I am that male friend in the harem story 354 Last time with you
Added 2025-06-16 13:57:33 +0000 UTCWhat Hiratsuka thought was handsome wasn't the way Tobe ate his instant ramen, but how he dressed to match her.
Instead of dressing up like how a young man would, making the two stand out due to the difference in their impression, age, and appearance, Tobe tried to match her, dressing in a casual manner, yet still exuded a manliness and classic.
"Where did you get the aloha shirt?"
Still, Hiratsuka quickly entered the convenience store and walked toward him, who was sitting in the eating area, where Tobe ate his instant ramen that he mixed with boiled egg and other condiments.
Yes, even so, Tobe wore an aloha shirt, a pair of 517 denim bootcut Levi's light blue jeans, and a pair of Onitsuka Tiger Mexico 66 in ivory and black. While it might seem strange that a pair of bootcut jeans would be suitable to be worn with flat sneakers, paired with a playful burgundy colored aloha shirt, everyone would subconsciously stare at him from time to time.
Naturally, he wore a simple cap so that people wouldn't see his face that much.
Still, if someone saw him at this moment, they would think of him as Tom Selleck from Magnum PI.
"RJC."
"RJC? Have you been to Hawaii?"
"No, but it is pretty popular." Tobe, who slurped his instant ramen, also couldn't help but stare at Hiratsuka in a daze for a moment.
"W-What is it?"
"No, you are just beautiful, Sensei."
"........."
Hiratsuka blushed, feeling her face was so hot, yet this was the truth since she was just attractive in his eyes now. Unlike at school, where she dressed in a simple white shirt, white gown, and loose black trousers, at this moment, she wore a loose linen burgundy and white striped long-sleeved shirt, which she tucked in inside her skinny jeans that perfectly displayed her shapely and toned legs, and child-bearing hips.
Her dress was so simple, and it wasn't even feminine since she even wore Converse white sneakers, yet, even so, no one could deny that she was a beautiful woman.
Still, like him, she also put on her cap, seemingly prepared, so no one would notice her.
"Stop saying something stupid. I will buy ramen, too. Wait here."
"Okay."
The instant ramen might not be filling, but it should be enough to make them wake up and be prepared for their date later. More importantly, as long as they didn't drink the soup and just ate the noodles, the calories wouldn't be much, and when they arrived at their destination, they would have enough space to eat another breakfast.
Yet, as Hiratsuka curiously went to choose her cup of instant ramen on the display curiously, Tobe lost his chance to ask where she would bring him, but in exchange, he couldn't help but gaze at Hiratsuka's round, and lewd arse that snugly wrapped by her tight denim.
"What a pervert..."
Hiratsuka muttered as she noticed Tobe's gaze on her back, yet while she said so, she was happy inwardly, thinking that her effort to dress up had paid off.
"Here."
As she picked up her cup of ramen and poured hot water inside, Hiratsuka returned, and Tobe offered her the boiled egg, pickled ginger, tempura flakes, and even sausages as he drank his instant iced americano.
"Thanks."
Hiratsuka wasn't polite and took everything, making Tobe a little helpless, thinking that this woman really lacked a womanly charm when she acted, yet she was cute. Frankly, in his mind, he thought that she would dress up like a guy with cargo pants, boots, and a simple t-shirt, like those in the army, but unexpectedly, she could appear like a woman, too.
"...did you think something rude about me?"
"Isn't it hard to eat with your hair like that? Don't you want to tie it?"
"I didn't bring a hair tie." Hiratsuka sighed as some of her hair fell near her face when she slurped her instant noodles. Fortunately, she was careful enough, or else the broth would have stained her hair.
"Here."
"Thanks."
Tobe had long hair, so he prepared a simple hair band, and Hiratsuka, once again, wasn't shy enough to accept his offer, but what if he helped her to tie her hair?
"How about I help you?"
Hiratsuka was startled, blushed, then lowered her head as she looked at her instant ramen. "...okay, thanks."
"............"
Tobe was in silence, wondering whether this woman tried to seduce him, but probably like before, Hiratsuka acted like this, so he decided not to overthink and grabbed a handful of her long, silky hair and tied it in a simple ponytail.
Yet, as he grabbed her hair, he had to say, unexpectedly, it was soft, and smelled nice.
"Done."
"T-Thanks..."
To hide her embarrassment, Hiratsuka decided to focus on eating her ramen, ignoring the gaze of some people who had woken up this morning and looked at her with envious gazes.
Yet, the more she pretended not to care, the more she cared, which made her say, "But how did you know that we're going to go to the beach?"
"Ah? We're going to the beach?"
"...you don't know?"
"I don't know."
"Then, why did you wear an aloha shirt?"
"Isn't it good?"
"Well, they are good."
It was unique, playful, and with his handsome face, it suited him well, which gave him a different impression than how he usually was at school, especially when the short-sleeve of his aloha shirt gave her a glimpse of her muscular and strong arms, and chest area, thinking that his body was good.
"........."
'What the heck am I thinking?'
Yet, when she thought that Tobe was a soccer club member, she also felt that it was nothing surprising, and somehow, she understood why Yukinoshita could fall for him, which caused her to become gloomy once again, sighing, wondering why she was much, much older than him.
And... why was she his teacher?
As she lamented their fate, Hiratsuka felt helpless, yet nothing could be done, and she thought to just focus on the last moment since she knew this would be the last time they could be together like this since when everything was over, she would think of him as her student, nothing more and nothing less, which was why, she thought that she should give her everything and not have any regrets, so that way, she could no longer be troubled by this forbidden yet immoral feeling.
"So, where are we going?"
Hearing that question, Hiratsuka smiled and said, "Katsuraa City. Have you been there before?"
