I'm in a real religion, why are all the people who confess to me girls?

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It would be too extravagant to buy it on a whim.

"You can buy chess pieces from the shopping guide, but I heard from Chabashira-sensei that since almost no one wants this kind of thing, there is only this one set in stock, so I bought it."

Ayanokouji said it so casually.

But Tianyin knew that even if no one bought it, the price of this chess set would be very high. It would be disastrous if Horikita, who was in charge of managing the special points for the exam, got wind of it.

"As for sleeping... I can catch up on my sleep during the day. Amane-san, are you interested in playing a game?"

Amane sensed that Ayanokouji might have something to say.

So Tianyin came and sat down opposite Ayanokouji.

"What's the point of fighting with both sides? It's better to play with others to prove your strength. Anyway, it's almost dawn, so it won't hurt to play a few games with you, Ayanokouji-san."

Hearing Tianyin say this, Ayanokouji nodded silently while putting away the chessboard.

"Indeed, playing chess is the most fun when played with others."

Tianyin said as black player went first.

A black chess piece fell in the center of the chessboard.

Ayanokouji was holding the white chess piece in his hand and seemed a little hesitant, not knowing where to move.

But the chessboard in front of him was blank. Where should Ayanokouji make his move?

"Ayanokouji-san, do you have something to ask me?"

Tianyin broke the silence.

The oppressive atmosphere in the entire tent also eased.

"I'm very curious about how you knew that Ryuuen had violated the rules and came to the island, Tianyin. I remember that you were very surprised when you first noticed that the people from Class C had started to act, but you immediately determined that it was Ryuuen who made the move, and that Ryuuen had entered the island illegally. Although a series of events that happened later proved that your judgment was correct, Tianyin, I'm very curious about how you were able to predict the future?"

Ayanokouji still clearly remembers that he and Amane had a disagreement on this matter. Ayanokouji believed that Ryuuen had left a backup plan on the island and should return to the camp as soon as possible.

But Tianyin insisted that there could be no one other than himself as Ryuuen's backup. Just when Ayanokouji thought that Tianyin would choose to speed up his return to help after knowing that Ryuuen was still on the island, he didn't expect Tianyin to propose to go directly to the school to complain about Ryuuen.

A series of actions made Ayanokouji unable to see through the logic of Amane's actions. He thought about it for a long time and always felt that if it were him, there would be no way he would ask the school staff to freeze the key cards of Class C.

All kinds of confusion even made Ayanokouji unable to sleep peacefully, so he could only ask Tianyin in person why she was so sure that the other person hidden in Class C was Ryuuen, and Ryuuen happened to be the one who violated the rules.

"Because Albert doesn't have that much courage. I can't imagine anyone else having the guts to detonate the gas except Ryuen. Besides... Ryuen is a complete dictator. He would never allow anyone else to get hold of Class C's key card at the most critical moment."

Tianyin expressed his thoughts at the time in a confident tone.

Ayanokouji frowned.

"Then why do you judge that Longyuan must have violated the rules?"

"Because I believe my own eyes, I saw him leave the island by boat, so it is impossible for him to stay without violating the regulations."

Ayanokouji nodded, accepting Amane's answer.

Then Tianyin placed another piece on the chessboard, right next to the black piece.

Ayanokouji also picked up a white chess piece and placed it down, then continued speaking.

"Amane, why did you allow Horikita to contact someone from another class? You should know that even though Horikita hasn't done anything out of line right now, once the two sides fight one day, Horikita's position will become very delicate... It's hard to say that she won't provide any help to the other side."

Another suspicion that Ayanokouji has is that Amane has been deliberately indulging Horikita's actions.

If they really want to ensure the absolute safety of the class, then Horikita, the thorn left in D class by other classes, should be removed in advance.

In response to Ayanokouji's question, Tianyin smiled and shook her head.

"Ayanokouji-san, I actually have a good rapport with Suzune. For example, this time, she guessed that my real target was Class B, so she had Shibata deliberately mislead Kanzaki to secretly occupy Class A's base, causing Class B and Class A to fall into a fight. But she probably didn't expect Class A to be eliminated so quickly, just like me."

