I am that male friend in the harem story

"Hmm?" 

Juumonji Kaho turned and saw a familiar face, her classmate. "Fukube-kun?" 

Her voice was straightforward and a bit curious, as she never expected this troublemaker to take the initiative to help her. 

Still, she wasn't someone who would hesitate, so she nodded. "Okay, please take some. It's too heavy." 

"...Shouldn't you be a bit hesitant to accept my help?" 

While Satoshi was speechless by her answer, he still took most of the books in her hands without changing his face. They were heavy, he thought, but it wasn't on the unbearable level as the original Satoshi was an active guy; he was a cardio type of guy instead of a weight-lifting type of guy, which caused his muscle mass to be pretty low. 

Watching his speechless expression, a smile formed on Kaho's thin, pink lips. "You offered me help, right? Or do you regret it now?" Yet, his act of taking most of the books that she held surprised her slightly, and because of that, she thought some of them from him as she had to say, it felt quite cornered, thinking that it was too heavy for him. 

After all, while it was quite rude, Kaho was slightly taller than Satoshi. 

Yes, Satoshi was just 160 cm, and meanwhile, Kaho was 162 cm, which made her 2 cm taller than him. 

More importantly, as it was the first time someone took the initiative to help her, so of course, she had a good feeling toward him and didn't want to trouble him much. 

Regardless, Satoshi also realized how beautiful the girl, who walked by side, was. 

Due to her hairstyle and glasses, many might not realize it, but Kaho had fair, white skin that made her appear like a fairy in the legend. Her figure was also lissome, like a model's, with long, smooth, willowy legs and quite large hips, which made her have childbearing hips, and covered in the black stockings that, despite being intended to hide the whiteness of her legs, they increased her charm even further. 

More importantly, her chest was quite large but well hidden in her loose uniform. 

'A girl can hide her face, but they can't hide her chest,' he thought. 

Still, quickly looking away, Satoshi flirted once again. 

"No, I think I should be happy." 

"Oh? Why?" 

Watching the curiosity on her beautiful face that was hidden by her long bangs, Satoshi said with a smile, "So, I can give a cute girl like you a good impression, right?"

Still, if Kaho was a fairy, then what was he, Satoshi thought. 

Was he that bastard guy who stole the clothes of the fairy so she couldn't return to heaven in the legend? 

'It's good, then.' 

If Satoshi could get a fairy, then why not? 

"...." 

Nevertheless, Satoshi never expected that his casual flirtation would cause Kaho to react differently than he had imagined. 

Still, he forgot that this was the countryside, and in 2001, in other words, everything was boring. 

While some differences existed since some girls in this city longed for the bustling Tokyo, and some wished for a peaceful life. 

Yet, even so, all of them wanted to taste the feelings of love. 

Kaho also wasn't different, but considering her status as the daughter of the Juumonji family, the owner of the Arekusu Shrine, the largest shrine in Takayama City, it was quite hard for people to approach her as they would be intimidated. 

But then again, her rustic and blunt nature also didn't help much. Her interest in occult-related matters also made it almost impossible for her to gain a romance as it was a creepy interest. 

More importantly, in this countryside, it was rare to see someone who could approach someone so straightforwardly and send a casual flirt like walking in the park.

Most of the high school students in this place would definitely blush and even pass out due to embarrassment after saying such a sentence to the girl. 

Or rather, even if they were able to say such a sentence, it would sound awkward and even forceful since a high school student lacked experience, and unlike mathematics or chemistry, love was never taught at school. 

Lastly, even if he was short, he wasn't ugly, and with the "Double Charm" that he gained in the previous world, his handsomeness was high, especially in the countryside, where the people were mostly like that. 

This wasn't Tokyo, after all, so no men would wear make-up or even get plastic surgery.

So, while Satoshi didn't think too much, Kaho directly jumped to the conclusion and asked, "Do you like me?" 

Satoshi almost staggered and almost dropped all of his books; at the same time, subconsciously, the answer that was about to come out from his lips was, "No way!" Like any boy his age who was too embarrassed to express his feelings. 

However, he knew well that there was nothing embarrassing about expressing one's feelings and being liked was a happy feeling. 

So, being asked this question, he decided to be straightforward. "I don't know." 

"...you don't know?" 

Kaho was somewhat disappointed when she heard that answer, but—

"But I can tell that if I have a cute girl like you as my girlfriend, then I will be happy." 

Kaho was beautiful. 

This fact couldn't be changed, and if he could get her as his girlfriend, then wouldn't he be happy? 

Satoshi knew that he could be rejected since his exchange with Kaho was extremely limited. Except for the fact that they had been a classmate for a month, and she had always been the one who reminded him that he was a troublemaker inside the class, it must have been unexpected of him to express his feelings. 

Or rather, the original Satoshi felt troubled and wasn't good at Kaho at all! 

So, this was why this confession of his was unexpected, yet when he thought that he would be rejected, he forgot that Kaho was at the age who was curious about love, so when she saw him earnestly express his feelings under the bask of the sunset at the mid-spring, somehow, she said, "Then, let's date."

"....." Satoshi.

"What's with that expression?" 

"No, I am just surprised." Satoshi looked at Kaho and asked, "You are not joking?" 

"That depends on you." Kaho stared at Satoshi with a flat expression and asked blankly, "Or are you just playing around like always?" 

"....." 

Scary, Satoshi thought, but compared to all the dangers that he had encountered as Ishigami, he felt that it was nothing, but then again, considering Kaho's status as the daughter of a shrine, he felt that she might send a curse to him, and by then, his body might be riddled with nails or something. 

So, taking a deep breath, he said, "Joking might be one of my talents, but even so, I know that this isn't the occasion to joke around, so if you are okay with me, please take care of me, Juumonji-san." 

"Kaho." 

"Hmm?" 

"You are my boyfriend now, so call me Kaho, and I will call you Satoshi." Under the lenses of glasses, her eyes stared at him straightforwardly, yet as expected, she was a bit shy. "...is that okay?" 

Satoshi grinned and said, "You are cute, Kaho-chan." 

Blushing, Kaho nudged his side annoyedly but somehow moved closer by his side. 

"Kaho-chan~!" 

"......." 

Kaho blushed, feeling a bit shy, which made her slightly move her body to the side as if trying to push him. 

"W-Wait, don't push me like that. I will drop the books!" 

"You deserve it!" 

Teasing and laughing as they walked. 

Their interaction might be short, but somehow, Kaho anticipated their future. 

Still, inwardly, Satoshi sighed helplessly, thinking that it was pretty easy, right? 

Yet, what he didn't know, Oreki, who was curious, was dumbfounded since he never expected Satoshi to have a girlfriend!