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

The intense pain and impact sent Amane's body flying forward, and the fingers that were holding Horikita Manabu loosened involuntarily.

At the same time, taking advantage of Amane losing her balance, Hirata slid in and grabbed Horikita Manabu, then quickly rolled several times on the ground before snatching Horikita Manabu from Amane's grasp.

"President Horikita...your face..."

Hirata stared in horror at the five horrifying finger marks on Horikita Manabu's face.

Those are marks left when the nail penetrates deep into the flesh.

"Ahem, it's nothing, ahem..."

For a fleeting moment, Horikita Manabu truly experienced the feeling of death.

Just as Tianyin was about to throw him to the ground, he saw Tianyin's gaze gradually turn fervent...

Horikita Manabu couldn't find a more suitable word than "terrible," and if there was, it would be "madman."

After being knocked away, Tianyin quickly regained her balance with agility and then stood up somewhat awkwardly.

"Clothes getting dirty is a real hassle to wash."

"Hey! Tianyin wants to—"

Before she could finish speaking, Tianyin used a shrinking body technique to instantly create distance, and then her half-step inch fist struck Guilongyuan directly in the abdomen.

The pain that shot straight to the top of his head almost made Guilongyuan cry out, but Tianyin covered his mouth with her other hand and then slammed Guilongyuan into the stands like a javelin.

Ibuki, who had just settled Horikita Suzune in, was about to check what was going on when Kiryuin, who flew over, hit her squarely. The two of them lay on the ground for a long time, unable to get up.

Upon seeing this, Ayanokouji's pupils constricted sharply. Kiryuin possessed fighting power comparable to an adult, and his strength and skills were top-notch. Even Horikita Manabu might not be able to defeat Kiryuin without using a rear naked choke.

Yet, the incredibly powerful Guilongyuan was instantly defeated by Tianyin, without even a chance to resist.

"Tianyin...you're amazing!"

Hirata's forehead was covered in sweat.

He immediately realized that he was superfluous on the field, but despite the slim chance, he still wanted to give it a try.

"Tianyin! I hope you can stop. We're all classmates, what can't we discuss? If you keep going like this, you could be expelled or even go to jail."

"Yes, I know, Hirata-kun. I know you want everyone to be safe from injury, but unfortunately, things have come to this point and it's no longer a matter of whether or not someone gets hurt. I have a question for you, Hirata-kun: if I stop now, will I be able to avoid being held accountable?"

Tenon's question left Hirata speechless. Even if Tenon stopped now, given how badly she had been beaten, it would be normal for her to be taken away for investigation and imprisoned, and to be exempted from responsibility... Hirata glanced at the students lying all over the ground and shook his head with a wry smile. He wanted to comfort Tenon, but he didn't want to deceive her.

Seeing Hirata's actions, Amane sighed softly.

"Look, since I'll be held accountable whether I stop or not, why shouldn't I fight with all my might? Why is that student council president behind you fighting me even though he knows he can't beat me? Is it really to protect you? No, you're too naive. He's just stalling for time until the police arrest me. Helping Horikita Manabu is tantamount to sending me to jail. Why are you helping them bully me? I understand that I can be held accountable for what I do, but are you really going to push me further, Hirata-kun?"

Amane's insight into human nature is world-class. In everyone's eyes, Hirata is an unreasonable, overly kind person, so she can enjoy Hirata's protection with a clear conscience.

But what they didn't know was that Hirata's selflessness was only directed at those he wanted to protect, not 'all' people, and what Hirata wanted to protect now was all the members of Class B.

Then, something completely unexpected happened to everyone present.

Hirata suddenly hugged Ayanokouji who was standing next to him, and then shouted at Amane.

"Tianyin, run! Run as far as you can, and never come back here!"

Chapter 462: The Clash of the Strongest Spears

Hirata's sudden interception left Ayanokouji somewhat bewildered. Looking at Hirata, who was clinging to her tightly, Ayanokouji hesitated for a moment before deciding to ask.

"Hirata-kun, if you wanted Amane to run away, you only needed to tell her to run. Why are you hugging me?"

"Sorry, Ayanokouji, out of all these people, only you are fast enough to catch up with Amane. If she wants to escape, all I need to do is stop you, and the chances of her escaping will greatly increase..."

