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

Tianyin interrupted Chabashira's words with a roar. Chabashira hurriedly took out cigarettes and lighters from his suit pocket, put them on the deck, and then fled quickly in fear.

Tianyin breathed a sigh of relief when she heard the sound of high heels gradually fade away, and even made a sound like someone sprained their ankle.

Picking up the ladies' cigarette from the deck, Tianyin lit one for herself skillfully.

"Really? I almost got caught by this guy Chabashira. Fortunately, I was determined. I guess I have to be careful about honey traps in the future."

Tianyin, who was specially trained by some bastard to be a socialite from a prominent family, has been exposed to both cigarettes and alcohol, and is an expert at it. It is impossible to extract information from people without getting them drunk, and if she doesn't go along with others, even the most attractive beauty will not be worth her.

This is just a small part of the "education" that Tianyin received before being taken out of the hell cocoon created by that bastard man by the old man.

Therefore, it is quite difficult to make her look at the world with the eyes of a normal person. She has seen much more darkness than Chabashira imagined.

Chapter 343: Confused Person

Horikita had no idea what kind of thrilling battle of wits and courage Amane had experienced there.

All her attention was now focused on the door in front of her.

The door handle to be exact.

She stayed here for a full twenty minutes but still didn't have the courage to knock on the door.

She had clearly thought of all kinds of excuses before coming here, but before she had the chance to deliver them, she was separated by a door.

Could it be that Tianyin has become impatient with waiting?

Horikita hated herself for being cowardly at critical moments.

"If you do something wrong, you should apologize, right? What are you hesitating about, Horikita Suzune? Are you too proud to let go? Or do you think it's shameful to apologize to a 'weakling' like Sakura? You can definitely do it if you put aside your shame..."

Horikita muttered to herself, trying to encourage herself.

Finally she placed her hand on the door and made a knocking gesture.

But when the back of his hand touched the door, he quickly pulled his hand back as if he had been electrocuted.

Horikita's face flushed slightly as he looked at the still trembling person.

There could be no one more cowardly than she.

Snapped! !

Horikita gave herself a loud slap in the face with her retreating hand.

"Is anyone outside?"

"Huh? How come I didn't hear any sound? You're making a fuss all day long. If you want to see it, go and see it yourself."

There were voices talking in the room. The first voice fell silent, and not long after, the door was slowly opened.

Sakura cautiously poked her head out and peeked outside.

"Horikita-san? What are you...doing?"

Sakura looked at Horikita in confusion. The clearly visible palm print on Horikita's face was still there, and it looked like she had been beaten by someone.

"I want to talk to you, Sakura-san, about something. Is it free for you now?"

Sakura was a little scared of Horikita's invitation.

After all, the current Horikita is not just Amane's playmate. Although many people have some complaints about Horikita now, before the results of the special exam come out, Horikita is still the leader of Class D.

It is not a good thing no matter how you think about it for the class leader to suddenly meet a student who has a very bad reputation in the class.

"Okay, please wait for me a moment."

Sakura went back to her room and put on a coat before following Horikita out onto the deck.

Although Horikita also wanted to find a place where there was no one to apologize properly, she was worried that Amane would think that there was something wrong with her attitude. So in order to speed up the process, she could only choose to apologize to Sakura in places like the deck and the corridor where people might pass by.

"Horikita-san, why did you come to see me so late? Is there something you want to tell me?"

Although Sakura's reaction was a little slow, and she was not as observant as Karuizawa, but the way Horikita hesitated and seemed to want to say something was obvious to anyone with eyes.

All of a sudden, her heart was lifted up.

Because she happened to be in the favored group that hadn't ended yet, it might be troublesome if Horikita needed her to do something.

After all, no one knows her abilities better than herself.

"Actually, it's about what happened before. I have something to tell you."

Horikita blushed for a long time before she managed to say this.

What happened before?

Sakura immediately thought of Tianyin's angry look that day.

"So what do you want to tell me, Horikita-san?"

Sakura forced a smile. As the notorious betrayer in that incident, she had no right to retort no matter what others accused her of.

She knew very well that betrayal was betrayal, no matter what the reason, it was real. Since she had chosen this path, she had no right to turn back. The only thing she was worried about was that Kanzaki still had the photo in his hands.

She was well aware that her betrayal only delayed the release of the photos, but she had no idea how to eliminate this hidden danger.

She could only spend day after day in a daze like this. She didn't dare to tell Tianyin about this. She betrayed her in order to prevent Tianyin from being attacked by public opinion... Tianyin would not believe such a reason.

And now that I say such things myself, it seems more like I am seeking credit in a self-flattering way.

Sakura thought to herself that she was still not capable of such a shameless act.

"What happened before actually had a lot to do with me...I was actually the one who gave that photo to Kanzaki!"

After Horikita finished speaking, she immediately bit her lips nervously, her whole body trembling, and her eyes were tightly closed, ready to face Sakura's next scolding or attack.

But after a long time, there was no movement from Sakura.

Horikita mustered up the courage to look up at Sakura.

Sakura was staring at Horikita in a daze at this moment, tears streaming down her cheeks uncontrollably from the corners of her eyes and then dripping, one drop after another, onto the deck.

But Sakura herself seemed to be completely unaware of this.

Such an action made Horikita completely at a loss as to what to do. She had no experience in this area. The apology was not over yet, so she could only bite the bullet and complete the next steps.

"I'm very sorry, Sakura-san, because my personal desires have caused you so much harm... If you want to hit me or scold me, you don't have to endure it. If you need me to clarify to everyone, I can also help you in any way... Sakura-san."

Horikita talked for a long time, but when she saw Sakura was still crying, she didn't have any other reaction at all.

