I am that male friend in the harem story

"Hmn~!" 

Irisu hummed sweetly and felt so sleepy as her body felt as comfortable as ever, leaning on his chest, enjoying their exchange and presence. It might be because Satoshi knew her secret, and she also had his secret, so she could be truthful in front of him. Despite their immoral exchange, she had to admit that his skill with kissing was so good that she was afraid that she might grow addicted to it. 

'Did he learn it from Kaho?' 

Only when Irisu thought about the origin of his kissing skill did it make her gloomy, and she somehow rubbed her face against his chest as if trying to leave her fragrance on his body. 

"...are you a dog that wants to leave her mark on her territory?" 

"Is there a beautiful dog like me?" 

"..." Satoshi. 

"Still, as long as you don't tell my secret, then I won't tell your secret." 

Rubbing her tender cheek and caressing her chin like a cat, Satoshi thought that Irisu was cuter than he had thought to be. She might appear cold, cunning, and even on the borderline of a manipulator, but when all of them were peeled, and she was fully naked, she was just another girl who longed for love. 

"...I know." 

Still, his words annoyed her, which made her wonder whether he thought of her as a place to satisfy his lust. 

No, he was her place to satisfy her lust! 

"Still, let me kiss you again so you can be sure that I will keep your secret." 

"..." Irisu. 

Feeling helpless, in the end, Irisu succumbed to his persuasion before leaning on his chest and patting his back gently. She was angry yet hopeless, wondering why it felt so comfortable by his side. 

Why did it have to be this scumbag? 

More importantly, why does this bastard have a girlfriend? 

'If only he was single...' 

Irisu was sure that she wouldn't feel this feeling inside. 

While she didn't think that it was love, she felt like... the cat that she had felt and thought of as someone special would go to another owner, which made her angry for some reason. 

"By the way, are you free after this?" 

"...what's wrong? Do you want a kiss again?" 

Irisu was a bit helpless by Satoshi's stamina, wondering how this guy could be so alright despite kissing so many times. At the same time, lowering her head, she sighed helplessly, never expecting that his size was huge despite his short stature.

Or rather, it was because he was short that it appeared so huge on his petite body. 

"Accompany me for a bit; I should go home after this.

"Huh? Accompany you? Where?" 

"Let's talk later. Kaho should be waiting for me." 

"Hey, wait! You can't make such a sudden decision like that!" 

While Irisu was annoyed, Satoshi had already left, returning to his girlfriend's side, which made her mood even worse. However, she had nothing to do, especially since she had just stayed at the hospital for so long that she could have time to be with him; she could only grumble and, in the end, wait for him. 

While she didn't voice it out loud, she would be lying if she didn't anticipate this outing. 

Regardless, even after what had happened to him with Irisu, Satoshi calmly returned to his girlfriend and her mother, waiting outside of Kaho's father's room waiting for him to wake up. 

"Has uncle woken up?" 

"Not yet, but it should be soon." Shaking her head, Kaho said.

"Then, I will wait." 

"Is that okay?" 

"Yup, I can't feel comfortable if I don't see Uncle wake up first." 

"Okay." Kaho smiled and leaned on him. "Thanks." 

"No problem." 

It was just that Kaho's nose moved slightly, and an unfamiliar fragrance smelled on his body. Still, it was faint, so she didn't pay much attention, especially when there were a lot of females in this hospital, whether they were patients or nurses, and with his kind nature, he would probably help those who were in need. 

"But you took quite a while on the toilet." 

"Well, there was someone who was in need of help before." 

"Is that so?" 

Then, the two continued to talk about many things, especially about the large family in this city. 

Probably because Satoshi was curious about how Kaho knew Chitanda and Irisu from childhood, so she explained to him that they knew each other due to their family. 

"Eru's family owns a large land for farming, and Fuyumi-senpai owns this hospital." 

"...so, the connection between big families?" 

