So, you have a different opinion and a different sense of what a harem is than I do.
That is fine, as I said:
We each have different tastes and no one person's tastes are better/worse than another's.
I see the harem as a safe place for the women to learn about the MC, sex and what they like/dislike.
I don't have a problem with some of the women, encouraged by the MC or lost in the passion of the moment with the MC, kissing or stroking the other woman in the threesome, for example.
I disagree with Victoria and Akatsuki becoming 'bog standard basic bitches' if they start to kiss each other while the MC fingerbangs both of them, teasing them and driving them crazy before he finally allows them to have their orgasms.
A one size fits all definition does not, IMO, fit all AVNs nor does it fit all stories.
I see you as having a fairly narrow world-view/perspective on this but, that is your choice, OC.
You can also view my perspective as overly broad - that is fine with me.
I'm looking forward to more of this great story as well as watching how the women grow closer to each other and better support/protect not just the MC but each other.
They are building a larger family, more traditional in the world of the Founding Families in this story than something in modern day RL, and I like how this group of people are coming together and growing as a family.
I am especially interested in seeing how Alison, Misaki and Elizabeth are going to grow into and become integral parts of this family.
Cheers!!