It was only him, her only one, she thought. 

Yet, as she thought to give him another kiss, the door opened. 

"We're back!" 2x

"..." 4x

'Ah, I am dead,' Ishigami thought. 

Still, taking a deep breath, Ishigami said, "Nice to meet you. I am Chika's boyfriend." 

"Eh?!" Chika was all shy and clung to Ishigami tighter as she didn't want her parents to see her current expression. 

"Oh, my..." 

"Hmm?" 

As Chika's mother smiled in surprise, Chika's father stared at him dangerously, but Ishigami took a deep breath and was ready to face everything. 

However, he could face this situation calmly. 

Still, as expected when he went home, he was all tattered after his long battle against Chika's father. Yet, he thought of his mother's warm meal that would heal him up, but to rest in his situation was harder than he had imagined it to be. 

"Thank you for taking care of my daughter, Ishigami-kun. I am Ai's mother." 

"...." Ishigami.