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

"Your answer is hardly reassuring."

"Don't worry, don't worry, the old man can still keep that paper tiger in check... Am I being inappropriate by saying this about your father?"

Ayanokoji Kiyotaka shook his head upon hearing this.

"I've never considered him a father, and he's never considered me his son. I can roughly guess why he came here—he just wants to portray me as a success story of Baiwu in order to turn his career around. Anyway... I'm very grateful for Tianyin's help this time."

Kiyotaka Ayanokouji bowed formally to Amane in thanks.

"I'm just keeping my promise. Now it's your turn to fulfill it. If you mess up Sato's plans, I won't let you off the hook~"

Amane laughed as she uttered words that were terrifying to Ayanokouji.

When Ayanokouji heard Amane mention Sato, he hesitated for a long time before finally speaking up.

"If possible, I hope to keep Sato after we achieve our goal. In my opinion, she has other values, and it would be a shame to discard her."

Things seem to be getting interesting that Kiyotaka Ayanokoji would actually plead for Sato.

Tianyin narrowed her eyes.

"You wouldn't... be serious, would you?"

Chapter 47: I'm Not Lustful at All

serious.

Kiyotaka Ayanokoji hadn't heard anyone use that word to describe him in a long time.

Faced with Amane's probing question, Ayanokouji knew he had to be extremely careful with his answer.

Sato is now participating in the battle for leadership of the girls' group in Class C, thanks to his encouragement.

With Karuizawa Megumi's influence gradually declining along with Hirata's status, Horikita, despite holding the nominal title of leader of the girls' group, never interacts with any of the girls in her class except for Amane. As a result, Horikita Suzune's image in the girls' minds is limited to a somewhat abstract concept of someone who is both smart and capable.

While academic excellence can be observed through grades, a leader like Horikita, who is a strategic thinker, rarely displays his achievements openly unless he excels in a special exam.

Therefore, Horikita Suzune's way of interacting with other girls is still 'cooperation'. Only when she encounters something that she cannot do alone will she seek help from a very few people.

As a result, Horikita's prestige in the class is obviously not as high as that of characters like Amane or Ayanokouji, who openly use violence.

This is also the main reason why Ayanokouji was able to persuade Sato to integrate the girls' groups.

Ayanokouji's reputation in the class reached an unimaginable height, especially after achieving perfect scores in all subjects. Everyone knew that Ayanokouji had been hiding her academic abilities. With someone like her backing Sato, it was hard for some wavering students to resist Sato's persuasion.

However, all of this was just a scheme devised by Amane after discovering that Ayanokouji and Sato were dating. Amane planned to preemptively detonate Kushida, an unstable factor, by ostracizing him. If Class C fell into a complete collapse because of Kushida, Amane would take the opportunity to force Horikita into an unsolvable dead end where he had no choice but to switch to another class with Amane.

In order to achieve his goal, Sato was able to act with impunity right under Amane's nose.

This is the real reason why Sato suddenly started taking action.

Ayanokouji was also very clear that Sato was nothing more than a pawn that could be used as cannon fodder in Amane's eyes from the very beginning. When Kushida was forced to the point of actually dying together with Class C, Sato's reputation would definitely be ruined by Kushida. At that time, Sato would be used as an outlet to quell everyone's anger and dissatisfaction.

But Ayanokouji didn't want Sato to face such an ending, because... ever since he inexplicably accepted Sato's confession, he had found one of the missing pieces of his emotional puzzle in Sato.

in love.

This is an essential step in becoming a real person, and Sato is also the best textbook for him to learn how to get along with the opposite sex.

With her extensive dating experience, Sato's tricks were far beyond what a complete novice like Ayanokouji, who was practically a dating novice, could handle.

During this time together, Ayanokouji felt that he had learned a lot of useful things, and through his judgment, he believed that there was still more value in Sato that he could explore. It would be a great pity if Sato's future was to be used as cannon fodder. It was with this thought in mind that Ayanokouji rashly pleaded for Sato's life.

"Perhaps he's serious. After all, it's the first time I've been confessed to by someone of the opposite sex. If possible... I hope to see it through to the end."

Upon hearing this, Tenon glanced at Ayanokouji with surprise.

It's hard to imagine hearing such words as "to see things through to the end" coming from this man's mouth.

"Then it's up to you. After all, she's your girlfriend. But since you want to revise the script, the cleanup is up to you."

Amane once again became a hands-off manager, and Ayanokouji's face immediately showed a troubled expression.

"Amane, you don't mean I have to deal with Kushida-kun while also getting the mess that Kushida High School has created back on track?"

"Of course, I've prepared a solution for you beforehand, but there's nothing I can do if you get lustful."

