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

Many people smiled immediately.

"It's obvious that Miyako-kun has some training, but it's best not to come out at this level—"

boom!!!

Tianyin threw another punch, this time the sound startled everyone.

Horikita rushed over to check Amane's hand.

"Is your hand alright? There's no need to push yourself so hard just to show off your skills..."

Horikita's voice gradually faded.

What was originally a shallow depression has now become a deep pit, and behind the door, there is an unusually conspicuous protrusion that looks to be more than 20 centimeters long.

Upon closer inspection, faint finger marks could still be seen, and even Horikita couldn't help but gasp. If a person had taken that punch directly...

Chapter 398: Remember to Pay Back the Money

The entire conference room fell silent for a moment.

Miyazaki even came over to carefully check the quality of the door, and then looked at Amane as if he had seen some kind of monster.

"Heh heh, is that enough? I don't think any bully in this school has a head harder than this door."

"..."

Seeing that everyone was speechless, Amane happily prepared to return to her seat. Just then, Horikita Manabu pushed up his glasses and spoke.

"Tianyin, this door is school property. Your actions just now constituted vandalism. Remember to pay the fine later."

"Huh? Why is that? Shouldn't the Disciplinary Committee have some kind of activity budget?"

Tenon looked at Sakayanagi with anticipation.

Sakayanagi rolled his eyes at Amane. This guy was really thinking big, actually trying to get reimbursed using activity funds.

"The Discipline Department has an operating budget, but what you did constitutes vandalism, so you'll have to pay for it yourself. I could sponsor you some money, though."

Sakayanagi gestured with one finger, roughly meaning that he could sponsor 1,000 points.

However, she was sure she would be dragged into doing some troublesome things by Sakayanagi. Thinking of this, Amane shook her head decisively. Just as Amane was about to pay for it herself, Nanon Aya, who had been watching coldly for a long time, suddenly took the responsibility of paying the compensation.

"Since I was the one who made Miyako-kun demonstrate his abilities, then I'll make the compensation."

In this way, he wouldn't owe Tianyin any favors, which would be a win-win situation.

"Anyone can pay for it."

Horikita Manabu nodded and didn't say anything more. With no one else interfering, the meeting was adjourned.

The students from each class who came to the meeting couldn't wait to get up and return to their classrooms as soon as they heard the meeting was over. They planned to explain in detail to their classmates the newly added one-on-one duel competition and to try to adjust their class lineups in pursuit of the grand prize worth 20 million points that could only be won by winning all the matches.

The news of the one-man showdown was hard to judge as good or bad for Class B. On the one hand, it was good news because with top talents like Amane and Koenji, it would be easy for them to get a ranking in the one-man showdown. If they participated, there was a very high chance that the grand prize would fall into Class B's hands. However, Class B was held back by another crucial matter, which was the team competition.

Class B already has a shortage of participants. If some more are sent out to participate in the One-on-One Tournament, according to the rules of the tournament, in order to ensure that the participants have enough energy to finish the competition, all students participating in the One-on-One Tournament are not allowed to participate in team events. This means that these people can only participate in individual events such as horseback riding battles and relay races.

However, the outcome of the match between the red and white teams was decided by the team competition points, which put Class B in a dilemma.

It's bad news, really. Compared to Class C, Class B has far too few people who can stand on their own. Why do we need athletes who can stand on their own to participate in physical fitness competitions? The reason is that in a one-on-one random match, you will inevitably have to go through a task that your opponent is extremely good at. In this task, apart from those all-around athletes, almost everyone will suffer a serious injury.

If the psychological imbalance is too great, it will directly affect the performance in the final battle.

Therefore, those who can be sent to participate in the one-man duel must at least be outstanding talents who can stand alone.

In Class B, only about five students met the criteria.

Class C is different. Although their overall abilities are not very strong, they can make up for the lack with numbers and strength. Most of the people in Class C are good at physical fitness. Unless it is a sport with a strong individual style, they might make a mistake. Otherwise, they might even be defeated by others on their home turf in a certain physical sport.

That would be too embarrassing.

