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

"Hey, what kind of attitude is that! The rooftop isn't yours, what's wrong with me coming up for some fresh air?"

Karuizawa Megumi put on the arrogant face that everyone knew about her and questioned Ryuen.

"I can't be bothered to communicate with you. All you need to know is that you've become a pawn of Sakayanagi. Ibuki, take her away."

Even a fool could tell that Sakayanagi must have somehow managed to lure Karuizawa up here. So, if they don't get rid of this troublemaker quickly, they won't get anything today.

"Why should I be the one doing this kind of thing?!"

Although Ibuki disliked Karuizawa's attitude, she knew what Karuizawa represented, and she didn't want the relationship between Karuizawa and Amane to deteriorate because of Karuizawa.

"You're the only girl here, isn't that reason enough? If you don't send her away now, don't blame me for not warning you when it causes even bigger trouble later."

Ryuen glared at Ibuki with a threatening tone.

Ibuki pouted, stepped forward, grabbed Karuizawa's arm, and tried to drag her off the rooftop.

"You heard me, it was Longyuan who told me to do this."

"I don't want to leave here. What right do you have to make me leave? I won't interfere in your affairs with Class A."

Karuizawa, blinded by her own involvement, had no idea what consequences her appearance would cause. On the contrary, it was Ryuen's immediate decision to have Ibuki take her away that aroused Karuizawa's suspicion.

She was certain that Kushida and Ryuen were having an affair.

"Ryuen-kun, Karuizawa is one of the girls who's close to Amane. If we teach her a lesson, we might be able to get some useful information..."

Kushida's voice abruptly stopped under Ryuen's gaze.

"If you want me to die quickly, just say so. Although I, Long Yuanxiang, like to solve problems with violence, I'm not stupid."

Before Ryuen could finish speaking and even reprimand Kushida, he saw her raise her hand and point towards the rooftop gate, looking as if she had seen a ghost.

A familiar head was peering out, surveying the situation on the rooftop.

Chapter 81: Oh, it's Nako. That's alright then.

"We've been discovered? What bad luck! To be doing something so important, there wasn't even a guard on the stairs. Long Yuan, you were too careless."

When Tianyin realized she had been discovered, she readily pushed open the door and came to stand before the crowd.

Long Yuan glared at Albert, who was waiting on the side. Although he had not ordered Albert to go back and wait, guarding the corridor was his job. Now that Tianyin had swaggered up to him, it was undoubtedly Albert's dereliction of duty.

What are you doing here?

Ryuen spoke up in an annoyed tone to test Amane. If Amane had come for Karuizawa, Ryuen would have been more than happy for Amane to take Karuizawa and get lost. If that wasn't enough, she would have made Ibuki leave with them too.

With Albert, Ishizaki, and himself, they're more than enough to handle Class A.

But if Amane comes for Sakayanagi, things will get complicated.

"I heard from Arisu that you brought Megumi to the rooftop, so I came to check... Mio, what are you doing?"

Amane glanced at Ibuki, who was grabbing Karuizawa's arm and trying to drag her, while Karuizawa's face clearly showed resistance.

It goes without saying that something unpleasant must have happened.

"This has nothing to do with me. If you don't believe me, go ask Karuizawa. It was Ryuen who told me to take Karuizawa away!"

Startled by Amane's gaze, Ibuki quickly released her grip and then hurriedly began to explain.

Hearing Ibuki immediately shirk all responsibility, Ryuen clicked his tongue in displeasure. However, he also knew that under such circumstances, Ibuki would certainly not choose to go against Amane.

Amane remained silent, her probing gaze immediately turning to Karuizawa.

Karuizawa quickly ran behind Amane.

"I'm fine. I just had a verbal argument with Ryuen and the others, but we didn't fight. Kushida, on the other hand, was hoping I would get a beating. He even said that he could get more information out of me by using violence."

Karuizawa was also incredibly quick at tattling. Hiding behind Amane, Karuizawa stood tall and proud like a rooster, staring directly at Kushida.

Amane simply patted Karuizawa's head to comfort him, but didn't say anything more, or even glance at Kushida.

Just then, a flurry of footsteps sounded again from the stairwell. Kamuro was the first to arrive on the rooftop, followed by Kito, Sakayanagi, and Hashimoto.

Suddenly, the already cramped rooftop became crowded.

"Totsuka-kun, are you alright?"

Sakayanagi feigned concern and asked a question, only to be met with a furious glare from Totsuka. Totsuka shoved Sakayanagi aside, covered his cheek with one hand, and limped away from the rooftop while the situation remained tense, showing no respect whatsoever to Sakayanagi.

Strangely, Sakayanagi didn't seem to mind, or perhaps he had expected it, and he wasn't angry.

Because of their fear of Tenon, Ryuen did not intervene. With Totsuka's departure, the operation could be considered a complete failure.

