I am that male friend in the harem story 1 Hardcore Beginning (Patreon)

Calm, without moving as still as the future economy of this country. 

Yet, probably, as it had become so cliche, even though he was transformed into a certain character in a famous story, he was so calm that he just stayed in silence in the class, without moving when he should be screaming like how normal people did when they experienced his experience. 

Ishigami Yuu. 

In a twist of fate, he found himself thrust into the role of this character right in the middle of a class. Surrounded by unfamiliar faces in a new environment, or rather in the new world, he had to be calm without attracting anyone so no one could tell that he wasn't the original Ishigami Yuu. 

If he had to explain his situation, he would have been like someone who couldn't swim yet, having been thrown into the stormy Pacific Ocean and told to learn to swim there. 

Fortunately, there was a system that gave him an explanation of what was happening. He also had the memory of Ishigami Yuu, and, lastly, he had read millions of reincarnation stories, so he was quite a veteran of this genre. 

Yet, as a veteran reader, he had to say, it felt so complex when such a situation suddenly happened to him. 

In the beginning, he thought that everything was a dream and he was thinking of doing something crazy, but fortunately, the system appeared and told him what he had to do in this world and what kind of support it would give him. 

His mission in this world was simple: to date a girl. 

That's it. 

Naturally, the girls that he dated had to be among the heroines in the story, and it couldn't be an extra whose name wasn't even named or whose face on the anime wasn't even drawn properly. 

The heroines had to be part of the story, even though they didn't have much of a scene in the story itself. 

It was quite simple, he thought. 

After all, what he needed to do was just date a girl. 

Even Ishigami Yuu had a stigma for being a stalker who beat up a guy and even became a shut-in for a while; he was quite handsome. How could he confidently say so? 

Well, frankly, he wasn't sure, but he knew that, at worst, he wasn't ugly. 

The only bad part was his gloomy hairstyle, which was like an emo guy, and his body was too thin, but in this country where frail and slender were seen as a good point, it was fine. 

The proof? 

There were many heroines who fell for Ishigami originally, like Iino Miko or Kobachi Osaragi. 

There were probably more, but due to Ishigami's nature, he didn't realize it. 

Moreover, Ishigami's family wasn't bad at all since he was the second son of the toy company owner. 

With all of that qualification, it was weird of him not to have a girlfriend. 

However, it didn't mean that he could get cocky. No matter the situation, he shouldn't get ahead of himself and always move with caution, but then again, if he failed to get those heroines until he graduated, he could choose to become a NEET, mooching his family's money and just lived until he died before he was reincarnated again as the system told him that there were no serious consequences if he failed. 

Still, if he succeeds, he may acquire a certain talent from the girl who falls for him. 

While he wasn't sure what kind of talent he would receive, he was quite curious. 

At the same time, aside from giving him a quest, the system also had another use or support to help him learn various skills such as—

[Reading Level 1 (9/100).]

As long as he tried to do a certain action, it would become a skill, and its proficiency would become better as he did that action. 

Each skill had a maximum of five levels, and he would become a master of that certain action when it reached a maximum level. 

However, even if this system was good, there was still a limit since one's ability was limited, and there were some that one couldn't learn, no matter how hard they tried. 

If he gave an example, it was to learn mathematics or physics since he knew that no matter how hard he learned, it was impossible for him to become a famous scientist who stuck out his tongue, showing a silly face, yet created a "theory of relativity."

Still, while there might be some limits to a study, the physical ability was different as everyone was equal. If one trained harder, their physical ability would increase, so during his stay in this world, he was going to make his body better since he didn't like his frail and weak body that was tormented by sleeping until late, eating junk foods, and stayed immobile due of playing game all the time. 

However, before that—

"I can't believe that you can stay so calm after what you did before." 

The voice was quiet, but it was said in a voice that could be deliberately heard by him. 

Ishigami turned his head and looked at the quite cute-looking girl with a blonde drill-like hairstyle and slender body, who sat on his side. She also looked at him purposefully and didn't seem to fear him looking in her direction. 

Or rather, she wanted him to look at her, so she said those words deliberately in a voice that he could hear. 

Who was this girl again?

'Oh, right, Onodera Rei-san.' 

If he remembered well, even if this girl had also badmouthed him in the past, she also had changed after those who had cared about him told everyone the truth about his incident in the original story. 

Or rather, even if his incident wasn't known, her attitude toward him was quite light after they had become part of the Cheer Club at the sports festival. 

Still, he had to say, his beginning was quite hardcore as he was being mocked like this in the middle of the class. 

If it was Ishigami, he was sure that he would just pretend that he didn't hear anything and read something until Onodera looked away. 

However, as he had become Ishigami, it was impossible for him to ignore her. 

Still, he wouldn't get angry or beat her up since that would cause him trouble instead. The best revenge had never been a physical one but something that hurt the heart. 

Watching her smooth, soft, round buttocks that were wrapped in a short skirt of her school uniform, Ishigami made up his mind. 

"Thank you, Onodera-san." 

Onodera Rei was stunned and asked quietly with confusion, "Why did you thank me?" 

"I have tried to change, but it seems that my effort isn't enough, so thank you for reminding me." 

After saying that, Ishigami continued to read the books, which were hard to understand. As he was a shut-in and hardly studied, his knowledge was limited, and he had to learn even harder if he wanted to reach everyone's level. Still, since he had become Ishigami, it would be a shame if he didn't reach rank one, beating those who thought of him as an idiot, having revenge in his own ways. 

After all, even if some students of this school were smart, he didn't think that they could reach the level of a scientist who stuck out his tongue. 

Yet, his words caused Onodera to be unable to focus, and she kept glancing at him from time to time, watching him, who quietly studied. Her heart felt tightened, mixed with some guilt but also a strange emotion, as she saw that he was really trying to change. 

Only when Onodera, who sat by his side, kept glancing at him did it attract the attention of many, especially those who were cornered about him.