I am that male friend in the harem story

"So, this is Yokohama." 

"Is it your first time, Tsubame-senpai?" 

"Yup. I mostly went to Tokyo." 

"Me too." Kobachi also nodded as her eyes gazed into the most memorable building in Yokohama. "So, that's Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse." The long red buildings were particularly eye-catching despite the many large and tall buildings in the surroundings. 

"By the way, where is Yuu?" 

"Oh, he is over there." 

When the three looked around, they saw him walking next to Iino with a bag of bread in his hands. Handsome, they thought, but they had to say, they felt quite jealous of him, who could eat a lot of food. No, they were envious of Iino, who could maintain her petite and slim body despite eating so much. 

"Was the bread good?" Kobachi asked as she, Onodera, and Tsubame approached Ishigami.

"It's quite good." 

Tore some part of the bread, Ishigami had to admit that the taste of the bread was good. 

They weren't sure whether their luck was good, but as they arrived at Yokohama, at the Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse, a bread festival happened to be held, which was why Ishigami and Iino went there to visit together, looking at the collections of bread, from various bakeries within Kanagawa prefecture. 

As for Onodera, Kobachi, and Tsubame, while they wanted to follow, they were afraid that they couldn't hold on to their urges to eat, especially when they were sure they would eat a lot of food during this trip. 

After all, unlike Ishigami, who had a high metabolism due to his strong body, and Iino, who couldn't get fat no matter how much she ate, the three didn't have such a special trait! 

"Is that good, Yuu?" 

Ishigami turned to Iino, who asked him that question, tearing part of the bread and trying to feed her. "Here, let me feed you." 

Iino was in a daze for a moment before she opened her thin, small lips that gave a slight luster from her saliva as her pink tongue stuck forward, waiting for him to feed her. 

Ishigami, who was about to feed her, stopped and stared at her for a moment before he noticed her expression that stared at him silently as if she was ready to accept any of his feedings. 

"....." 

Shaking his head, he fed her, but as he fed her, her tongue licked his finger lightly, then trapped it within her mouth like how she licked a certain part of his body as her eyes kept staring at him with amusement, but when she thought to continue to suck his finger—

"Miko-chan, stop being perverted, okay?" 

Tsubame quickly stopped Iino from seducing Ishigami. 

"Yeah, be patient. Let's wait until night." 

Kobachi also quickly pulled Iino away from Ishigami. 

"Yuu, feed me, too." 

Onodera stood next to Ishigami and opened her pink lips. She showed him her white teeth and tongue. 

"...." Iino, Kobachi, and Tsubame. 

"Okay, okay. I will feed all of you." 

Watching the four women stand next to each other as they opened their mouths wide, Ishigami had to say this situation was quite bizarre for him, but he quickly fed them since if this continued, he was afraid that they might be caught for doing something indecent in public. 

Still, while they thought that this trip might be awkward, considering the purpose of this trip, strangely enough, no one felt that it was unnatural, and they even looked forward to having fun in this city. 

"So, where are we going to go?" Iino asked curiously as she picked up part of her bacon epi in her mouth.

"Share some with me, Iino." 

"Here." 

"Thanks." 

"Our plan hasn't changed. We're going to Chinatown, but can you eat Iino?" Onodera asked. 

"Chinatown..." As Iino muttered, Ishigami said, "Xiaolongbao, crispy duck, mapo tofu, shrimp wonton, kamameshi—" 

Rumble!

Iino quickly covered her stomach with a blush. 

"...." 4x

"Should we go now?" 

"Oh!" 3x

Watching their reaction, Iino sighed in relief, "Fortunately, no one heard it." 

"....." 2x

Deja vu. 

This is how they felt, so—

"We heard it!" 4x

Still, as they said those words, they laughed before they started their first destination, Chinatown.

"This place is huge." 

"Which shop is good?" 

"Isn't that shop good?" 

"Yuu, do you know which is good?" 

As this was the biggest Chinatown in Asia, there were many shops, so they weren't sure which to go." 

"Okay, follow me." 

The ability that Ishigami gained from the system was good, as it also helped him search for the best restaurant in the area. Still, he had to say, this place was full of people, and many places were different and unusual from what they saw in their daily lives, so they couldn't help but stare around curiously and ask Ishigami if they didn't know. 

"By the way, Yuu. What is that place? They seem to wear strange clothes." 

On the corner, Tsubame saw a strange place with people wearing strange costumes, which appeared to be a combination of a Shinto priest and a Chinese Taoist. 

Ishigami frowned for a moment and said, "It seems... to be a fortune teller?" 

"Fortune teller?!" 4x

The four of them were dumbfounded, and Iino frowned and asked, "Aren't they a scam?" 

"They are." Ishigami nodded, which made Tsubame ask, "How can you be sure, Yuu? There might be a real one there." 

"Senpai." 

"Yes?" 

"Do you want me to read your future?" 

"Eh? You can do that?" Tsubame was surprised. 

"Yes." Ishigami nodded and asked, "Give me your palm. Let me read your future for you." 

"Okay." 

Tsubame stretched out her palm, which was then held and squeezed by Ishigami. 

"...is this a fortune teller? Aren't you trying to take advantage of Tsubame-senpai?" Onodera asked speechlessly since all she could see was Ishigami toy Tsubame's hand. 

"Yuu..." 

While Tsubame blushed shyly, Ishigami didn't change much, even if the three, except for Tsubame, stared at him with doubt. 

"Hmm... I can see from the lines of your palm that you are a cheerful soul, but sometimes, you have met..." 

"W-What...? How can you tell that, Yuu?!" 

As Ishigami talked like a master fortune teller, Tsubame was dumbfounded, causing Onodera, Kobachi, and Iino to look at him with surprise, never expecting him to have such an ability. 

"Well, the truth is, all of them are a lie." 

"...." 4x

Onodera was confused and asked, "But... your words are like the truth; Yuu and Tsubame-senpai felt that your words resonated with her." 

"Yes, yes!" 

Tsubame quickly nodded since she felt that Ishigami could really reveal the truth and future for her, but Ishigami only showed a helpless expression and said, "That's all a Barnum effect." 

"Barnum effect?" 4x

"It is a psychological phenomenon that occurs when people believe that generic information applies specifically to them." Ishigami looked at the four of them and said, "People are gullible and believe that information is about them when it's generic. This can make people feel special and convinced that the information was created just for them." 

"..." 4x

Still, Tsubame couldn't look at him straight, feeling so embarrassed. 

"...if all of that's a lie, then why are people going to believe the fortune teller?" Kobachi asked. 

"It's for peace of mind." 

"Peace of mind?" 

"We have our own worries, and we wish to be comforted and told that this worry is nothing. This is why people go to the shrine and pray. It also works similarly to the fortune teller." 

"Ah." 4x

Somehow, his words resonated with them. People had their worries, including them, and to seek comfort and erase their worries, they tried to believe in something to comfort their hearts. 

While some people might disdain such an act, even the strongest people had their worries, and they needed a place for comfort, especially when they were alone or couldn't tell their problems to their close ones.

"But you guys don't need that." 

"Why?" Onodera asked subconsciously. 

"You have me, after all." 

"....." 4x

The four of them stared at him in a daze for saying such a cheeky thing smoothly, calmly, yet gently. 

"Should we go to the restaurant now?" 

Facing this smile, they had to say this guy was so unfair. After all, if he always acted like this, then how could they bear to leave him? 

Still—

"How cheeky!"