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

If you hold a joker card alone, you will have the opportunity to draw intelligence pieces. The drawing condition becomes that you can draw once after each discussion. In other words, except for the day off when you do not participate in the discussion, you can get a total of six opportunities to draw intelligence pieces by holding a single joker card.

At first glance, the total number of times the intelligence strips are extracted looks exactly the same as the number of useful benefactor clues, but the actual content is very different.

If we follow the example given by Mr. Mashima as a reference, the content on the intelligence slip is useful to the holder of the joker card, but it is uncertain in what specific aspects it is useful. There is also a chance of drawing an important clue. Judging from Mr. Mashima's expression, the probability of drawing an important clue when drawing the intelligence slip is probably no less than the probability of directly guessing the favored person.

It was originally just an ordinary guessing game, but after the introduction of the joker rule, the holder of the joker card became the promoter of the discussion topic and could even guide and host the discussion in certain situations.

Therefore, whether this preferential examination can be completed quickly depends entirely on the luck of the joker holder.

Because the favored ones will not know their identities until after the third day, it is useless even if you catch every contestant and interrogate them. They don't even know that they are the favored ones. This also means that there is nothing to discuss on the first day. Only when the joker holder gets some clues and information after the first day's discussion, can we discuss around the information and then maybe guess who the favored one is.

The most important point is that Mr. Mashima only said that the identities of the preferential treatment recipients will be announced after the holiday, but how to notify them is also a problem. If it is sent on the mobile phone, everyone only needs to check the mobile email to find the preferential treatment recipients. If they are called out for a private talk, then all they need to do is mobilize everyone in the class to wait at the doors of all the rooms, and they can catch all twelve preferential treatment recipients in one fell swoop.

Tianyin was curious about how the school would secretly inform the favored person of its identity.

"I have told you everything that needs to be said. Now remember your poker card numbers and place them face up on the table. You can leave. The holder of the joker can take the joker away. Today's special briefing ends here. You can go back and start preparing."

After Mr. Mashima announced the end of the seminar, many people looked at the numbers on the cards in their hands, but some people just put the cards on the table without even looking at them and got up to leave.

Teacher Mashima pretended not to notice these people's behavior.

It seems that there is no mandatory requirement in the rules to remember the numbers on the cards.

Tianyin glanced at the joker card in his hand and carefully put it in his pocket for safekeeping, then left the room.

"Heavenly Sound"

Just after she walked out for a few steps, Tianyin was stopped by Karuizawa. From her embarrassed expression, it seemed that she wanted to discuss the offense she had just suffered? Or did she want to ask for help with something else?

"If you want to talk about what happened just now, there's no need to say anything. It's all in the past, and the other party has already apologized. That's enough."

Amane also has some understanding of Karuizawa's personality.

If Karuizawa was looking for her because of what happened just now, he probably wanted Amane to teach Ishida from Class A a lesson.

Although the other party's words were a bit offensive, they were telling the truth. Class D was indeed a class known as defective. Their overall performance was hard to describe, and there was nothing they could do about it being laughed at by other classes. Even if they won the championship on the uninhabited island, the stereotype would not disappear in a short period of time.

So there was nothing wrong with what Ishida said. The reason why Karuizawa felt embarrassed was just because she was thin-skinned and her self-esteem was hurt after being ridiculed. She felt insulted, so Tianyin took action to make the other party choose to bow her head and apologize to calm the situation. This was already the other party's biggest concession.

It would be a bit too much to want to go further.

Karuizawa fell silent.

This made Tianyin not know what to say for a moment.

"If there's nothing else, I'll go back first. If you have anything to say, you can still talk to me in the dormitory."

Karuizawa and Amane were already in the same dormitory, so it would be safer to communicate in the dormitory rather than in a crowded place like the cabin corridor.

Just when Tianyin was about to turn around and leave, Karuizawa suddenly stepped forward and hugged Tianyin's arm.

Maybe it was because she was not used to the first time she took the initiative to have close contact with Tianyin in order to achieve her goal, so Karuizawa's movements were a little stiff, but she still chose to stick her body to Tianyin's arms as much as possible.

Tianyin felt the soft squeeze, but her heart was not disturbed at all, because Karuizawa's performance was too clumsy, and even the intimate contact seemed too deliberate.

For a girl like Karuizawa who cares about her reputation and chooses to do this, what she is about to say may be very troublesome.