Long Yuan's expression also turned extremely ugly.

"Arisu, you've really used me as a pawn this time."

Tianyin's voice was very calm, and no emotion could be felt from it.

"I'm telling the 'truth'!"

“I understand, but next time I’d better be mentally prepared for something like this. It’s so embarrassing like this. I feel like I’ve done the bad guy. That guy Totsuka couldn’t have gotten beaten up for no reason, could he? He left without paying the price. How are we going to settle this score? I can’t be blamed for it, can I?”

Amane deduced the whole story simply from everyone's expressions: it was nothing more than a conflict between Ryuen and Totsuka, and Sakayanagi was using Karuizawa to lure her out and intimidate Ryuen in order to save people.

Being fooled in this kind of thing is just your own fault for being careless, there's nothing more to say. But some things can't be left unresolved. Longyuan has clearly suffered a huge loss, otherwise they wouldn't be wearing such a sour face.

Sakayanagi can still smile so happily even after Totsuka humiliated her; she must be the biggest beneficiary of this incident.

Then the problem is coming.

Who will be responsible for Longyuan's losses? Tianyin can completely ignore it, since Longyuan is unlikely to actually make her bear the consequences of her losses.

But things can't be done that way. What if Horikita sets up a trap, and Ryuen suddenly interferes and makes things difficult? How would that be accounted for? Or what if Ryuen wants to cause trouble for Karuizawa and the others? Although Amane has a way to deal with it, guarding against thieves for a thousand days is always a troublesome matter.

When you're facing fierce rivals during an exam, if you lose, you can only blame yourself for not being good enough and have no one else to blame but your own private class rivalries. Outsiders have no right to meddle in these kinds of competitions.

“Longyuan and I already have a solution, but a small incident occurred that led to some conflict. After thinking it over, I can only ask you for help.”

Sakayanagi didn't try to hide anything. She knew very well that Amane was the type to handle things one thing at a time. If this matter wasn't handled properly, even with her close relationship with Amane, getting Amane's help would become very difficult.

"So, are you willing to accept Sakayanagi's proposed solution for Ryuen?"

Faced with Tianyin's question, Longyuan could only nod indifferently.

"Let's do it her way, but I'd like you, Miyako, to act as the third party for the transfer."

"no problem"

Seeing that Amane won so easily, Sakayanagi took the phone from Kushida and transferred 200 million points to Amane as a settlement fee. Amane then transferred 170 million of those points to Ryuen.

Long Yuan's lips twitched as he looked at the points that had been credited to his account.

"Ahem, my Hui was frightened, so it's only natural that she should get some compensation for emotional distress, right?"

The ruthless, opportunistic skill that Tianyin learned from someone made Longyuan want to exchange all his points for coins and throw them at Tianyin's infuriating face.

He ate 300,000 points in one bite, and now he wants compensation for emotional distress? Look at Karuizawa, that timid and submissive look of hers, does she look like she was scared?

"No problem, you did a great job. I hope you don't end up in my hands one day."

Long Yuan practically spat out those words through gritted teeth.

"If that day ever comes, you'll have to provide for them if they fall into your hands."

Tianyin patted Longyuan on the shoulder with a smile. It was easy to see from Tianyin's attitude that she did not take Longyuan's threat seriously at all.

Even though Long Yuan was furious, he could only suppress it. He was confident that as long as he acted according to his plan, defeating Tianyin was only a matter of time. It would be the most foolish thing to confront her head-on.

"Hmph, I'll make sure you eat your fill then, I'll make sure you're well-fed!"

Ryuen pointed to his fist and then turned and left with Albert and the others. Ibuki looked at Ryuen and then at Amane, and finally followed behind Ryuen and left together.

After being extorted for a meal by Amane, Sakayanagi and the others chose to leave first, rushing to deal with the potential negative impact of Totsuka.

Only then did Amane have time to deal with Kushida's affairs.

After witnessing Amane quickly subdue Ryuen and Sakayanagi, Kushida sat helplessly to the side, waiting for Amane's punishment.

She knew she probably couldn't escape this ordeal today.

"I……"

Before Kushida could finish speaking, he saw Amane naturally place one of her hands on her nipples and even rub them.

???

This action left Kushida frozen in place.

She had thought that Tianyin might have some thoughts about her, but she didn't expect that he would attack her before she even said a word. Could it be that Tianyin planned to deal with her on the rooftop?

Are people so eager for sex these days?

Chapter 82: I told you to stop, and you actually stopped?

"Tian, ​​Tianyin, stop! Hurry! Stop it! There are security cameras here! Hurry, stop it..."

Kushida's voice suddenly stopped halfway through, and she looked at Amane in front of her with some confusion.

When did Tianyin become so obedient? She stops as soon as she's told to?

Kushida was somewhat disappointed that Amane did not continue her evil deeds. Of course, she did not have any strange thoughts that would make her want Amane to continue, but rather she hoped that Amane could leave enough fingerprints on her clothes through her evil deeds.

