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

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If it were just loneliness, she might be able to grit her teeth and get through it, but the scariest thing about this school has never been loneliness.

It's something called a special exam.

With her strength, she might collapse somewhere, and no one would come to save her then.

Dropping out of school seemed inevitable, so she sometimes wondered whether Tianyin's decision to save her was right or wrong. Tianyin had gone to great lengths to save her, yet she had made a mess of the life she had finally gained.

Maybe... it would have been better not to save her in the first place.

Chapter Seventeen: Thirty Thousand Per Piece

Ding dong.

The doorbell rang again after a long time.

It went on for so long that Sakura almost thought she was hallucinating.

"May I ask who this is?"

Sakura cautiously approached the door and inquired.

No one answered her question from outside the door, and she couldn't see anyone outside through the peephole.

It was daytime, and there were still traces of people talking and walking in the corridor from time to time. No matter what, it was impossible for someone to do anything to her during the day.

Sakura cautiously opened the door and peeked out, searching for anyone who might appear, but unfortunately, she found nothing.

Perhaps it was just a prank by someone passing by, or perhaps... she really was hallucinating, who knows?

Just as Sakura chuckled self-deprecatingly and was about to close the door, a gift box on the floor caught her eye.

Judging from its appearance, it should be a birthday cake... but not many people should remember her birthday.

If there are any other people who might remember...

Sakura's face turned pale. Since she had been a member of the idol circle before, although she was not as popular as a big star, she still had some fans. Information such as her birthday had been made public at the time.

If anyone else here remembers her birthday, it's probably only... some die-hard fans, right? Sakura suddenly remembered the male shop assistant who had tried to take advantage of her back then.

Was he released so quickly?

Sakura angrily picked up the cake and letter from the ground and was about to throw them into the trash can.

But looking at the pink envelope, she hesitated.

What if... she meant what if it was actually sent by someone in the class? Even if you want to find out who sent it, you have to open the letter and check.

Sakura grabbed the cake and quickly darted back into her room.

The cake's packaging was exquisite, and it looked quite expensive just from its appearance. Unfortunately, she couldn't read the label on the cake; it didn't seem to be written in a common language or English...

Therefore, she cannot directly confirm the value of the gift from information such as the brand. As for whether to open it, she needs to read the contents of the letter to decide whether to open it or just throw it away.

With a heart full of trepidation, Sakura Airi opened the envelope.

The white letter contained only a short sentence.

"Happy birthday!"

Sakura quickly scrolled to the bottom and found that there was no signature at all.

This left Sakura Airi somewhat confused. If it were a gift from a classmate, the sender would have written down who sent it at the end. Even if it was a group gift, the person writing the letter should have noted that.

However, the letter did not provide her with any valuable information whatsoever.

However, one thing is certain.

That means the letter was written by a girl; otherwise, it's highly unlikely to have been a gift from a previous fan.

This letter is completely different from those long, elaborate letters that express so-called love.

It was just a short sentence, but it brought a long-lost warmth to Ai Li.

"Thank you"

Airi bowed deeply to the letter as a return gesture.

Even though she knew the other person wouldn't see this, as the recipient of the congratulations, it was a necessary courtesy to express her gratitude.

Airi opened the exquisite packaging, inside was a beautiful two-tiered fruit cake, which looked quite valuable...

It's quite valuable...

Airi suddenly realized something.

Among the people she knows, the only person who would casually give away such an expensive gift is probably...

This was the first time in her life that she had reacted so quickly, yet the correct answer brought tears to her eyes.

Soft sobs filled the empty room, gradually turning into heart-wrenching wailing that made everyone who heard them feel sorrow.

"It's just a cake, what an idiot."

.........

The holiday is still going on.

However, because Ms. Chabashira had informed everyone in advance that there would be exams after school started in November, everyone could not completely relax even during their break.

To the students in Class B, the exams were a huge crisis, on par with the special exams. Of course, this situation only existed in Classes B and C. For the top students in Classes A or D, these small exams were probably not even an appetizer.

While everyone in Class B was nervously preparing for the exam, only Tianyin was still leisurely sleeping in bed.

Originally, only a few underachieving students participated in the study group, but someone spread the word that Kushida was also helping with tutoring, and the number of boys participating in the study group suddenly increased several times over.

Ultimately, Yukimura and Hirata, who was still recovering from his injuries, had to come and help. This indirectly led to a rush of girls who had heard that Hirata was helping with their studies to join the reading club.