Her mind went blank for a moment and she wanted to comfort Sakura.

But if she tried to comfort Sakura now because of what she had done, it would inevitably seem hypocritical.

Horikita was a little overwhelmed at the moment. Even if Sakura slapped her a few times or scolded her, she would feel better.

It's better than no reaction at all.

Horikita felt even more headache when he thought about Amane being like this.

What should she do if Sakura doesn't punish her and Amane doesn't punish her either?

What should she do to make up for her previous mistakes?

"Okay, I understand. I'm a little tired. I'm going back to my room to rest. Please do as you please, Horikita-san."

"Sakura-san"

"I want to be alone"

This sentence is more powerful than any other words.

Horikita stopped and watched Sakura run back to the room.

The sound of her crying could be heard through the door.

Perhaps this naive guy had never thought that the person who framed her would be one of his own, just like Tianyin had never expected her betrayal.

"Why did it turn out like this?"

Horikita closed her eyes in pain.

why.

Why didn't the scene of herself being judged occur after the things she had dreamed of countless times were exposed?

There are no accusations, insults or bullying at all.

There was only a sentence "I understand" and a sentence "I want to be alone".

Is saying "I'm very sorry" and bowing enough to atone for your sins?

Horikita was in confusion. She didn't know why Sakura and Amane were unwilling to judge her, nor did she know how to make up for the harm her mistakes had caused to others.

She was like a lone boat in the fog, lost in the ocean of self-salvation.

Chapter 344: I said Chazhu seduced me, do you believe it?

Horikita returned to the stern of the ship where Amane was, feeling somewhat dazed.

Tianyin was seen leaning against the guardrail wearing a black shirt. The school uniform that she had been wearing before was tied around her waist for some reason.

Horikita walked towards Tianyin with trepidation, she didn't know how to explain to Tianyin.

Tianyin asked her to apologize to Sakura, and she did go and apologize to Sakura, but did her behavior really count as an apology? Sakura did not say that she forgave her, and she was even unwilling to talk about that matter again.

As soon as Horikita approached Amane, she smelled a pungent smell of cigarettes and couldn't help but wave her hand.

“Why does it smell like smoke in here?”

Horikita looked around in surprise. Since it was the deck at the stern, there was no way of preparing a trash can or something like that. There were no cigarette butts on the deck, so they couldn't be thrown into the sea, right?

"I just met Chabashira-sensei and had a small talk with her."

Horikita was relieved when she heard Amane say that. In her impression, Amane didn't seem to touch cigarettes either. However, she often saw Chabashira teacher sneaking to the rooftop to smoke alone. The smell of cigarettes here was so strong that Chabashira teacher must have stayed here for quite some time.

"Does Chabashira-sensei have anything to tell you?"

In Horikita's memory, Chabare teacher rarely cared about the affairs in the class. Even if there were things, they were just some daily instructions. Judging from the strong smell of smoke, it can be judged that Chabare has been here for at least thirty minutes. Horikita finds it hard to believe that Chabare teacher just passed by here to chat with Amane.

Tianyin noticed that Horikita paid special attention to these things and felt bitter for a moment. She had heard a saying before, that is, as long as a person tells a lie, he needs to use countless lies to cover it up. At first, Tianyin scoffed at this saying, thinking that only imperfect lies need to be covered up. The truly perfect lies are always the lies sandwiched in the most inconspicuous corner of the real information. Only true and false lies will not be seen through at a glance.

Amane also used this method in her conversation with Horikita, trying not to let Horikita realize that she was the one smoking here just now, but her perfunctory answer aroused Horikita's suspicion? No, it should be said that it was an interest, such as why Chabashira was here.

Put yourself in their shoes. If Horikita and Chabashira-sensei had chatted alone for dozens of minutes, Amane would also come up to them and ask with great interest.

But the key is...

There was no way to relay to Horikita what Chabashira and Amane said. Just imagine, Amane told Horikita that Chabashira teacher was wearing something very sexy just now, came over to seduce her, and wanted to teach her knowledge that was not in the books. Fortunately, she was determined and Chabashira teacher had no chance to take advantage of her. She even broke the trap of Chabashira teacher who wanted her to rub something and try to leave fingerprints, and finally won a great victory.

How would Horikita react? Based on Amane's past behavior, Horikita would probably not believe a single word.

Rather than getting into a lot of trouble later, it is better to refuse to continue the topic from the beginning.

"Let's not talk about Chabashira-sensei for now, how is the situation with Airi going?"

Tianyin used Sakura as a shield to successfully divert Horikita's attention. She was just asking out of curiosity, and it wasn't that important whether there was an answer or not.

But Sakura's matter is the most important thing at the moment.

When Sakura was mentioned, Horikita's face turned grim.

"I apologized to Sakura-san, but it seems like she..."

"Didn't you forgive me, Suzune?"

Amane was a little surprised to see Horikita's expression, because according to her speculation, Sakura's personality would most likely make her choose to forgive Horikita, even if Horikita did that to her... Sakura would probably choose to forgive Horikita in the end for the sake of class stability, and at most she would just say a few words to Horikita or give Horikita a slap in the face.

But judging from Horikita's performance, Tianyin seemed to think it was too simple.

"I don't know either"

Horikita's answer made Tianyin unsure of how to react for a moment.

Forgiveness is forgiveness, and no forgiveness is no forgiveness.

How could Horikita still give Amane such an outrageous answer that I don't know?

Seeing the change in Amane's expression, Horikita quickly started to explain.

"I sincerely apologized to Sakura-san, but she just said she knew it and went back to her room. I don't know if Sakura-san will forgive me."

Horikita lowered his head, the uneasiness deep in his heart almost written on his face.