I am that male friend in the harem story

After that home run and hitting the ball for a while, in the end, the six of them decided to compete with each other with a bet on the line. 

"The loser will..." 

As Maki's voice was filled with tension, everyone was nervous, especially Hayasaka, who was glanced at by Maki, as she knew well that Maki knew about her status as Kaguya's maid. 

Or rather, was it even okay for Hayasaka to go out with Ishigami in front of Maki? 

When Hayasaka realized everything, she knew that she had messed up, thinking that Maki might tell Kaguya that she went out with Ishigami, which made her panic inwardly. 

'If Kaguya-sama starts to have doubts...' 

Still, while Hayasaka was nervous, Maki was more innocent and said excitedly, "Buy gyudon for the winner!" 

"..." Hayasaka.

"Are you really a wealthy young lady?" Shirogane was speechless. 

The image of "gyudon (beef bowl)" had always been the food of the commoner, so it surprised Shirogane that Maki wanted to eat the gyuudon. 

"Is there a rule that a wealthy young lady can't eat a gyudon?" 

 "No, there isn't, but it is unexpected." 

"Are you chicken out, Kaichou?" 

"Okay, I accept this challenge!" 

If it was before, Shirogane might have chickened out since he knew well that he wasn't good at anything related to physical activity. 

"I will have Ishigami on my team!' 

"That's unfair!" 

Only when the two bickered did Hayasaka, who tried to calm herself, hear the voice of someone who had taken her virginity. 

"Do you want to go back, Ai?" 

Hayasaka glanced at Ishigami, who approached and talked to her quietly, clearly showing his concern for her. "...no, it's fine. I will stay." 

"Should I help you?" 

"....." 

Hayasaka was in silence and couldn't help but think about her original purpose, which was to get close to Ishigami. In the beginning, she was angry toward him as he wasted Kaguya's feelings, but many things happened between them, and while she wished to break his heart when he had fallen for her, she realized that she might be the one who might be broken by him. 

Despite knowing her background and how deep her secret was, Ishigami told her that he would help her. 

She wasn't sure whether he was naive or understood how much she carried that he would say those words, yet she smiled and said, "It's fine. You don't have to worry." 

"...." 

Was he so unreliable? 

Yet, Ishigami also understood that he was just a young man in the eyes of Hayasaka, and while his family's net worth was okay, compared to the Shinomiya group, it was nothing. 

Sighing inwardly, he felt that the problem of the wealthy family was too... heavy. 

However, it didn't mean that he was helpless since all of the abilities that he gained from everyone who had entrusted everything to him could give him a future that matched Kaguya's family or even above. 

Nevertheless, as they played, competing against each other, ready to take down their opponent with a gyuudon on the stake, Karen somehow came to Hayasaka and asked, "How did you know Yuu, Hayasaka-san?" 

"....." 

Hayasaka was in silence, then stared at Ishigami, who appeared to be solemn, watching the match of two teams as if he was truly engrossed when the fact he just tried to run away from the trouble made her wish to kick him hard! 

At the same time, she was sure that Karen must be Ishigami's new lover. 

'Even though I had reminded him in the beginning...' 

The meeting between Ishigami and Karen was seen by Hayasaka, after all, and as expected, the two became lovers, so—

"Like you, I am also his secret lover." 

"...." 

Karen widened her eyes and was in shock when she heard Hayasaka's words. 

Anyway, thinking of all the problems that Ishigami had encountered, Hayasaka felt that this was nothing, and she knew that sooner or later, Karen might even know the truth, so she just told everything. "You are still a virgin, right?" 

"....." Karen. 

"Oh, that blush, I could see that." 

"H-Hayasaka-san!" 

Karen felt embarrassed by Hayasaka's bold words, but at the same time, she realized something else. 

Did it mean that Hayasaka wasn't a virgin anymore? 

So, who took Hayasaka's virginity? 

The answer was clear, and this made Karen feel conflicted. 

"There is still a time before you, so you should think about your relationship first, or else, you might be swept away by him, then lose in his tenderness...." 

Tenderness...

Even if Hayasaka didn't explain it clearly, Karen knew what Hayasaka meant, and this made her face burn. 

"Tell your friends, too. No, you should remind them so they won't go after him and have this experience. It might be better to go after an honest, loyal guy like Kaichou." 

"Then, why did you go after him even if you know that he is like that." 

Hearing that question, Hayasaka laughed helplessly as she looked at Karen. "You should know the reason, right?" 

"That's..." 

Even if they knew that Ishigami was like that, they just couldn't stop their feelings. 

Love is blind. 

Even if we know that he or she isn't something that they shouldn't be with, they just can't help their feelings. 

Still, for Hayasaka, she felt that Ishigami was perfect for her, especially when she wasn't such a good girl either. 

At the same time, he was mature, which was different from the other guys that she knew. 

While Hayasaka didn't like it, she knew that his experience came from all of his relationships. 

'Or it might be a talent,' she thought. 

Nevertheless, Karen also felt helpless, especially when she saw her best friend's current expression, which showed that this best friend also started to have a certain feeling toward someone that she shouldn't be with. 

Ping! 

"That's great, Kose-senpai!" 

"T-Thank you, Ishigami-kun." 

Watching Erika's blooming smile, Hayasaka and Karen were just helpless. 

"You two are so close." 

Maki suddenly came to Hayasaka and Karen, who appeared to be on good terms for some reason. 

"Close?" 2x

The two looked at each other and had an ironic laugh. 

"What's with that laugh? Aha, don't tell me that you two have a crush on Yuu?" Maki smiled, then inserted herself between the two, then wrapped her arms around the two. "It's fine. You don't have to hold yourselves. I understand that feeling, or rather... my eyes start to get teary when I think that my love is also broken..." 

"...." Hayasaka and Karen. 

Watching Maki, who started to cry all of a sudden, the two were helpless. 

Yet, there was no doubt this outing was fun, and all of them also went to Yoshinoya to have a gyuudon together as they were being treated by the loser team. 

"Can I get the ginger pickle (gari)?" 

"Ah, I want to get the egg, too!" 

"Ishigami, can you pass me the chopsticks." 

Six high school students sat in a line as they ate gyuudon together. Still, during this time, Ishigami thought to get them as a helper for the meeting with the sister school from Paris. 

"Eh? Meeting with the sister school?" 

"Yes, it will be held on Monday." 

"Can you handle it? You two don't have time, right?" 

"It might be hard, but we should be able to handle it." 

"...do you need help?" 

"If possible, then it will be great, though." 

"Oh, I will help!" 

"Me too!" 

"I will ask the others, too!" 

Watching Ishigami start to collect volunteers for the meeting with the sister school in Paris, Shirogane was speechless, but he was also grateful since his junior was as reliable as ever. 

"Thank you very much!" 2x

Ishigami and Shirogane thanked the two at the same time, then continued to eat while talking about the meeting before they decided to part. 

Yet, instead of going home, Ishigami went out with Shirogane, ready to start the conversation that they had been waiting for. 

"Where should we go?" 

"How about that park?" 

"Okay." 

The two went to the nearby park and then sat on the swing, but when Ishigami was ready to start the conversation, Shirogane said with a peaceful smile, "Ishigami, I was rejected." 

"..."