"..........."
"Katsura City?"
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Thank you, and I am sorry. I'm glad that you continue to read my stories and even use your precious time and money to subscribe to my Patreon, and I am sorry if I have disappointed you, since I have to admit that over the previous years, I have been plagued by many thoughts inside my mind. When I first started writing, I never thought that it would make money, and I just used it as a way to cope with my jobs previously, but then when I started making money, I decided to do it full-time, and because of that, I tried to be better by buying expensive grammar correction software, and buying many books to read, so it will give me ideas. I was thinking of writing forever till death in the beginning, but then I realized that it isn't realistic since I won't know when my creativity is over, and those battle scenes where I included lewd words, I know that I lack an idea of what to do since I lacked an idea, so I decided to become notary and fortunately, I saw the result of my hard work now, so that way, I can write whatever I want without thinking much about the money since I have other job now. As for the slice-of-life novel, frankly, it is just a side story that I wrote on the side, and as the number of heroines is immense, naturally, it will take time for a development to happen. I know it is slow. Hopefully, I can write more, but my energy isn't as vigorous as before, especially when I have many bad habits due to this writing career, so for health and many other reasons, I won't write as much as before, but I will try when I am free. Still, you are right, I tend to write wasteful chapters for development, so thank you for reminding me, but frankly, a slice of life, especially a romance, isn't like a battle story where one can be straightforward. If one can be straightforward, then will there be many single people? Hesitation, struggle, hope, resistance, and everything are all the ingredients to make love become stronger. Or rather, love is something more plain and boring. If it's an exciting development, then I can only say that it isn't love but lust, and unfortunately, that's what made the story interesting. Still, thanks so much for writing, and I wrote a lot for my answer, too. It has been seven years since I started writing, and frankly, I am not sure whether I will write forever, but if I do, then please continue to watch me, so that I can understand and strive better. Thanks!
akikan40
2025-06-17 15:50:04 +0000 UTCDo you know, author? I really like your novels. I’ve followed almost all of your works, especially your slice-of-life stories—starting from Siscon, Sakura-sou, My Ex-Girlfriend Is Now My Stepmother’s Daughter. Even though I couldn’t bear to keep reading your battle-type stories after Siscon, I still appreciate the rest. I’m not sure what you’ve been studying or reading lately, but the way your protagonists behave in your action-themed stories has become very off-putting. I’m not talking about the flirtatious or harem elements—most readers of this genre are fine with that. What really gets to me is how you write the battles. You know, I’ve been reading novels for over 10 years. It’s a main hobby of mine—I read at least 6 hours a day, and even more on weekends. I read all kinds: fantasy, anime/game/movie fanfics, both Western and Chinese. I’ve seen many styles of fight scenes, but yours make me uncomfortable. You often describe the protagonist fighting and releasing hormones or something, making the female opponent “wet” or aroused. Or you write about the protagonist winning and roaring like a beast, unleashing some kind of masculine energy that causes female spectators to get turned on. I’m sorry, but—why are you mixing NSFW elements into battle scenes? I get that maybe some people might react that way in certain situations, but that doesn’t mean you have to write it in. Your stories already have plenty of erotic elements—which I’m fine with; I came for that too—but not during battles. It makes me embarrassed—not the flustered kind of embarrassed like in romance stories—but ashamed and nauseated. I stopped reading ever since those scenes started appearing—especially in the story where the protagonist enters the world of knights and then moves to Danmachi. It wasn’t like this before in Siscon. Even though the Siscon protagonist was sometimes frustrating—being overly concerned with his image and not killing enemies, or doing so secretly—I could still get through it. Even in the Ex-Girlfriend story, what you did to Shikimori (the pink-haired girl I liked) really made me sad. I almost hated you for excluding her from the harem while letting literally everyone else in—from students to middle-aged women. And on top of that, you made her behave terribly and unlikable. But still—I endured and finished it. Alright, I’m digressing. What I really want to say is about this current novel. I genuinely like it—it even made me re-subscribe to your membership. But what’s bothering me is the content. I don’t know if it’s intentional, but you keep bringing up issues about men vs. women. You often write things like “women are more perverted,” “women are more emotional,” “women are more impulsive.” Once or twice would be fine—but you do it constantly. It’s even more frustrating because I feel like I’ve read the exact same content from you before—you just rephrase it slightly. These thoughts often come up when the protagonist is thinking about women: what women are like, how they act. It makes the story drag on way more than it should. For example, over ten chapters ago, you started talking about meeting the stepmother. But in-story time? It’s only been like 2 or 3 days. And there weren’t even many scenes during those days. You didn’t write that many actual events, yet the pacing is excruciatingly slow. You release one chapter a day, and each chapter is pretty short. But you dilute them so heavily with inner monologue that it feels like filler. Listen, I know this criticism might come across as annoying or harsh, but it’s really how I feel—as a long-time supporter. I’ve been following you since Siscon, your early works. You’ve already made me feel disgusted with your action stories. Are you now trying to make me give up on your slice-of-life ones too? You don’t even write that many slice-of-life stories to begin with—about half as many as your action stories. Whenever you release a new slice-of-life novel, I always subscribe month by month just to read it. But lately, I’ve stopped doing that. Now I just check back every few months—because each chapter is mostly filler. A scene that could easily be done in a single chapter ends up taking multiple chapters to conclude. And it’s not just regular filler—it’s repetitive inner monologue. Thoughts like “women are more sensitive,” “women are more emotional,” “women are more vulgar,” over and over. Even if the exact wording is different, the message is the same.
Sanpetch Auesilp
2025-06-16 16:36:47 +0000 UTC