Because Class C had a significant advantage in the one-on-one duel, the biggest concern was that Class B and Class C only had a few points. If Class C had just one more person who won a single game, they could easily overtake Class B. In addition to figuring out how to arrange things, Horikita was also under immense pressure.

For the sake of the class, the solo challenge is a must, and for the sake of the team, the team competition also requires many people to participate and to get a certain number of points.

Horikita experienced the trouble caused by a shortage of manpower for the first time. However, it would seem hypocritical to complain about things like "if only I had known..." since she was the one who initially supported abandoning the so-called losers.

After discussing with the whole class, Class B decided to focus on the one-on-one duel. After all, if they could win a single match, they would get a few class points. Even if they didn't participate in the tournament, winning five matches in a row would give them 150 class points, which was much faster than competing for first place in the grade in the team competition.

Hirata even gave Horikita a breakdown of the costs and benefits.

If Gaoyuan Temple wins all ten matches, it would be equivalent to obtaining 90 (three consecutive wins are required before entering the arena) + 315 (45 points can be obtained in a single match after entering the arena, and seven consecutive wins are possible) = 405 class points.

Even if the team loses to the Red Team in the team competition, or even if they are ranked last in the grade, such a generous number of points can easily make up for the points deducted from the class, and at the same time, they can also gain a considerable profit.

Moreover, Koenji was not the only one who participated.

The three chosen to participate in the one-man showdown are Koenji, Amane, and Ayanokouji. Horikita and Miyake originally planned to sign up as well, but Hirata insisted that the three of them were enough, since they would lose points if they failed.

Class C has many formidable opponents, and losing could make things very complicated.

Horikita recalled Albert's towering figure and ultimately decided to give up. If Albert challenged him, Horikita had absolutely no chance of winning against Albert.

What surprised Horikita this time was that Koenji was surprisingly proactive, it seems that the grand prize of Ikki Tou really attracted Koenji.

Koenji agreed to participate in the one-man challenge on the condition that if he won first place, he would be given the right to freely switch classes.

Horikita was somewhat dissatisfied with this request, but in order to catch up with Class A, she gritted her teeth and agreed.

If she fails, her dream of being in Class A will still be a long way off. If she succeeds, Koenji will most likely have to transfer to Class A. This difficult choice is giving Horikita a headache, so she simply decides not to think about this stomach-churning issue.

Ayanokouji had no objections.

Amane protested, saying that if the one-man show were to go through ten matches, there would be thirty smaller matches, which would be even more tiring than the team competition. Amane strongly objected to this, but Horikita rejected her without giving her a chance to explain. She could only pitifully ask Hirata for help, but Hirata gave her a helpless look.

They're all bad guys!!!

Chapter 399: A Belated Gift

puff.

An innocent pebble was kicked so hard that it flew far away and finally landed in the lake.

Tianyin pouted as she wandered aimlessly along the road.

Anyone could tell she wasn't in a good mood. Playing thirty matches in one day must have been exhausting.

In this sweltering heat, I really want to feign illness and go back home to enjoy the air conditioning...

However, if I get caught, I'll definitely have to kneel down in repentance to be forgiven. Waaaaah, what a miserable life this is.

Why not just fix the match?

Anyway, losing would only deduct twenty class points... The terrifying scene of Horikita calling out Amane's name with a smile flashed through Amane's mind.

cough cough.

Let's forget about fixing matches.

Tianyin took out her phone and looked through the notes. There were no special notes under today's notes, which meant that no cute girls had asked her to go out today.

Looks like it's going to be another boring day...

Just as Tianyin was about to end her stroll and head back, a chat window suddenly popped up on her phone.

"Tianyin, are you free tonight? I have something I'd like to talk to you about privately."

Upon seeing this message, Tianyin immediately perked up.

Could it be that someone wants to confess their feelings to her?

Otherwise, wouldn't it be suspicious to ask someone out late at night?

When Tonon saw that the sender was Ichinose, her feelings became a mix of emotions.

Speaking of which... Kanzaki and Himeno were the ones who represented Class D at the meeting, but Amane clearly saw Ichinose in charge of Class D in the gymnasium.

For such an important meeting, Ichinose had no reason to have someone else attend in her place. The only explanation was that she was deliberately avoiding someone.

who can that be?