Amane shrugged as she spoke. She wasn't the type to dig a pit and then leave it unburied. Before making any plans, Amane had prepared all her escape routes. But Ayanokouji was unexpectedly won over by Sato. As a result, her most important backup plan became useless. With nowhere to vent their frustrations, everyone would eventually point the finger at someone. If they weren't allowed to fully vent the pressure accumulated from the negative impacts of being slandered and having secrets leaked, they might cause some trouble someday in the future.

So Horikita, Kushida, Sato.

Of the three people, one will inevitably become the target of everyone's attack, that is, become a pawn to be discarded.

With Amane behind Horikita, it goes without saying that if Sato is protected by Ayanokouji, then only…

"Kushida-san is very capable, and staying might bring her even greater value. Besides, Kushida-san is also very beautiful and has a great figure..."

Ayanokouji naturally saw through Amane's unspoken meaning, and he was quite satisfied with the result. However, he still wanted to remind Amane Kushida of his positive role.

Although he knew that Amane would never change her mind for Kushida, he, as Amane's collaborator, had to remind her, because his position was to fill in the gaps and provide Amane with the right advice.

"You're really careful enough. Kushida-san is far more harmful than beneficial, and her recent actions have been incredibly disrespectful. Does she really think we're all blind? Does she think she can escape the purge with the support of Class A, Class B, and Class D? That's no joke. Besides, I'm not as lecherous as you. Even if Kushida has... a little bit of... um..."

Ayanokouji covered his forehead, speechless. Was it even necessary to say who was the lecher?

Seeing the wavering look in Tenon's eyes, Ayanokouji Kiyotaka chose to ignore it. In any case, he was just following orders this time. Even if Tenon was not satisfied with the result in the end, it was because he was following her instructions, and it had nothing to do with him, Ayanokouji.

"Aaaaaah!!! I don't care anymore, I'm leaving everything to you, Ayanokouji! I believe you can give me a satisfactory result!!"

With her head throbbing with frustration, Amane decisively chose to shift the blame to Ayanokouji.

"Hey, don't say such irresponsible things! You're just dumping all this trouble on me with a single sentence. Even if there was an agreement, this is going too far."

Just as Ayanokouji was about to drag Amane into the mess, Amane unexpectedly covered her ears and started acting like a scoundrel.

"I didn't hear anything, thank you for everything!!"

After saying that, Tianyin ran towards the dormitory building without looking back.

Only Ayanokouji remained, standing there with a rather helpless sigh.

He should have known long ago that Amane always liked to pass on troublesome things to others. If he had known, he shouldn't have asked that question. If Amane hadn't been satisfied with Ayanokouji's answers, Ayanokouji could have used the excuse of following Amane's instructions to brush it off. Now, however, he has to deal with these troublesome things all by himself, which is really a headache.

Just as Ayanokouji was about to return to his dormitory, a familiar figure emerged from around the corner not far away.

The moment Ayanokouji saw this person, he knew that things were probably going to get even more complicated.

"You seem to be troubled by your crush on Ayanokouji. I happen to be bored, so why don't you share your troubles with me to cheer me up?"

Chapter 48: Hugging Hiyori and Lifting Her High

As final exams approach, the school library is often packed with people. Coupled with the increasingly cold weather, some people who dislike crowds or are too lazy to leave their dormitories are forced to give up the idea of ​​going to the library.

However, during the lunch break, Tianyin was assigned to the library to complete a rather important task.

Return the book.

The incident started when Horikita Suzune was tidying up her room and suddenly found a novel she had borrowed to pass the time when she was helping someone with their studies. Today was the last day to return the book, and if she couldn't return it before the library closed this afternoon, it would be recorded as overdue, which would not only deduct points from her personal credit but also affect her borrowing credit.

However, Horikita was extremely tired because she had been busy setting exam questions, tutoring students, and holding meetings with some classes in the past few days.

So Horikita casually dragged Amane, who had been sleeping until noon, out of her warm bed, stuffed her with some food as energy, and sent her out to return her books.

The reason is that since Tianyin is idle anyway, we should learn to make reasonable use of idle labor and not let it go to waste, so as to maximize its value.

Despite Tianyin's protest, she was still thrown out of the room.

Fortunately, you need a student ID to borrow books, but there are no complicated procedures when returning them. You don't even need to go in person, so it doesn't really matter who returns them.

Thus, Tianyin arrived at the library in a state of constant flux between dreams and reality.

Contrary to Tianyin's expectations of a crowded library, the library felt quite deserted during lunch break.

Perhaps because eating and drinking are prohibited in the library, Horikita's decision to let her return the books during her lunch break avoided the peak borrowing period.

