I am that male friend in the harem story

"...have you been following me?" 

"Yup." 

Hayasaka generously admitted that she had been following Ishigami. "By the way, was the Chinese dessert good?" 

"It was." Ishigami took out a pineapple cake that he bought previously. "Here. Do you want to try?" 

"Sure." Hayasaka nodded since her mouth had been watery, wishing to enter the shop, but as she was afraid of being discovered, she could only endure her desire, so when Ishigami offered her a sweet pineapple cake, she didn't hesitate. However, when her hand was about to reach it, Ishigami's hand quickly pulled away. 

"...are you teasing me?" 

"If you promise that you won't stalk me again, then I will give it to you." 

"..."

Hayasaka didn't say anything and just stared at Ishigami. 

"...." 

Ishigami fell into silence, wondering why it was so much different between a woman and a man. 

If a man decided to stalk a woman, one would be seen as a criminal and creep; it was definitely one of the lowest acts that one could do in the eyes of many. 

Yet, if it was a woman, especially a beautiful one at that, there was no doubt that the man would be stared at with doubt, then told to forgive, ignoring the fact of many inconveniences that had been done by the beautiful woman. 

"Here." 

"...are you sure?" 

"Yeah." Ishigami decided to give some of the pineapple cakes that he had bought earlier to Hayasaka. "Try some." 

"Thanks." Hayasaka didn't shy away and accepted his kindness, then followed him, who walked away. "Are we going to the hotel now?" Probably, watching his side profile, who appeared helpless and received his small kindness, she quickly thought that she could make her attack right away. 

"Now?" 

"You don't have anything to do, right? Unlike you, I am pretty busy, after all, and I have a lot to do most of the day." 

"...." 

Why did it seem like he was the one who caused her trouble?

Still, Ishigami wondered whether Hayasaka was serious or not. However, he didn't ask this question directly since he was sure that she would answer him with "yes," telling him that she had made her decision. Instead, what he needed to do was to—

"Get me condoms. I have used all of mine." 

"...." 

Hearing his overbearing and slightly selfish order, Hayasaka was in a daze, never expecting such words to come out from Ishigami's lips. "...do you want me to buy condoms for you?" 

"Do you want to go raw and get pregnant with my child?" 

"...I-I will buy them." Hayasaka blushed, feeling embarrassed, thinking that this guy was a bastard! 

Shouldn't he be the one who took the initiative to buy condoms? 

Yet, she knew that Ishigami must be testing her, but she was serious, and she had made up her mind to test him and probably lose her virginity to him. 

Why did she do this? 

Somehow, as she was about to buy condoms for him, she couldn't help but ask this question, yet when she thought about the kiss she shared this morning and the feeling Kaguya felt when Ishigami decided to stop everything... her resolve quickly grew firm. 

Only—

"Don't go to the convenience store. Go to the drugstore." 

"Why?" 

"The workers in the drugstore are usually female, and those who come there are mostly adults instead of young ones." 

"Oh." Hayasaka nodded, but then Ishigami also added, "Get the biggest one and the thinnest one." 

"...I understand why you want the biggest, but why the thinnest?" 

Hayasaka asked with a blush on her face. 

"The thick one doesn't feel good." 

"Oh." 

This was the only thing that Hayasaka could say. 

The thick condom was a good thing, especially for those who wanted to do it for a long time, yet a normal man would naturally search for the thinnest as the thick one made the pleasure less pleasurable, and sometimes it made one unable to feel anything, especially when the partner had relatively wide area.

Gulp!

"Over there. Buy it at that drugstore." 

Hearing his order, Hayasaka glanced at him, staring at him, hoping for him to change his decision, but unfortunately, his face never changed. Instead, he could even see amusement on his face, clearly having fun, teasing her to buy him condoms. 

'Go.' 

This was clearly expressed on his face. "If you don't go now, then I will go back. I don't want to go back too late, after all." 

"I-I know!" 

Hayasaka snorted, then walked toward the drugstore after glaring at him for a moment. 

Shaking his head, Ishigami wondered why Hayasaka was so stubborn, but he knew that even if she could succeed on this trial, the next trial was the one that would determine everything, so he was calm, watching her with interest as she bought condoms for him.

'Yet... why does it feel like a hentai plot?' 

Somehow, Ishigami felt like he was that guy who stole the lover of someone, then told the woman to do something embarrassing, such as going out to buy condoms or other embarrassing things without underwear or wearing a lewd outfit, or even worse, telling the woman to wear a massage tool inside their bodies. 

"....." 

Ishigami wondered why he had strayed so much, he thought. 

Nevertheless, Hasayaka, who was inside the drugstore, appeared nervous and looked around helplessly, hesitating, wondering what to do until a kind and gentle staff member approached her. 

"Is there something that I can help with?" 

"C-Can I-I get condoms?" 

"Sure." The female staff nodded knowingly. "Should I get the most popular one?" 

"Ah, no, can I get the biggest one and the thinnest one?" 

"...biggest? Are you sure?" 

"Um." Hayasaka nodded firmly. "T-To be honest, I-I am not sure, but he is about this much." Using her hands, she showed the length of Ishigami's carrot. 

"Oh, then you need the largest." 

As the staff said those words, she couldn't help but look at Hayasaka enviously, which caused her to lower her head shyly. 

'Ishigami!' 

Hayasaka wanted to kill that bastard! 

"Here you go. Do you need me to put it into a plastic bag?" 

"Ah, no, I will put it into my bag." 

After she bought the condoms, which consisted of ten, as she didn't lack money, she quickly left the drugstore before she looked at him annoyedly. "I have bought them!" 

"How much?" 

Hayasaka was stunned by this question, but she shook her head and said, "It's fine. You don't have to worry. I am the one who is paying for it." 

"Then, I will pay for the hotel." 

"...is that fine?" 

"Yeah, it's your first time, after all." 

"..." 

Was this the reason why he was popular? 

No! 

Don't get fooled, Hayasaka! 

Still, she knew that she had prepared herself, so she nodded and then took his hand. "So, are we going to the Love Hotel?" 

"Do you mind going to the Love Hotel?" 

Ishigami thought that Hayasaka wanted to go to a proper hotel that was luxurious and great, considering this was her first time. Still, he had to say, her action of holding his hand so suddenly surprised him.

"Well, I am pretty curious about that place, too." 

"To be honest, I have never been there, either. But let's change our uniforms first." 

"Okay." 

Hayasaka agreed that since it would be terrible if someone discovered them, they bought clothes at the UNIQLO, put their bags in the coin lockers, and went to the best Love Hotel together. 

Yet, what they didn't know was that a single girl could only stare at them in a daze as she saw their destination.