Anime: I Want Harem

Chapter 22 - 22

Because of the phone call earlier, Tomoya Aki, Eriri, and Utaha had a very poor initial impression of Kitahara Sosuke. Although it really couldn't be said to be their fault. Under those circumstances, probably anyone would have some misunderstanding.

Kato thought to herself, feeling a bit troubled as she kept her gaze fixed on the entrance of the coffee shop. She had noticed Sosuke's arrival the moment he entered, before the others, and then stood up from her seat to proactively greet him.

"I'm sorry for making you come all the way here, Kitahara kun." Megumi Kato said to Sosuke with a hint of apology. After all, the two of them were just good friends, not in a romantic relationship.

Because of some inexplicable request from a male classmate in her class, she had made her friend come all the way here. Troubling others like this was indeed not very good. Kato was not such an unreasonable person.

It was precisely because her relationship with Sosuke was relatively good that she needed to be even more mindful of these minor details.

"It's nothing. I'm not participating in any club activities anyway, so I'm very free right now." Kitahara Sosuke smiled with a carefree expression and replied in a relaxed tone.

At this stage, the only daily training goal he had set for himself was the Saitama training method. Other practices like meditation were extra and not essential. Although after several months, it didn't seem to have succeeded.

Unfortunately, this world had no shortcuts. Completing the Saitama training method hadn't instantly granted him superhuman powers. But the basic training day after day didn't lie; his body had indeed become stronger.

During this time, the training process became more and more proficient, and the time it took also became shorter and shorter. That bit of practice could be done later in the evening.

"I was worried I might be late on the way here. It would be terrible if I couldn't keep my promise." Looking straight into Megumi's eyes with his head lowered, Kitahara Sosuke was telling the truth this time.

Although it wasn't apparent on the surface while dealing with the pervert group, Sosuke was actually so concerned about this matter that he even forgot to ask for Kotonoha's contact information. It was very regrettable.

Now that the two of them had missed each other due to a twist of fate, for Sosuke, this sacrifice was considerable. After all, that was really too big.

"Speaking of which, did I forget something?" Kitahara Sosuke looked at his empty hands, and this thought flashed through his mind again.

"That sounds like the kind of answer Kitahara-kun would give." Kato said this, but Sosuke's reply only made her feel even more indebted.

"Speaking of which, Kitahara-kun's parents are abroad, so he rarely eats a proper lunch. Maybe next time..." Thinking this, Kato wasn't very confident in her cooking skills. Kitahara Sosuke didn't know Megumi's inner thoughts, otherwise, he would have laughed happily.

"Kato-senpai, the three over there seem to be waiting rather unhappily. Let's hurry over." Due to his height advantage, Kitahara Sosuke noticed the three people not far away who seemed to be frantically looking for someone because of Megumi Kato's disappearance. He had briefly made eye contact with them a moment ago.

"That..."

"What's wrong?" Sosuke looked at Megumi, who seemed hesitant to speak, and tilted his head slightly to inquire.

"Kitahara-kun, please don't force yourself." Megumi Kato said, looking at the other three people. She really didn't want Sosuke to change his will because of her.

"Yeah, I will." Kitahara Sosuke replied with a smile. Actually, even without Kato's reminder, this was a matter of course. To wrong himself for the sake of Tomoya Aki... what kind of international joke was that? Sosuke greatly disliked this guy.

Tomoya Aki had helped Utaha Kasumigaoka, so the upperclassman later helped him with his work for free. While this could be seen as a black mark on a "Clean" character, in Sosuke's view, it was a bit of a stretch. It was just the unique human relationship society of Working class Japan, and he had nothing to say about such things.

However, knowing full well the other person's feelings for him, yet still pretending not to know anything and using those feelings to complete his game... This operation was simply amazing. Kitahara Sosuke had directly laughed out loud when he first saw this scene.

If little brother Tomoya had a different gender, wouldn't this operation be the epitome of "innocent bitch" tactics? At times like this, if it were a slow-witted, low-EQ male protagonist from other anime, the impression might be better. After all, those guys are genuinely dumb, so you can't expect too much from them. But for someone like Tomoya Aki, who clearly knows everything but pretends not to know anything, using those feelings to make others work for him, Sosuke really didn't know what to say. Just smile.

Therefore, during their first meeting, even though he was the one who disrupted the other party's fateful encounter, not only did he not feel the slightest guilt in his heart, but he even made a threatening expression at Tomoya Aki, scaring him away. Because he deserved it.

Even though his club had the upperclassman and Eriri, two characters that Sosuke had liked in his previous life, and Sosuke really wanted to gain their favor. However, Kitahara Sosuke would absolutely not choose to abandon his dignity and join Tomoya Aki's club to fawn over them just because he was attracted to them. No matter what, that way of living was too... humble, too lowly. This was his principle of life, in both his lifetimes.

The thoughts in his mind flashed by in an instant. Returning to where the upperclassman and the others were sitting with Megumi, Sosuke looked at the few people who seemed wary of him and smiled lightly at them with a relaxed expression.

"Kasumigaoka-senpai, Sawamura-senpai... And Tomoya Aki from Class 2-B, right? I'm Kitahara Sosuke from the first year. Sorry to keep you waiting."

Although he was quite tall, Kitahara Sosuke didn't look like a particularly fierce person. While he wasn't as devastatingly handsome as Rukawa Kaede, the 1.87-meter-tall first-year from the Slam Dunk scene next door, who even had his own fan club.

But Kitahara Sosuke's appearance was at least decent enough to be called having well-defined features. Moreover, he paid attention to details in his daily life and had absolutely no messy accessories on him. His clean and refreshing appearance didn't give a bad first impression at all.

"Hello."

"Uh... hello."

Not curious about why this person knew their names, the three were quite surprised by Kitahara Sosuke's neither servile nor overbearing demeanor, which was completely different from what they had expected. The plan they had originally devised on how to deal with a rude, fight-loving delinquent had gone bankrupt.

The place where the group was currently located was a window seat in the coffee shop, which could only accommodate four people.

"It's a bit small here. Let's go to the seats inside. We just ordered some things." Kitahara Sosuke said with a smile, looking at the three and proactively inviting them.

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