“I want to talk to Tianyin about something other than what happened just now… It’s not convenient to talk here with people from other classes around. Tianyin, can you walk around the deck with me? I’m a little uncomfortable being alone without Hirata-san.”

Karuizawa tried hard to keep her voice calm, perhaps because she was worried that Tianyin would choose to reject her invitation. After all, if you put yourself in her shoes, you would find that Karuizawa's behavior today was very strange. Under such circumstances, any normal person would refuse such a request.

But Tianyin nodded and agreed.

Even if Karuizawa wanted to use her, what could he do?

With her, everything can be negotiated as long as enough money is paid.

For a lamb like Karuizawa who came right to her doorstep, Tianyin naturally chose to accept it.

"Then let's go for a walk on the deck. I'm feeling a bit stuffy."

Tianyin smiled gently.

Chapter 278: How are you going to repay me?

Karuizawa took Amane's arm and came to the deck.

Even in the hot summer, students can enjoy the coolness brought by the sea breeze at night, thanks to the school's cruise vacation arrangement.

Although they have not enjoyed a few days of peaceful vacation life since boarding the cruise ship, it still does not affect the fact that this cruise vacation is the only vacation trip on a luxury cruise ship in the lives of most of the students present.

This vacation trip will also become the most profound scene in many people’s memory.

Under the cover of night, Tianyin and Karuizawa deliberately avoided the crowd and finally arrived at the deck at the rear of the cruise ship.

It was already late, and the first discussion meeting was to begin tomorrow morning, so the deck, which was usually noisy until the early morning, became extremely quiet. Miraculously, Amane and Karuizawa did not meet anyone along the way.

Now that I think about it, people like Tianyin, who got the information on the eve of the special exam but were not in a hurry to go back and share and discuss it with their classmates, are probably the strangest ones.

As for Karuizawa? Because Karuizawa didn't realize how important the discussion meeting that just ended was to the upcoming special exam, she was not included.

Karuizawa checked the surroundings vigilantly, and only let go of Tianyin's arm after confirming that there were no students from other classes.

But the moment she let go, Tianyin pulled her back.

Just when Karuizawa was somewhat resisting, Tianyin slowly spoke.

"Mei, do you have something to tell me?"

Karuizawa, who was still struggling, calmed down after hearing this.

She knew Tianyin did this on purpose, but she needed help right now and if she made Tianyin unhappy, her last glimmer of hope would be shattered.

Hirata didn't come back, and her relationship with other boys and girls in the class couldn't be said to be very good. At this time, the only person she could rely on was Tianyin...

Seeing that Karuizawa in his arms had calmed down, Tianyin took advantage of the situation and moved even closer. With the railing behind him, Karuizawa was forced into a position where he had no way to retreat.

Perhaps because Karuizawa pays special attention to her own cleanliness, she has a strong scent of floral shower gel.

If you don't clean your body several times a day, you may be using low-quality shower gel, which causes the overly strong smell to remain on your body even after washing with water.

Although luxury cruise ships provide free toiletries, you still need to purchase the disposable bathing sets specially provided on the cruise ship.

An expensive bath set costs tens of thousands of points, while a cheap one only costs a hundred points. The difference is huge.

People generally choose medium-sized packages ranging from 500 to 1,000 points.

Few people would choose a suit made of extremely inferior materials.

While Tianyin was still daydreaming, Karuizawa suddenly sighed.

"Tianyin, I do need your help with something..."

Karuizawa approached Amane on his own initiative as if he had compromised.

"tell me the story"

“It’s like this… um, this afternoon in cafeteria number two… I, I had a conflict with two girls from class C. They said they would teach me a lesson next time they see me… I, I’m a little… I’m a little worried. Now that Yosuke is not here, there’s no one who can protect me. The only one who can protect me is you, Amane. Please help me this time since we’re classmates and good friends.”

Karuizawa tried her best to endure the strange feeling coming from her body. The stinging sensation like burning on a stove made Karuizawa realize how shameful her expression was in front of Tianyin.

But even so, she would temporarily hide under Tianyin's wings to help her through the difficulties.

"Did you initiate the conflict?"

Tianyin stopped what he was doing and asked seriously.

Karuizawa hesitated for a moment and nodded.

"I accidentally stepped on the shoes of one of the girls, and I apologized to her immediately, but she couldn't accept it and insisted that I bow and apologize, which eventually led to a quarrel. A girl from her class stood up to speak for her. Fortunately, I met Shinohara, Maezono, and Nishimura, who made them less arrogant. But in the end, they said they would find someone to teach me a lesson. It seemed like they were going to say something harsh, but I was still worried..."

