I am that male friend in the harem story-Chapter 246: Only time will answer

"Oh, the room isn't bad."

"You are right."

While Satoshi read the hidden intentions behind Ibara and Irisu, he pretended not to notice anything and decided to focus on their trip.

Ibara's uncle's inn was quite nice; this was the impression of Satoshi and Oreki.

The building might have appeared normal, like any other inn nearby, yet inside was comfy and warm with a touch of tradition, especially with many wooden parts, which showed the distinctiveness and the specialty of Takayama, a city that was famous for its woodworking.

"By the way, Satoshi, the hotel you stayed at in Tokyo, was it Japanese style?"

"No, it's just a modern with a bed instead of the futon."

"Can you sleep on the futon, then?"

"I am not a wealthy young master, so of course, I can sleep on the futon."

While looking at Oreki weirdly, Satoshi wondered whether this guy thought of him as a wealthy young master who didn't know the life of a commoner. Still, the inn's room was in the traditional Japanese style with a tatami floor and a futon for sleeping.

Walking toward the side, he opened the window and watched the scenery of the city. The temperature was cold despite it being noon, and he could even see a mist on the top of the mountain.

"Satoshi, close it. It's pretty cold."

Closing the window, Satoshi looked at Oreki, who hugged his body tightly, feeling speechless. "You should work out, Houtaro."

"I won't!" As expected, Oreki refused. "I am an energy saver. Do you think someone like me will work out on his own initiative?"

"If you don't work out, your body will grow weaker, and by then, you might get sick. If you work out, your body will grow stronger, and you won't get sick. So, which one do you think is better? Having a strong body, or having a weak body, and getting sick?"

"Let's talk later if I really get sick."

So, as long as nothing happened, why should Oreki think too much?

Probably, in the future, if he really needed to make his body stronger, then he would try to work out, but as of now, due to his youth, he couldn't be careless, especially when he didn't feel that he would get sick so easily, or rather, he didn't think that he would get sick as he hardly got sick.

"...."

Satoshi rolled his eyes, but then again, this might be the privilege of protagonists, so he also knew that Oreki would be okay.

Similar to Shirogane Miyuki, who was studying all the time, along with working, and only had a limited time of sleeping, yet he was all healthy, Oreki, who was all lazy, never thought to work out, would definitely be okay and healthy due to his status as the protagonist.

Sighing, Satoshi felt a bit jealous, but then again, like what Socrates said, It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable."

Instead of a weak body, he loved a strong body more, especially when he had many women by his side.

If he were weak, then how could he take care of them?

As he thought so, the door of his room was knocked on.

"Satoshi, have you finished?"

"Yes."

"Can we enter?"

Satoshi didn't answer immediately but looked at Oreki, who was sharing the same room as him. As Oreki nodded, he also answered, "Yes."

The sliding door opened, and the four beautiful girls and two little girls appeared there as they looked at Oreki, who was relaxed on the chair, and Satoshi, who was lying on his stomach on the tatami floor.

"What are you doing?" Kaho asked with doubt.

"Lazing around."

"....." Everyone.

"So, what's wrong? Have you finished moving all of your items to your room?"

Raising his body, Satoshi tried not to meet the gaze of Ibara and Irisu, who continued to stare at him meaningfully, yet this also made him notice Chitanda's gaze, who had always been weird, staring at him with a complicated gaze, which made him helpless.

"Yup." Irisu nodded. "So we came here."

"That said, this is the trip of the Classic Club, so we might discuss the anthology that we will write for the school festival."

Yes, with him and Chitanda taking the initiative, Ibara and Oreki knew that they had to write an anthology for the school festival since, as they had become a club, it was natural that they had to show the result of their activity.

Well, they weren't forced to, but if possible, they had to, or else, the budget of their club might decrease or disappear, which wasn't good, as that money could be used for many things.

So, what would they write?

It was all about what had happened 45 years ago, the chaos that had made Chitanda's uncle become a scapegoat and end his social life.

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While Chitanda might not say anything about her relationship with her uncle, the mystery of Sekitani had attracted Ibara and Oreki, who were introduced by him as the tragic hero.

"Hmm... that seems interesting." Irisu nodded, then looked at Kaho. "What will your Fortune Telling Society do, Kaho?" Still, compared to the Classic Club, she was more interested in the Fortune Telling Society that was created by Kaho and Satoshi.

"We? Well, we will open a fortune-telling booth."

"Fortune-telling booth?"

"There will be a tarot, zodiac, and many others." Kaho smiled and said, "Please look forward to it."

"We will."

If it were Kaho alone, they might not have been interested, but as Satoshi was there, they thought they would be sure to come.

"What about you, Senpai? What are you planning to do?"

"Since I am joining the committee, I will manage the school festival, but I will help with my class's activity. While I am not sure what it is, everyone seems to be interested in making a movie. There is someone who aspires to become a mangaka in my class, after all."

When Satoshi raised his brows, Irisu looked at him and said, "Of course, I won't tell this person about you, so you don't have to worry." After all, this student was female and quite a cute one. If somehow Satoshi was just being gentle, she was sure that this female student, who was also an introvert, would easily fall in love with him.

While Irisu didn't think that Satoshi would fall in love with this female student, it was better to be careful, considering how playful he was.

Yet, she also knew that his control was quite strong, especially when, despite many confessing to him, he never agreed to their confessions, but then again, he had a girlfriend, so wasn't it normal for him to refuse?

However, even if he had a girlfriend, Irisu didn't give up, and she looked forward to seeing his reaction when the night came later.

Still, as they continued to talk, they knew that it was time for them to enjoy the main attraction of this area.

"Well, it's already this late, how about we enjoy the hot spring?"

"Sure."

As everyone agreed, Satoshi wondered whether it was possible for him to enter the female hot spring.