Hirata's explanation made some sense. Ayanokouji looked up at Amane. If Amane really intended to run away, he didn't intend to chase after her. So whatever Hirata did to her was meaningless.

But Tenon stood still, motionless. Could it be that Tenon's words were not familiar in order to lure Hirata into restricting his movements so that she could escape?

"Hurry up and run! Tianyin, do you really want to be arrested?"

Seeing that Amane had no intention of running away, Hirata couldn't help but urgently remind her.

But Tianyin just shrugged, looking indifferent.

"Hirata, you're letting your anxiety cloud your judgment. With something this serious happening, where could I possibly escape to? Let alone whether I can even leave this isolated island, how would I evade detection even if I did? Hirata, you're oversimplifying things."

"But as long as we escape... as long as we can leave this place, there is hope, isn't there?"

hope.

In an instant, Ayanokouji seemed to understand something.

Amane wasn't trying to use Hirata to write anything. Just as she said, running away would be the most foolish thing to do. If Amane chose to run away, it would be tantamount to taking all the blame for this incident upon herself. With Amane's level of understanding, it was impossible for her not to see that running away was a completely unfeasible plan.

However, she continued to use words to manipulate Hirata, making him mistakenly believe that she wanted to escape, giving him the illusion that Amane was desperate and asking him for help.

Seeing his classmates about to be arrested, even knowing that what he was doing was wrong, Hirata still risked being expelled from school to protect everyone and chose to switch sides, using his own body to stop Ayanokouji and the others.

Didn't Hirata know that even if Amane went out, the probability of her being found was quite high? Of course he knew, but the kindness born from his guilt made him willing to gamble everything for that sliver of hope.

Tianyin, who caused all of this, simply wanted to watch a good show.

Ayanokouji's gaze turned cold.

"I'm sorry, Hirata, could you please take a short rest?"

"Ayanokouji, you..."

Before Hirata could finish speaking, he felt a sharp pain in the back of his neck and then lost consciousness.

After gently placing Hirata on the ground, Ayanokouji walked towards Amane, wanting to confront her directly to confirm his suspicions.

"Don't go over there! That guy's fighting skills are far beyond what a high school student can handle!"

When Horikita Manabu saw that Ayanokouji was about to 'go to his death,' he quickly spoke up to stop him.

However, Ayanokouji acted as if he hadn't heard him and still came to Amane's side.

"Were you deliberately teasing Hirata-kun?"

Ayanokouji stared intently into Amane's eyes.

He could read all sorts of vivid emotions on that face, but he could never discern any emotion in those eyes.

Are you angry?

Amane didn't answer Ayanokouji's question, but instead asked Ayanokouji with a hint of curiosity.

Answer me, yes or no.

Ayanokouji ignored Amane's probing words and continued to repeat her question.

When Amane saw that Ayanokouji wasn't buying her act, she dropped her pretentious expression.

"Yes, you should be satisfied with this answer, right? Rather than me answering the question, it's more accurate to say you already knew the answer, didn't you?"

Amane expected to see a look of anger on Ayanokouji's face immediately, but unfortunately, Ayanokouji's expression remained that of a gloomy, expressionless face.

It seemed that Tianyin's answer was exactly what he expected, and there was no need for any emotional change because of an answer he already knew.

"After witnessing such a tragedy, he still wanted to protect you, didn't he? I'd really like to know what your motives were in choosing to play him for?"

Is this question important?

"It's important to me because I don't know why anyone would trample on someone else's kindness for no reason. If there's a reason I don't know, I'm willing to listen."

Ayanokouji took another half step forward, and this small half step had already entered Amane's attack range. As long as Amane wanted, she could strike first at any time.

"I'm sorry, I know you want me to give you a reason, but... I just tried it out because I thought it would be fun, and there's no excuse for it."

Tianyin's body began to tense up.

Ayanokouji naturally noticed the changes in the other person's body, and at the same time, he truly understood Amane.

"You and I are definitely not on the same wavelength."

"Shouldn't you have known this already? I never said... I'm some kind of good person!!!"

Tenon's inch punch landed squarely on Ayanokouji's abdomen.

Caught off guard, Ayanokouji took the blow head-on. The excruciating pain finally changed the expression on Ayanokouji's face, revealing an emotion called anger.