The only thing Tianyin had overlooked was that Class A was actually eliminated directly, so she would have a lot fewer helpers.

However, Ayanokouji was not satisfied with this answer.

"Even so, it is undeniable that if Horikita continues to rely on outsiders, it will sooner or later bring irreparable losses to Class D."

Before Ayanokouji could finish his words, Tianyin used a chess piece to cut off Ayanokouji's retreat on the chessboard.

"I know that, but now I need to use her methods to save Ichinose, so for now I can pretend that I didn't see anything she did."

Amane's words made Ayanokouji a little confused. He didn't understand what Horikita and Shibata's collaboration had to do with saving Ichinose?

As if noticing the confusion on Ayanokouji's face, Amane continued speaking.

"I need a sword like Shibata to cut off the connection between Ichinose and Class B. Only in this way can Ichinose be truly liberated and not be treated as a puppet by those stupid guys. In the end, she can only become a mouthpiece for 'everyone'. So it's okay to let Suzune do what she wants to do for the time being. Anyway, I'll cover for her."

Chapter 244: Chess Game

Tolerating Horikita's behavior was to save Ichinose?

Ayanokouji obviously couldn't believe such words. Judging from Amane's attitude, the so-called saving of Ichinose seemed like a byproduct of the internal strife in Class B.

What was Tianyin's real purpose? Ayanokouji hesitated, not knowing whether he should continue to ask. The more the person in control was, the less likely he would speak clearly. Besides, he and Tianyin were just partners, or maybe... they could be considered friends? But if this was not related to the interests of the group but was purely for Tianyin's selfish plan, he would only annoy Tianyin if he continued to ask without any tact.

"Why don't you make a move yet?"

Amane's urging voice brought Ayanokouji's thoughts back to reality.

After hesitating for a long time, Ayanokouji finally placed the chess piece.

"If we just want to save Ichinose, we can skip Horikita and contact Shibata directly. Cooperation with us will make progress faster than with Horikita. The help we can provide is something Horikita can't provide..."

Ayanokouji tried to speak as tactfully as possible to test Amane.

Tianyin made another move without hesitation.

Looking at the four black pieces connected into a line that also blocked Ayanokouji's line, Tianyin nodded with satisfaction.

Ayanokouji looked at Tianyin's simple layout and shook his head slightly. He only had three more steps to be invincible. Even if he gave the entire area in the middle to Tianyin, Tianyin would be just a lamb to be slaughtered in the end.

"The strong can unite with the strong, the weak can unite with the weak, but the strong cannot unite with the weak, because in the end, the weak will either become a puppet of the strong or be swallowed up by the strong. The weak have no capital to resist the strong. Instead of expecting the strong to keep their promise, it is better to refuse to cooperate from the beginning. This is the only way to avoid unnecessary risks to the greatest extent. That's why Shibata chose to help Suzune instead of cooperating with us. That's called inviting a wolf into the house."

This explanation was reasonable, and Ayanokouji casually placed another piece on the chessboard according to his layout.

Suddenly Ayanokouji realized something.

"Could it be that your target is actually Horikita-san?"

The smile on Tianyin's face gradually disappeared. Tianyin, who had been looking down at the chessboard, looked up and looked at Ayanokouji for the first time. There was an indescribable emotion under those tired eyes.

"Really? Why can't you, like Arisu, pretend not to notice in front of me? Is the truth important to you?"

Tianyin pressed the chess piece heavily on the chessboard.

"Do you know how much damage this will cause to Horikita? The power of controlling people's hearts is very dangerous. Horikita is not such a simple character. Once she has suffered a failure, even someone like Amane will find it difficult to break through her defenses a second time with the same method."

Ayanokouji showed a rare serious expression.

"Don't worry, everything is under my control"

"I'm curious, what makes you so confident, Amane? Are you sure you can conquer Horikita-san with just one strike? Do you have other chess pieces?"

Ayanokouji racked his brains but couldn't think of what other chess pieces Tianyin might have hidden. Of course, if that chess piece was deliberately hidden by Tianyin, that would be another matter.

