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

"That's so unfair! Horikita cooks home-style dishes. It's not fair to compare her to Amane, who has specialized culinary training."

"Fairness? Where in the world is there so much fairness? For example, some people have the advantage of blood ties from the start and can rightfully get close to others. Isn't that something to be envied? Is that fair?"

Chapter 387: Rinne, please don't~

Sakayanagi made no attempt to hide his disgust for Kiryuin, a situation Kiryuin had never witnessed before. Although she vaguely knew that Sakayanagi was somewhat dissatisfied with her, she had not expected that the dissatisfaction had reached such a point.

"Isn't my identity something I can't control at all? If I could choose whose womb I was born from, I wouldn't be standing here."

Kiryuin tucked his long hair, which had been blown about by the breeze, behind his ear and retorted to Sakayanagi's sarcasm in the calmest tone.

At this moment, she was so calm that it frightened even herself. She knew better than anyone that if she didn't handle Sakayanagi's dissatisfaction well, their friendship might come to an abrupt end.

This is not a minor issue like usual.

"That's true..."

Sakayanagi wanted to say something more, but swallowed the words back. From her profile, one could see that she was somewhat unwilling.

Even Kiryuin couldn't fathom Sakayanagi's thoughts at that moment. She had nothing that made her superior to Sakayanagi, and the advantages brought by blood ties were completely overshadowed by the bond between Sakayanagi and Amane.

What exactly is it about Sakayanagi that makes her so unwilling to accept this situation?

Kiryuin had no way of knowing this; perhaps only Tenon could understand Sakayanagi's emotions at this moment.

"It's getting a bit windy, let's go back."

"Um"

……

With the sports festival approaching, the school has made a point of allowing students to use their two weekly class meetings independently.

In order to win the sports festival, Horikita seems to be discussing with Ayanokoji and Hirata some tactics to increase their chances of winning, such as the order of appearance.

Since it's an activity for everyone, there are students who are good at sports and students who aren't. If a competition group is made up entirely of students who aren't good at sports, they will undoubtedly get the worst score in the group. In that case, the students who rank higher can reap the points.

However, if they mix and match, it will disperse the already limited top talents in Class B, causing each group to fail to get high scores. This will result in a lower ranking in the grade and a high probability of having class points deducted.

The class points for Class B and Class C are currently too delicate.

There is no room for failure in any aspect; if Class B makes a mistake, they will immediately lose this hard-won ranking.

The penalties for violating the rules of the Sports Festival forced Horikita and her friends to be more cautious in dealing with various situations during the festival.

As for Tianyin...

He had already fallen asleep with his head on the table.

In her opinion, all she needed to do at the sports festival was to finish it off in a cool way, and leave the complicated strategic maneuvering in between to Horikita and the others, since using her brain was a very tiring thing.

After finally settling on a general allocation method, Horikita immediately spotted Amane sleeping soundly in a corner.

Thinking about how they were having such a lively discussion while Amane was sleeping by the air conditioner, Horikita, feeling resentful, went straight to Amane's side.

"Rinne...no!"

Horikita, who was just about to grab Amane's ear to wake her up, suddenly heard Amane say such an ambiguous sentence in her sleep.

Sitting in the front row, Wang Meiyu turned around curiously, her gaze constantly shifting between Tianyin and Horikita.

Horikita was almost used to such stares, but Amane actually said something so embarrassing in public...

Horikita moved closer to Amane and couldn't resist reaching out to poke Amane's rosy cheeks.

It's so hot.

Is this idiot having some weird dream?

Horikita blushed as she thought about what happened last night. Just as Horikita was about to pinch Amane's face to force her to turn on the device, Wang Meiyu gently tugged at Horikita's sleeve.

"Tianyin is sleeping so soundly, and since there's nothing else to do, let her continue sleeping."

As Wang Meiyu spoke, she timidly stretched out her finger and poked Tianyin's face, then quickly withdrew her hand with a happy expression.

"It's all because you spoil her too much. Although the school has given us these two classes to use freely, we're still essentially using class meeting time. It's hard to say whether the school will check the classroom order through surveillance. If they see Tianyin sleeping and deduct points for it, the class will suddenly drop to C class."

"Eh... I see. Well, there's nothing I can do about it then."

When Wang Meiyu heard that the consequences might be so serious, she could only sigh softly.

She originally thought Tianyin was very cute, and that just looking at her was very healing, which is why she couldn't bear to wake her up.

