I am that male friend in the harem story-Chapter 278: White Lily

"Are you okay, Tobe-kun?"

"....."

Tobe, who sat on the ground, tried to recover as he looked at Hiratsuka, who appeared like a large golden retriever that lowered its head, seeming guilty as she looked at him timidly.

Was this woman really older than him?

Tobe was about to reach Hiratsuka's head, but in the end, he stopped himself, thinking that it was quite rude, considering their age difference. "...if you don't let go of me, then I might go to my mother's place."

"...that joke isn't funny."

If Hiratsuka really killed Tobe in such a way, she would definitely have trauma!

"But..."

Tobe reached for her bangs and lightly touched them. He moved them to the side so he could see her beautiful face and clear gaze. "I am glad that my feelings don't trouble you."

"I... I..."

Hiratsuka couldn't say anything properly as her words stuck, yet her face was so hot!

While it was good that everything was a misunderstanding, Tobe decided to move on and not to overthink the future between them, especially when the relationship between them hadn't even been formed.

If somehow along the way, he fell in love with another woman, then he would just tell the truth.

Being in love meant that one shouldn't be thinking too much, as no one was sure what would happen in the future, so let's just enjoy the present.

"But why did Yukinoshita appear so close to you?" Hiratsuka asked with a frown.

"....."

Tobe was in silence for a moment, thinking that all women were the same, petty, and easy to get jealous of, which a man tended to avoid if he were in her place, he wouldn't hesitate to do so, since having such a feeling meant that they cared about the person who they acted this way with.

Still, he sighed helplessly and said, "You might be a teacher, but you are stupid."

"What did you say?!"

When Hiratsuka wanted to get angry, Tobe said, "Isn't it because she knows that my heart is with someone else?"

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Has summer arrived?

No, it should be a few months later, yet somehow Hiratsuka felt that the temperature had increased dramatically!

"But that person is a bit too stupid to realize it."

"WHAT DID YOU SAY?!"

Tobe ignored her angry expression and asked, "So, you want me to help her?"

"Yes." Hiratsuka nodded and quickly entered a teacher mode. "Can you do it?"

"I don't think that she needs help." As he talked with Yukinoshita, Tobe felt that Yukinoshita was fine on her own.

"Why do you think so? Don't you think that she is antisocial?"

Staying in that room alone, without anyone by his side; if she wasn't antisocial, then what was she?

Still, Tobe didn't think so.

"I think it is because she is so mature and with her family background, do you think she needs to humor her classmates, who might even become the employees of her family's business?"

"...." Hiratsuka.

In high school, not in society, everyone was expected to be the same, but that was only for the weak.

Yukinoshita came from a wealthy family with a long, respected lineage in the Chiba prefecture, and even had a father in the House of Representatives.

Having such a background, why should Yukinoshita bow down to her classmates?

"If she wants to bully those who have ostracized her, who can stop her? Can you?"

"..." Hiratsuka.

Unlike the childish high school students, Hiratsuka knew well that if Yukinoshita really exerted her family's power, then those poor students would definitely be crushed and their parents would even lose their jobs, losing everything.

Doing something like that was easy for Yukinoshita if she wished to.

"But she is kind, so she won't do that."

Yes, Tobe knew well that Yukinoshita might appear thorny, rude, and cold, yet deep inside, as he had said before, she was gentle, kind, and delicate.

Having been betrayed, hurt, and experiencing many other negative experiences, Yukinoshita decided to swallow everything instead of trying to seek revenge.

Still, what he wanted to say wasn't that Yukinoshita was wrong, but that the world itself was.

Rather, this country expected everyone to be in uniform, and even the idiom of "the nail that sticks out gets hammered down" existed.

Also, Yukinoshita's lack of EQ also made it worse, and she wasn't manipulative enough, yet this was also a good point of Yukinoshita since despite having been born in a wealthy, influential family, she still had this rare purity that most people had lost, making her as beautiful and charming as a white lily.

However, his answer put Hiratsuka in a daze.

"What? Why are you looking at me like that?"

"No... I might be the one who doesn't understand, but even so, it doesn't change the fact that she is a troubled student." Hiratsuka looked at Tobe and asked, "Can you help her?"

What kind of help?

Hiratsuka wasn't sure, but she knew that she could trust Tobe.

"...is that okay with you?" Weirdly, Tobe asked.

"What do you mean?"

"What if she suddenly gets close to me, and you get jealous again?"

Frankly, Tobe felt that in this school, the one with whom Yukinoshita was closest would be him, despite how weird it was, and with that relationship, did Hiratsuka not think of the possibility of Yukinoshita falling for him?

"I won't! I believe in you!" Hiratsuka laughed as she patted Tobe's back happily, and a bit of shyness as she believed in his feelings.

"..."

Yet, Tobe somehow understood why Hiratsuka was still single. It was because of this act of hers, who was like a man and blindly trusted those around her, that it had become like this, especially when he was sure that the men, whom she was interested in, in the past, definitely weren't someone who lacked women by their sides.

All of those men were attractive and popular, so when they were given a choice to be with Hiratsuka, who was like a man, and even lacked feminine charm, Tobe understood their choices, and would choose those feminine women, who treated them gently with care instead of like Hiratsuka, who was in a mess, but then again, he also had to say that they were fools as they didn't understand that Hiratsuka's act was sincere and the fact that she wasn't lewd and lustful, wasn't that good?

It meant that despite her age, she took care of herself well, and for the pervy part, Tobe believed that he could teach her well.

Thinking of Hiratsuka, who wore a slutty outfit, showing her lewd body, as she tried to tempt him awkwardly with a blush of shyiness, Tobe made up his mind.

"Okay."

"Really?"

"Yes, but I want a reward."

"R-Reward?!" Hiratsuka was startled as she hadn't expected those words from him.

"You don't expect me to work without getting paid, right?"

"W-What do you want?"

As she noticed his gaze, Hiratsuka became shy and a bit excited, yet she also felt a bit worried since if he asked too much, what would happen?

At best, a kiss, she thought, and it was only on the cheek, too.

Yes, Tobe also understood that it was too much for him to expect to have a sexual affair for this type of job, but he also wouldn't be satisfied with a kiss or less than that, so after he thought of many rewards that he could think of, he came up with an answer.

"Let's have a date."

"Eh?"

"My reward." Ignoring her stunned, yet shy expression, Tobe looked at Hiratsuka and said, "I want to go on a date with you."