Although... Tenon's technique is quite good...

In his panic, Kushida glanced at the rooftop security camera and discovered that it had been spray-painted with black paint. His expression turned ferocious.

If a normal person were in this situation, they would be hoping the surveillance footage hadn't captured her embarrassing behavior. But for Kushida, this was a golden opportunity to gather evidence of Amane's harassment, and the most crucial thing was that the surveillance system malfunctioned at this critical moment! Damn it!

Amane watched Kushida's performance with remarkable composure. It must be said that Kushida's expression, as he tried to entice her to rub him a few more times, was almost comparable to that of a professional. Even Amane felt a strong urge to pounce on him and give him a good pat on the back.

However, Karuizawa is right next to her right now, so she can... ptooey, ptooey, she should be a little more reserved with Karuizawa around.

However, Karuizawa seemed somewhat unsatisfied. Although her environment meant she wasn't completely clueless about such matters, and she was even quite knowledgeable in theory, Amane, who had the most intimate contact with her so far, had only scratched the surface and hadn't taken that crucial step. With zero practical experience, Karuizawa was quite curious about what would happen next. Unfortunately, Amane stopped shortly after starting, which left Karuizawa somewhat disappointed.

A great opportunity for her to learn those kinds of things in advance was thus lost.

"Kushida, don't you think what just happened looks familiar?"

"familiar?"

Kushida originally wanted to reprimand Amane for her rude behavior, but she swallowed the words back. The scene just now seemed very abrupt, but Kushida really had a familiar feeling. She was sure that she hadn't reached the point where anyone could touch her casually. So what was this damn déjà vu feeling?

"Have you forgotten? That night, if I remember correctly, it was on this very rooftop that Ayanokouji and I caught you verbally abusing Rin. You seemed to be trying to frame Ayanokouji by leaving fingerprints on your clothes, but I interrupted you. I'll never forget that soft feeling."

"Stop saying that!!!"

Kushida covered his ears and distanced himself from Amane.

Amane successfully reminded her of the first time she was driven to the brink of collapse by Horikita, whose stubbornness was still vivid in her memory.

If Horikita had accepted her kindness back then, none of the mess that followed would have happened. As long as they became 'friends,' even if she knew about her shameful past, she would have accepted everything with an tolerant attitude.

But Horikita chose to refuse, and it was Horikita who turned her into this horrible mess!

But thinking about it calmly, it's really ridiculous. Back then, she was willing to do anything to get Horikita expelled from school in order to hide the so-called truth. Now, she doesn't even need anyone to reveal her past. Her current behavior alone has made her the public enemy of the class. In other words, she's an unforgivable character, and expulsion is almost a certainty. But even so, she's going to drag that arrogant and annoying Sato down with her. Even if she gets expelled, she won't let Sato have an easy time. As for Horikita? The reason she wants her expelled is because she knows all about her past.

Those shameful and unpleasant past experiences are painful memories she doesn't want to revisit. To cover up her scars, Kushida doesn't hesitate to become Horikita's enemy. But if she drops out of school, it becomes irrelevant whether Horikita reveals her past or not.

Because she is already infamous, Kushida doesn't think anyone can accept her just because she deceived people and then exposed their secrets.

So... has she already accepted her fate? Then why is she still at odds with Horikita and Amane?

Kushida was lost in confusion.

Perhaps... what has sustained her through this battle is not the power of concealing the truth, but rather... her unwillingness to accept that Ichihashi was abandoned by Amane?

How could that be! I'm not a pushover like Hirata! It must be... it must be because I want to cover up the truth from middle school that I've been fighting Horikita and the others until now, there's no doubt about that.

Absolutely not!

Just as Kushida was having a fierce internal struggle, Amane had appeared beside her without her noticing, gently pinching her chin with her fingers to make her look into her eyes.

Kushida has seen similar scenes in many manga or anime, but generally speaking, in the next part of the story, Amane should forcefully give her a kiss full of passionate love.

But when Kushida thought about it, he felt that this kind of plot was very incongruous with Amane, since Amane was not such a gentle person.

"So much time has passed, yet you're still as naive as you were back then."

Without Amane saying much, Kushida knew that Amane had seen through her plan. Fingerprints could indeed remain on clothes, but that was only possible with a number of conditions, such as the environment, the material of the clothes, whether the other person was sweating, and many other factors combined.

Moreover, even if fingerprints are left, they cannot be observed without special methods. Kushida originally only intended to scare Ayanokouji by saying that "fingerprints will be left on clothes" in a moment of desperation.

Unexpectedly, Tianyin saw through his trick and took advantage of him.

Now, however, she hopes that her clothes can really leave fingerprints, so that... maybe she can get revenge on Ichihashi, who has already dropped out of school, before she drops out herself.