However, if Horikita brings up collective interests, there's nothing she can stop her from doing so.

After seeing that Wang Meiyu no longer stopped her, Horikita slowly brought her hand closer to Tianyin's nose. Suddenly feeling playful, Horikita wanted to try pinching Tianyin's nose to see if she would wake up because she couldn't breathe.

Just as Horikita's hand was about to reach her, Amane moved.

Awoo.

Almost instinctively, Amane suddenly looked up and bit Horikita's finger.

A moment of silence fell over the scene.

"I...I can't eat anymore...hehehehe"

Amane chuckled in her sleep, but it would be even better if she could loosen her teeth and let Horikita's fingers out.

"Wake up, you idiot!"

"Ouch, ouch, ouch! Be gentle, be gentle... Waaah!"

Amane, covering her ears, looked at Horikita with an innocent expression.

Looking at those still sleepy eyes, Horikita actually felt a little guilty. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad to just let her sleep there.

Is it really a bad idea to wake her up like this? Just as Wang Meiyu said, there wasn't a problem in the class that Tianyin couldn't solve.

Am I being too demanding of Tianyin?

Just as Horikita was about to let Amane continue sleeping, Amane's complaints made Horikita clench his fists.

"Seriously, I was sleeping soundly and even dreamt of a sexy older sister feeding me delicious food, but Lingyin, you woke me up! Give me back my sweet dreams!!"

"You mean you want me to give you a sweet dream of being fed by sexy girls?"

"That's right! As compensation, Lingyin, you'll feed me tonight... Ugh!"

thump.

Horikita couldn't resist punching Amane on the head.

"Keep daydreaming. Everyone gather at the gym next period. Could you please borrow some equipment to test everyone's physical fitness, Hirata? I want to check if there are any problems with our assignments, and we can also provide some extra training for those who are weaker."

Horikita turned around and immediately resumed her demeanor as a class leader.

"That's not a problem. I remember the school has equipment for testing grip strength. But as for extra training... I hope you can consider everyone's physical condition and adjust accordingly."

Hirata glanced at two-thirds of his classmates, whose physical abilities were below average, and gave a wry smile.

Hopefully, Horikita won't vent her anger from Amane on the other students.

Chapter 388: Coach, someone's cheating!

I will try my best not to hurt anyone.

Horikita knew that many people's physical fitness was so poor that it was almost unbearable to look at, so he made a guarantee to Hirata.

Hirata's expression became even more subtle.

"This is not a platitude that can appease everyone."

"Rather than comforting... I think what everyone needs is a harsh reality. If you don't hold yourself to high standards, the other side will punish you severely. Take you, Hirata, for example. It may not sound nice, but... if you beat Ryuen, would you still have to say goodbye to your soccer dream? Isn't that a punishment for your laziness?"

After leaving those words at a very close distance to Hirata, Horikita was the first to walk out of the classroom. Many girls in the class who had feelings for Hirata immediately began to criticize Horikita's seemingly intimate behavior as being a bit excessive.

Hirata stood there silently, looking as if he had been struck down.

Although it sounded harsh, Hirata's rationality told him that Horikita was right. If he could defeat Albert, if he could defeat Ryuen, the tragedy that night would not have happened.

Hirata reached out and touched his back. Just by feeling it, he could tell that the bones in his back were different. Every night, Hirata would only dare to fall asleep after taking painkillers.

When will this kind of life end?

Will he be able to return to the football field this time next year?

"Horikita is just a sharp-tongued guy, Hirata, you don't need to take him too seriously."

Ayanokouji, who had just heard Horikita's words that were practically rubbing salt in his wounds, took the initiative to put his hand on Hirata's shoulder to comfort him.

"What Horikita-san said is indeed the truth, but I just can't accept my own weakness. Sometimes I fantasize about becoming as smart as Horikita-san or as good at fighting as Amane-san, so that I could save everyone a lot of trouble, instead of just being a burden like I am now."

Because Hirata was injured, 100,000 points were deducted from the class's payout for not being able to play. The class had 100,000 points deducted even though they hadn't done anything.

His injury also led to the absence of key players on the boys' side. Without his participation, it was hard to say how they could achieve any decent rankings in many events. The sports festival happened to be at a critical juncture when classes were being promoted or relegated, which made Hirata's sense of guilt even stronger.

If everyone is demoted because he couldn't participate in the sports festival... how much would Hirata feel guilty?