Tianyin replied with an OK hand gesture emoji.

The message was immediately marked as read, indicating that Ichinose was looking at her phone screen, which shows that she was quite interested in this meeting.

"May I come to my room?"

Ichinose sent another inquiry message.

Tianyin rubbed her eyes, and after confirming that she hadn't seen wrong, a look of surprise appeared on her face.

Ichinose asked him to go to her room late at night...

Is something inappropriate for children going to happen?

Amane tried hard to suppress her excitement, wanting to appear calm and collected in front of Ichinose, like someone who had seen it all.

"What about time?"

"Is now okay? It's fine if it's later."

Amane glanced at the time. It was basically lunchtime for the students, which was also Amane's mealtime. However, Horikita said that he wanted to take advantage of the cool evening weather to do extra physical training and planned to invite Amane to train with him.

Fearing being caught by Horikita while running laps, Amane secretly slipped back. It would probably be after 7 o'clock before Horikita finished training...

Dinner is the most pressing issue, but what would happen if Ichinose told me to come later?

Amane entered Ichinose's room around 8 or 9 o'clock... Putting aside whether any strange news will spread, how should we explain it to Horikita?

"Rinne~ Ichinose asked me to go to her dorm around this time."

Horikita probably won't let Tenon go out so easily.

No, it's unlikely they would believe Tianyin's story at all. Even if they produced the chat logs, they would probably be suspected of having arranged something in private.

If we wait until then, Amane will be in deep trouble. So even though the timing is awkward, it's still necessary to resolve Ichinose's situation as soon as possible to avoid any unforeseen complications.

"Let's do it now, I don't have anything else to do anyway."

"Okay, then I'll wait for Tianyin in the dorm when you arrive."

The ending, accompanied by a cute expression, suggests that Ichinose is in a good mood, thus avoiding any dramatic or tragic storyline.

Amane first went back to her room, changed into some light-colored clothes, and then came to Ichinose's room.

I knocked gently on the door.

"Wait a mininute"

Ichinose's voice came from inside. Judging from her voice, Ichinose seemed to be busy with something. Could she be tidying up the room?

For example, a girl who usually looks very well-dressed and clean might have a bedroom that's a complete mess, like a garbage dump, where you can't even find a place to step.

Driven by curiosity, Tianyin took out her key card, then removed her hair clip and grinned mischievously.

With a beep, the room door was easily opened by Tianyin.

Ichinose, who was holding a plate, looked at Amane outside the door in surprise.

Amane was also surprised that Ichinose was cooking, which was completely different from the bizarre scenes she had been hoping to see.

"Tianyin, how did you open the door?"

After placing the plate on the table, Ichinose curiously examined the door lock.

She just heard a beep, and Tianyin was indeed holding a key card. Could it be that Tianyin's key card could also open her dormitory door?

"I was just trying to see if I could open it, and then... it looks like the lock might be broken. I should talk to the dorm supervisor tomorrow. It's really scary that people can come and go from the dorm so easily."

Ichinose completely believed Amane's words. In her opinion, although the probability was very low, the probability of using a key card to open someone else's door did indeed exist.

"Okay, I'll talk to the dorm supervisor tomorrow. Tianyin, come in quickly, the food will be ready soon. If you don't mind, let's eat together first?"

Although Ichinose appeared to be asking a question, her enthusiasm left Amane no room to refuse.

Tianyin touched the tip of her nose somewhat embarrassedly and went into the room.

Ichinose's room is somewhere between exquisite and simple. While it may be described as meticulously decorated, the walls and other surfaces are still white, indicating that no points were specifically spent on decorating the room.

However, while the room is unpretentious, you can find carefully designed little items in every corner, showing that Ichinose takes good care of her room...

Tianyin suddenly remembered her room.

It seems that after it was converted into a large kitchen, she rarely goes back. She should go back and check on it when she has time, otherwise she might do something embarrassing like last time, forgetting that the room next door is her dormitory.

After washing her hands, Tianyin sat down at the dining table. Looking at the warm and homey dishes, Tianyin showed anticipation. Enjoying delicious food is arguably one of the most important of Tianyin's many hobbies.

Just as Tianyin was about to start eating.