"You actually managed to handle it? Tsk tsk, no wonder you were once number one."

As soon as Amane finished speaking, she suddenly collapsed to the ground. After knocking Amane down with a punch, Ayanokouji pressed his knee against Amane's abdomen and began to relentlessly punch Amane's head.

Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!

The dull thuds of the blows made it seem as if Ayanokouji was hitting a sandbag, not a person.

Amane put her hands behind her head in a defensive stance, but Ayanokouji showed no mercy whatsoever.

Although he didn't consider himself a good person, nor did he feel qualified to punish evil as the "righteous" side, the anger in his heart gradually focused his eyes on Tianyin lying on the ground.

Ayanokouji relentlessly rained down punches, his cold expression sending chills down the spines of those watching. At that moment, Ayanokouji had completely transformed into a merciless beating machine.

"I didn't expect Ayanokouji boy to be so capable. If Amane is only at this level, she would never have been able to defeat the beautiful me. So, am I the strongest being here after all?"

Koenji took out a mirror and began to fix his hair, seemingly no longer caring about the battlefield in front of him.

In his view, barring any unforeseen circumstances, the outcome was already decided.

It appeared that Amane was only passively defending, but in reality, Amane tried her best to get up, but Ayanokouji easily suppressed her with his knee.

As for Amane's kicking technique, it was impossible for Ayanokouji to reach her in the way he was hitting Amane, so it was ineffective.

Once the strongest spear is forced to participate in defense, it is only a matter of time before it is broken.

Chapter 463: Do you know how worried I was?

All the survivors witnessed the incredible scene before them.

Tianyin, who had just defeated countless powerful opponents, was now unable to even fight back against an attack from an unknown boy.

Most importantly, as bystanders, all they could see was Ayanokouji repeatedly punching Amane's arm with his simple fists, not some fancy moves.

Therefore, in their view, this was undoubtedly an overwhelming victory.

"Hit her hard! Yes! Keep hitting her like that! That woman can't take it anymore!"

Nagumo was hysterically cheering on Ayanokouji from the sidelines.

Ayanokouji was completely oblivious to what was happening around him; his eyes were fixed solely on Amane.

He could sense that Tianyin's resistance was weakening; he only needed to exert a little more force.

boom!

Finally, with Ayanokouji's all-out attack, Amane's arm, which had long been numb, slumped to the ground from above.

Seeing that Amane's face was only covered in a little dust, Ayanokouji took a deep breath and punched her.

With just one punch, blood began to gush from Tianyin's nose.

Amane seemed to have lost all power to resist, allowing Ayanokouji to vent his anger. Gradually, her eyes were beaten black and blue, and blood began to flow uncontrollably from the corner of her mouth before Ayanokouji stopped beating her.

In three minutes, Ayanokouji did not pause for even a second, throwing a total of 227 punches with alternating left and right hands.

This number may not seem like a boastful one to a professional boxer, but each punch is powerful enough to kill an adult.

Ayanokouji grabbed Amane by the collar and pulled her up.

The only thing still bright about Tianyin, who was now completely unrecognizable, was her eyes.

For some reason, even when Ayanokouji was hit in the eye socket, he would deliberately avoid damaging his eyes.

In Ayanokouji's opinion, the only thing about this woman that could be considered pure was her eyes.

"Remember today's lesson. Whether you're number one or a genius unparalleled in your generation... you are not a god. As long as you are still a mortal, there will always be someone stronger than you."

Ayanokouji tossed the silent Amane to the ground like a rag doll.

The entire arena fell silent. They didn't know how to express their feelings at that moment. Cheer? Why cheer for a fight? What else could they do if they didn't cheer?

Ayanokouji came to Horikita Manabu's side and helped him up.

He met the gaze of Sakayanagi Arisu, who was glaring at him fiercely from a distance.

She glanced at Ayanokouji once and then looked away.

He wasn't interested in the anger of the weak. To be honest, Tianyin was the person he had the most in common with. He even knew that the reason Tianyin had become like this was definitely related to his bastard father. Instead of atoning for his father's sins, he beat the victim whose life had been ruined half to death.

To be honest, his behavior was probably even worse than Tianyin's.

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