I saw the familiar librarian sitting at the front desk, playing on his phone.

Tianyin quickly tidied her appearance.

Tianyin first pinched her cheeks to make herself look more energetic and add a touch of cuteness, but manually applying blush was a little painful.

Her ponytail, which had been tied up high, was now down, and her long hair was casually draped over her back. She even pressed down the ahoge (cowlick) on her head. If you only looked at her from behind, you really couldn't tell that she had any resemblance to Tianyin.

However, Tianyin was not satisfied with this. She took out a mirror and carefully adjusted her expression, making sure that her face exuded just the right amount of demureness.

perfect!

After circling around a few times and finding nothing wrong, Tianyin straightened her clothes again before slowly walking into the library.

Upon entering the library, Tianyin saw a hand-drawn wanted poster pasted behind the librarian.

Above is a pencil-drawn cartoon portrait of a fierce-looking white-haired girl.

They even thoughtfully added coloring.

The most eye-catching thing is the single, menacing tuft of hair on its head, which looks extremely arrogant.

There's also a thoughtful note at the bottom.

Miyako Tenon and pets are not allowed inside.

Ok.

This drawing depicts Tianyin. The reason Tianyin has to disguise herself to enter the library is because she has repeatedly violated library rules by bringing snacks and drinks into the library.

She always got caught red-handed, and every time her excuse was that she couldn't read the novel without snacks and drinks.

As a result, she was blacklisted by the school library after that.

"Hello, I'm here to return some books."

"Just sign your name after the borrower's name, and return the books to their original places according to their categories... Hey, you look kind of familiar."

"Oh dear, you're still using such an old-fashioned pickup line. That's so outdated! If you want my contact information, I can give it to you."

Tianyin smiled playfully at the librarian.

After a moment of surprise, the other person quickly looked away. Even though it was just a simple glance, she felt a burning sting on her face and then lowered her head somewhat embarrassedly, choosing to avoid eye contact.

It's so embarrassing that I reacted like this just because she was a girl! But... she's so cute!!!

"Sorry, I might have mistaken you for someone else... The lending board is over there, could this student please fill in the return information themselves?"

Seeing the librarian's face turn red, Tianyin quietly made a victory sign.

The plan is approved!

"Uh-huh"

After filling in the return date, Tianyin took the book to the classification area and began looking for the bookshelf to return it to.

Just as Tianyin was happily returning the book and was planning to have a big meal outside before going back, she noticed a familiar figure working hard next to the bookshelf in the mystery section.

Shiina Hiyori.

At this moment, she was stretching out her arms and standing on tiptoe, looking like she was trying very hard to take a book off the bookshelf.

However, the book's placement was truly ingenious; the book Shiina wanted to take was just a hair's breadth away from her, giving the illusion that she could reach it with a little more effort.

That's why Shiina didn't use the stool next to her. It's normal to stand on a stool to get a book, but it would make others feel embarrassed if they saw it.

Therefore, most people will instinctively resist using a stool, which is a convenient item.

Shiina tried for about a minute longer, but when she realized she couldn't get it, she looked around.

The moment Amane saw Shiina's feet touch the ground, she realized that Shiina would either give up or take another step, so she quickly hid.

Sure enough, Amane skillfully avoided Shiina's gaze as she surveyed her surroundings, and then, seeing that Shiina was all alone, she began her next move.

Just as Amane was planning to wait for Shiina to stand on the stool to get the book, and then suddenly appear behind her to tease her.

However, the situation changed.

Even though no one was around, Shiina stubbornly refused to use a stool to prove that she was too short to reach the book she wanted.

Instead, they chose to jump.

This idea is indeed good, after all, Shiina Yoshiki is only a little bit away, and can reach him with just one jump.

However, when Shiina actually tried it, she found it was not as easy as she had imagined. The reason she was able to almost touch the book was because she was standing on tiptoe. Now, without standing on tiptoe, Shiina's jumping ability was just as good as when she was standing on tiptoe.

Amane, who was peeking from the side, was laughing so hard that she couldn't stand up straight when she saw Shiina jumping around cutely but never being able to reach the books because she jumped too low. As she squatted down, she covered her stomach and her mouth, afraid that Shiina would notice her laughing out loud.

After laughing for a while, Amane realized that what she was doing was a bit unfair, so she quietly slipped to the closest distance to Shiina and, just as Shiina jumped again, hugged Shiina's waist and lifted her up to a position where she could reach the books.

While Shiina was momentarily stunned in mid-air, Amane chuckled and said something that made Shiina blush.

"Hug Hiyori and lift her high in the air~"