"Are you worried that they will retaliate?"

Tianyin placed her hand on Karuizawa's red face and rubbed it gently.

This sudden movement caused Karuizawa's originally mollusk-like body to become somewhat stiff.

Karuizawa's words are probably not to be believed.

Or I can't believe it completely.

If there is nothing wrong, it is likely that Karuizawa's apology attitude was too arrogant and casual, which led to the argument with the other party.

But Karuizawa is really lucky.

I actually ran into Shinohara, Maezono, and Nishimura.

If Tianyin were to evaluate these three girls, the answer would be one word: distinct personalities.

In the entire D class, perhaps the only one with a more distinct personality than them is Kouenji.

Whether it's arguing with others or mocking or arguing, these three people can be called experts in it.

Tianyin could already imagine that the girls in Class C were more speechless than those who were bullied, and they could not swear in public, so in the end they could only leave in shame after saying a few polite words.

But it is undeniable that Karuizawa's concerns are correct. If it were any other class, perhaps this would really just be a polite remark, but in Class C, which is famous for its bad behavior.

This might be a genuine threat.

So should we help Karuizawa?

Tianyin glanced at Karuizawa who was looking at her expectantly.

Today's Karuizawa has nothing to pay for this price. Is it really worth it to give up all the previous efforts for the sake of one person because of the hostility between Karuizawa and Class C led by Shiina, especially when Amane has already established good relations with a considerable part of Class C?

Seeing that Tianyin was slow to agree, Karuizawa seemed a little uneasy.

“If Tianyin is here, those people in Class C won’t dare to do anything to me, right?”

Karuizawa asked tentatively.

It was this question that gave Tianyin inspiration.

Since now is not the time to confront Class C led by Shiina head-on, why not just not confront them?

"Of course, if they bother you again next time, just call me and I'll take care of the rest. However, the incident was caused by you, and the other party hasn't taken any retaliatory actions yet, so I can't use the verbal dispute as an excuse to use violence against Class C. Can you understand this?"

The verbal dispute itself was a small matter, and there was no need to fight with Class C over it.

What's more, the other party hasn't done anything out of line, so it would be too far-fetched to use the verbal dispute as an excuse to fight him.

Karuizawa nodded. She felt a little unwilling that Tianyin had only given such a guarantee, but at the moment she had no right to ask Tianyin to guarantee her anything.

Seeing Karuizawa nod, the serious expression on Tianyin's face disappeared, revealing an expression like a cat that stole some dried fish.

"I promised to stop those people from Class C for you, and help you deal with this matter. So...how do you plan to repay me?"

Chapter 279: Getting an advantage but still acting cute

repay?

Karuizawa was slightly stunned when he heard this word.

I always feel like something is wrong, but Tianyin said it as a matter of course, which made Karuizawa start to think about how he could repay Tianyin.

Personal points? Not to mention that Tianyin might not be short of such things, even if Karuizawa gave all the balance in his account to Tianyin, Karuizawa himself would feel embarrassed.

She spent too much in the first month of summer vacation, and all she had left were a few thousand points. Even if Karuizawa spent them frugally, there would probably be very few points left by the time school started.

If I give it to Tianyin as a gift, it would definitely not be a presentable gift.

What about cosmetics and bags? She did have some nice bags and cosmetics, but without exception, they were all things she had used before. If she gave them to Tianyin, she would definitely be rejected. She might even get Tianyin angry, not to mention that these things were not with her at the moment.

Karuizawa held her forehead in distress, she couldn't even think of how she could repay Tianyin.

If Class C really wanted to attack her and Amane helped her to deal with it, it was hard to imagine that Karuizawa could come up with a price that matched that.

As time passes by.

Karuizawa had no choice but to ask Tianyin to give her some time.

After all, Class C might not call right away, so Karuizawa can use the free time to think carefully about what he can do to repay Amane.

But when she raised her head and wanted to speak.

Tianyin's somewhat ambiguous gaze was fixed on something.

Karuizawa looked down and quickly covered his collar.

Since there is no requirement to wear school uniform today, everyone is still wearing casual clothes for the party.

Karuizawa was wearing a white corseted miniskirt that had never been seen before.

The designer seems to have designed it to be cooler in order to allow women to fully display the advantages of their physical features, so that Tianyin can enjoy the beautiful scenery in front of her from a close distance without any hindrance.