I am that male friend in the harem story

"But I am curious, Fukube-san! Please help me to uncover this mystery!" 

Still, while Chitanda tried to maintain a distance between them as they were a male and a female, so they weren't supposed to be so close, especially with a young man that she had just met, her body was honest as she kept trying to get close to him, like a puppy, who tried to get the attention of its master. 

"Calm down, Chitanda-san." 

However, facing a little energetic golden retriever like Chitanda, Satoshi was calm, and compared to a little chihuahua like Iino, Chitanda was much cuter. 

If there was a problem, Chitanda was much larger, so her pressure was bigger than Iino's, especially those pair of breasts, which developed well under the nutrients of her family's farm.

'As expected, the food industry is great,' Satoshi thought.

However, in terms of danger, it was impossible for Chitanda to match Iino. 

After all, unlike Iino, who was polluted by the stories of janitors, Chitanda was pure! 

"If it's a mystery, then you should ask Houtaro since he is good at this kind of thing." 

"Eh? Oreki-san?" Chitanda couldn't help but look at Oreki curiously, but Oreki quickly said, "Don't listen to him! He is a fan of Holmes and all mystery novels, so Satoshi is much better than me in terms of mystery!" 

Did Satoshi think of leaving Chitanda to him? 

Don't be kidding! 

Watching Chitanda, who was as energized as a golden retriever, Oreki, who was an energy saver, knew that he had to stay away from her! 

"....." 

Only Satoshi stared at Oreki speechlessly. 

Are you kidding me!? 

"As expected of Fukube-san! Please!" 

Watching the shining eyes of Chitanda, Satoshi was helpless, but looking at the time, he felt that there should be a time, so he nodded. "..okay, then." 

"Thank you very much!" 

"Let's start with when you first arrived, Chitanda-san." 

"Er... I should have arrived three minutes earlier than you two." 

With Chitanda's memory, it was impossible for her to forget, so she quickly remembered when she arrived at the Geography Prep Room, which was the location of the Classics Club. 

"So, three minutes before our arrival, you entered the room. Is that right?" 

"Yes." 

"At that time, the door shouldn't be locked as you could enter, but when we arrived, the door was locked." 

"Yes, but I didn't bring the key, and the key was on Oreki-san, so how could I enter? How could the door be open and locked?" 

As Chitanda was in doubt, Satoshi said, "It means that someone else holds another key." 

"Another key?" 2x

This time, Oreki also joined, and he even asked, "But there is only a single key for every room, you know?" 

"But, there is another key that exists." Satoshi looked at the two and said, "Do you know about a master key?" 

"Master key!" 2x

The two of them naturally knew about the master key, a key that was held by the school staff, especially the school janitor, as he needed to fix something in the class. 

"Hear the noise below. Let's go down, and we should be able to see the janitor." 

As Satoshi said so, the two also followed after Oreki locked the door, and as expected, they saw the janitor, who held the master key. 

So, in conclusion, Chitanda entered when the door lock was unlocked by the janitor, but somehow, she didn't realize when the door was locked once again by the janitor. 

"It's amazing, Fukube-san! How could you be able to tell all of that?" 

While Chitanda was excited, Oreki was surprised, never expecting his friend to have such a talent as a detective. 

As expected of a mystery novel's fan, Oreki thought. 

"Thanks, but it is pretty easy if you can connect all the facts. As long as you pay attention to the details, you will find the answer is right before our eyes." 

"But... That's impossible for me." 

Somehow, at that moment, a different type of light shone within Chitanda's eyes as if... she found hope. 

"...that said, what did you do so you didn't notice the janitor, Chitanda-san?" 

Satoshi quickly asked this question when he noticed the change in Chitanda's eyes, and she quickly turned her gaze toward a certain building that could be seen from the window. 

"I am looking at that." 

"A dojo?" 2x

Satoshi and Oreki noticed an old martial arts dojo on the field. 

"That's a pretty old building." Oreki expressed his thoughts, but Satoshi frowned and said, "It seems that it was burnt in the past." 

"Really?!" 2x

The two were surprised by Satoshi's answer. 

"Well, according to what I know and also the unnatural dark color on the building, it should have been burnt a long time ago. I am not sure when or the reason, though." 

While Satoshi remembered the story of Kaguya, it didn't mean that he knew the complete story. It was the same case with Hyouka, as he only recalled the characters and not the story, which had been so long. More importantly, he didn't have a photographic memory, okay? 

"As expected of the database," Oreki was surprised by Satoshi's knowledge, never expecting such a tragedy to happen in this school. 'But burnt, huh? It shouldn't be a crime, right?' Somehow, he became curious, looking at the old martial arts dojo, wondering what happened to it. 

"Fukube-san, you know everything!" 

Watching Chitanda's amazed expression, Satoshi sighed and said, "I don't know everything; I only know what I know." 

"But even so, you are amazing!" 

"Thank you." Satoshi nodded with a smile and said, "I am happy to know that I can help you, Chitanda-san." 

When those words were said softly and with a gentle smile, Chitanda could only stare at him in a daze. 

"That said, I have to go back now. If you want to talk about the club, then talk to Houtaro. I have to go now. See you later, Houtaro, Chitanda-san!" 

"Oh, be careful." 

"Yes, see you later, Fukube-san." 

As Oreki casually said goodbye, Chitanda bowed her head, wondering whether she had troubled Satoshi as it seemed Satoshi was in a hurry. 

"Um... Oreki-san, I haven't caused any trouble to Fukube-san, right? He seemed pretty in a hurry earlier." Chitanda wondered whether she had caused trouble for Satoshi. 

"Well, it is obvious." 

Glancing at Chitanda, Oreki nodded since he knew this girl had caused trouble for Satoshi. 

"Why? Did he need to go to the toilet?" 

"....." Oreki looked at Chitanda as he fell into a speechless, but this was a normal answer, he thought. Still, he needed to fix this misunderstanding and, at the same time, stop Chitanda from being too close to Satoshi. 

Was Oreki jealous?

No.

Instead, Oreki just wanted to make it right, and he just didn't want his friend to lose his life, so he said, "No, he wanted to meet his girlfriend." 

"....." 

At that moment, Chitanda fell into a shock silence before she leaked out a strange noise. 

"Eh?!" 

Only when Satoshi came to the entrance of the school did he see his girlfriend was there, waiting for him patiently as she looked in the direction of the corridor absentmindedly. 

"Kaho!" 

Hearing her name being called by this familiar voice, her cold-like expression broke and melted into a warm smile as if a flower had bloomed after the winter. 

"Satoshi." 

When his name came out from her thin, beautiful lips, Satoshi had to say it was a great decision to confess to Kaho.