"We never felt that you were dragging everyone down. If it weren't for you, we would have lost on that night on the deserted island, wouldn't we?"

Ayanokouji tried to smile to soothe Hirata's guilty heart.

"But I later heard that the key cards in Longyuan's possession were outdated, so even if they were occupied, they wouldn't count... So in the end, I couldn't protect anything."

Hirata shook his head. He was actually quite proud of himself. Although he had paid a price, as the former class leader, he had held the last line of defense for everyone. It was impossible for him not to feel a little proud.

But after he learned that Ryuen's actions were completely insignificant and had no real effect, Hirata suddenly realized that his actions were nothing more than presumptuously dragging everyone down.

"But you didn't know the card was invalid at the time, did you? Your courage to risk everything to protect the class is real, so Hirata, you don't need to be so self-deprecating. You've done enough. Leave the rest to me."

Hirata scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly.

This was the first time he had been praised so sincerely. Because Ayanokouji had no experience in comforting and encouraging others, his attempts at doing so were obviously those of a novice.

But the more genuinely others perceive this, the more they will sense that it is a symbol of sincerity, rather than just empty formalities.

However, Hirata still had a question: for some reason, he felt like he had seen Ayanokouji's confident expression when he said he would leave the rest to him somewhere before.

Ayanokouji usually has almost no expression on his face and rarely speaks to others, so it's rare to see him show such an expression.

The reason he was willing to take a gamble and entrust Karuizawa to Ayanokouji was partly because he trusted Amane's judgment, as Ayanokouji was a guy who kept a low profile but whose abilities were almost identical to Amane's, and partly because he felt that Ayanokouji seemed like an honest guy.

It now appears that his judgment may have been slightly flawed.

After everyone arrived at the gymnasium, Hirata borrowed hand grip strengtheners from the school to determine the order of appearance in some matches based on everyone's grip strength.

Because Hirata was injured and unable to participate in the test, he took on the task of recording the results. The first person to be tested was Koenji.

"I'm not really interested in this kind of thing, but since none of the boys can be a role model for the class, then I, the most perfect man, should naturally stand up and let everyone see my charm."

Since Sudo left, the boys in the class have consistently performed poorly in sports. Among the boys who have demonstrated their abilities, Koenji is undoubtedly number one, followed by Hirata, who is not injured and could probably be ranked second. Ayanokouji is considered to be around third in swimming, and Miyake, who has met Amane once, is in fourth place in the archery club.

Therefore, given that Hirata was injured and unable to demonstrate his strength, it was quite necessary for Koenji to lead the charge perfectly, which was a great morale booster.

Koenji gripped the hand gripper and began applying force continuously. The numbers started at fifty and then climbed to sixty and seventy.

"This...this is way too exaggerated!"

Miyake rubbed his eyes, hardly believing what he was seeing.

The muscles in Koenji's arms began to tense up instead of throbbing. Ayanokouji could tell at a glance that Koenji was about to unleash his true strength, but the number on the hand gripper had already broken through an absurd 95. If it went any higher...

Just as Ayanokouji was still speculating about Koenji's true strength, Koenji, who had originally intended to take things seriously, noticed Ayanokouji's furrowed brows.

Although Koenji couldn't figure out what this gloomy-faced boy was thinking, there was no doubt that he was the new male leader who had taken over from Hirata. If he revealed too much strength, the boy might become jealous or assign him a very troublesome task.

Thinking of this, Koenji pretended to exert himself again.

Everyone stared speechlessly at the numbers on the hand gripper.

They were so shocked that they could not utter a sound, because the number on the hand grip strengthener was 102.6.

Koenji, a high school student, has achieved a terrifying weight of 102.6KG!!!

Chapter 389: One Dares to Ask, the Other Dares to Speak

Koenji's grip strength had actually broken into the triple digits! This caused the students in Class D present to gasp in surprise.

Some girls even surrounded Koenji in layers, praising his grip strength and muscles.

"Hahaha, I knew it! I'm the most beautiful one here. Now that I've set an example, it's up to you boys to show what you can do!"

After striking a few bodybuilding poses, Koenji started showing off, and to be fair, he certainly had the right to. In Class B, Koenji was currently in a league of his own among the boys.

Of course, if someone were to intervene, it might produce even more surprising results.

Amane's gaze fell upon Ayanokouji, who remained unmoved to the side.