I am that male friend in the harem story

"I am home." 

After following the direction of the memory of the previous Satoshi, he found a normal house that appeared slightly old. 

If he had to say, this house was quite similar to the house of Nobita in Doraemon, the most designed house in the country. 

Still, just having a house in this country was good enough, as most people lived by renting, he thought. 

However, when he entered the house—

"Welcome back!" 3x

"O-Oh..." 

Satoshi was dumbfounded when his father, mother, and little sister welcomed him at the same time. "What's wrong? Aren't you three asleep yet?" 

"How can we sleep? Onii-chan, you told Mom that you stayed at the hospital to accompany your girlfriend. Or rather, when did you get a girlfriend?!" 

Yes, his family consisted of four people: him, his mother, his father, and his little sister. 

His little sister was quite similar to him, short and quite cute, he thought. 

Still, as he had become more handsome, his appearance was better. 

"More importantly, is she okay? You accompanied her because her father was hospitalized, right?" 

His mother's focus was on what Satoshi had told her when he had called her previously. 

"Her father is okay. He just woke up earlier, so he told me to go home since he was worried that I couldn't go back as the bus service had ended."

"What kind of..." 

Probably because of the lack of entertainment, his mother and little sister continued to ask him, but while his father didn't say anything, he kept listening intently. 

Still—

"Can we talk inside first? I am cold!" 

"O-Oh!!" 3x

Regardless, as Satoshi ate the dinner that was warmed up by the microwave, he told the details of how he found his girlfriend's father suddenly fell, helped him, and then accompanied his girlfriend to the hospital.

"I see... I never expected that you would be so... reliable." 

Thinking of Satoshi's daily activity, they felt that his story was quite unbelievable, but they didn't think that he was lying, especially when he had no reason to lie, and more importantly, they also felt that he had changed somehow. 

Calm, manly, and mature. 

Those were the impressions they got from Satoshi. 

His height might be short, but his guts weren't short at all! 

He was probably one of those that was called a "Mighty Mite." 

"So, be careful, Dad. You should watch your health more." 

When Satoshi thought of Kaho's father, somehow, he couldn't help but feel worried about his father.

Unlike the father, Ishigami, who was a business owner and could maintain his health without worry as they had money, Satoshi's father was an employee of a company, which made him often stay at night, whether it was to work or socialize, especially after the "Last Decade," which made the economy of this country turn downhill. 

To take care of his family, Satoshi could tell that his father worked hard. 

"Ugh.." 

Those words were unexpected as Satoshi's father never expected the care of his son all of a sudden, which made his eyes teary. 

Or rather, his mother and little sister were also affected and quickly cared for by his father, especially when they thought of the incident that happened to Kaho's father. 

"You don't have to worry. I am pretty healthy!" 

Still feeling their care, his father also told them that he was fine. 

Being happy was the secret to great health. 

However, Satoshi had to say that unlike Kaho, who had immense wealth and came from an influential family in this city, even if her father somehow was sick and couldn't work, they would be okay. 

Yet, it was different for Satoshi since his father was the breadwinner, and if he lost his father, he knew well that his life wouldn't be good. 

"I will still be alive even after I have a great-grandson." 

"...it's still too early." 

Satoshi was speechless when his father mentioned about a great-grandson when he didn't even have a child yet. 

"But when did you have a girlfriend? Why didn't you tell us anything?" 

This question made all of his family curious. 

"Just today." 

"Today?!" 3x

They were even more dumbfounded. 

"...then, you dated her just today, and walked home together, and all of a sudden, discovered her father fell due to heart disease?" 

"Yes." 

Somehow, his little sister was amazed by her big brother, who could handle all of a date so calmly. 

"...do love change someone so much?" 

As she muttered, Satoshi nodded with a gentle smile. "It did. It changed me a lot since I wanted to become a better man for her." 

"....." 3x

Somehow, while it sounded corny, they felt jealous of Satoshi's girlfriend to have him. 

"Thanks for the food." 

After washing the dishes, Satoshi decided to take a bath and then rest, especially after what had happened that day. His family also didn't stop him and even wished to help him wash the dishes, especially when he had just faced so many things. 

Still, he did everything by himself, then washed his body and rested in the bathtub as the warm water relaxed his entire body. 

Money. 

Satoshi knew that he had to get it, especially when he thought about the situation of his family. As a high school student, he knew that he had no need to worry about this problem, but somehow... due to his past experience, it was hard for him not to think about money. 

Still, how should he get money? 

Stocks? 

Somehow, he was afraid that his parents thought that he was robbing someone or using sorcery to steal from someone. More importantly, it was hard to deal with the neighbors if he suddenly got money. 

In the city, the neighbors might not be a problem, but in the countryside, a neighbor was a vital factor, and they had to be watched out for since a single malice could cause a disaster. 

Jealousy, contempt, and many others. 

In Tokyo or other cities, for someone to suddenly rise to prominence might not be a problem, but in the countryside, where the hierarchy was obvious, it was quite troublesome. 

Still, it didn't mean that living in the countryside was hard since as long as you lived like others, it was pretty comfortable and unlike the relationship between the people in the city was so distant that it was so cold, the relationship in the countryside was warm, and the people cared for each other. 

Nevertheless, even if Takayama was a countryside, it wasn't a small one, but quite large, so it wasn't a problem, Satoshi thought. 

Or rather, this was the largest city in Japan despite being in the countryside! 

Regardless, he didn't think that stock was possible, so what about a business? 

Shaking his head, it would take too long to gain permission to open a business, and at the same time, he had no capital to make one despite having many ideas. 

Then, what about working a part-time job?

When he thought of this, he couldn't help but shake his head since working a part-time job wouldn't give him much of an income despite taking much of his time, and whether he wanted it or not, he had to work there for at least a few months, which was quite troublesome, so he wouldn't give a bad impression to the others. 

So, what could he do? 

Staring at all the money in his hand, Satoshi sighed.

What should he do to make money without taking much of his time and also without needing a lot of capital to make 

Still, as he thought so, he couldn't help but glance at the manga on his bookshelf. 

"Manga..." 

As he murmured, he couldn't help but think of this possibility. 

"Should I make a manga?" 

Still, on the next morning, when he went to the school, he met Kaho, who seemed to wait for him, but—

"Satoshi, let's work hard to become a monk." 

"....." Satoshi.