I am that male friend in the harem story

This invitation was unexpected, and Ishigami wondered what he should do, especially after he had promised to go out with Hayasaka.

But—

"Huh? Hayasaka-san? Why are you with Ishigami?" 

Still, Shirogane quickly noticed the beautiful gyaru girl, who was in the same class as Kaguya, standing next to Ishigami, which confused him. 

Hayasaka pouted inwardly, thinking her good time was interrupted by Shirogane, but when she thought about what had happened last time, she sighed inwardly, then asked with a bright smile, "Hallo~! Shirogane-kun~! Do you need Yuu?" 

"Ah, um..." 

Shirogane was speechless and then looked at Ishigami with doubt. While he knew that it was weird and he shouldn't have had such a strange idea, he couldn't help but have a suspicion toward Ishigami.

Yet, how could he not be?

Despite having a girlfriend, Ishigami was close with many beautiful girls at school.

Still, unlike in the past, after Ishigami's stigma was erased, the others were quite awkward at the beginning as they were used to talking bad about him; his openness and fun nature made it easy for them to approach him, but for Ishigami, the one who could be close with him was limited. 

Shirogane was close with Ishigami, but he had to say, somehow, he felt this junior of his had become more mysterious, especially when he could tell that Hayasaka seemed to be trying to change the subject of their conversation in a forceful way, but at this moment, he needed to talk with Ishigami, but when he was about to answer—

"Huwaaaaaa!" 

"..." 3x

The three suddenly heard a loud, pathetic cry before they followed the source and found a girl who was crying on the ground. 

"...." 

While Shirogane and Hayasaka were speechless, Ishigami hesitated but greeted this girl politely, "Maki-senpai?" 

Maki somehow stopped crying and looked up before she was surprised. "Yuu? What are you doing here?"

"I am about to go home. More importantly, what are you doing here? Hurry up and stand up. The ground is dirty." 

As Ishigami extended his hand, Maki reached out and thanked him. "Thanks." 

'Yuu?' 2x

Shirogane and Hayasaka were once again surprised by how close Ishigami and Maki were, especially when they called each other by their first name. 

Still, while Shirogane was curious about the identity of this girl, Hayasaka was dumbfounded since she knew well who Maki was. 

Maki Shijo. 

The eldest daughter of the patriarch of the Maki family, a branch family of the Shinomiya family that focused on the foreign market and gained success. 

As the maid of Kaguya, Hayasaka knew well the relationship between the Shinomiya and the Shijo; the two were as good as energy; they were like a cat and a dog, so how could Ishigami get to know Maki?

Maki also noticed Hayasaka, and Hayasaka bowed her head slightly, but Maki only gave a nod, pretending nothing had happened between them as Maki thought that Hayasaka hid her identity as Kaguya's maid. Instead, she pretended she didn't know Hayasaka after getting up from the ground and looking at the three curiously. "Are you three going somewhere? Can I follow you three?" 

"..." Ishigami, Shirogane, and Hayasaka. 

Cute, yet pathetic.

"Ah, um, this is Maki Shijou-senpai. I met her when she cried on the ground like that before." 

"Ah, oh." 2x

Somehow, Shirogane and Hayasaka could imagine what kind of bizarre meeting Ishigami had with Maki. 

Still—

"Hello, Shijo-san." 2x

"It's fine. It's fine. You two are Yuu's friends, so you are my friends, too." 

Maki was like a male friend as she casually wrapped her hand around Ishigami's shoulder, looking at them with a friendly smile. 

"..." 3x

Still, despite how pitiful and dorky Maki appeared to be, Ishigami had to say that she was a charming and beautiful girl with a great body that was much better than Kaguya's slender body. The softness of her body was impossible to ignore, and it pressed tightly against his arm. Her scent was also lovely, with a slight citrus and probably earth, as she had been pathetically rolling on the ground. 

However, Ishigami's face was as stoic as ever, especially when he could feel Hayasaka's gaze on him all the time as if telling him to explain their relationship. 

Hopefully, the time couldn't be much worse, right? 

Yet, facing all of these problems, Ishigami felt that he could handle all of them. 

Hayasaka aside, since she was so docile, it was her nature after working as a maid for so long; Ishigami knew that he had to focus on Shirogane, who appeared in a weird state. 

As for Maki? 

While it was a bit rude, Ishigami had to say this girl might be smart, but she was quite silly. 

"...did you think something rude about me, Yuu?" 

"It's your imagination, Senpai." 

However, Ishigami believed that his situation wouldn't be much worse, but—

"Yuu!" 

"...Karen-senpai?" 

Ishigami was in a daze when the cute senior, who often discussed her manga secretly behind his girlfriend, waved her hand and came to him with a gentle smile yet even so, he wasn't deceived since he could tell that Karen Kino's eyes were on Maki. 

"Karen, wait for me! Why did you run all of a sudden?!" 

Behind Karen, another cute girl also appeared, seemingly tired as if she had low stamina. 

Similar to Hayasaka, Maki, and Karen, this girl was also cute, but unlike the three, she appeared plain with her long black hair tied in a simple low ponytail. 

Yet, as Ishigami looked at this girl, realizing that she was also a heroine, Maki asked weirdly by his side. "Do you know Karen, Yuu?" 

"Do you know Maki, Yuu?" Karen, who came, also asked Ishigami the same question, wondering how he could know Maki. 

"Huh? Maki, why are you here?" The plain, cute girl was surprised to see Maki. 

"Oh, I am with my friend, Yuu." Maki was like a bro as she hadn't stopped to wrap her hand around Ishigami's Yuu. 

"Hello, Senpai." Ishigami decided to greet this plain, cute girl first. "My name is Ishigami Yuu." 

Only the plain girl appeared to be in a daze as she saw Ishigami for the first time, who gently and politely smiled at her.

"Senpai?" 

"Ah, um, my name is Erika Kose! Nice to meet chu—" Erika bit her tongue and stuttered when she introduced herself, which made her feel embarrassed and wish to run away, but—

"Yes, nice to meet you, Kose-senpai." 

"Ah, yes, nice to meet you, Ishigami-kun." 

Still, Erika was glad that Ishigami didn't laugh and treated her gently despite making a mistake, which made her cute face flush shyly. 

However, Ishigami felt a cold sweat on his back as he was stared at by Shirogane, Hayasaka, Maki, and Karen. 

"If you don't mind, how about we all go out together?" 

Anyway, everything was tangled and chaotic, so he might as well go all out! 

'Ah, can I have a moment of peace?'