"That seems right." Kaho nodded at Satoshi's words and said, "It can be said that our family are the ones who control this city." 

"...." Satoshi. 

"I was joking." 

"...that didn't seem like a joke at all." 

Kaho smiled when she saw Satohi's reaction. "Have you heard about the "Exceptional Four Families"?" 

"Exceptional Four Families?" Still, watching Kaho's expression, Satoshi was helpless and decided to enter this wave since he knew this girl just wanted to have fun. "I have heard of it, but I thought it was just a rumor." 

Kaho's smile turned even brighter when she heard his answer. "No, it isn't a rumor since they exist in this city. My family and Eru's family are its members." 

"So, who are those four?" 

"First, it is my family, the Juumonji Clan, who owns the Arekusu Shrine, the largest shrine in this city; the second is the Sarusuberi Clan, who has control over the bookstores in this city; the third is the Chitanda Clan, who owns many farmlands; and the last, the Manninbashi Clan, who owns many mountains in this city.

"The first kanji character of our surnames is represented by an exponent of the number ten. Hence, they're called the 'Exponential Clans." The only other clans to be on equal footing with those four are the Irisu Clan, which runs the local hospital, and the Toogaito Clan, which is dominant in the field of education.

"In this city, you can offend anyone but those six families, Satoshi." 

"...." 

Satoshi had offended the Juumonji Clan and Irisu Clan as he had defiled their daughters, but he decided to remain silent, he thought.

Still, he had to say, it was his first time to know this type of fact, which made him speechless. 

"Are there no others than those six?" 

"According to what I know, there isn't any, as their power and influence can't be comparable to us." Kaho then narrowed her eyes as she looked at Satoshi. "Are you going to defy us, Satoshi?" 

"....." Satoshi. 

Still, hearing their conversation, Kaho's mother's expression let out a long sigh, and she was glad that Kaho had found Satoshi, who was calm and mature. "I will buy something to eat first. Wait here, okay?" 

"Yes, Mother."

"Do you need help, Aunty?" 

Smiling, Kaho's mother said, "It's fine. We have troubled you a lot, and just accompany Kaho for me, but is there something that you can't eat?" 

"No, I don't have a taboo or anything." 

"Then, please wait." 

"Thank you." 

As Kaho's mother left, Satoshi moved closer to Kaho and whispered, "Are you going to punish me, then?" 

Kaho blushed, moved closer, and whispered, "When we go back, okay?" 

Regardless, Satoshi realized that the industry in this city was quite undeveloped, especially with the potential of this city that hadn't been tapped yet, but as he had no money, it was better for him to get the money first. 

"But your mother is so kind, Kaho." 

"Right? So, if you become a son-in-law directly, it will be fine." 

"..." Satoshi. 

Nevertheless, everything moved in a good direction, and soon, her father woke up, which made all of them happy. 

"Thank you for being on my family's side, Fukube-kun." 

"It's fine, Uncle." 

"But is your family okay with you being by our side all the time?" 

"Well, I might need to go back. Is that okay?" 

"Ah, you are going back?" 

"Kaho." 

Facing her father, who appeared weak yet stern despite her unwillingness for Satoshi to go back, Kaho could only reluctantly let him go. 

At the same time, Satoshi also knew that Kaho's father was afraid to rely on him all the time since, despite being Kaho's boyfriend, it might take a while for him to accept everything, and accepting other's kindness wasn't an easy thing for someone, especially when it might trouble that person a lot.

While Satoshi was fine, Kaho's father must be feeling a bit uncomfortable to rely on him all the time, but—

"Thank you for your help. When I feel better, how about we go to fish?" 

"Sure." 

As he nodded, he wondered whether this was a sign of him being accepted as a son-in-law, which made him wonder what he should do with Irisu since after he said goodbye to Kaho and her family, he saw Irisu had been waiting for him, folding her arms as she looked at him annoyedly. 

"You make me wait for so long!" 

Hearing her complaint, Satoshi thought about educating this girl more.