Horikita, realizing the shortage of manpower, forcibly dragged Amane to help. As a result, Amane slept on the table all day. From then on, Horikita chose to give up on Amane's help. Every day, she would leave Amane with enough food to keep her from starving and then go to tutor the poor students on her own, while Amane was left in the dormitory to watch over the house.

As usual, Tianyin finished breakfast and was about to take a nap when the doorbell suddenly rang.

"Rin, did you forget something?~"

Tianyin happily opened the door.

"Hey, your pajamas are actually quite nice, just a bit childish."

Ibuki, dressed in casual clothes, stood there with her arms crossed, commenting on Amane's brown bear pajamas.

The door moved slowly and then closed gently.

Tianyin rubbed her eyes, intending to go back to bed for a nap.

then……

dong dong dong! !

There was a loud knocking on the door.

"Miyako, you bastard! Don't pretend you can't see me!"

The wind is quite noisy today, time for bed.

Tianyin crawled into bed and covered herself with the blanket.

"Goodnight~ Oh, it seems like it's daytime now. Oh well, whatever, let's go to sleep."

Tianyin hugged the pillow next to her and affectionately rubbed her cheek against it.

Thump thump thump!!!

"Miyako Amane! Open the door! Don't make me look down on you!"

There seems to be some noise outside the door.

Never mind, time to sleep.

Ibuki looked at her fists, which were red from being pounded, and gasped for breath.

I knocked so hard my hands were almost swollen. Anyone inside who isn't deaf can definitely hear me.

It's clear that Tianyin deliberately refused to open the door.

Ibuki's face turned rosy.

That guy is really something. I should have known better than to do that in the first place... Damn it! I used to deliberately keep my distance from that guy, but that shameless woman Tianyin still had the nerve to keep getting close to me. Now that he's succeeded, he won't even see her.

Why doesn't this kind of scum go die?!

Seeing that everyone on the same floor was peeking out to see what was going on, even the oblivious Ibuki knew that if she started kicking the door, she would most likely be caught by the dormitory teacher before the door was even kicked open.

"What a nuisance. If it weren't for Hiyori insisting that I come and call that bastard Amane, I wouldn't be stuck here like an idiot, locked out... Hiyori?"

Ibuki thought about it for a moment and felt it was a bit unreliable, but she still decided to give it a try.

"Open the door for me right now, Hiyori asked me to invite you to a dinner party."

I vaguely heard something about a dinner party.

Tianyin's ears twitched.

"Hiyori is going to perform a show that she says is very embarrassing, so hurry up and give it to me..."

Before Ibuki could finish speaking, the door in front of her was opened, and Amane, dressed in a neutral-colored suit, tidied her slightly messy ahoge (cowlick).

"let's go"

Seeing that Amane was completely different, Ibuki almost popped her eyes out.

This guy... his attitude is completely different from when I first saw him!!!

However, Tianyin soon fell into a dazed state.

"Mio, didn't you say you were coming to the gathering?"

"Yes, let's have our meal here."

Amane stared at Ibuki silently for a full half minute before stepping outside and looking up at the sign outside.

"Isn't this a karaoke bar? Who would hold a dinner party in a place like this?!"

"Huh? What nonsense are you talking about? Where else would you have a gathering if not here?"

Ibuki's matter-of-fact attitude threw Amane's mind into chaos. In her understanding, shouldn't gatherings be held in restaurants? Why were they in a place like this? Was it common sense that karaoke bars were the proper places for gatherings?

"You haven't been here before, have you?"

The way Ibuki looked at the country folk made Amane's cheeks flush slightly.

"Come on... I've been here a few times, but I've never had a meal here. We're all girls, how could we possibly have a meal here together?"

Ibuki nodded in agreement. Indeed, some girls didn't like coming to these kinds of gatherings. If it weren't for the fact that there were more boys in her class, she wouldn't want to come to these kinds of gatherings either.

"Since you've come all this way, it makes things easier. Let's go, everyone's probably here by now. By the way, you're dressed so formally, don't feel too shy later."

"Don't worry, I'll get dressed very quickly."

"Ok?"

"I mean I'll be very relaxed~"

Ibuki looked at Amane suspiciously, feeling that she hadn't said that exactly just now.

"Hurry up and take me to see Hiyori, my stomach is growling!"

"You're hungry at such a young age? Fine, I can't do anything with you."

Ibuki walked along the corridor and finally stopped at the door of a private room, then opened the door.

Before Ibuki could say anything, Amane darted inside.

"Hi and I...!!!"

Before Tianyin could finish speaking, she bumped headfirst into something.

"How come there's a wall here? Albert!!! You, how did you get here?"

Tianyin saw Albert and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.