"Because I am Miyako Amane."

Tianyin placed the last piece and then clapped his hands happily.

"Yohoo, I won"

Ayanokouji looked at the chessboard with five black pieces connected in a line in astonishment, and was about to ask Tianyin why she said she had won.

But just as he was about to speak, he suddenly realized that Tianyin was not playing Go with him at all.

"Aren't we playing Go?"

Ayanokouji raised his hand to express his doubt.

"Who told you, Ayanokouji, that we were playing Go?"

Tianyin proudly held her head high and chest puffed out like a proud white swan.

"But when you came, I was playing Go..."

Ayanokouji pointed at the chessboard with a look of grievance.

"Really? I didn't see it."

Seeing that Tianyin was about to act rogue, Ayanokouji sighed heavily.

He knew that the result could not be changed. No wonder Ayanokouji felt that her moves were a little strange from the beginning. But why didn't he think that the other party was playing according to the rules of Gobang?

Understood!

Ayanokouji opened his eyes wide, he was bound by the game of Go. From the beginning, Tianyin had never said how the outcome would be decided. He had a preconceived understanding that Tianyin was playing according to the rules of Go, and Tianyin won the victory by the fastest means.

As long as victory is achieved, any method is fine.

No matter how grand the chess game of Ayanokouji was, or how murderous the moves were, they all vanished at the moment the outcome was determined.

The winner is undoubtedly the victorious Amane, even though Amane's victory is not a real victory in Ayanokouji's eyes, and the game was not played according to Ayanokouji's rules, but... Amane has never agreed to play according to Ayanokouji's rules.

Although it is said that success or failure cannot determine a hero, the task of the chess players is to win rather than to become heroes, so they can give up many things as long as they can win.

"Did you deliberately not tell me the rules for playing this game?"

Ayanokouji raised his head and looked at Amane.

Tianyin's gaze changed for the first time.

"You actually understand what I mean? Interesting, as expected, you and I have the closest ideas. Arisu has also lost to me like this but he always complains that I'm cheating. It's a pity that you and I are not opponents, otherwise it would be very interesting."

“We can be rivals”

"That's not necessary. It will be troublesome to fight with you. It will make my life easier if you become my helper. Ahaha~"

Tianyin yawned and looked outside the tent.

Looking at the lazy Amane, Ayanokouji suddenly had a strange idea.

"If... I mean if, at this moment, I confessed to you, Miyako-san, what is the probability that you would agree? Or would you refuse?"

Ayanokouji placed the last white piece on the chessboard.

"Huh? Of course I rejected you. What nonsense are you talking about? I have no interest in boys."

Seeing Amane with a look of disgust, Ayanokouji felt devastated.

It was not only because of Tianyin's almost immediate rejection, but also because she said that she had no interest in boys, which directly declared that dating the opposite sex was a path that Tianyin had never imagined.

"Even if you have no interest in the opposite sex, Tianyin, you were too decisive in rejecting me. After all, I am your helper. Shouldn't you reject me more tactfully so that you can control me to continue to help you finish this game of chess?"

Ayanokouji expressed his dissatisfaction in a huff.

"For me, rejecting immediately is the most appropriate answer. Anyway, you probably want to date me to learn some strange things from me, right? This is not a prerequisite for love or dating. Besides, I would never be allowed to date the opposite sex and leave offspring..."

Tianyin's voice was so weak in the second half of the sentence that even Ayanokouji, who was sitting opposite her, couldn't hear clearly what she said.

"What did you say?"

Ayanokouji asked suspiciously.

"Its daybreak"

Ayanokouji looked outside the tent in surprise, and at this moment——

Tianyin simply lifted a corner of the tent and slipped out.

"I still have things to do, bye~"

"Tianyin...yeah, it's dawn, I'll wait here for your good news."

Ayanokouji swept all the chess pieces on the board out of bounds, and then began to fight on his own.

Sudden.

Ayanokouji looked suddenly towards the corner of the makeshift table.

Something that I had placed on it has disappeared.

Chapter 245: One Person Enters the Game